tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660533478957028592.post1428506787919408204..comments2023-05-22T08:47:59.548-04:00Comments on Lady Holiday: All of Us In Our NightUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660533478957028592.post-61851005968187536782009-12-01T19:26:20.577-05:002009-12-01T19:26:20.577-05:00It's a good question, Jeff, and one that I hav...It's a good question, Jeff, and one that I have struggled with. I want little bands to become successful and appreciated. And yet I can never escape the fact (right or wrong) that I like a current band less if they have been featured on a commercial, tv show, movie, etc. For me, musicians should just be musicians and not use their talent to help sell anything else. That's what I mean by selling out. (there are exceptions, of course, like when America did the music for The Last Unicorn--that was art.) Also, I don't think musicians should play in stadiums. When a group reaches the point that they are playing in stadiums, then they should just retire, because a stadium kills the music and turns the whole thing into a spectacle. That's also selling out--caring more for the money and fame than the quality of the sound and the experience with your fans. It's just my three cents.Lady Holidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938805246103520861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660533478957028592.post-35173257918460466342009-12-01T15:53:41.400-05:002009-12-01T15:53:41.400-05:00Wow, Holly, I had no idea that you were a music sn...Wow, Holly, I had no idea that you were a music snob! :-)<br /><br />I'm kidding, kind of...I usually don't like it when people describe a musical artist as having "sold out." Music is clearly a bigger part of your life than it is of mine, so I'd be interested to read a post on what the term "sold out" means to you, and whether bands owe anything to their long-time fans.<br /><br />Personally, unless you're talking about Sugar Ray or Hank Williams, Jr., I don't know if I would ever agree that a musical act has sold out.<br /><br />But it's a conversation I'd like to have with you some time.jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08514402256150540930noreply@blogger.com