Sell Out/Quotes
"There is a fine line between musical banality and commercialization. Banality showcases the factual designation of being unoriginal and/or giving in to cultural cliche. Commercialization breaches the point in which an artist or band are, essentially, only in it for the money. They dumb down their sound – even more so than usual. They introduce big fancy producers and big-shot executives who instruct them on what is popular nowadays with the kiddies. They make their lyrics and structural compositions safe, clean-cut, and cookie-cutter to the utmost standards. From a critical standpoint, this is a band whose very essence channels the veins of generic, tepid, and uninspired musical compositions – whether or not this is channeling an older vein of professionalization or a forced version of such depends on the musical viewpoint. —MarcelsMusicJournal, in his review of Instant Gratification by Dance Gavin Dance (via Rate Your Music)
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"The enlightened are always the first to sell out."
—from an Old World of Darkness game
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