Corporate American Flag

donald Cronin
donald Cronin Posts: 49
edited August 2012 in The Porch
I recall the press conference to annonce the South American tour a few years ago. Pearl Jam stood in front of an American flag in which each of the 50 stars was replaced with a corporate logo. I need to find a photo of this to ascertain if the Targer corporate logo was included.

It is interesting that just a few years ago they were lambasting the corporate control of America by affixing that flag to the wall behind them and now they have a commercial with a BIG RED TARGET logo flashing behind them in full support of such control.

Seems hypocritical to me, sorry if others don't see it but it is fairly transparent if you have followed the history of the band.

Stop following with your eyes closed....
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  • Pushin Forward Back
    Pushin Forward Back Posts: 890
    please shut up-
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    this was discussed months ago...you're late to the party.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • OlDiamondback
    OlDiamondback Posts: 100
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  • Backspacer_Backer
    Backspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    yeah, thank goodness they weren't attached to any corporations before this Target deal.
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Hmmm...No Target.
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • Kat
    Kat Posts: 4,967
    And when someone chooses to work within the system and gets the corporation to make changes in the way they do things, what do we call that? I call it activism.

    Admin
    Falling down,...not staying down
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
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  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    They can't truly live "off the grid" and still get a CD into your hands.
  • elwayvedder
    elwayvedder South Jersey Posts: 9,178
    Kat wrote:
    And when someone chooses to work within the system and gets the corporation to make changes in the way they do things, what do we call that? I call it activism.

    Admin

    or get the corporation to give back to the community and help make the world better as well....
    www.operationyellowribbon.org
  • G Force
    G Force Posts: 1,393
    Pushin Forward Back wrote:
    please shut up-

    +1
  • WeBelongTogether
    WeBelongTogether Posts: 340
    aNiMaL wrote:
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    God, Ed looks so cool in that photo...
    Camden - 5/28/06; Camden - 6/20/08; MSG - 6/25/08; Newark - (Ed Solo) 8/7/08; Philly - (Ed Solo) 6/12/09; Philly - 10/30/09; Philly - 10/31/09; Newark - 5/18/10; MSG - 5/20/10; MSG - 5/21/10
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Kat wrote:
    And when someone chooses to work within the system and gets the corporation to make changes in the way they do things, what do we call that? I call it activism.

    Admin
    I agree!

    And if you have followed the history of this band, you should also closely follow this Target deal and hear wht the band members themselves have said about it and understand the deal they made. How different it is from any other big box retail deal every done before by any other band.

    And, you would think this was the first time PJ has ever been partnered with a large corporation. I am not sure what you thought Sony Music was. But this time around, they got to cut out a couple big box retailers. So, they are actually with less corporations now than they ever have been in the past.
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    Hey, what's wrong with Playboy???
  • skyeriverwinter
    skyeriverwinter Posts: 1,901
    aNiMaL wrote:
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    they don't look too thrilled to be there do they.......
  • sickwillie
    sickwillie Posts: 178
    Everyone is entitled to their opinion. That being said...

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    "We've done really well with teenage death songs." -EV
  • oona left
    oona left Posts: 1,677
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Kat wrote:
    And when someone chooses to work within the system and gets the corporation to make changes in the way they do things, what do we call that? I call it activism.

    Admin
    I agree!

    And if you have followed the history of this band, you should also closely follow this Target deal and hear wht the band members themselves have said about it and understand the deal they made. How different it is from any other big box retail deal every done before by any other band.

    And, you would think this was the first time PJ has ever been partnered with a large corporation. I am not sure what you thought Sony Music was. But this time around, they got to cut out a couple big box retailers. So, they are actually with less corporations now than they ever have been in the past.



    I love the fact that the band is with a distributor that keeps its disembodied hands off the music!!!
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i'm gonna go buy a bunch of useless crap at Target in honor of this thread.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    donald Cronin wrote:
    It is interesting that just a few years ago they were lambasting the corporate control of America by affixing that flag to the wall behind them and now they have a commercial with a BIG RED TARGET logo flashing behind them in full support of such control.

    Seems hypocritical to me, sorry if others don't see it but it is fairly transparent if you have followed the history of the band.

    Stop following with your eyes closed....

    Yeah, I miss the days when they stuck with the little guys, like Sony. I don't get how they could move from such a small, independent label to a giant megacorporation. Wait, isn't Sony a giant megacorporation? They make like half the electronics I own and release half my CD's... and isn't the new album being released on the band's own label and they're just letting Target carry it because nobody else was willing to let indie music stores sell it too? Shit, now I don't know what to think... I was so looking forward to a good corporate whore rant...
  • ra288388
    ra288388 Posts: 50
    Good for them! They made a good deal with Target, they're making good money, why shouldn't they? Wouldn't we all love to? It's about time an artist is making a good buck with their talents, and they probably give a lot of their money to charity anyway. Target does.
  • Got Guts
    Got Guts Posts: 40
    If they truly didn't give a shit they would've sold out to Wal-mart to sell more records. I myself didn't get it at first but I understand and support it now. Think a little more before you speak, please.

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