sellouts, or, the 1980s

post evidence of artists selling out or the 80s ruining someone's viability... case in point, george duke

before:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN9Vaml0dZE

after:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNLGBYRvSHQ

pseudo echo

first

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HfGu2dUX-0&NR=1

then

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnejLmQGYhg

Human League

first

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHpozHn-QA

then

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1ysoohV_zA

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  On 8/4/2010 at 7:28 AM, Spore said:

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yeeeesssssss. One of the best songs ever.

Let's be fair though, Owner of a lonely heart is one of the BEST pop-tunes EVER made.

vs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovBNnm4EqRE

  On 8/4/2010 at 8:41 AM, impakt said:

Let's be fair though, Owner of a lonely heart is one of the BEST pop-tunes EVER made.

Yes, Both Yes songs posted are great. Roundabout definitely better, but Owner of a Lonely Heart is great too. Can't say much for the rest of that album though.

  On 8/4/2010 at 9:09 AM, the anonymous forumite said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B95k5dEIUt8

yeah that was pretty embarrassing.

what about reverse sellouts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fntl0mK3fzY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9HsGsB-MCM

talk talk made pop music until they had the money to experiment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-tVDzsWB9E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIUNftAi_z4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kQNFyEI2rs

yeh!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw

meh.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqvcmud3LFQ

BLEH!

also im not gonna post videos but talking heads went from fucking amazing to blahh by 1988

oh and nearly every goth-ish rock band except the cure, really.

Simple Minds:

Awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FfCxLvV2nc

Sell out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAdaQhitdKg

Human League:

Brilliant:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ddlmqsNm40

Post Ware+Marsh facepalm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1N4X3VMUHI

David Sylvian:

Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpM04PfF9rU

Solo pretentious wankage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q0W-bV4BUA

Oh ok alright then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVqvYYcYy1k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYMn9dEm4go

to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DSIp7zyXO0&feature=related

but then a few years later they went to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sROhhid5CB4

Actually making this most makes me want to go through the Oingo Boingo discography again.

  On 8/4/2010 at 12:57 PM, futureimage said:

Simple Minds:

Sell out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAdaQhitdKg

Yet an excellent 80s pop song, specially when you watch the Breakfast Club.

edit: God knows how much I love causing page breaks and being on top of it.

George Duke making catchy pop tunes is not selling out in my opinion: he's capable of making great funky pop tunes and his voice is awesome, so why shouldn't he? His own work has always been quite poppy even before the 80s started. And a lot of jazz musicians made poppy tunes in the 80s: Herbie Hancock did it, Stanley Clarke did it, even Billy Cobham tried it (and failed pretty horribly). Not people I would call sell-outs.

  On 8/4/2010 at 9:48 AM, sidewinder said:

  On 8/4/2010 at 8:41 AM, impakt said:

Let's be fair though, Owner of a lonely heart is one of the BEST pop-tunes EVER made.

 

Yes, Both Yes songs posted are great. Roundabout definitely better, but Owner of a Lonely Heart is great too. Can't say much for the rest of that album though.

It's true Owner of a Lonely Heart is a great song and happens to be my mom's favorite song, Her favorite part is when that stab comes in lol.

She loves Roundabout too.

  On 8/4/2010 at 1:16 PM, the anonymous forumite said:

Yet an excellent 80s pop song, specially when you watch the Breakfast Club.

Yeah, it is a very good pop song, but it's just a shame they sold out so bad :(

  On 8/4/2010 at 2:53 PM, futureimage said:

  On 8/4/2010 at 1:16 PM, the anonymous forumite said:

Yet an excellent 80s pop song, specially when you watch the Breakfast Club.

Yeah, it is a very good pop song, but it's just a shame they sold out so bad :(

In what way did Simple Minds "sell out" with Don't You Forget About Me"? If anything, that song was an instant classic (only further cemented by the Breakfast Club's instant place as one of the 80's defining movies), and was arguably the pinnacle of Simple Minds' musical career.

I quite like 'Don't You Forget About Me', but it's a bit stadium-friendly compared to their first four albums. Also, U2 went from making half-listenable records to overblown self-important shit.

if we're talkin john hughes, how about OMD? dazzle ships is a far cry from (err) if you leave is a REALLY fucking far cry from their awful awful AWFUL 90s stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoZUQ0QC19c&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQcQnDFhjxo

  On 8/4/2010 at 12:57 PM, futureimage said:

David Sylvian:

Japan:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpM04PfF9rU

Solo pretentious wankage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q0W-bV4BUA

Oh ok alright then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVqvYYcYy1k

Awwh, leave David alone!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P21egaD00fg