all gone

i know that many bands have been hated for 'selling out' and signing for major labels, but the act of signing for a label doesn't really matter to me. they have to earn a living, and i'm more than happy to see my favourite bands get their due recognition and money's worth for all their awesomeness, because otherwise what's gonna feed them? are they gonna eat their fans' adoration? is that edible?

what i'm most worried of is bands going mainstream and losing their edge in order to appeal to a mass audience. it's not so much of tuning their sound, tweaking it a little to make it sound better to, yes, get more fans, but rather more like a total change in their musical direction to something completely unappealing and just plain sucky.

it's happened to so many of my favourite bands that it just saddens me. atreyu, funeral for a friend, i've given up on them because their songs have turned to shit. for some other bands i still hold a bit of hope, but even this little glimmer is fading. so sad, so sad.

written 12 june, 11:28pm