Happy Friday! And so I don't get in trouble with Y!, Happy Birthday to Rckets! :)
With all the advertising that we are subjected to during this happy shopping season (*grrr*) I've had the chance to see just how many musicians have products and product lines with their names on them. The number of artists that negotiate these deals seems to get bigger every year...someone, somewhere must be buying this stuff since this trend is growing.
My question is would you, if you were unaware of the quality of the merchandise, purchase a product strictly because your favorite artist's name was on it? Morning, MachPen! :) Happy Friday Sookie and thanks for the birthday wishes. Everyone else too, that's very nice and I appreciate it.
As soon as I can find my Nine Inch Nails lunchbox, it's mine.
They still rock, among with other things. :) depends what the product was and its price but if its sumthing i was thinikin of getting then if it had thier name on then i wud deffinalty get it Yes. I did it when Mike Ness released Cheating At Solitaire, and when Tim Armstrong released A Poet's Life. I would do it again in a heartbeat, those are both quality albums.
As far as actual products, I always buy shirts and belt buckles from bands without wearing them first. So even though that's a simple assessment, I have to say yes.
RCKETS: Happy Birthday Man! Morning Sookie!
And a BIG happy birthday wish to Rckets!!!
If one of my favorite artists had, say, a scent, or a line of linens, lol, the answer would be no. Because by that time, they would have probably milked their fame to such an extent, that I'd no longer be interested in being a fan. Funny how that works, but it's true. 1. Somehow I can't see that senario happening in this lifetime.
2. If it did...probably not.
3. Happy Birthday Rckts! Well it depends on what the product is. I'm not going to buy a handbag but I would buy (just making this up) Blessthefall bedsheets. The perfume industry is starting to bug me for this reason and I tend to avoid a perfume with any celebrity names. But if it is something trendy and unique I might indulge. No, the music is what it's all about for me. If they were getting most of the money, sure... in an effort to support them seeing as how the record companies generally screw them over. Ditto on the salutations to Rckets.
Apparently, this small group of individuals who call themselves the Kiss Army are the ones most responsible for this annoying and agravating trend.
Funny, if Mr. Simmons put half as much effort into his bass playing and song writing, Kiss may be viewed in a very different light by the public.
That being said, I draw the line at the recorded works and the occasional t-shirt, although I do still have a poster of Kiss on my wall in the home office.
NP: "Move On" - Paul Stanley I always buy Paul Newman salad dressing, but I heard it was good from someone first. no. i would have a really hard time finding a billy corgan hair dryer or michael jackson face cream credible. It depends what the product is, for instance if it had nothing to do with the artist then I wouldn't get it but if it did I most likely would :D I only buy methadone that is endorsed by Scott Weiland.
I still have my Evel Knievel lunchbox. Happy Birthday LnR!!!!
Morining Sookie!
at this point.......I'd buy a Hilary Duff snowblower........I figure it'd be good since she sucks so hard,......
I'm more about the music all the way.........damn Elvis, The Beatles and NKOTB for perpetuating this trend. I don't know how many crappy gifts I've gotten that were cheaply made artist 'memorabilia' It depends on the product.
Perfumes and the like, nah.
But t-shirts and pins, I definitley do.
My school backpack has this design, adorned with a few GNR pins, for example -
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x314/...
Happy Birthday, Rckets!! Absolutely not!! I'll take a Janis Joplin Thermos...Happy Bday Rckets... Happy Friday Sookie :)
And a very ~*~ Happy Birthday ~*~ Rckets :)
The only things I buy with an artists name on are their CDs!
Now, if it were concert merchandise then maybe, as it would be a memento of the show.
But stuff in general... why waste my money?
I actually feel that a lot of artists cheapen themselves by putting their names to products they probably don't even use.
I respect a band more for not doing it.
Anyway, thinking about it, I don't think any of my favourite bands premote products!
But if Blackmore's Night ever put their name to a 'gypsy' style dressing-gown, I just might part with my money! Hi Sookie, welcome to the club, I just got in trouble with Y! too!
I feel like a whore, they said I was soliciting (the shame is unbearable)! At least I got their attention.
I'm guilty of buying T-shirts and albums with my favorite artist's name but that's it.
Happy B-Day Rckets! Happy Friday Sookie, and Happy Birthday, Rckets!!
My Pre-Owned Gerard Way Razor Blades are still better than anything Gillette has ever made... Hey, happy birthday Rckts. And Happy Friday everybody.
Depends on the product. If there was Pavement cologne I think I would pass, don't really use the stuff, but if there was a Pavement...say...blender or microwave and I happened to need one I would certainly give it a look. Actually, that would be pretty awesome.
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Great call on the luch boxes. Love the lunch boxes. Happy Birthday, Rckets!! ((HUG))
And Happy Friday, Sookie!
The easy answer to this question is no. I wouldn't buy something SOLEY because it had Dave Matthews' name on it. I love them and all, but that's just silly.
Now, if it was something I *WANTED* or something I *NEEDED,* and had a choice between two different products, I may give preference to the one with the band's name on it.
Come on, now. Ben & Jerry's One Sweet Whirled is REALLY good ice cream. Given the choice between that and plain ol' vanilla, the One Sweet Whirled totally wins. :)
Edit: And I once got binked for using Happy Friday, too! What's up with that? :) Hi Sookie..Happy Friday
And Happy Birthday Rockets
I'd sure buy some Frosted Iommi Flakes, if they'd market them! well, my sister screams when she sees a picture or anything about Jesse McCartney.i guess she would buy it if it had his name on it. but lets face it i would not buy anything that's in bad quality no mater what in the world it is. Anything with Pink Floyd on it sleep pants, wall art, I have post cards, dvds, bar stools. Most likely not. But if I could find a J Mascis bobblehead, I'd be on it like flies on poop.
Happy B-Day, Rckets! if its a shirt or hat then yes. OR A CD! :-D Hey.... Happy er... Saturday morning (it's 2AM) and happy late Birthday to Rckets
I don't really buy a lot of band merchandise but I have been guilty of buying way overpriced pins for my book bag just because it said Pink Floyd on it. And to sidetrack off just merchandise, I buy any music that has the name Steven Wilson mentioned. Not really. but i would probably think it was a neat collectable.
I agree with sarah on the SW bit. | 
