More Proof about how MTV wussed out by not showing videos by Grate Bands.

[Unchainme]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appetite_For_Destruction

"The album is among the best selling albums in history; at least 15 million copies were sold in United States alone. However, one year after it was released in 1987, the album had sold only 500,000 copies. The reason was that MTV refused to play any Guns N' Roses videos because the album's original cover, based on the Robert Williams painting Appetite for Destruction, depicting a robot rapist about to be punished by a toothy metal avenger, was considered offensive by MTV. The band compromised, and put the original cover art inside, replacing it with a cover depicting a crucifix and skulls of the five band members (Rose has this design tattooed on his right forearm), somewhat like Grateful Dead album artwork. This compromise was not good enough for MTV, and the network continued the video ban. Finally, David Geffen then president of Geffen Records called MTV and begged them to play the Welcome to the Jungle video. MTV agreed to play it once, at 2 o'clock in the morning. The song became MTV's #1 most requested song in 24 hours."

The same thing happened with Van Halen with Pretty Woman and Somebdy had to beg MTV to play Smells like Teen Spirit, I'd hate to think how many bands that could've been the next Big Thing are rejected by not only MTV daily, But even FM Rock radio, Nobody wants to take chances anymore, they'd rather shove the sam e lame shit down our through.

[Terry]

Fuckin' MTV.

Started out as a neat idea, but what should have been little more than a promotional tool became the end in itself, and too many bands started focusing on the image and style in order to get onto MTV, undoubtedly to the detriment of their music. There's a difference between being a rock star and being a musician.

But Guns and Nirvana, for all that's been written about their 'rebelliousness', both willingly made PLENTY of promo videos, and it's not like their record companies were holding a gun to their heads to play the corporate game.

These days, MTV, from what I can see, has virtually NOTHING to do with music...then again, neither to most of the 'artists' who are on the network between 3 and 6 AM; music has become a vehicle to get famous, rather than fame resulting from the quality of one's music. Don't believe me? Look at the amount of attention Britney Spears gets in the media, or Madonna, and think about how much music they've put out - ratio doesn't make any sense.

[binnie]

MTV has become so corporate, great idea but now it just caters to the safe market.

It's not about music anymore.

[bueno bob]

Ban eMpTV.