Is Pearl Jam the only band who rejected fame?

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  • mcthud
    mcthud Posts: 366
    SKELLER wrote:
    I love pearl jam... don't get me wrong. But if you going to look for the ultimate band that "rejected fame" look no further then the Beatles. They stopped touring halfway through the band career.

    +1
  • AzWicker
    AzWicker Posts: 1,162
    SKELLER wrote:
    Seriously... you need to take a step back a little. Rejected fame? Maybe in the beginning but last year they were sponsored by Target AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. So that's all out the window now.

    I love pearl jam... don't get me wrong. But if you going to look for the ultimate band that "rejected fame" look no further then the Beatles. They stopped touring halfway through the band career.

    They didn't reject fame, they just hated each other
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  • Black73
    Black73 Posts: 1,018
    bigmattk11 wrote:
    goldrush wrote:
    The first person that springs to mind for me is Neil Young.

    Firstly, in the 70s Neil said "Heart of Gold put me in the middle of the road. Traveling there soon became a bore, so I headed for the ditch. A rougher ride but I saw more interesting people there." After Danny Whitten died the "Ditch Trilogy" of albums were a concerted effort to avoid the mainstream and get out of the public eye.

    He did a similar thing in the 80s when he signed for Geffen. How many other people do you know of that have been sued by their own record company for "making music unrepresentative of himself"?

    For sure. You see albums like "Trans", "Reactor", "Life" and think what was Neil doing. He was doing what he wanted to do. New styles. I believe hearing once that Neil himself didn't care for everything he did. He likes to keep it fresh.

    Hey bigmatt, guessing you and I could now change our names to "After THE goldrush!" Gotta agree - Uncle Neil is the epitome of thrusting his middle finger at anyone who suggests he take a mainstream approach. Greendale is another album that pissed off some fans - I recall he played that album start to finish on the tour after its release. No Heart of Gold, no Old Man, no Needle, just carmichael and grandpa's interview.
  • Black73
    Black73 Posts: 1,018
    AzWicker wrote:
    SKELLER wrote:
    Seriously... you need to take a step back a little. Rejected fame? Maybe in the beginning but last year they were sponsored by Target AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. So that's all out the window now.

    I love pearl jam... don't get me wrong. But if you going to look for the ultimate band that "rejected fame" look no further then the Beatles. They stopped touring halfway through the band career.

    They didn't reject fame, they just hated each other

    We can all thank Yoko Ono for that!
  • WaveRyder
    WaveRyder Posts: 1,128
    Go To Fire 43 wrote:
    Harvey Danger rejected success. Does that count.


    +1
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  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    SomethingCreative wrote:
    boyo79 wrote:
    Not a massive band but Brand New have certainly rejected fame. Hardly ever give interviews, do things their way and quite openly criticise the music biz. Top band though.


    Totally agree. Wasn't a big fan of their first album and how they fit into the whole "emo" scene, but they've since transformed themselves and become their own independant sound which I love. VERY instense live as well.

    nice to see the love for brand new on here. probably my fave band from long island.
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