Selling Out

I think that the term 'Sold Out' and all of its form are way overused in today's society. I go on YouTube and look at bands like Metallica, Linkin Park, Dr. Dre, Coldplay, Sean Price, Eminem, and the list goes on. There are some big names on that list and they all have one thing in common, many of their fans that were fans from day one say that currently they have 'sold out'. Well let's look at the definition of sold out.

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Sold Out: When crappy bands choose to sign to a major label and further ruin their music. Rarely is this a good thing.

Let's look at this definition, and let's take out the word crappy. When a band first starts, the music is usually raw, unpolished and hopefully amazing. To many music fans, this raw and unpolished sound is what they have been looking for. Well, good for you, music scavenger, you found it. Buy the CD and shut up. With all your infinite knowledge of this art and industry, you would be the one we listen to! Wrong. Listen to this.

Let's take Coldplay for this example of why you are wrong, ignorant music critic. Coldplay's first album, Parachutes, was what I think was their best album. I, personally, can listen to that album almost every day and still not get tired of it. Now I have heard Coldplay fans say that Coldplay completely sold out by Viva la Vida. Well according to this definition, you would probably be correct. But! the point of this is to debunk your myth of 'sold out.' I believe, and most other music enthusiasts would agree with me, that bands change their sound from album to album. This being so because, who wants to make the same album over and over again? Metallica changed their sound to make it more mainstream. This does not necessarily mean that they have sold out, it means that they changed their sound. Even Metallica likes to change it up.

You can say all you want that you don't like an artist's music anymore, but how you say it is the point of contention. Clearly, music changes from album to album. Of course people want to make money, that's why they sign contracts in the first place. Please, cite some oter reason than "they sold out." That just sounds lame.