Mainstream vs. Underground
 

In the spirit of my two previous threads here in The lounge I decided to add yet another age old question, what makes you prefer one or the other, mainstream music or underground music. Rap, rock, whatever.:bringit:

Neither

I couldn`t care less if a band is on a major or an indie label

The only thing I care about is if and when bands switch over to mainstream if they dumb down their music to sell records that pisses me off. Other than that popularity and goodness are not related.

But on the other hand you get bands on small labels where they just do what the hell they like & release albums of crap time & time again.

I.E. Black Flag after 1983.

I didn't say anything about the label. The label has nothing to do with it. Take(just for exapmle) Psychopathic Records, they're a large company now, you still won't find their music on the radio.

Pyschopathetic is crap and since when are they major.

Didn't I say it was just and example? They became major when they became a multi-million dollar corporation.

Same thing

Same thing what?

My War is one of Black Flags best album and then you have Who's Got The 101/2 which is a great live record. They may have gone downhill but Black Flag never released crap until they split up. Greg Ginns solo work in particular is horrible.

bit of both really. im probably into undeground rock/indie/whtever you want to call it at the moment because i find it a lot more interesting then most of the bands in the mainstream. theres a fredom with being an underground band - you do not have to comply to somebody elses standards or ideals, they create what they like without the pressure of a major label on their backs - and more often then not the results are more interesting and satisfying.