all time sellouts
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:00 pm
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Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:09 pm
Michael Bolton
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:12 pm
If KOL's next album is like their last, add them to the list.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:52 pm
mjk73 wrote:If KOL's next album is like their last, add them to the list.
You the man mjk73!
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:21 pm
Pink Floyd
Rush
Elton John
Rod Stewart
Eric Clapton (to a degree)
Damn near every other band that went from the 70's into the 80's
Rush
Elton John
Rod Stewart
Eric Clapton (to a degree)
Damn near every other band that went from the 70's into the 80's
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:22 pm
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:31 pm
Dave Matthews Band
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:49 am
The Cure -- their first four albums were very guitar oriented psychedelia.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:23 am
dime in the gutter wrote:genesis
skynyrd
rod the mod
define a "sellout"
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:03 am
Aerosmith
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:07 am
U2
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:31 am
Given to Fly wrote:Aerosmith
My first thought also.
Add Doobie Brothers when they added Mike McDonald.
Their first 3 or 4 albums were very good.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:46 am
RevMatt wrote:The Cure -- their first four albums were very guitar oriented psychedelia.
uhhh Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me and Disintegration are a far cry from what I would call "sell out". Now the cure in the 90's, welll not so good.
Lets add Chicago to the list.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:58 am
John Cougar Mellancamp
Heart
Robert Plant (cira 1980s)
The Who
Pete Townsend (pervert!!!)
Heart
Robert Plant (cira 1980s)
The Who
Pete Townsend (pervert!!!)
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 8:58 am
i think it's a fine line between a sell out and growing/changing as an artist or being a product of the changing times
Sir Elton does NOT belong on that list..if you're true to what you love, then you can't be a sell out IMO
Sir Elton does NOT belong on that list..if you're true to what you love, then you can't be a sell out IMO
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:00 am
Penny Lane wrote:i think it's a fine line between a sell out and growing/changing as an artist or being a product of the changing times
Sir Elton does NOT belong on that list..if you're true to what you love, then you can't be a sell out IMO
He is a bitch!!
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:03 am
QuickDraw McGraw wrote:John Cougar Mellancamp
disagree
My first thought when I saw the title of this thread was Rod Stewart. Rod's got to top the list.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:23 am
The Eagles
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:24 am
Clams wrote:My first thought when I saw the title of this thread was Rod Stewart. Rod's got to top the list.
yeah, i thought of that too. that's why i put him in the first post of the thread.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:26 am
StevieRay wrote:The Eagles
and the individual members who struck out on their own during the 80s!!!Complete trash!!! Joe Walsh was the only one that made some sane music then.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:29 am
Lone Wolf1 wrote:dime in the gutter wrote:genesis
skynyrd
rod the mod
define a "sellout"
betraying your music for the sake of bank.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:35 am
I've said this before, but what the hell, i haven't disagreed w/ dime in at least 12 hours, so:
While Rod Stewart may be among the biggest wastes of talent ever, I don't know that he's a sellout 'cause he never pretended to be in it for anything other than the broads & booze and, a little later, the money.
U2 is similar: their (or at least bono's) ambition was always to be the biggest band in the world. Not only did they achieve it, it seems to me that they got there w/ fewer artistic compromises than most who take that path. But of course that depends on what you think of The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby, and I know what TC thinks of those
While Rod Stewart may be among the biggest wastes of talent ever, I don't know that he's a sellout 'cause he never pretended to be in it for anything other than the broads & booze and, a little later, the money.
U2 is similar: their (or at least bono's) ambition was always to be the biggest band in the world. Not only did they achieve it, it seems to me that they got there w/ fewer artistic compromises than most who take that path. But of course that depends on what you think of The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby, and I know what TC thinks of those
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:36 am
fucking irs
not sure what the johnny was thinking.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:40 am
beantownbubba wrote:I've said this before, but what the hell, i haven't disagreed w/ dime in at least 12 hours, so:
While Rod Stewart may be among the biggest wastes of talent ever, I don't know that he's a sellout 'cause he never pretended to be in it for anything other than the broads & booze and, a little later, the money.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:42 am
dime in the gutter wrote:beantownbubba wrote:I've said this before, but what the hell, i haven't disagreed w/ dime in at least 12 hours, so:
While Rod Stewart may be among the biggest wastes of talent ever, I don't know that he's a sellout 'cause he never pretended to be in it for anything other than the broads & booze and, a little later, the money.
See "among the biggest wastes of talent ever". We don't disagree about the quality or direction of the music after the classic albums, just whether that constitutes a sellout.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 9:46 am
potato/potatoe
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:04 am
The transformation of the Jefferson Aviators (from Airplane to Starship) comes to mind.
And I know many will vehemently disagree, but I'd also add The Who and The Beach Boys to the list.
And I know many will vehemently disagree, but I'd also add The Who and The Beach Boys to the list.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:05 am
mjk73 wrote:If KOL's next album is like their last, add them to the list.
Calling them sellouts is giving them too much credit. They never played a show before signing a record contract. Half the band couldn't even play yet. They're a slightly edgier Jonas Brothers, always have been.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:30 am
There is no "selling out", there is just "buying in"
most bands form because they want to be giant rock stars. Their early work is usually raw (due to no funding for recording), and fans latch onto this work like it's pure and untouchable. Then, when the band actually achieves the success they've always strived for, they're suddenly assholes. I don't get it.
most bands form because they want to be giant rock stars. Their early work is usually raw (due to no funding for recording), and fans latch onto this work like it's pure and untouchable. Then, when the band actually achieves the success they've always strived for, they're suddenly assholes. I don't get it.
Re: all time sellouts
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:46 am
Zip City wrote:There is no "selling out", there is just "buying in"
most bands form because they want to be giant rock stars. Their early work is usually raw (due to no funding for recording), and fans latch onto this work like it's pure and untouchable. Then, when the band actually achieves the success they've always strived for, they're suddenly assholes. I don't get it.
Typical. Trying to ruin our good clean fun.
I don't think anyone's begrudging a band's right to become successful or to grow artistically as they get older. I think this thread is more about bands that lost their way musically once they started having success and the money started coming in. Yes, it is possible to become successful and yet still maintain a consistent level of artistic integrity. Springsteen, U2 and Pearl Jam come to mind, and to a lesser extent because they haven't reached that level of success, DBT. But it's pretty clear that a lot of bands just want to cash in with little to no regard for the quality of schlock they put out.