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Musical Acts That have Sold Out (beehaw.org)

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Some would simply call it an evolution of style, and others might call it a sellout. I'd like to hear your examples of musical acts that changed so radically over time that you'd consider it a sellout.

My example would be Jefferson Starship. Their first album was "Blows Against The Empire", which was about hippies hijacking a starship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzclibWeXM8&t=1126s

Grace Slick was the first person to say "motherfucker" on television when performing their material.

They went from that to shedding personnel, renaming themselves "Starship", and making pop music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDI2WQJyE7I

What are your before and after examples that you consider a sellout?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I started to type out a huge, involved comment, but I don’t want to come across like mirror-world Patrick Bateman, so I’ll just say here: Genesis. 1970-1976 and 1978-1998 were almost like two completely different bands.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I once saw the two eras of Genesis referred to as Boring Genesis and Shit Genesis, and I was never able to fully disagree.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not sure if I'd call it selling out specifically, but I've hated every single song Weezer has made since the white album. Just not a fan of the way they've taken their music

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Obligatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WeEyncm_jQ