Singers/Bands that should just not bother with new material
Discussion
......Anymore.
Music/songs are written for all different reasons, I believe that some of the best are written when the writer is going through some strongly emotional times, some just have one or two albums in them and then give up/vanish, 'quit while they are ahead'.
Some just don't know when to stop and keep trying to come back (and failing) I would say OMD, please stop, others would say the same about U2.
What say you?
Music/songs are written for all different reasons, I believe that some of the best are written when the writer is going through some strongly emotional times, some just have one or two albums in them and then give up/vanish, 'quit while they are ahead'.
Some just don't know when to stop and keep trying to come back (and failing) I would say OMD, please stop, others would say the same about U2.
What say you?
I'd say my favourite bands were those which you wished they'd produced more, but didn't for example (there are probably more but these spring immediately to mind) Yazoo and The Sisters Of Mercy, both released only two and three respectively "proper" studio albums, and in both cases part of me wishes there had been more but I also am glad there was no decline to witness.
Also The Black Earth (two albums) and Ghost Dance (two as well, I think) were great bands, not forgetting The Blue Aeroplanes
Also The Black Earth (two albums) and Ghost Dance (two as well, I think) were great bands, not forgetting The Blue Aeroplanes
226bhp said:
Simple Minds
There was a huge naff gap in their greatness in the 90s but Graffiti Soul was, IMO, a fabulous album and their new one from what I've heard of it, is equally good...This is a particularly good track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pax-oSrfniQ
And this is all despite the fact that Jim Kerr appears to have become Martin Brundle!
My favourite Manchester scene band from the 90's, the Inspiral Carpets have released a new album this month. I heard a few tracks thought that although their style is exactly the same, it was pretty poor. It's not the 90's anymore and they are not in their 20's anymore. Some bands who are always around evolve over time, the ones that disappear and come back 20 years later, often try to pick up exactly where they left off. Often without the magic or mood from their time.
toon10 said:
My favourite Manchester scene band from the 90's, the Inspiral Carpets have released a new album this month. I heard a few tracks thought that although their style is exactly the same, it was pretty poor. It's not the 90's anymore and they are not in their 20's anymore. Some bands who are always around evolve over time, the ones that disappear and come back 20 years later, often try to pick up exactly where they left off. Often without the magic or mood from their time.
Same as the Roses. The Second Coming took too long, missed their niche and was pretty naff IMOThe Mondays should have stopped after 24 hour party people. Pills and thrills was commercial chart rubbish without their earlier rawness (Think Step On compared to Hallelujah)
The Wonderstuff did the same after 8 legged groove machine and HUP - Never Loved Elvis was commercialised for the masses (some might call it selling out
)More up to date, I loved the Arctic Monkeys first 2 albums but though that their 3rd was poor. However they seem to have returned to form
Agree with the Gallaghers though - just give it up. I never really even liked Oasis tbh
Isn't the basic problem that very few artists have what it takes to successfully reinvent themselves? Churning out the same type of thing rarely works for 20 years plus (honourable exceptions include ZZ Top, the Quo etc), but few can do the reinvention thing that the likes of Paul Weller has managed repeatedly. And IMHO, most of his output with the Style Council was naff but of its time.
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