Bands that sold out

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The Smiths

What? Explain yourself or face a hefty ban!

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

UB40
Brilliant early political stuff and then just went down the covers route of red red wine, Kingston Town etc etc

 

[RadcliffeRick]

I tried to get tickets to 10cc a long time ago. They were all gone. 10cc sold out then!

 

[Ban-jani]

The Beatles. George Martin turned everything they did into sugary pop pap. Lennon, asked which tracks he would like to record anew replied : "all of them". There was a good band in there somewhere.
Yeah yeah yeah.

They did the opposite of selling out.

Their songs were pop tunes for the masses until the mid 60’s and then they started making music purely for music itself, often taking big risks and trying to be innovative.

Had their albums come out in the opposite order then yes but they didn’t.

 

[Bill Walker]

The Beatles. George Martin turned everything they did into sugary pop pap. Lennon, asked which tracks he would like to record anew replied : "all of them". There was a good band in there somewhere.
Yeah yeah yeah.

Don't agree.
George Martin with his classical knowledge helped them enormously arranging their later more artistic music.
He encouraged them to experiment with song's like A day in the life, Eleanor Rigby and Tomorrow Never Knows.
They were the opposite of a selling out band.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Kings of Leon

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Cool and the gang. Early stuff is great.

Very true

 

[jonah62]

Ultravox
John Foxx > Midge Ure.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Queen, The Who, The Stones and virtually any other band that's been around for a long while. It seems the curse of longevity in rock/pop is to turn into a shit cabaret act.

Have you seen the Stones live in the last three years?

 

[Saddleworth2]

Genesis.