Which band "sold out" the most from their early stuff.

[squashjoe]

Brass Alley

 

[EcosseMackem]

Don’t know if they sold out but Stereophonics first couple of releases were decent if hardly world changing but have since become as boring as fuck.

Good shout with SM,stadium rock,cheap U2 impressions.

Simple Minds were brilliant at times in the early days - Empires and Dance is an absolutely fantastic album - then they discovered Steve Lilywhite who turned them into U2 mk2

 

[Tim Nice But Dim]

Ive seen a lot of people argue it the other way though. That they were the sell outs because they`d sold out their thrash roots by trying different stuff. Rather than accepting that throwing a bit of country vibes in like Mama Said, or even a bit of Shadows in with some of the stuff on the black album is just musical growth

Musical growth is valid, the trick is to incorporate new ideas into your music,without losing your musical identity

 

[genewolf]

Dexys

 

[West Stand]

U2, anything after the unforgettable fire although I did buy the Joshua tree.
Really don’t like them now.

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Kings of Leon

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Arcade Fire. The first record was simply amazing, and then they decided to go disco

 

[genewolf]

I wouldn't say sell out but REM became vastly more commercial.

 

[Arkle]

Dexys

I'm not sure they've ever made a bad album TBH.

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Kings of Leon.

Kings of Leon

You beat me to it.

 

[Arthur80]

Not a band but Calvin Harris did some decent collaborations early on but then sold out and has done some horrendous stuff recently.

 

[Arkle]

I wouldn't say sell out but REM became vastly more commercial.

Monster was definitely an attempt to become a stadium rock band.

 

[steadybreeze]

Simple Minds were brilliant at times in the early days - Empires and Dance is an absolutely fantastic album - then they discovered Steve Lilywhite who turned them into U2 mk2

Saw them on the New Gold Dream tour about 82, glittering prize and all that thought they were brilliant, never liked a song since!

Van Morrison, lazy money making albums (not heard the new one though)

Southern Death Cult/ Death Cult/ The Cult was a weird one. The Cult did some good stuff but saw them later on looked and sounded like Status Quo

 

[mad cyril]

Jamiroqui

a superb acid jazz / funk debut album followed by cheesy pop dance guff

 

[herra soul mob]

Dexys

agree to a point when went to 'too rye aye ' but went totally uncommercial with ' dont stand me down ', barely sold a copy and no obvious single on album, one cam out but was about 8 minutes long.

 

[mad cyril]

Simple Minds were brilliant at times in the early days - Empires and Dance is an absolutely fantastic album - then they discovered Steve Lilywhite who turned them into U2 mk2

early simple minds are amazing. Empires and Dance and New Gold dream are top class

 

[genewolf]

I'm not sure they've ever made a bad album TBH.

Think I just really love Young Soul Rebels. Didn't love the addition of strings and the gypsy stylings of to rye ay

 

[Arkle]

Van Morrison, lazy money making albums (not heard the new one though)

The new one:

Van Morrison: Latest Record Project Volume 1 review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

 

[Tim Nice But Dim]

Saw them on the New Gold Dream tour about 82, glittering prize and all that thought they were brilliant, never liked a song since!

Van Morrison, lazy money making albums (not heard the new one though)

Southern Death Cult/ Death Cult/ The Cult was a weird one. The Cult did some good stuff but saw them later on looked and sounded like Status Quo

Van Morrison's new single and album, are actually pretty damn good First for a long time

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Jefferson Airplane