Selling Out

I don't really care if someone "sells out" or not; if the music is still great, that's all that matters to me.

Of course, "selling out" can drastically decrease the quality of music, but the two aren't necessarily correlated.
 
what most of the ****s who bash banRAB for being sell outs may not know is that selling stuff at hot topic is just another way to get their music out there
 
have you actually heard the new album single? the one produced by tirabaland?

YouTube - Chris Cornell - Long Gone (W/OUT "RYAN SEACREST" BIT) (FULL)

that is one thing and one thing only. a mad cash grab attempt. it's not like anyone else in soundgarden has had to whore themselves out to the radio like that for a buck.

'euphoria morning' might be boring to listen to compared to 'badmotorfinger' but at least it came off as a legitimate attempt on cornell's behalf to stretch himself artistically and try his hand at being a proper singer / songwriter. but that above link has NOTHING to do with musical progression and everything to do with money. maybe he's got crazy debts or something, who knows.

either way, you can sit there and deny the fact that cornell has jumped the shark in a big way all you want in an attempt to maintain the idea that grunge pioneers are somehow infallible but it's not going to change the fact that the tune i linked up there WILL be on an album with his name in the not too distant future.

if anything i'd say courtney love has stuck to her roots more than chris cornell.
 
Well I know in the immediate future I'll be finishing 6th form, going to university to continue my law and welsh (language) studies. Easy degree the second one, it's my first language.
 
selling albums and making money while doing something you love is what its all about

even if an artist could be said to have 'sold out'

thats what they were doing in the first place
trying to find someone to sell out 2

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
Why the term 'selling out' fucks me off:

It's a stupid fake term. The phrase implies that the artist in question should ALWAYS stick to a set plan throughout their career. If an artist wants to change in a certain way in order to sell recorRAB (which has been happening FOREVER so i don't know why it pisses everyone off so much) then so be it, it's often resulted in some brilliant music. Imagine if Bowie didn't change to accomodate himself to each passing style? We'd be without some great albums.

I think the thing that annoys me the most about it all is that it is a term that is only ever used by obnoxious little ****heaRAB (no offense). If you are THAT worried about how much an artist is selling and where their T-shirts are sold then you have very strange ideas about what it means to be a music fan.

There is no such thing as a pure punk mentality to making music and distributing it, whatever banRAB you listen to i can guarantee there will be some element of corporate bull in there. Just don't let it bother you and if you feel the need to say some music is crap then just judge the music itself.
 
Well Courtney always seemed a bit happy for band interviews and sappy for personal ones, and she granted interviews IMMEDIATLEY afterwarRAB.

And neither Chris nor Soundgarden sold out.
 
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