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Originally Posted by Buzzov*en
Really? So the same could be said about signing to a major label.
Guitar Hero and EA Sports are pretty mainstream.
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Well, I think there is a difference between signing to a major for promotion and singing to a major for money. For example, Bad Religion.. could be argued that they sold out because they signed to a major even through they own Epitaph, or at least Brett does.. However at the same time, can be argued they did it to help their own label. They signed to a major about 2 years before the big boom.. 1994-1995 is when they put out "Smash", "Punk in Drublic" and "...And Out Come the Wolves".. which made them a brand name. When Bad Religion signed to Atlanta, they were still struggling as a label.. so it got their music out to a wider audience and also gave them money to keep Epitaph going not knowing they would have a huge success on their hands with those 3 albums to come, which was the turning point for the label.
Before they were a small time label with a few staff members, I think Bad Religion signed to help the label, not to become rock stars.
Depends entirely on the reason for signing.