second...is it a coincidence that bands that are considerd sellouts suck?Theres less emphasis on the music so its comprehendable to non-musicians..which means a bigger consumer audience...which means more money in the end..period.Death for example got better with each passing record.They defined and improved there unique sound with age.They didnt slack off,pop some geritols and ease back over time.As a musician your not supposed to get worse with age!And 95% of musicians dont sellout...there wouldnt be "underground" if they did.The formula has been the same since the fifties...create hooks with lyrics people can relate/attach to.It sells records to a market of simple people(musically anyway).Metallica's "riding" on past sucsess...as with kiss...and the rolling stones.The new bands hook with the emotional scheme as well.Sex appeal,shock value,relation to common problems and the classic "falling domino's" or "band wagon" tactic.Everyone forgets who's behind these bands.Big record companies with "marketing" in mind.I care about MUSICIANSHIP.95% of musicians and bands care about MUSICIANSHIP.I'm sick of seeing people trying to compremise the truth.I'm sick of seeing fake depressed "individual" teenagers conforming to whats big,cool or in.Lastly..I'm sick of the music INDUSTRY and the bands/product taking advantage of peoples lack of knowlege and teenagers emotional problems.
I went through it myself(jumping on the bandwagon cause it was "in" and my friends liked it too)
well my rants done
later! \m/
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