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

adidasss · 04-10-2008, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Oomph!

And? They didn't change thier sound and they don't exist to fit a commercial image, nor do they use thier music as a political label. Thier sound does not need to be compromised to be put on a t shirt or a pen. It DOES need to be compromised to be put on MTV and commercials and TV shows and commercial ringtones etc.
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Originally Posted by Oomph!

Oomph is too talented to be with an indie label, but they aren't a corporate powerhouse, they arent a chart monster.

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Originally Posted by Oomph!

Yes, one time, in Germany. And they didn't need to be whores to do it either.

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They're a German band singing in German.)

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Oomph! had yet to develop their guitar-driven metal sound -- they were more or less considered part of the electro scene -- but things changed on the band's next release, 1994's Sperm. It was aggressive, it was metal, and it was highly controversial; the video for the first single, "Sex," was banned from MTV Germany due to its graphic content. Oomph!'s third album, Defekt, was released the following year, and the band embarked on an exhaustive touring schedule. Two new members, Leo and Tobi, were added to round out the band's live sound, and a new music video, "Ice Coffin," made the rounds on MTV Germany. Oomph!'s profile had heightened to the point that they were offered a spot on Virgin Schallplatten's roster, but Dynamica (a subsidiary of Machinery) refused to let them go until they'd completed their fourth album. Grudgingly, the band fulfilled its contract with Wunschind in 1996.

Oomph! signed with Virgin the following year, and their fifth album, 1998's Unrein, peaked in the Top 50 on the German charts. The band's second Virgin release, Plastik, hit stores the following year. One of the album's singles, "Das Weisse Licht," peaked at number 46 on the German charts, and the video for this song, which depicted Dero tearing open his abdomen, was banned from MTV Germany due to its graphic nature. The album also featured Evanescence-style appearances by Nina Hagen. The band's final album on Virgin, Ego, was released in 2001. Critics gave the album lukewarm reviews, but Ego did well nonetheless, peaking in the German Top 20 and earning the band a tour with HIM. It wasn't good enough for Virgin, though, and they opted to drop Oomph! once their contract expired. Undaunted, Oomph! went on to play Ozzfest the following year and continued to write new material.

Gun/Supersonic signed Oomph! in late 2003, and the band's first single from 2004's Wahrheit Oder Pflicht, "Augen Auf!," hit stores and MTV Germany a few months later. It was a huge success, earning Oomph! their first number one hit and launching the band into the mainstream. "Augen Auf" was the number one song on the German charts for eight weeks, and its first printing nearly sold out within the first 12 hours of its release. The track eventually went on to be included on the FIFA 2005 soundtrack. Oomph!'s winning streak continued with their ninth studio release, 2006's GlaubeLiebeTod (FaithLoveDeath), which peaked in the German Top Ten. The first single from that album, "Gott Ist ein Popstar" (God is a Popstar), sparked considerable controversy when it was released; the band's performance at the ECHO Awards was canceled due to the questionable nature of the song, and many radio stations throughout Germany boycotted the track.

A couple best-of comps emerged in the wake of Oomph!'s mainstream success. Virgin Schallplatten released Best of Virgin Years: 1998-2001 in 2006. Oomph! urged their fans to refrain from purchasing that disc in lieu of Gun's "official" best-of, Delikatessen, which went on to be released in December of that year. ~ Margaret Reges, All Music Guide

Dr_Rez · 04-10-2008, 06:24 AM

Great poster!

~~Oomph!~~ · 04-10-2008, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Crowquill

Wait so you have to be on the billboard 200 for over a dozen years to be a chart-monster? Well very few people actually are chart-monsters than.

No but being on the chart from time to time is not, being #1 on the German chart one time in thier 20 year history, just simply existing on the chart, that doesn't constitute as chart monster.

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Originally Posted by adidasss

^ <3

You've really shown nothing new (in your little wiki copy/paste or where ever you got it from). Yeah, in Germany, in the second half of thier 20 years as a band, each album contains a one or two songs that is on the German charts ( not one, ever, on the US charts)

Peaked at #50 what? OMG!

It only makes sense they've acumulated recognition and a growing fan base over the years. The bottom line is, they aren't being perpetuated by an image or something dishonest, and they aren't mainstream just because they sometimes appear on the German charts

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

the morbid, depressive, morose pseudo-intellectual morons who feel outcast from society.

Oh yeah that's one of the biggest markets out there, you see those types everywhere you go. Well no you really dont. And your stereotypes aren't even true. Of the people I know who like to Godsmack, not one of them fits that description at all, and none of them flash around thier Godsmack CDs or tshirts to look cool or for whatever reason, they listen to Godsmack because they GENUINELY LIKE THEM. Myself, my dad, a few of my friends including a female and a black kid from school who just like certain types of 'rock' in general including metal, none of them fit that description.

The bands I listen to are actually good which is why people like them. But even the Godsmacks and the Static-Xs aren't even remotely in the same league of marketability, sell-out BS as the mainstream pop acts and rap acts, not even close.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-10-2008, 03:18 PM

Yawn

Yet another one of the 'Metal is the only troo music' brigade.

We've seen thousands of your sort before. You keep on saying how you listen to lots of other stuff , i've yet to see you talk about it.

mr dave · 04-10-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Oomph!

Oh yeah that's one of the biggest markets out there, you see those types everywhere you go.

actually i'd wager it's the 2nd biggest actively pushed market out there. just behind pop. sure the adult contemporary / baby boomer garbage is probably bigger but they don't need to market that, old folks will just go out and get it.

the angry adolescent market (or as RJ puts it - the morbid, depressive, morose pseudo-intellectual morons who feel outcast from society.) works by exploiting the shame and paranoia most teens feel about possibly having their peers find out they used to listen to their older siblings backstreet boys / spice girls albums and knew most of the words back in the day. it's a HUGE market and once you know how to spot them you'll see them everywhere. it's all about being 'unique' just like everyone else.

adidasss · 04-10-2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Oomph!

and they aren't mainstream just because they sometimes appear on the German charts

Sure they are.

~~Oomph!~~ · 04-10-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

actually i'd wager it's the 2nd biggest actively pushed market out there. just behind pop.

Nope, Rap is.
Then Country.
Then:

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adult contemporary / baby boomer garbage is probably bigger but they don't need to market that, old folks will just go out and get it.

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the angry adolescent market

Is not an enourmous market, it exists but it's not really that big (Angry teenage kids listen to Gangta Rap as much as they listen to, if not more so than, heavy metal)

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it's a HUGE market and once you know how to spot them you'll see them everywhere. it's all about being 'unique' just like everyone else.

I go to a highschool and I can assure you, the market you speak of is not that big. There are depressed white kids who listen to mainstream emo crap, the angry kids, even most of the white ones, listen to either rap or pop-punk. Not that many kids are head bangers and they aren't some neat little tidy stereotyped package ready to be exploited by a market, most of them are just normal kids.

Piss Me Off · 04-10-2008, 03:58 PM

Country? You sure?

~~Oomph!~~ · 04-10-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Piss Me Off

Country? You sure?

Yeah are you kidding? Country is definately bigger than Metal. If you live in some really big cities it might not be as apperent but overall, country is huge.

mr dave · 04-10-2008, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Oomph!

I go to a highschool and I can assure you, the market you speak of is not that big. There are depressed white kids who listen to mainstream emo crap, the angry kids, even most of the white ones, listen to either rap or pop-punk. Not that many kids are head bangers and they aren't some neat little tidy stereotyped package ready to be exploited by a market, most of them are just normal kids.

so those other kids don't consider themselves normal?

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Yawn Yet another one of the 'Metal is the only troo music' brigade. We've seen thousands of your sort before. You keep on saying how you listen to lots of other stuff , i've yet to see you talk about it. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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