Which musician do you feel is the biggest sell-out of all time?

[Despare]

I don't know, I find it hard to label anyone as a "sellout", I bet most of these bands didn't start without money being a major factor. That said...


Greenday

[Posher778]

Originally Posted by Despare

I don't know, I find it hard to label anyone as a "sellout", I bet most of these bands didn't start without money being a major factor. That said...


Greenday

Green Day has always been a sell out.

I agree with Metallica.

[The_Return]

Gene Simmons, by a LONG shot.

[Elvis_Christ]

I wouldn't really call Gene Simmons a sellout. Kiss were always big business and never denied it in fact they embraced it... they wanted to be as big as Coca-Cola.

Rage Against The Machine take the cake for me. So full of shit. Preaching all their anti-establishment/big business while there signed to Sony records :rolleyes:

It always weirded me out how everyone gets on Metallica's case when Soundgarden did the exact same thing. I guess most people didn't listen to them in the early days before they cut all their hair off and started writing shitty slicked out pop rock.

[Despare]

Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ

I wouldn't really call Gene Simmons a sellout. Kiss were always big business and never denied it in fact they embraced it... they wanted to be as big as Coca-Cola.

Rage Against The Machine take the cake for me. So full of shit. Preaching all their anti-establishment/big business while there signed to Sony records :rolleyes:

It always weirded me out how everyone gets on Metallica's case when Soundgarden did the exact same thing. I guess most people didn't listen to them in the early days before they cut all their hair off and started writing shitty slicked out pop rock.

With Metallica I HONESTLY feel they just wanted to try something different. I don't think the change boosted their sales OR gained them a ton of new fans really. If they "sold out" it was well before Metallica's "Metallica" (or Black album if you will). System of a Down is even a bigger sellout in my mind.

[Daedalus]

Yeah after theyre first and Toxicity Daron started doing the song writings for most of the songs and, Serj (vocalist) did most of the song writing for the first 2 albums and those were the better of their albums.....I'm actually glad Serj went solo for now at least, I like his solo stuff....and the collaborations he does....

don't know if you guys know them, but here in europe: Tokio Hotel
disgusting how commercial they are, I almost have to puke when I think about them

[illdojo]

Originally Posted by Daedalus

Yeah after theyre first and Toxicity Daron started doing the song writings for most of the songs and, Serj (vocalist) did most of the song writing for the first 2 albums and those were the better of their albums.....I'm actually glad Serj went solo for now at least, I like his solo stuff....and the collaborations he does....

You're wrong......Daron has always wrote all the music for SOAD.....Serj used to write most of the lyrics.....but it's 1/2 and 1/2 now a days....Also, I don't consider SOAD a sell out at all.....Serj's solo album Elect the Dead was sub-par at best. :rolleyes: I'm sure Scars on Broadway will blow it out of the water musically.

[Noah]

Rancid.... Though every band should look to sell out, if they care to make a living at playing their music, that is.

[illdojo]

Originally Posted by Noah

Rancid.... Though every band should look to sell out, if they care to make a living at playing their music, that is.

I'm a big fan of Operation Ivy...I've never liked Rancid though.