Some would simply call it an evolution of style, and others might call it a sellout. I’d like to hear your examples of musical acts that changed so radically over time that you’d consider it a sellout.

My example would be Jefferson Starship. Their first album was “Blows Against The Empire”, which was about hippies hijacking a starship. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzclibWeXM8&t=1126s

Grace Slick was the first person to say “motherfucker” on television when performing their material.

They went from that to shedding personnel, renaming themselves “Starship”, and making pop music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDI2WQJyE7I

What are your before and after examples that you consider a sellout?

  • @king_dead@beehaw.org
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    21 year ago

    1978 marked the departure of Steve Hackett, probably their proggiest songwriter. There’s still a bit of old Genesis magic in the following 2 records but by 1981 it was basically completely gone

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      21 year ago

      I finally got to see Hackett this past December, on the last show of the Seconds Out Revisited tour. What a treat.