Biggest Chicago Sellouts

[ByelineCole]

which band is the biggest sellout from chicago?

[chrisPAIN]

um, why is alkaline trio's name up there? and does the audition really have enough fans to be considered a sell out??? come on, they've never been on MTV or mainstream radio and they've never headlined a tour to my knowledge

[ManicanParty49]

Honestly I chose Plain White T's, cause they are just terrible. "Hate is a strong word, but I really really really don't like you"...are you serious? They couldn't come up with anything better than that? I guess I consider them a bigger sell out, because they aren't as good as Fall Out Boy is, and don't deserve the attention they have.

[selftitled85]

the winner should be mest.

[avengedtbs]

um, why is alkaline trio's name up there? and does the audition really have enough fans to be considered a sell out??? come on, they've never been on MTV or mainstream radio and they've never headlined a tour to my knowledge
that doesnt make a band a sellout....a sellout is a band who changes the music they make for the sole purpose of making more money.....brand new was on mtv, mainstream radio, and have headlined a tour and theyre not a sellout

[JustAnotherPoet]

frankly, i don't consider any of the above bands sellouts. just being on MTV (as much as i hate it), signing to a larger label and running some mainstream singles doesn't make you a sellout. selling out is when you change your values, mindset and the way you treat your fans. its more or less a morals battle verses how much money you make.

[falloutboy.]

this is a crap poll. none of these bands have sold out. signing to a diff. label to get your music heard by more people does NOT mean you have sold out. lame.

[falloutboy.]

i guess it doesnt help that the poll creator is the merch guy for the junior varsity, just cuz tjv havent gotten as much attention as these chicago bands doesnt make these bands sell outs either.

[Smog01]

Most of these bands shouldn't even be up there, except for Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is... and maybe Plain White T's... They suck but they haven't really sold out and what about Mest? They went to a major label just to release inferior albums

[hotemo]

omg its Fall(space)Out(space)Boy. thank you very much

[omgjames]

omg its Fall(space)Out(space)Boy. thank you very much

oh my god! lets shoot someone for spelling fall out boy wrong!

[whiteboypain]

Fall Out Boy was clearly the correct awnswer. Atleast in my mind it was.

[AP_Punk]

:horse:

[NJUNDERDOG]

:horse:

sums it up perfectly

[loganmmm]

Whoever created this poll is the bigger sellout.

[polock]

october fall, fo sho

[Branevember31]

october fall, fo sho


seriously...Ashlee Simpson??

[punknskakid722]

Stupid, pointless poll.

[sasalukac]

whoever voted for alkaline trio should be feces'ed on

[mr chainsaw]

who is the moron who picked alkaline trio...yeah a sell out would have a tour where they play their first full length album in its entirety...fucking moron...

how about academy is... who started out writing interesting music with fucking sweet lyrics on their first ep and now write dime a dozen pop shit songs

[mr chainsaw]

whoever voted for alkaline trio should be feces'ed on

fuckin a

[samantha b-face]

fall out boy is winning
that is a shock
i mean personally, i was totally not expecting that
people think fob sold out?
when did that happen?




jesus

[HolidayFromReal]

I don't think any of the above bands have sold out yet.... That may change when I hear TAI new album.

[selftitled85]

fall out boy is winning
that is a shock
i mean personally, i was totally not expecting that
people think fob sold out?
when did that happen?




jesus

just look at pete wentz.

i still think mest should hav been on it and would have won.

[HowSoonIsNow]

Easy Fall Out Boy. The Academy Is and Plain White T's haven't really sold out in my opinion. Cause they've always had that sound and been that kind of band. Fall Out Boy definetly changed their sound to be more commercial.

[elvis2x]

Plain White T's sound like sellouts. But selling out is the stupidest term ever.

[yourneck]

me.

[JulieLynn]

me.

nuh uh, lies lies lies!

[codex avellum31]

who ever created this poll obviously did it for the mere fact that people would get pissed over the ridulous amount of fall out boy votes. and by putting alkaline trio on there it doesnt look to rediculous but it is. fall out boy basicly got huge then let all there friends tag along. total bull shit. let the real talent be found not shitty poppy emo bands that recycle songs over and over again.

[kbauer]

The Audition, they sold out their original lead singer, by letting Victory replace him under his nose, and then just booting him out in favor of Danny LAWLZ Stevens...atleast thats the story I heard and I know some people.

[polock]

fall out boy is winning
that is a shock
i mean personally, i was totally not expecting that
people think fob sold out?
when did that happen?




jesus


r u drunk, im guessing around the time futct came out

[selftitled85]

Fall Out Boy havent sold out because there sound has barely changed.

its not only about the music though. their mannerisms...the way they act like they are op top of the world. pete being a complete total fuck stick.

costing 100,000+ to play shows...

selling out is the term.

[motioncity182]

this poll is fucking retarded, none of these bands are sellouts

[kevinrocks409]

Rise Against...but i picked FOB.

[falloutboy.]

its not only about the music though. their mannerisms...the way they act like they are op top of the world. pete being a complete total fuck stick.

costing 100,000+ to play shows...

selling out is the term.
a. they ARE on top of the world
b. costing that much to play a college show, which the college will make right back by ticket prices, is clearly irrelevant.
c. you have failed miserably at proving the meaning of 'sell out'

[falloutboy.]

The Audition, they sold out their original lead singer, by letting Victory replace him under his nose, and then just booting him out in favor of Danny LAWLZ Stevens...atleast thats the story I heard and I know some people.
did you hear the audition before danny? pure crap. danny IS the audition. they got signed to the label after he joined the band, rightfully so.

[polock]

yea u would say all that since the fact that ur name is falloutboy

[Alex DiVincenzo]

fob, but who cares

[TomFoolery]

plain white T's, used to love them before that Hate song... Hate is a bad song and i really really really don't like it

[falloutboy.]

yea u would say all that since the fact that ur name is falloutboy
oh is that what my username means :shrug:

[polock]

oh is that what my username means :shrug:


good sarcasm, well played sir

[nohardcoredance]

Plain White T's cause they are just fucking horrible, they sell out and it doesn't even work

[kbauer]

did you hear the audition before danny? pure crap. danny IS the audition. they got signed to the label after he joined the band, rightfully so.


yeah i did and i dont like either vocalist. from what i heard victory records picked danny and kicked the old singer out, and they did it in a pretty crappy way and i think it was wrong for the rest of the band to go with it.

[heytheredelilah]

the winner should be mest.


hey! you leave them alone!

[heytheredelilah]

a. they ARE on top of the world
b. costing that much to play a college show, which the college will make right back by ticket prices, is clearly irrelevant.
c. you have failed miserably at proving the meaning of 'sell out'


selling out to me is when you would choose money over what you used to "love to do"

i for one knew they would sell out. they started as a joke anyway.

[notoaststereo]

all the bands on that list are good/decent... beside plainwhitets. they blow.

[CrazyNa7e]

None of these bands have particularly sold out, but fall out boy has clearly become the closest.

[selftitled85]

a. they ARE on top of the world
b. costing that much to play a college show, which the college will make right back by ticket prices, is clearly irrelevant.
c. you have failed miserably at proving the meaning of 'sell out'

a. no they are not. they are a fad. pete thinks he is on top of the world but soon will come crashing down.
b. they were 25K last year and it is not just for colleges. it is in general. and for colleges to make that kind of money back for a show you would be asking us to jack up prices to $30+. no band of fobs caliber is worth more than $20 for a concert.
c. selling out is not just band wise. look at the way pete wentz has acted. omg...our cd leaking is the biggest hit to the internet since y2k!!11!! he acts like a stuck up prick who thinks so highly of himself that when he shits it smells like pure flowers.

selling out is not just about the music. it is about the look, it is about the way they act, the way people perceive them. their music as a whole...though 10x more cheesy and meh nowadays...isnt as far a change from tttyg as say a band like the starting line or reel big fish (NOT SAYING THESE BANDS SOLD OUT) but the way they act and manner themselves is in a manner that yes...they can be deemed sell outs.

[meliisssaaaa]

fall out boy. second choice, the academy is...

[mpw]

that doesnt make a band a sellout....a sellout is a band who changes the music they make for the sole purpose of making more money.....brand new was on mtv, mainstream radio, and have headlined a tour and theyre not a sellout

i talked to a stage manager once,

he said that selling out doesn't exist,

he said, "when your dad gets a new job for more money, is that selling out?"

[selftitled85]

i talked to a stage manager once,

he said that selling out doesn't exist,

he said, "when your dad gets a new job for more money, is that selling out?"

thats not true.

if you are a stalwart environmentalist and work to preserve forests but dont make a good deal of money. lets say you get a job for a lobbying company asking for logging rights in say alaska...but you get paid a hefty amount...and you take it.

would that be selling out?

i think so

[animmortalsoul]

frankly, i don't consider any of the above bands sellouts. just being on MTV (as much as i hate it), signing to a larger label and running some mainstream singles doesn't make you a sellout. selling out is when you change your values, mindset and the way you treat your fans. its more or less a morals battle verses how much money you make.

I agree with this wholeheartedly, but chose the Plain White T's for the following reason:

Honestly I chose Plain White T's, cause they are just terrible. "Hate is a strong word, but I really really really don't like you"...are you serious? They couldn't come up with anything better than that? I guess I consider them a bigger sell out, because they aren't as good as Fall Out Boy is, and don't deserve the attention they have.

And also agree with the following:

who is the moron who picked alkaline trio...yeah a sell out would have a tour where they play their first full length album in its entirety...fucking moron...

[SeanEBoy2686]

bad poll

[You Won't Know]

bad poll

Agreed.

This is all bullshit anyways. None of these bands have dumbed down their music to the point where it isn't the same or where it doesn't have the original passion, just to make a quick buck.

While some people may hate Pete for how he acts, that has nothing to do with selling out. I personally don't know him so I can't tell you if he's an asshole. But he still does everything he can to make the scene bigger and better, and he clearly still cares about the music he's making. I don't think the whole "tortured artist" persona is a facade. So people need to get the fuck off his back...

[MIKEY_HORROR]

i went with fall out boy.......

[thescumpunk]

wow, i didn't realize people still used the term sell out. who gives a crap either way if you like the music listen to it, and if you don't..i think you can figure it out.

[selftitled85]

hey! you leave them alone!

why? they saw what gc did and tried to follow. unfortunately it worked terribly. the first cd wasting time is one of my favorite pop/punk albums ever. the last cd they released is one of the worst cds i had heard in a long time.

[music_freek_12]

ok first of all its fall out boy not fallout boy...and second of all there shouldnt even be apole for this since fall out boy is the biggest band from chicago

[BruisedxBroken]

that doesnt make a band a sellout....a sellout is a band who changes the music they make for the sole purpose of making more money.....brand new was on mtv, mainstream radio, and have headlined a tour and theyre not a sellout

yeah?

listen to Your Favorite Weapon, and then listen to their newer shit. SELLOUT...

[thebestkylever]

wilco.

[SensesFailed23]

This poll is just fucking ridiculous for the pure fact that they put Alkaline Trio on the list. Every album has that same Alkaline Trio sound. If they started writing songs about high school lunch in the cafeteria instead of, say, "step 1: slit my throat..." then we can throw up the sell out flag.

[Chancetobe]

I don't really think any of these bands are sellouts. However, this poll did make me realize what good music comes out of Chicago.

[lostboy]

easiest poll ever created. ever.

[tonighttonight0]

Fall Out Boy

[falloutboy.]

a. no they are not. they are a fad. pete thinks he is on top of the world but soon will come crashing down.
b. they were 25K last year and it is not just for colleges. it is in general. and for colleges to make that kind of money back for a show you would be asking us to jack up prices to $30+. no band of fobs caliber is worth more than $20 for a concert.
c. selling out is not just band wise. look at the way pete wentz has acted. omg...our cd leaking is the biggest hit to the internet since y2k!!11!! he acts like a stuck up prick who thinks so highly of himself that when he shits it smells like pure flowers.

selling out is not just about the music. it is about the look, it is about the way they act, the way people perceive them. their music as a whole...though 10x more cheesy and meh nowadays...isnt as far a change from tttyg as say a band like the starting line or reel big fish (NOT SAYING THESE BANDS SOLD OUT) but the way they act and manner themselves is in a manner that yes...they can be deemed sell outs.
a. do you know the defintion of a fad? here copy and pasted off wikipedia.. A fad, also known as a craze, refers to a fashion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion) that becomes popular in a culture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture) relatively quickly, but loses popularity dramatically. im pretty sure thats what i always knew what a fad was. Fall Out Boy has been around since 2001, not once have they 'lost popularity' in any of their 6 year existence, but have only GAINED fans and will continue doing so for years to come. yes i said years to come, because im sorry, people will care about this band, and they care about their fans. this band has potential to stick around for a LONG time, mark my words.
b. ticket prices indicate a band's status in society. fall out boy will sell out a shit load of honda civic tour dates at 35 bucks a pop, 16000+ sized venues, im pretty sure they can do whatever the hell they want and still get away with it, right or not.
c. i guarantee if you were faced with the fame FOB received you wouldnt know what to do withyourself. change in personality aka the way you act, is a natural cause of fame or becoming a celebrity, 'selling out' should only be related to music, and FOB has stuck with FBR with a signing to a major label to help promote the band, nothing wrong with that, is there?

your argument is that the music of FOB has not changed(besides chessey-ness) but only because Pete acts weird, they are sell outs? What about the other 3 band members? they have slowly let fame affect them, but a band consists of all the members, and just because one stands out, you cant deem FOB as a whole a sell out, because you said yourself, the music hasnt changed. They still are and always will be Fall Out Boy to me.

[totallysweat]

all of these bands sound exactly the same besides Alkaline Trio, and they should have stopped years ago.

[totallysweat]

a. do you know the defintion of a fad? here copy and pasted off wikipedia.. A fad, also known as a craze, refers to a fashion (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion) that becomes popular in a culture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture) relatively quickly, but loses popularity dramatically. im pretty sure thats what i always knew what a fad was. Fall Out Boy has been around since 2001, not once have they 'lost popularity' in any of their 6 year existence, but have only GAINED fans and will continue doing so for years to come. yes i said years to come, because im sorry, people will care about this band, and they care about their fans. this band has potential to stick around for a LONG time, mark my words.
b. ticket prices indicate a band's status in society. fall out boy will sell out a shit load of honda civic tour dates at 35 bucks a pop, 16000+ sized venues, im pretty sure they can do whatever the hell they want and still get away with it, right or not.
c. i guarantee if you were faced with the fame FOB received you wouldnt know what to do withyourself. change in personality aka the way you act, is a natural cause of fame or becoming a celebrity, 'selling out' should only be related to music, and FOB has stuck with FBR with a signing to a major label to help promote the band, nothing wrong with that, is there?

your argument is that the music of FOB has not changed(besides chessey-ness) but only because Pete acts weird, they are sell outs? What about the other 3 band members? they have slowly let fame affect them, but a band consists of all the members, and just because one stands out, you cant deem FOB as a whole a sell out, because you said yourself, the music hasnt changed. They still are and always will be Fall Out Boy to me.

What??? I don't even like Fall Out Boy but I know just from hearing their new single that they've changed DRASTICALLY since their very first album. I saw them at midwest music summit in Indianapolis in like 2001 at a hole in the wall club and they were really cool down to earth guys. Do you expect them to ever play a venue like that again when they could take a stadium and make tens of thousands more on just that one date? And now I hear they're working with Timbaland or whatever that rapper's name is that steals other people's beats, and you're going to say that THAT isn't for the money? Grow up man and get with it, just because you are obviously in love with Fall Out Boy for whatever reason doesn't mean you can't admit the truth. Who cares about "selling out" or whatever each person in this poll THINKS that means (everyone obviously has differentiating opinions), to say that FOB hasn't changed is outrageous.

[Anton Djamoos]

What??? I don't even like Fall Out Boy but I know just from hearing their new single that they've changed DRASTICALLY since their very first album. I saw them at midwest music summit in Indianapolis in like 2001 at a hole in the wall club and they were really cool down to earth guys. Do you expect them to ever play a venue like that again when they could take a stadium and make tens of thousands more on just that one date? And now I hear they're working with Timbaland or whatever that rapper's name is that steals other people's beats, and you're going to say that THAT isn't for the money? Grow up man and get with it, just because you are obviously in love with Fall Out Boy for whatever reason doesn't mean you can't admit the truth. Who cares about "selling out" or whatever each person in this poll THINKS that means (everyone obviously has differentiating opinions), to say that FOB hasn't changed is outrageous.
Yeah, cause you know them.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Im not a fall out boy fan whatsoever, but, I dont consider them to be sellouts.

I think their train of thought was ... "You know, hardcore is a lot of fun to play, but, there is very little money it. We like rock, so, lets write some pop rock songs."

Which they did, everyone loved them, they got huge, and now they are millionaires. I mean, can you really blame the guys?? I think that kicks ass. Hell, its not their fault everyone digs their tunes....

[cory-182]

this is a crap poll. none of these bands have sold out. signing to a diff. label to get your music heard by more people does NOT mean you have sold out. lame.

Fall Out Boy has sold out so many times it's not even funny. I can't even listen to them anymore without wanting to go crazy.