In this case they changed direction. Their first album was great, driving Power Pop, then they started doing insipid New Wave, and doing it pretty poorly. I presume they had lineup changes or something, it was quite sad.
Lots of bands evolve - they get better at what they do, which gives them the confidence to explore different things that interest them. Sometimes it's easy for their fanbase to follow them on that journey, other times it can alienate them. Of course, record companies can play a big role, too, trying to get bands to fit into a mould that they are not comfortable with, then dumping them when it doesn't work out.
I find our (NOVAkILL's) journey quite strange but that view is possibly affected by my closeness to it. Whilst I have been happy enough with each of our six albums, and we still play songs from our debut live, I also think we've gotten better and better with each release, without abandoning the core of what we do. I can't think of any other band or artist who has had a similar journey. Bands seem to burst onto the scene with something brilliant, then fade away or change direction and morph into something else. Or they peak after two or three albums and then plateau. Our last two albums have, honestly, been better than I would have believed us capable of, which makes me wonder if we can keep that standard up for the next one. That worried me with the last one, yet we managed to best ourselves again. I really don't know where it comes from but it likely has a lot more to do with the technology available to us than it does with us.
Lots of bands evolve - they get better at what they do, which gives them the confidence to explore different things that interest them. Sometimes it's easy for their fanbase to follow them on that journey, other times it can alienate them. Of course, record companies can play a big role, too, trying to get bands to fit into a mould that they are not comfortable with, then dumping them when it doesn't work out.
I find our (NOVAkILL's) journey quite strange but that view is possibly affected by my closeness to it. Whilst I have been happy enough with each of our six albums, and we still play songs from our debut live, I also think we've gotten better and better with each release, without abandoning the core of what we do. I can't think of any other band or artist who has had a similar journey. Bands seem to burst onto the scene with something brilliant, then fade away or change direction and morph into something else. Or they peak after two or three albums and then plateau. Our last two albums have, honestly, been better than I would have believed us capable of, which makes me wonder if we can keep that standard up for the next one. That worried me with the last one, yet we managed to best ourselves again. I really don't know where it comes from but it likely has a lot more to do with the technology available to us than it does with us.
Statistics: Posted by BONES — Tue Oct 01, 2024 1:11 am