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From what i have seen, the label "sellout" is a misnomer for "i don't feel special for liking this band." I agree about the growth thing. People hate Pearl Jam now that liked them with vs. Why? their style changed. Well whoopdi doo. so they are supposed to stay with their old stuff and be totally unfulfilled musically while they bore me to tears with the same stuff every album.
This music is not just for fans. it is to accomplish something that like trying to exorcise emotional demons, express trapped emotions and simply give the band a good time making the album.
I would love for the Total Perspective Matrix to be reality so these whining bastards could see that they don't matter. For that mater, use it on most pop bands.
Here is my definition of "Selling Out": Take a successful band that, until they got that way, played around with their sound. now, when they got successful, they stopped playing and started relying on the SuRE thing in their sound that someone has told them is their trademark. They stay with it until all the interest in them is gone. They burn out and fry. No more band. It is self destructive and is another reason why the RIAA's system does not work well.
/Rant
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