as ive said before, i cant see how people can suddenly stop liking a band when they become more commercial, i guess they want to be cool and different by only liking bands nobody else has heard of. and yes, i hate the term "sell out", i can only think of 2 or 3 bands i would class as "sell outs".

I think we shall never get along. Please tell me why you think they have sold out. You can't say they tried to go commercial because their last album didn't sell anything at all. It was aggressive and fast so really they were taking a step backward. Go ahead genius, lay it on me.

Sell out has to do with the music, and not the press. If a band changes their sound for economic reasons, thats what normal people consider a sell out. Some brainless jackasses label bands that if they go to a major label, or do an interview.

The most evident case of a sell out is Liz Phair. You can make a line graph with two lines. Artisit credibility and Finacial income and watch them make a big X on the graph.

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I don't know if its selling out but more like I think someone else mentioned here to change your sound style for more money$$$$$. When you give up and loose the old you the original you. I don't mean when they are finally liked or make it to top forty radio because in that case its more that there are more people listening to their music and like their sound/song. A example of a sell out would be one who say changes there style or looks just to fit the current trend in music becuase someone else said it would be a good Idea and or when they do not follow their hearts anymore.

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Why oh Why.

Just wondering what you fellas think about selling out. Ok dum thought...next one....anyone ever loved a band that was once great or shall we say "to your liking" and you get all excited about their next album coming out and when it finally comes around its a complete dud. Your wondering why it had to be from a band you actually respected.

Anyone had that happen?

rhcp by the way aint too fantastic, hopefully their next one will be more in the bssm motif

mettalica sold out big time

this is all we need, "selling out" as an actual topic for a thread.so what if a bands changes their style to appeal to a wider range of people? its called ambition. people who pipe on about this sound so ****ing monotonous and generic.

wipe ur ass with sell outs all u want but your just gonna be one in the ENd

selling out is so very very very wrong; but as your name has ledzep in it, i'm assuming your just generally a positive person.
And why does everyone pick on metallica? oh wait; because their way overated. three good albums. thats it. metallica never sold out; they just lost their way, i can't remember what it was called, but the album before the black album was showing signs of weakness, so i just think they lost it unintentionally

ledzepstu its just a thread, its not the end of the world. u dont hav to reply if you dont want to. Perhaps dont think of it as selling out just call it changing the style of their music wasnt to ur liking.