wavinginthewind Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 What Wilco did was shit. You can justify it a million ways til Sunday, it was soul sucking commercialism.Lets make an album of music that expresses something deep about the way we're feeling and then sell the whole thing to be used in commercials.Can't wait until bands start getting sponsered by companies to make albums.This just in, Coors light has just signed [ insert favorite band here ] to a 3 album deal. Release date for the first tune will be during this years Super Bowl commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Yeah and rock and roll used to be about excess. And cars used leaded gas. We all drank whole milk. And no one knew what a carbon footprint was. Times change............I say get paid motherfuckers, but I am true blue conservative.And no BGT and GD are not mainstream, but they got a lot of recognition as unknown bands when those commercials came out (I think they were one of the first ads to list the artist and song title on screen during the ad too).S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Where Did The Mother Fucking Cheese Go At, I don't believe supported Pizza Hut, but rather ripped them off and stole their money. Then they put Ocean Man in a car commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 You really believe Wilco would do that? Talk about sensationalism!Thanks now I don't have to listen to your opinion any longer......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavinginthewind Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 It's weird (to me) how this has become totally acceptable' date=' even encouraged. [/quote']It's weird (to me) how not paying for music has become totally acceptable, even encouraged. A brother's gotta eat, yo.I pay for music. I go to shows. I buy merch at shows. People downloading music illegally is not a justification for using your music to sell Volkswagens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 What Wilco did was shit. You can justify it a million ways til Sunday, it was soul sucking commercialism.Exactly whose soul is being sucked commercially?Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavinginthewind Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 You really believe Wilco would do that? Talk about sensationalism!Thanks now I don't have to listen to your opinion any longer.........No, I was just illustrating that the road to commercialism is a slippery slope. Where do you draw the line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRider Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 When I was a teenager, if I heard a band in Zellers commercial they would become immidiately uncool. Zellers fucking rules! The lowest price is the LAW and I for one abide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I think thats just the point, that there is no line anymore; or that it has been infinitely obscured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I dunno, until Jeff Tweedy interrupts a Wilco show to announce that the new VW hybrid series is now available at the Lancaster Volkswagon on McDonnell Street and Wilco ticketholders get free detailing, I still don't find it that intrusive.Sky Blue Sky is *still* an amazing album (imo), the licensing of the material doesn't change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavinginthewind Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 I think thats just the point, that there is no line anymore; or that it has been infinitely obscured. Agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavinginthewind Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Sky Blue Sky is *still* an amazing album (imo), the licensing of the material doesn't change that.I totally agree it is a great album, but a little part of me died when I heard it in a VW commercial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 that's your problem then, not the artist's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Licensing songs that are already written is like getting a gigantic raise and promotion at work for doing nothing extra. Picasso, Warhol, tons of painters / artists etc all had patrons that paid them to create. Do you have issues with that? If no, what’s the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 If the creator of the material has no problem allowing it to promote some sort of product why should you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 If no, what’s the difference? The difference is not the medium or message, its the audience. When you frequent online communities that involve people who are left leaning (or stuck), you get this type of stuff: TV sucks, the govt sucks, bikes rule, music rules, money is evil and so are corporations.......Warhol is cool cause he only painted Campbells cans and there was internet to beam up every detail of his finances and supporters of projects he sold; Wilco sucks because we are all aware of their windfall and are reminded of it during every CSI. Its like the article above, the easiest thing to do is dismiss. Maybe Wilco sold their songs to VW because they are doing great things with internal combustion engines (wait till they release the new diesel engines!)- or maybe they just thought "fuck yeah, lets take that $200,000 and buy some big ass TVs and lots of Pizza Hut." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 It would really suck if MacDonalds started wrapping their nasty burgers with warhol pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Good Point Zimmy. But it doesnt matter, cuz we all need to get paid. Dont matter how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 How awesome would it be if Wilco blew their payment solely on Pizza Hut??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 At least they aren't selling their asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 How awesome would it be if Wilco blew their payment solely on Pizza Hut???And got really fat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Zimmy Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 How awesome would it be if Wilco blew their payment solely on Pizza Hut???And got really fat!Awww, not awesome at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Oh yeah Zimmy, what about Bob doing commercials for Victorias Secret? Or his schilling for XM Radio? I am sure there are some payoffs there...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Bank of Montreal....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 When you frequent online communities that involve people who are left leaning (or stuck), you get this type of stuff: TV sucks, the govt sucks, bikes rule, music rules, money is evil and so are corporations.......This is some pretty awesome stuff, right here! Almost as awesome as big ass TVs and Pizza Hut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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