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| Author: | Chris_in_joliet [ Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
I was flipping thru the channels tonight and I stumbled upon VH1 and they had a behind the music with Ice Cube(I really didn't know VH1 was still on the air, and I was positive if they were they didn't air and BTM shows anymore). I was trying to think of a bigger sellout to his craft than Ice Cube. He went from this hardcore gangster rapper to a guy that has been in almost every kid friendly movie you could find. 
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| Author: | Scooter [ Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
The Who - Sell Out Great Album by a very overrated band. |
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| Author: | Scooter [ Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
Sorry I missed the last 20 yr. part. Do I hear 45? |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
sugar ray. pretty much the poster band of sell out. |
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| Author: | spanky [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:57 am ] |
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W_Z wrote: sugar ray. pretty much the poster band of sell out. You just pissed off Smash Mouth. They really liked having that title. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:13 am ] |
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they can fight over it since they sold out around the same time; but "fly" came out before "walkin' on the sun". |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:32 am ] |
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Metallica Flaming Lips Wilco |
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| Author: | spanky [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:56 am ] |
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The Beatles |
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| Author: | Hank Scorpio [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:22 am ] |
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spanky wrote: The Beatles Zombie Lennon wrote: Imagine all the people, drinking Pepsi Cola
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
Plain White T's. Saw them play a couple times long ago. They were never my thing, but had a friend who was really into them. Now my mom listens to them.  
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
immessedup17 wrote: Finger Eleven Seether All the bands similar to them I don't know if I would say all the cock rock bands sold out because they had little artistic integrity to begin with. They were all destined to be the background music for the tilt-a-whirl and truck stop strip clubs across the south. |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:37 am ] |
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immessedup17 wrote: I should have mentioned Hoobastank too. They never sold out. They sucked from the start. |
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| Author: | Mr. Hernandez [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
I wouldn't call Ice Cube a sellout. How long can you present yourself with the "gansta rap" image before you look more ridiculous than you already did? The way I see it he grew out of that phase as he got older and became a husband and father. His musical subject matter went from gangsta to politically charged socially conscious. I haven't heard his music since the late 90s or early 2000s so not sure what his sounds been since. He's obviously a successful entertainer as his movies have done pretty good. This dude went from growing up poor in South Central to being a superstar entertainer. The whole goal in life is to better yourself and get the hell outta the hood. I think anyone who has such an opportunity would do the same |
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| Author: | crosscheck [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:21 am ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: Wilco They must be the least successful sellouts ever then... |
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| Author: | Urlacher's missing neck [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:58 am ] |
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Mr. Hernandez wrote: I wouldn't call Ice Cube a sellout. How long can you present yourself with the "gansta rap" image before you look more ridiculous than you already did? The way I see it he grew out of that phase as he got older and became a husband and father. His musical subject matter went from gangsta to politically charged socially conscious. I haven't heard his music since the late 90s or early 2000s so not sure what his sounds been since. He's obviously a successful entertainer as his movies have done pretty good. This dude went from growing up poor in South Central to being a superstar entertainer. The whole goal in life is to better yourself and get the hell outta the hood. I think anyone who has such an opportunity would do the same You can still better yourself and evolve without making awful family movies.....Snoop did it. |
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| Author: | Darkside [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:59 am ] |
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The movies are a bad sign, but when Cube gets jizzed on by a can of beer in that commercial... well it just made me sick. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:01 am ] |
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crosscheck wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: Wilco They must be the least successful sellouts ever then... How much did that piece of crap movie they made bring in? |
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| Author: | man of few opinions [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 11:24 am ] |
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Urlacher's missing neck wrote: You can still better yourself and evolve without making awful family movies.....Snoop did it. the last time i saw snoop he was bringing gansta style with Big Time Rush on the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. Keeping it real. |
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| Author: | crosscheck [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:25 pm ] |
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rogers park bryan wrote: crosscheck wrote: rogers park bryan wrote: Wilco They must be the least successful sellouts ever then... How much did that piece of crap movie they made bring in? A whopping $445,522... Edit: Are We There Yet?!? brought in $82,674,398 |
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| Author: | jimmypasta [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:43 pm ] |
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| Author: | HOVA [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 1:49 pm ] |
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Chris_in_joliet wrote: I was flipping thru the channels tonight and I stumbled upon VH1 and they had a behind the music with Ice Cube(I really didn't know VH1 was still on the air, and I was positive if they were they didn't air and BTM shows anymore). I was trying to think of a bigger sellout to his craft than Ice Cube. He went from this hardcore gangster rapper to a guy that has been in almost every kid friendly movie you could find. Cube ain't crossover, he brought the suburbs to the hood. He is still rapping the same way. |
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| Author: | Chris_in_joliet [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:45 pm ] |
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Exactly my point. You can sit there and rap about being so hardcore and then movies like Cube has done. |
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| Author: | spanky [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 2:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
This thread needs a common understanding of exactly "sellout" means. I've got no problem with musicians who want to make wheelbarrows full of cash. Anyone in a band (full time) that says they don't want to make cash is lying. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:23 pm ] |
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I would like to make just one (1) wheelbarrow full of cash with playing music. I would prefer if it were full of 100 (One hundred) dollar bills, but would still take it full of fifty (50) or 20 (twenty) dollar bills. |
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| Author: | Hank Scorpio [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 3:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
Frank Coztansa wrote: I would like to make just one (1) wheelbarrow full of cash with playing music. I would prefer if it were full of 100 (One hundred) dollar bills, but would still take it full of fifty (50) or 20 (twenty) dollar bills. I will attend your next gig with a wheelbarrow full of pennies and make it hail. Edit: I stole the hail joke from someone on here but I cant remember who to give credit to. |
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| Author: | W_Z [ Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:50 pm ] |
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immessedup17 wrote: They changed their style of music to make it much more radio friendly. hey look at that everybody! imu is right about something! 
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| Author: | Vincent Antonelli [ Tue Jul 12, 2011 3:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Biggest SELLOUTS in music in the last 20 years. |
Biggest sellout ever is U2. I remember when Rob Lowe hosted SNL and was reading his fake diary from the 80's and said he saw them at red rocks and they have so much integrity they will never sell out and crowd laughed. How low can you get when you get called a sellout by rob lowe on SNL?? |
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| Author: | Makalu G [ Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:32 pm ] |
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spanky wrote: This thread needs a common understanding of exactly "sellout" means. I've got no problem with musicians who want to make wheelbarrows full of cash. Anyone in a band (full time) that says they don't want to make cash is lying. Agreed. The whole purpose of being in a band, in my opinion, is to express yourself to as many listeners as possible. The fact that some "hard-core" fan who has a band's first demo is pissed because someone's mom likes the newer stuff seems like sour grapes... |
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| Author: | shirtless driver [ Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:39 pm ] |
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Vincent Antonelli wrote: Biggest sellout ever is U2. Yep. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry ... 2152.story |
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| Author: | Douchebag [ Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:12 pm ] |
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Makalu G wrote: spanky wrote: This thread needs a common understanding of exactly "sellout" means. I've got no problem with musicians who want to make wheelbarrows full of cash. Anyone in a band (full time) that says they don't want to make cash is lying. Agreed. The whole purpose of being in a band, in my opinion, is to express yourself to as many listeners as possible. The fact that some "hard-core" fan who has a band's first demo is pissed because someone's mom likes the newer stuff seems like sour grapes... Pretty sure you're referring to my earlier post. I was never even a fan of the Plain White T's. I was hanging out with a chick years ago who was seeing them at the Wheaton Grand Theater with the hopes of possibly being able to make out with her (that didn't happen...). I just thought it was funny that a band that was considered part of that genre is now played on 101.9 and middle aged women listen to it, that's all. If that ain't seeling out, then what is? |
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