• TruthAintEasy@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      7 months ago

      Oh they deserve it, just not because of their music. I used to hang with a few guys that grew up in the same town, the stories they would tell…

    • Zoop@beehaw.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      7 months ago

      Haha my first thought when I read the title was Creed. We had similar thoughts.

    • Delphia@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      7 months ago

      They chose to be commercially popular. They CAN absolutely shred, they ARE very talented. But they chose the top 40 route and are laughing all the way to the bank.

      Everyone has a price, if you’re an artist and you havent “sold out” its because nobody offered you enough money.

      • bstix@feddit.dk
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        7 months ago

        Music is a medium and playing is a craft. Some people play to express themselves in artistic ways and others play to make a living. It’s all music, even when it’s not art.

        Nobody hates the guy who paints walls for a living for not being Picasso, but when it comes to music, everyone looks at any guy with a guitar expecting him to be the next artistic genius.

        Sometimes he’s just there to play three chords, get paid and go home.

        I don’t really like Nickelback’s music, but if I ever need a house painted, I’d call them before calling someone who hasn’t “sold out”. I think that’s their appeal.