i know, they didnt really do anything progressive, but thats something i dont mind from ltj. i dont look for clever lyrics or progression from this band...i mean, they are still singing about growing up and leaving town, just like they did four albums ago. thats kind of what i like about them. some people dont like when bands change, and they are all like, oh remember the good old days when my favorite band was good. then when a band doesnt change, people say they arent progressing. so no matter what a band does, some people will be disappointed. personally, i know most hardcore fans love ltj for albums like losing streak and pezcore, but i think they hit their sound with hello rockview. and since then, they have stayed in that sound, and i love it. i listen to them for fun summer tunes, and they never fail to come through.
I kinda agree with this... like if i wanna listen to a band... its cause i like their style... ya know? like what would Rage be if they progressed? something different...
but yeah... NUFAN's new cd was kinda lame cause it wasnt anything different... if anything it was worse. But yeah, i gotta hear this cd... is it on the ftp?
yeah dude.
its just that i feel like i've already heard it, i dunno, i feel like what's the point of coming out with a new album if its the same old stuff. not saying they should change completely, but definitely should give me something to be excited about
i disagree. the reason i didn't like ltj's new album was the same reason i didn't like nufan's last album. none of th songs were anything special in my opinion. all of the songs ran together, and it sounded like not a lot of thought went into the lyrics, or music.
a band can be progressive, and still remain styalized. NUFAN managed to do this for a long time untill their new album.alkaline trio is still getting better with each new album, and so is social distortion, and strung out, just to name a few. these bands create new and creative, innovative music every time they come out with an album, but they do not lose their style.
i relate less than jake's new album to SNL. SNL used to be really funny, untill they started running out of ideas. now they are just doing the same old crap, but they are still on the air because they are able to living off of their name.
I was going to use the examples of strung out and social d as good progressive bands too. Or even RHCP - they've been together and putting out music for over 20 years, and each album sounds fresh. I think most of that is the fact that they put out albums when they feel like it, when they've got enough material.
exactly, their music doesn't all sound the same album to album, it gets better
i guess, but i think when i like a band, if they progress, then thats great. but say if they stay in their "prime," doing what works for them, i'm fine with that too. like saves the day's through being cool. one of my all time favorite albums. while i loved stay what you are, in reverie was ok, and sound the alarm was decent, nothing can compare to through being cool. if sound the alarm sounded like through being cool, i would not be disappointed at all. i dont need a band to recreate itself every album. if i wanted a different sound, i'd listen to a different band. i guess im just easy to please though.