selling out

to compromise one’s values and/or aristic vision in order to gain fame and/or monetary profit. commonplace in today’s musical society. it is rare to find a successful musical artist who has not “sold out”, however, this is not to say that they do not exist.
good charlotte never sold out. selling out requires having some artistic vision in the first place.
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a rather obsolete term people use to describe bands that have become more mainstream/commercial, usually after signing to a major label. of course, just because a band has become more mainstream doesn’t mean they’ve ‘sold out’- it just means they have more money to spend on professional recordings, greater exposure, etcetera. and as long as a band does not prioritise money over their artistic vision then they should not be accused of wrongdoing. and the fact is, the majority of people who accuse bands of selling out are just irate at the fact that their music is no longer exclusive to them and the niche audience that they can brag about being a part of. so long as money exists people will always have a reason to accuse a band of being in cahoots with men in black suits. besides, a lot of landmark alb-ms in specific genres have been released when a band had signed to a major label. a band can’t help it if their music appeals to the mainstream, so give them a break. and the only artists who should be accused of selling out are those manufactured by heartless record execs with a fetish for money, not those who set out to be a band and sign to a major to gain greater exposure and the recognition they deserve. at the end of the day, everyone’s a sellout anyway: we all support the establishment whether we intend to or not, so don’t forget that next time you target another band with the ‘selling out’ ethos.
dude 1: g-d, why are you listening to green day? they’ve totally sold out since signing to warner bros. you should listen to the s-x pistols, at least they’re not some commercial wannabe rock band.
dude 2: you do realise that the s-x pistols were signed to emi, virgin and even warner bros. right?
dude 1: (remains silent)
dude 2: exactly… so your ‘selling out’ arguments a bit naive isn’t it?
success/fame or any other kind of personal gain at the cost of credibility; and anybody could be a sellout not just a musician/band. there’s things that you get naturally and there’s things that require selling out to have. and what sucks more is that you can’t go back after you did it.
i don’t want to name names so i can’t give an example of selling out.
a band has “sold out” when their fans no longer get feel like part of an elite clique. this generally happens when a band attracts interest from a major label, who provides them with a higher recording budget, which results in just enough polish to make the band acceptable to a slightly wider audience; unfortunately, the better production generally reveals the band’s basic lack of musical talent, which hipsters could previously not see because it was hidden behind a blurry cloud of “lo-fi.”. what hipsters once -ssumed were “fractured pop songs” are revealed to simply be “bad pop songs,” and the hipsters aren’t smart enough to figure out why their favorite band suddenly seems to suck way more than before, so they blame it on “commercial production” and this mysterious and ephemeral force of “selling out.”

dr. david thorpe
hipster: selling out to the corporate machine! ahhhhhhhhh.
to trade one’s integrity in exchange for money, popularity or success.

the term is mostly -ssociated with music, in which a singer(s) or band will change their style in order to gain mainstream success or to get signed to a major label.
green day has been accused of selling out.
unfortunately metallica, once the gods of metal decided to sell out. that p-sses me off. the metalligod has failed. why!!!!!st. anger suck.
kill ’em all kicks -ss
master of puppets kicks -ss
ride the lightning kick -ss
…and justice for all kicks -ss
the black alb-m…….
st. anger sucks