"Would you sell out"? Your thoughts...
 

What do you consider to be a "sell out"? In reading a few postings, I wondered what the overall consensus for the meaning of the term is here. If you make money from your music from tv, or ads, what's the big deal, if you are making some bucks from doing what you love? Isn't that considered different from being offered a record deal if you change "this" or change "that about you or your music? Would like to hear your thoughts on this...

I dont believe selling out is when a band gets on mtz like most, i think it is when bands like modest mouse bitch and preach about being indie, then shoot themselves in the foot by signing with epic records and producing music that fits their very own defintition of "selling out"

I think its basically when they change their whole image/style just to sell records. I can understand trying something new...as long as you somewhat keep your roots, but some just completely change everything =/ Those are the sell outs.

I totally agree with the above post, its when the music changes to suit what that masses like. Its also when the band changes. Ive seen so many bands for £5, hit the charts and a year later its £20 to see them - and in a much bigger venue!! So many people can't afford to pay that to see a gig, and to me, that's selling out.

I think sometimes people confuse selling out instead of maturing.

For example I used to think the Manic Street Preachers were ok , now I think they come out with middle of the road dross.

Just because they are more popular now I don`t think they sold out , I just think they`ve turned old & boring

thats what i thought

^ yeah, exactly
it is also when a band releases a song that's not that good but it becomes more popular through the non-rock crowd while losing its old fans

by the way, when that happens, the old fans feel kinda ashamed, like they are the sell outs, not that band...this sucks...it sucks to be disappointed by your favorite artist

I don't think I have ever referred to a band as "selling out". Sometimes people grow up, people change their tastes, and often they simply want more money and exposure (can yeh really blame em?). I don't think we can judge a musician just purely on who's listening to the music (even if we are tempted to do so).

tahts what i think.

when you start righting your music around what people want to here instead of what you want to play and trying new things

Definition of sold out:

Greenday

In what way? They haven't changed a bit, thats mainly why I don't like them, Dookie and the older stuff was good, but they haven't really made any progression

selling out is compromising your talent and believes to appeal to the masses

selling out
 

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Is this selling out?

a) it's Green Day
b) right ok yeah they've sold out, never heard that before. They really haven't it's just people nit-picking their music and going with the latest trend of dissing them. Just because they've got more popular doesn't mean they've sold out. I'll bet you haven't even heard most of their old stuff

Aw Tommyrocker please, lets just let the Green Day arguments die. Youll be happier, we'll be happier. Lets just let them go...

i'd love to see you react to your favourite band of all time being slated. Anyway, when people stop dissing them, ill stop correcting them :) good day.

fair enough :)

Everyone always tells me my favorite band sucks. How many times have you heard "Finch suck"? Well Im always hearing it, but I just dont let it bother me. If they dont like 'em, I dont care. Doesnt stop me listening to them! Just makes me feel special for being one of the few that likes 'em haha...

They should change thier name to "Finch Sucks"

Who should? Finch? Oh ok...

Oh yeah, and in reference to the first post,
Yes, I would sell out. It seems to get a sh*t load of people talking about you... People seem to talk more about "sell-outs" than talented bands now..

i would prefer to be in a band a few people know about, those are the special ones.. i dunno where i would get money from but i don't like it when my fave bands are played at the radio.. i don't like the idea that all the stupid girls listen to the songs i think about cause i do think about what they sing about (haha i know, too many "abouts"...) they would just dance and i hate the fact that they "dance" on rock music just like they dance on britney spears.. fuck that

I love it when a band I like is played on the radio! Mainly because its happened about twice ever, the radio down here is awful... Well, in my opinion anyway. Its so rare, and of course, I like to listen to bands I like. So its all good...

yeah but i don't like it when the bands no one's heard about are suddenly played everywhere and people are talking about them

why begrudge a group of musicians success? recognition equals success, so good for them.