I couldn't disagree more. Yes the Beasties sold out hard core on their first album Licensed To Ill. But they were teenagers & just trying to be like RUN-DMC. After that, they made "do it yourself" music that was no longer popular in the mainstream. It wasn't until Sabotage that they began to have commercial success again. And Sabotage was just an accident! The fact that they continued doing their own thing without caring about what other artists were doing, but having some commercial success anyway, proved their longevity. This is the point when a band can REALLY make some...
I couldn't disagree more. Yes the Beasties sold out hard core on their first album Licensed To Ill. But they were teenagers & just trying to be like RUN-DMC. After that, they made "do it yourself" music that was no longer popular in the mainstream. It wasn't until Sabotage that they began to have commercial success again. And Sabotage was just an accident! The fact that they continued doing their own thing without caring about what other artists were doing, but having some commercial success anyway, proved their longevity. This is the point when a band can REALLY make some money by selling one of their classics to run in a TV ad. I think the point in this line is: sure the Beasties made a lot of money but they never had to rely on commercialism to do it. The reason it meant more in 1998 as opposed to 1986 is because in 1998, they had proven it. It is still true today.
"I won't sell my songs for no TV ad" would mean more if it were written before he was a millionaire.
Excellent track, though.
I couldn't disagree more. Yes the Beasties sold out hard core on their first album Licensed To Ill. But they were teenagers & just trying to be like RUN-DMC. After that, they made "do it yourself" music that was no longer popular in the mainstream. It wasn't until Sabotage that they began to have commercial success again. And Sabotage was just an accident! The fact that they continued doing their own thing without caring about what other artists were doing, but having some commercial success anyway, proved their longevity. This is the point when a band can REALLY make some...
I couldn't disagree more. Yes the Beasties sold out hard core on their first album Licensed To Ill. But they were teenagers & just trying to be like RUN-DMC. After that, they made "do it yourself" music that was no longer popular in the mainstream. It wasn't until Sabotage that they began to have commercial success again. And Sabotage was just an accident! The fact that they continued doing their own thing without caring about what other artists were doing, but having some commercial success anyway, proved their longevity. This is the point when a band can REALLY make some money by selling one of their classics to run in a TV ad. I think the point in this line is: sure the Beasties made a lot of money but they never had to rely on commercialism to do it. The reason it meant more in 1998 as opposed to 1986 is because in 1998, they had proven it. It is still true today.