Musical Rant

Sigh. It bugs me when someone says a band or musician has sold out. I guess it depends on the band but it still bugs me. This idea was brought up after watching a video of two kids talking about how they don’t like Coheed and Cambria anymore, saying that they sold out and refusing to support them anymore. I don’t know, just something about that left a bad taste in my mouth.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying they don’t have an option to share with everyone; it was just invalided reasons for not liking them. I’ll post a link to the video towards the end if you want to watch and see what I mean, but still…Honestly I don’t think Coheed has sold out. They are a progressive band and their music changes from album to album so I don’t see what the big deal is. However, I will say that their last album, “No World for Tomorrow” wasn’t their strongest, but I still enjoyed it.

I digress; I don’t think you can really label a band as “selling out” until they have milked everything they can from themselves. (i.e. Kiss. Hey, I listen to Kiss too and I want you to find me a fan who think they haven’t sold out. Metallica is pretty close as well.) Examples would have to be candy, condoms, and games about them (not being feature in a game but actually having a game for your band). Pretty much if a band is going far, FAR beyond selling t-shirts, albums, and live DVDs, then they could be labeled as selling out. Is this really a bad thing? No. It’s your band, you should be making money off of yourself. Just always keep the fans in mind first. Once you quit making albums, stop touring but still trying to sell your name it’s kind of hard to like you. But having your shirts sell at Wal-Mart or Target along with your albums is not selling out to me.

That about does it for my little rant. I’m going to try and keep the reviews coming, but I’m a busy person. So if you can think of anything for me to review, shout it out. Here’s the link for the video as well: Coheed Rant.

Cheers