I’ve noticed that the majority of bands I’ve loved since I was younger have entirely abandoned their old style for music that feels far more bland and uninteresting. It breaks my heart to no end when a band I’ve loved releases a new album and by halfway through you’re done with it.
Lately this has been happening too often to me. Anyone else notice this with their music selection of choice?
Not really, no. I’ve already gone through all the Metallica stuff when I was younger, so I don’t have a lot of energy to be mad about that kind of stuff anymore. I tend to figure that bands will change overtime, and even if they change their style, they often go back to their older styles later on. And if they don’t, there are thousands of other great bands out there.
Also, one thing I love doing is getting into a band after they’ve already gone through their controversial changes, and I often find myself really liking their “bad” albums because I don’t have the expectations I would have had if I was already a fan before those albums came out. A lot of metal bands got really weird in the 90’s, and there is a lot of really interesting stuff there.