Originally posted by turnloosetheswans
like gods of the sun is underrated,was considered to be their sell out record by many but in all honesty, their isnt much comercial about it... tis just real good....
Agreed totally. Its a good album, and it raises a point that I must rant about.....
I love the whole notion that people have, where a band starts writing songs with a more straightforward melodic structure to them, and people call it "commercial" LOL To me, commercial music is the type of music that appeals to a large mainstream audience, gets lots of radio and television airplay, and is written to acheive maximum financial gain and widespread acceptance. Bands like My Dying Bride, Sentenced, Anathema, Katatonia, etc., may have streamlined their sound somewhat into a less abrasive overall sound, but to say that these bands have "gone commercial" is just about the most ludicrous thing I have ever heard. An album such as "Like Gods Of The Sun" has way too many dark and heavy elements to it to ever come close to being "commercial", and I dont think anything MDB ever does will ever earn them a million bucks and wind up on an 'MTV Party to Go' compilation.
I heard someone the other day say that bands like Anathema and My Dying Bride changed their sound because of the "lure of money". I'm telling this to all of you right now........if ANYONE actually thinks that bands such as these reap any real financial benefits from playing the music they do, you are sorely mistaken. If anyone in these bands truly had the desire to change in order to make cash, they'd be playing a very very different kind of music.
No matter how "poppy" you think the new Sentenced sounds, for example, I can guarantee that those guys will never be selling enough cds to buy themselves nice houses and fancy cars. And I am sure the guys in the band are aware of this too. They grow up, their tastes change musically, and they explore new avenues. Its as simple as that.
And on that note, I will say that I honestly think that the "34.788% complete" cd, while somewhat of a letdown in some ways, actually had some pretty fucking cool moments on it. The band tried something different, and it didnt quite work for them. But I never cried sell out at them, thats for certain.