12-27-2007, 10:26 PM
BruceEdwards Wrote:Us old f---Ks call that "selling out" and totally lame. We got respect in spite of how the world saw us and we performed! Kids today got no back bone or talent.
I could put a band together tomorrow with more balls than %90 of whats out there. Granted, I know a few heavy old school hitters like my buddies from Exodus!
Keep in mind, what you consider selling out, is necessary in todays world to sell records. Word of mouth doesn't sell cd's, actually hearing the bands is what gets people interested. Unless you have satelite radio, it is near impossible to hear good metal anymore. The closest Chicago has to a hard rock station anymore, is Q101, who considers System of a Down "Hardcore Thrash". When a band adds 2-3 "Radio songs" to a CD, that is far from selling out. It is just a way to get their music heard. Metallica, completely changing their style, image, and attitude, is selling out.
My favorite "New" bands, are Avanged sevenfold, Atreyu and Saliva. As for the older stuff, Anthrax, Original Metalica, Megadeath and Exodus (to name a few).
I'll keep my God, my freedom, my guns, and my money. You can keep "THE CHANGE."