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