DaKillerWolf
Cosmic Time Warp Warrior
Re: The "MIGHTY" Groundhogs
There is no sense in playing some watered down version of your true musical vision to try to take it to a bigger audience ...for one think most of the bands heart is really no longer in to the music they are making and it shows.
Second you MIGHT hit it big with a happy boy radio tune but the fickle pop crowd soon jumps to whatever the next "in" thing is leaving the band behind but now without their core group of fans who resent their crossing over into enemy camps.
Most bands are better off sticking to their guns and playing to their own strengths and people.
Sure there are a few bands that have jumped ship and have remained big for an extended period but they are very rare AND .....they SUCK
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Excellent point Wolf. I think in some cases some bands did go to that "mainstream" sound because of other trendy genres as well as some bands weren't having the success up to thier or thier record companies expectations thus changing thier formula hoping to to capture more fans, or both in combination. Unfortunately, many bands from that early 70's period failed miserably trying to garner "stardom" and did alienate thier fans, though there was a few that did reach the stars.
Many of my fav bands took this route, not only in the '70's but in the '80's as well. Some did try to come back around but it was all but too late as they had disappointed not only thier first fans, but then the new fans as well and crashed. There is a very few examples of bands having success taking this route IMO.
There is no sense in playing some watered down version of your true musical vision to try to take it to a bigger audience ...for one think most of the bands heart is really no longer in to the music they are making and it shows.
Second you MIGHT hit it big with a happy boy radio tune but the fickle pop crowd soon jumps to whatever the next "in" thing is leaving the band behind but now without their core group of fans who resent their crossing over into enemy camps.
Most bands are better off sticking to their guns and playing to their own strengths and people.
Sure there are a few bands that have jumped ship and have remained big for an extended period but they are very rare AND .....they SUCK
