Some Kind of Monsturd? Cont…
July 7, 2007 by Scott
Lets face it, if it wasn’t for make-ups, break-ups, and line-up changes in bands we wouldn’t have a lot of the great music we have today from different bands. Line up changes is often a necessity for a band to survive and thrive. Metallica is the band that everyone loves to hate and hates to love. I hope Rick Rubin can bring them back to there roots. With all the trash I’m talking about the band you’d expect me to want them to fail miserably but that’s just not the case.
I want this to be a great record. That’s part of the problem these days. Whenever a band gets ready to make a new record they always say to themselves, “We need to really go balls out on this next record and be bigger, badder and even better than the last record”. How about this, why don’t you just try to make another great record? After all, that’s all we as fans want, just another great record. Consistency is the key. Look at AC/DC. They made great rock records over and over again. Not by trying to out-do themselves but just by writing great songs that will be appreciated by their fans.
Now what I say next may sound totally contradictory to what I just stated but hear me out. In order for a band to have longevity these days evolution of a band is a must. A band must change with the times but not so drastically that you sound like a whole new band. If you as a band change so much you’ll do one of two things or even both. One, you will lose one fans base and gain a whole new fan base or you’ll commit career suicide. Career suicide doesn’t always mean that it’s the end of the band but the end of the band that used to be and that everyone came to love and worship. You may still be putting out records and some feeble minded, long time fans may be stupid enough to buy them just cause it has the name on it. They will be disappointed and try to convince themselves that they like it but sooner or later it becomes a forgotten CD and anticipation for the next disappointing day will come and come again. Change with the times, but don’t let the times change you.
Don’t be afraid to hate your favorite bands when they don’t put out. Disagreement is not disloyalty or disrespect. If your suckin’, your suckin’! If your on top of your game it will show in your work.
