A Tribute to Musicians

[tyrannosaurus vex]

Willie Nelson

edit: also,

JOHNNY CASH

[AFK]

I can think of tons but here are a few off the top of my head:

Tom Petty

Neil Young

Judas Priest

Sonic Youth

[LMNO]

Janis Joplin

Charley lists off his favorite classic rock heroes, ITT.

I'm not sure if it counts if you die before you get the chance to sell out.

[Adios]

Janis Joplin

Charley lists off his favorite classic rock heroes, ITT.

I'm not sure if it counts if you die before you get the chance to sell out.

I did consider that when posting her and Hendrix.

And a not so favorite. Meatloaf.

[Payne]

Tom Waits
Nofx
Bad Religion
Immortal Technique
Miles Davis

A random selection of my own favoured artists that I think have integrity.

[President Television]

Shannon Hoon.
Link Wray.
J.G. Thirlwell.

[Payne]

Shannon Hoon.

I'm not sure if it counts if you die before you get the chance to sell out.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

The Beatles are a good choice. They didn't sell out - it isn't their fault that the entire industry copied them for 30 years (and is beginning to again).

Some of you may disagree, but I'll give a quick shout out to two of the fallen who have inspired me: Kurt Cobain (listening to Nirvana got me into music) and Peter Steele

Disqualified. Last album or two from Type O Negative were pure "pop goth" radio candy bullshit. Peter Steele does however retain points for being one of only 3 men whose genitals have been portrayed in the background picture of my wife's computer screen.

I reckon that has a lot to do with going to rehab and converting to Catholicism.

[Telarus]

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sold out to himself; became a self-parody.

I'll have to think on this one.

Aaaaah, like Shatner.

[President Television]

Shannon Hoon.

I'm not sure if it counts if you die before you get the chance to sell out.

I can't be sure either, but Soup sounded to me like a bit of a backlash against the kind of sound that made No Rain a hit. Or maybe it just happened to be the general direction they were going in at the time. Who knows?

[Payne]

Shannon Hoon.

I'm not sure if it counts if you die before you get the chance to sell out.

I can't be sure either, but Soup sounded to me like a bit of a backlash against the kind of sound that made No Rain a hit. Or maybe it just happened to be the general direction they were going in at the time. Who knows?

Soup is a great album, but I don't think it really shows any real backlash as you say. It's just better.

It was inspired mostly by his trip(s) to detox and the ensuing darker view on the world, as opposed to any rejection of corporate interference in Blind Melons music.

He never had a chance to sell out, or a chance to show he had long lasting integrity of whatever form that might take, which is (probably) a pity. He did get a chance to show everyone how to REALLY kill off a promising career in the shortest possible amount of time though.

[Requia ☣]

Sold out to himself; became a self-parody.

There was a point where he wasn't a self parody?

[E.O.T.]

The Minutemen.  No compromise.  Ever.

THIS

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[E.O.T.]

Henry Rollins.

I FUCKING LOVE HENRY

          but i would say this is up for debate. Laptop/ label ads + NIKE ads make me go ...hmm...

OR OTHERWISE

          i would like a definition for "sell out". actually, i'd like that def anyway to continue onto a coherent rumble

i say

          Marc Almond (the singer)

          Genesis P. Orridge (the thinger/ tinker/ dreamer)

          Hank Williams, Jr. (a natural born guitar ringer)

cuz they're all old n time worn.

AND

          Douglas Pierce (Death In June).

[President Television]

Henry Rollins.

I FUCKING LOVE HENRY

          but i would say this is up for debate. Laptop/ label ads + NIKE ads make me go ...hmm...

I didn't realize he'd done that.