| OThere is a prominent feeling that when | | | | life do, to keep their career promising |
| a band decides to grow up and write more | | | | in the future. |
| about real life, adult situations they | | | | It also doesn't make sense when people |
| have become a better band. A good case | | | | accuse bands of selling out after they |
| of this can be seen in the popular pop | | | | sign with big record companies and play |
| band blink-182. Often known for their | | | | on MTV. The truth is that every band is |
| childish themes in songs early in their | | | | made to make the big bucks and to be |
| career, this band focused most of their | | | | famous. By refusing to go mainstream it |
| attention on swear words and being naked | | | | would be hard for any band to do this. |
| in various situations. As their CDs grew | | | | That being said, making more sensitive |
| in number, however, they began to write | | | | and serious lyrics shouldn't go hand in |
| about suicide and other various harder | | | | hand with selling out. While blink-182 |
| topics in their music. Many fans of the | | | | may have been happy all the time and |
| band felt they sold out at this same | | | | felt good enough to not have to write |
| time, becoming too main stream and | | | | anything but naked humor early, it is |
| overlooking fans of their previous work. | | | | likely they witnessed more and more bad |
| So this article will address whether | | | | events occurring around them as they |
| making meaningful lyrics goes hand in | | | | grew into their later ages. It is hard |
| hand with selling out. | | | | to keep all your emotions bottled up |
| The first thing that has to be addressed | | | | when you want to express feelings, so it |
| is that there are some bands which start | | | | is not a big deal that the band wanted |
| out playing meaningful lyrics from their | | | | to use harder events in their lyrics. I |
| very first single. Because it would be | | | | don't think that makes them sellouts, |
| incredibly hard to call someone whose | | | | even though they are much more of a |
| never been anything but mainstream as | | | | mainstream band than they used to be. |
| selling out to the mainstream, we will | | | | In the end, blink-182 broke apart and no |
| ignore this group for now. | | | | longer play together anymore. Many fans |
| The truth of the matter is that bands | | | | still existed for the band and they are |
| cannot make the same songs over and over | | | | still looking for a reunion. While this |
| again. Why would people continuously | | | | may or may not ever happen, one thing is |
| spend money on buying new audio CDs and | | | | for sure. The blink-182 who used to have |
| going to concerts if all they were going | | | | nothing to do but run naked down a |
| to hear is the same old thing? That may | | | | street while passing hot girls is |
| work for diehard fans, but not the | | | | probably gone forever. But their lyrics |
| casual ones who pack most of the | | | | will be something that will touch us all |
| stadiums and concerts. Bands have to | | | | forever. |
| change and adjust, like everyone else in | | | | |