Where is the line between sell-out and talentless nobodies? (indie, pop)

RezZ · 04-06-2008, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jacklovezhimself

i think one of the main ways I can tell when a band sells out is when it's 40 bucks to see them live and you end up sitting in the "nose bleed" section.

Blame ticketmaster for that.

ProggyMan · 04-06-2008, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mjscarousal

Not all popular music is bad, most of it is though. MJ and Prince are probably the last big stars that exactly had talent AND was popular.

Jakob Dylan, Radiohead, Morrissey, Chuck D to name a few.

jacklovezhimself · 04-06-2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Blame ticketmaster for that.

I will do that.

infusician · 04-08-2008, 12:41 PM

A band is a sell-out when mini dolls are made of them and their faces are on school backpacks and lunchboxes.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 04-08-2008, 01:44 PM

Unless you wanted to do that from the start.

jacklovezhimself · 04-08-2008, 01:48 PM

i guess.

**Piss Me Off** · 04-08-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Unless you wanted to do that from the start.

See this is why i don't like the phrase 'sell-out', it implies that the artists were set out to play a certain type of music straight from the off and not veer away from that.
That and its often used by people who can't think of any other reason to dislike a perfectly fine artist.

jacklovezhimself · 04-08-2008, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

See this is why i don't like the phrase 'sell-out', it implies that the artists were set out to play a certain type of music straight from the off and not veer away from that.
That and its often used by people who can't think of any other reason to dislike a perfectly fine artist.

i agree but i definitely appreciate a band that sticks to it's sound and sort of builds a little on it, then lets say, a band who changes their sound completely out of nowhere.

chartsengrafs · 04-08-2008, 02:30 PM

that's really up to the band members, though. some bands change for the better, like the flaming lips, while some change for the worse, like bloc party.

YEAH I KNOW I'M WRONG DUR HUR WUTEV NIGGA

jacklovezhimself · 04-08-2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by chartsengrafs

YEAH I KNOW I'M WRONG DUR HUR WUTEV NIGGA

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04-08-2008, 12:41 PM
infusician Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: US Posts: 78	A band is a sell-out when mini dolls are made of them and their faces are on school backpacks and lunchboxes.

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04-08-2008, 02:30 PM
chartsengrafs Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: oahu, hawaii Posts: 163	that's really up to the band members, though. some bands change for the better, like the flaming lips, while some change for the worse, like bloc party. YEAH I KNOW I'M WRONG DUR HUR WUTEV NIGGA __________________ sunny days should leave a message on my phone.