A word used by stuck up teenagers who think that if music is popular and the album gets into the top 10 then the band are automatically are rubbish and are terrible.
One of the most 'sellout' bands of our time is Green Day. I am a Green Day fan and I will freely admit that but I have friends who in 2000 liked Green Day but since American Idiot claim 'Green Day are shit! They are such sellouts!' And these people haven't even heard of Kerplunk. I don't think that any band has sold out. Every band sets out to make music and to hopefully be famous. Everyone wants a limo. Everyone wants £1m record contract.
Being rich doesn't mean you make rubbish music. It doesn't mean you don't care anymore. It just means you are rich and have a lot of fans.
And Good Charlotte? MTV from the start in my opinion.
One of the most 'sellout' bands of our time is Green Day. I am a Green Day fan and I will freely admit that but I have friends who in 2000 liked Green Day but since American Idiot claim 'Green Day are shit! They are such sellouts!' And these people haven't even heard of Kerplunk. I don't think that any band has sold out. Every band sets out to make music and to hopefully be famous. Everyone wants a limo. Everyone wants £1m record contract.
Being rich doesn't mean you make rubbish music. It doesn't mean you don't care anymore. It just means you are rich and have a lot of fans.
And Good Charlotte? MTV from the start in my opinion.
(Silly person) Omg I love this band! I'll always love Green Day!
(Silly person 3 or 4 years down the line) I hate this band! They have never made a good song in their lives. I always hated them! Green Day are such sellouts.
(Silly person 3 or 4 years down the line) I hate this band! They have never made a good song in their lives. I always hated them! Green Day are such sellouts.
by jazzpup March 1, 2005
Get the selloutmug. (sellout) with me oh yeah,
(sellout) with me to night,
Record company's gonna give me lots of money,
And everything's gonna be all right,
(sellout) with me to night,
Record company's gonna give me lots of money,
And everything's gonna be all right,
by Tim May 2, 2006
Get the selloutmug. cool bands that get popular and lose all there loyal fans (i.e. AFI, The Misfits, Anti-flag, AFI, Green Day, Casualties, AFI, The Unseen, Did I mention AFI?, and Rancid... Geez thats a lot of bands that aren't cool anymore!)
by subhumans fan May 21, 2006
Get the selloutmug. The term 'sellout' has been around for a few generations. Often used as a negative term used to describe somebody that conforms to a particular way of doing something such a dress, vernacular, or type of work.
Recently it has been used in the indy music scene to a large extent since the explosion of ska, punk, hardcore, and indy rock.
One earns the label of sellout by alienating their core fans that have supported the band by changing their style to be more appealing to a broader audience, often become what they were rebeling against in the very beginning. While some may call this "evolution of the artist/music" one has to remember that evolution is a gradual change and not sudden and drastic, the losing of edge, and doesn't accompany a bigger record label.
While many bands out there refuse to be labeled as sellouts, they are often putting out records and being quoted as saying "This is more true to our core sound, where we started".
Recently it has been used in the indy music scene to a large extent since the explosion of ska, punk, hardcore, and indy rock.
One earns the label of sellout by alienating their core fans that have supported the band by changing their style to be more appealing to a broader audience, often become what they were rebeling against in the very beginning. While some may call this "evolution of the artist/music" one has to remember that evolution is a gradual change and not sudden and drastic, the losing of edge, and doesn't accompany a bigger record label.
While many bands out there refuse to be labeled as sellouts, they are often putting out records and being quoted as saying "This is more true to our core sound, where we started".
"The (fictional band name) use to be hardcore, but they totally changed styles and now they play them on Mtv"
by Mike July 13, 2004
Get the selloutmug. 1) A band that you don't like.
2) Any musical group that gets airplay and turns a profit from their albums.
Does not apply to prefab performers such as Britney Spears et al.
2) Any musical group that gets airplay and turns a profit from their albums.
Does not apply to prefab performers such as Britney Spears et al.
Blink 182 are such sellouts! Now Rage Against The Machine, they fuckin rock dude!!!!11! Let's go smoke cloves and talk about how stupid everything is.
by Emily January 18, 2004
Get the selloutmug. *asian woman walks into In-n-out with a white man*
"Oh no, Matt just died because he saw a sellout."
"Oh no, Matt just died because he saw a sellout."
by Brian S M May 15, 2006
Get the selloutmug. by Estelle June 24, 2004
Get the selloutmug.