Why do people call bands like Fall Out Boy and Good charlotte "Sellouts"? (hardcore, fan)

tjtech12 · 02-19-2008, 05:04 PM

"Selling out" implies that one has abandoned the values and morals they claimed to believe in order to gain something more superficial. In the sense of a band, it means they changed their sound/ethics to make more money. Anti-Flag sold out. But I don't get why the aforementioned bands "sold out" since they never showed even the slightest evidence of ethics or integrity?

sleepy jack · 02-19-2008, 05:05 PM

Fall Out Boy use to be a hardcore band, though they never released anything or got very far.

tjtech12 · 02-19-2008, 05:10 PM

Yeah, Pete Wentz did used to play in hardcore bands. Bad example.

Lizzie · 02-19-2008, 05:22 PM

I don't really think that they are sell-outs at all, I just think they are horrible horrible bands

Urban Hat€monger ? · 02-19-2008, 05:25 PM

When someone says 'Fall Out Boy' sold out what they actually mean is 'Two years ago they were my favourite band and now I realise how shit they really are & now I have to say something to save face , so if I say they sold out it means I can get away with liking their early stuff , even though that stuff is just as bad as what they are doing now'.

You can look it up in the dictionary under 'Green Day effect , The'

lucylamppost · 02-19-2008, 05:38 PM

I love fall out boy from some strange reason but they are so sell outs there only out there to make money they charge kids to be in there fan club for **** sake

swim · 02-19-2008, 05:40 PM

Acoustic EP is good!

cardboard adolescent · 02-19-2008, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

When someone says 'Fall Out Boy' sold out what they actually mean is 'Two years ago they were my favourite band and now I realise how shit they really are & now I have to say something to save face , so if I say they sold out it means I can get away with liking their early stuff , even though that stuff is just as bad as what they are doing now'.

You can look it up in the dictionary under 'Green Day effect , The'

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Alfred · 02-19-2008, 06:05 PM

Unlike a lot of people here, I like Fall Out Boy to a certain degree. It's kinda my guilty pleasure.

~~Farfisa~~ · 02-19-2008, 08:09 PM

just because people change does'nt make them sellouts just look at The Icarus Line.......I think age has alot to do with it as well

02-19-2008, 05:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
tjtech12 A Dude Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 161	Why do people call bands like Fall Out Boy and Good charlotte "Sellouts"? "Selling out" implies that one has abandoned the values and morals they claimed to believe in order to gain something more superficial. In the sense of a band, it means they changed their sound/ethics to make more money. Anti-Flag sold out. But I don't get why the aforementioned bands "sold out" since they never showed even the slightest evidence of ethics or integrity? __________________ alive and well, i live to be alive, i live to always strive for something more.

02-19-2008, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
tjtech12 A Dude Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 161	Yeah, Pete Wentz did used to play in hardcore bands. Bad example. __________________ alive and well, i live to be alive, i live to always strive for something more.

02-19-2008, 05:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lizzie Diskobox Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: vancouver Posts: 660	I don't really think that they are sell-outs at all, I just think they are horrible horrible bands __________________ white and black, are you looking for the sun boy? the sun doesn't shine down here, no, not in the shadow

02-19-2008, 05:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	When someone says 'Fall Out Boy' sold out what they actually mean is 'Two years ago they were my favourite band and now I realise how shit they really are & now I have to say something to save face , so if I say they sold out it means I can get away with liking their early stuff , even though that stuff is just as bad as what they are doing now'. You can look it up in the dictionary under 'Green Day effect , The' __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

02-19-2008, 05:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
lucylamppost I'm a figure of forgotten Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: canada Posts: 349	I love fall out boy from some strange reason but they are so sell outs there only out there to make money they charge kids to be in there fan club for **** sake __________________

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swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	Acoustic EP is good! __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

02-19-2008, 06:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Unlike a lot of people here, I like Fall Out Boy to a certain degree. It's kinda my guilty pleasure.

02-19-2008, 08:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	just because people change does'nt make them sellouts just look at The Icarus Line.......I think age has alot to do with it as well