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Selling out

#23
I'm actually getting tired of hearing about it. 99% of people given the chance will sign a record contract including those that always complain about "selling out"

If you can honestly say that you would rather never make it than sell out, then I'm going to call you full of $%^&.
 
#25
jp58 said:
I'm actually getting tired of hearing about it. 99% of people given the chance will sign a record contract including those that always complain about "selling out"

If you can honestly say that you would rather never make it than sell out, then I'm going to call you full of $%^&.
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given the chance id sign with dischord or alternative tentacles or some independant label........maybe

but i couldnt deal with a producer telling me what to play, and the day i change my music to make more money is the day i put down the bass
 
#26
Hutzbordello said:
given the chance id sign with dischord or alternative tentacles or some independant label........maybe

but i couldnt deal with a producer telling me what to play, and the day i change my music to make more money is the day i put down the bass
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But have they changed their music, no. They are just making the same music in a more financially viable way.
 
#32
LiquidMidnight said:
Tool, obviously, is quite an artistic band. If they released an album of radio-friendly pop rock songs, sure I'd be disappointed.
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MJK, ironically, dealt with this very topic in a little ditty called "Hooker With a Penis":

"All you know about me is what I've sold you,
Dumb ****
I sold out long before you ever even heard my name.
I sold my soul to make a record,
Dip ****
And then you bought one."

Pretty much says it all, that.
 
#33
jp58 said:
I'm actually getting tired of hearing about it. 99% of people given the chance will sign a record contract including those that always complain about "selling out"

If you can honestly say that you would rather never make it than sell out, then I'm going to call you full of $%^&.
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This is a good thing, as 90% of the bands that opt not to sign to a record lable, major, minor, independent or otherwise aren't worth listening to anyways. sometimes "selling out" can be a good thing. It also depends on your perspective.

i.e.: some say Kyuss sold out when they became Queens of the Stone Age, but I just say Josh Homme's ego needs a good, violent curb-stomping and thrashing with a chainsaw.
 
#37
SELL OUT! by me



They said if I worked hard, I might go far
I don’t want to work, I wanna be a star
If you want to go on TV and pretend to sing
Don’t study music, study marketing

I can’t wait to sell my soul
Selling out is the way to go
Corporate sponsors: Look at me
I’ll get my own show on TV

Paparazzi’ll stalk me every day
Tabloids’ll wonder if I’m gay
I’ll have to get an entourage
Being cool will be my job

I’ll take starlets to the hottest clubs
I’ll have pet Siberian Tiger cubs
Rumors about me’ll make the news
I’ll wear diamond-covered shoes

When I get bored, I’ll fake my death
Become a legend- the best part yet
When they think I’m dead, I’ll sell my name
Keep cashing in from beyond the grave

My name is bright red neon lights
Face on a billboard, way up high
Then a designer line of clothes
Of course I’ll have my own cologne

Style over substance- That’s today
Who needs talent anyway?
Talent first? Not anymore
I can’t wait to be a media whore

A good PR machine can make it happen
Every CD is gonna go platinum
The songs don’t even have to be good…
Just “dance-able with attitude”

But for now I have to keep my job
Waiting on tables for these snobs
Playing music for myself
I guess it’s for my mental health


And a possible bridge/chorus feel:


I’ll do perky little ditties only three minutes long
With catchy hooks, perfect popular songs
Tell my corporate masters I’ll do just what I’m told
Who needs self respect, when your selling gold?
 
#38
Hutzbordello said:
Wat defines this for you?

recently Ive been seeing more and more bands doing things only for the money

like record store day and the like

also bands having ticket prices like 300 bucks.......which is just greed if u ask me


Also I hate when bands like Anti-Flag, who comprised much of my early punk listenings having censored cd's in walmarts....it really just rips out the emotion you have for the music and the band.


So what do u think makes/defines a band selling out AND/OR what band broke your heart the most?
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Step 1: Know your audience.

Step 2: Don't do that.


This isn't my response to the content of your post, but rather the concept of what you are posting here. Just searching for this phrase will clearly show the gong show that ALWAYS ensues...You wanna talk about this stuff, ask your buddy at the mall, bringing it here doesn't end well.

The acceptance of this term and it's connotations tend to be within a pretty select group, so bringing it up here, where punks/metalheads are vastly outnumbered, is going to result in the obvious mockery.




tldr; Bad idea for thread. Delete this and go post it in a Gogel Bordello OT forum, you'll look like less of a tool.
 
#40
Joey3313 said:
Step 1: Know your audience.

Step 2: Don't do that.


This isn't my response to the content of your post, but rather the concept of what you are posting here. Just searching for this phrase will clearly show the gong show that ALWAYS ensues...You wanna talk about this stuff, ask your buddy at the mall, bringing it here doesn't end well.

The acceptance of this term and it's connotations tend to be within a pretty select group, so bringing it up here, where punks/metalheads are vastly outnumbered, is going to result in the obvious mockery.




tldr; Bad idea for thread. Delete this and go post it in a Gogel Bordello OT forum, you'll look like less of a tool.
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obv you dont know me, i AM the cog of the monkey wrench in the machine..........
 

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