Of course a band's musical direction is entirely their own choice. All I'm saying is that no matter how great their previous stuff (or bad for that matter) I also have the freedom to come and go as I please.
Mindfunk's first album was drippy. Not the worst cheese metal by any stretch of the imagination but nothing I would have ever given a second listen. Their second is EPIC!!! but then their third felt like they ran out of steam.
The first time I heard the lyrics to Vital Signs I thought 'please don't tell me Rush is embracing New Wave then Signals came out and there was no denying it. I've come to like that album and the one right after it butt that's really as far down that road as I can go. Once a band changes I feel sort of obliged to stay on for a while but there is a limit.
However, with some bands like Crimson, they can change all over he place and I can stay on board because the music still remains interesting. So it's not the change itself but rather the direction the change happens.
Mindfunk's first album was drippy. Not the worst cheese metal by any stretch of the imagination but nothing I would have ever given a second listen. Their second is EPIC!!! but then their third felt like they ran out of steam.
The first time I heard the lyrics to Vital Signs I thought 'please don't tell me Rush is embracing New Wave then Signals came out and there was no denying it. I've come to like that album and the one right after it butt that's really as far down that road as I can go. Once a band changes I feel sort of obliged to stay on for a while but there is a limit.
However, with some bands like Crimson, they can change all over he place and I can stay on board because the music still remains interesting. So it's not the change itself but rather the direction the change happens.