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the tyranny of fans: the sellout label
i've never understood why so many people are so quick to say that a band has sold out simply because they've changed musical styles. isn't it a tad boring and unreal to expect a decent band to remain exactly the same for the rest of their career?
for example:
1. can you imagine if people thought piccasso sold out because he changed from his pink or blue period pieces?
2. the beatles ("those guys used to be fun and hard rockin and now there just hippie druggie freaks")
3. while i love the misfits and the ramones like no other i have never considered either great artists. they never grew. or experimented... took risks.
4. whereas artists like frank black, lou reed, X... have all changed and grown.
so why do you think people are so quick to yell sell out when a band changes there tune and when do you think it's justified to call a band a sell out.
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