popular vs unpopular (rock, cd, albums, the roots, quote)

crazyninja005 · 01-18-2004, 08:34 PM

what u guys think. if a group is played on.. lets say Mtv, will you stop liking them just becuase that? If you like a group, it shouldnt matter if they get popular later

I will use all amecian rejects as an ex. I heard about it 2 monthes before it came out from a friend. It came out, it seemed every body liked it a lot (meaning all my friends) then about the time it got on MTV, no one listened to them anymore. It was really weird. I still like them.

Thrice · 01-18-2004, 09:06 PM

... yeah Dude... some people refer to these bands as "sellouts"...which in a sense is completely ridiculous...if you had the chance to become famous and make millions would you take it?? Of course...Say Thrice for example... i ahve listened to them for about 2-3 years now and they finally are becoming alot more popular... which is cool for them... but at first i was pissed(like communication drive is) i was mad when i heard preppy girls talking about them... but now i have just learned to live with it.

Rockafella Skank · 01-18-2004, 10:12 PM

I think it's fine for a band to go play for MTV and make a lot of money as long as they do not change their music or forget about the fans that got them there. So as long as the band can become popular, but remain the same then I have no problem with it.

Xarius · 01-18-2004, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockafella Skank

I think it's fine for a band to go play for MTV and make a lot of money as long as they do not change their music or forget about the fans that got them there. So as long as the band can become popular, but remain the same then I have no problem with it.

I totally agree. Some people act cool when they say people are selloutd because they might even do a commercial or something...but if you did a commercial, and you werent a band, would you be a sellout?
I mean, its easy money. and no crap about "**** why is all about the money?!"
Bands need to make money too, and why not make as much as you can and live the life you want. if they stay true to who they are, who cares how they get their money.

MobilizeTerror · 01-18-2004, 11:49 PM

I agree with Spencer ....bands got to make money ..fans should actually be happy that they are doing that, cause then they have the money to make the albums and tour more, and so fans actually get more too

Thrice · 01-19-2004, 12:12 PM

Yeah...I am in Agreeance (sp) as well.

IamAlejo · 01-19-2004, 02:28 PM

Sellouts aren't a band that get popular. They are a band who has a CD and becomes really popular. Then they change the sound of their music in order to continue as a "popular" band in order to stay in main stream culture instead of sticking to the roots of them being an artist/group. I don't like sellouts, but there is nothing wrong with being popular.

crazyninja005 · 01-19-2004, 05:25 PM

thats just how i feel, you guys are awesome

siegfried88 · 02-09-2004, 07:08 PM

Nothing I like will ever be on MTV so... I don't care.

Shan · 02-10-2004, 04:01 PM

Personally I couldn't give a fook if a band is popular or not - if I like them I like them, simple!

01-18-2004, 08:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
crazyninja005 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9	popular vs unpopular what u guys think. if a group is played on.. lets say Mtv, will you stop liking them just becuase that? If you like a group, it shouldnt matter if they get popular later I will use all amecian rejects as an ex. I heard about it 2 monthes before it came out from a friend. It came out, it seemed every body liked it a lot (meaning all my friends) then about the time it got on MTV, no one listened to them anymore. It was really weird. I still like them.

01-18-2004, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Thrice أمهاتك[وهور]Aura Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Florida/Buffalo/CT Posts: 2,077	... yeah Dude... some people refer to these bands as "sellouts"...which in a sense is completely ridiculous...if you had the chance to become famous and make millions would you take it?? Of course...Say Thrice for example... i ahve listened to them for about 2-3 years now and they finally are becoming alot more popular... which is cool for them... but at first i was pissed(like communication drive is) i was mad when i heard preppy girls talking about them... but now i have just learned to live with it. __________________ Lew Harrison, who looked like an anarchist with his red eyes and fierce black beard, had been writing furiously in one corner of the room. "That's good—happiness by the kilowatt," he said. "Buy your happiness the way you buy light."

01-18-2004, 11:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
MobilizeTerror Punk Rocker Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 317	I agree with Spencer ....bands got to make money ..fans should actually be happy that they are doing that, cause then they have the money to make the albums and tour more, and so fans actually get more too __________________ Everyone has music in them. Only the talented have the ability to share it with the rest of the world. Here's a thought; let's stop labeling music and fighting over what genre a certain band is, and start listening to whatever pleases our ears no matter what anyone thinks of it! ;)

01-19-2004, 12:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
Thrice أمهاتك[وهور]Aura Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Florida/Buffalo/CT Posts: 2,077	Yeah...I am in Agreeance (sp) as well. __________________ Lew Harrison, who looked like an anarchist with his red eyes and fierce black beard, had been writing furiously in one corner of the room. "That's good—happiness by the kilowatt," he said. "Buy your happiness the way you buy light."

01-19-2004, 02:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
IamAlejo Muck Fusic Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,575	Sellouts aren't a band that get popular. They are a band who has a CD and becomes really popular. Then they change the sound of their music in order to continue as a "popular" band in order to stay in main stream culture instead of sticking to the roots of them being an artist/group. I don't like sellouts, but there is nothing wrong with being popular. __________________ a man, a plan, a canal, panama

01-18-2004, 10:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rockafella Skank Management Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 609	I think it's fine for a band to go play for MTV and make a lot of money as long as they do not change their music or forget about the fans that got them there. So as long as the band can become popular, but remain the same then I have no problem with it.

01-19-2004, 05:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
crazyninja005 Groupie Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 9	yea thats just how i feel, you guys are awesome

02-09-2004, 07:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
siegfried88 Groupie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: ct Posts: 25	Nothing I like will ever be on MTV so... I don't care. __________________ FROM THE WEST FLOWS GREY ASH AND PESTILENCE

02-10-2004, 04:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
Shan Axe Murderer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: uk Posts: 62	Personally I couldn't give a fook if a band is popular or not - if I like them I like them, simple!