Down, then up, then down again

bands that you enjoy one or two albums from simply put.

I think 3 Inches of blood started as a generic NWOBHM style band with very little originality. Then I picked up Advance and Vanquish and it, to this day remains one of my favorite metal releases of all time. Everything fit together so well, and the vocals were so fitting for it. Yet, after that album the went back to the NWOBHM sound that Cam Pipes just doesn't sound right on vocal duties for. The guitar riffs went back to the same old predictable style and the songs, as before lost any sort of hook to catch me.

I've tried on multiple occasions to listen through Fire Up The Blades, and Here Waits Thy Doom. Only to turn the album off, bored to tears about half way through, WISHING I could like it.

Any similar experience?

Megadeth. 1 great album, 2 decent ones, & the rest bore me to tears.

Most bands I listen to fall into this category. You can't expect the same greatness every time, it's just not possible. Mortification is a prime example.

Pantera. Oh how awesome the firs two albums are. The rest just make me kind of go "Ehh"

The_Jayroh wrote:

Pantera. Oh how awesome the firs two albums are. The rest just make me kind of go "Ehh"

meh, their glam rock stuff make me go "ehh".

mc666 wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

Pantera. Oh how awesome the firs two albums are. The rest just make me kind of go "Ehh"

meh, their glam rock stuff make me go "ehh".

Forgot about their glam rock stuff. I was referring to Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power

The_Jayroh wrote:

mc666 wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

Pantera. Oh how awesome the firs two albums are. The rest just make me kind of go "Ehh"

meh, their glam rock stuff make me go "ehh".

Forgot about their glam rock stuff. I was referring to Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power

Yeah, those two (especially CFH) and also Power Metal. After that, they got too caught up in the booze... (drugs for Phil)

mc666 wrote:

Megadeth. 1 great album, 2 decent ones, & the rest bore me to tears.

I can agree. I like everything up to Rust. After that... it's downhill imo.

Flotsam and Jetsam-really enjoy their early records but, since Quatro they really haven't done much for me.

Leatherface wrote:

Flotsam and Jetsam-really enjoy their early records but, since Quatro they really haven't done much for me.

Somehow I knew you were gonna mention them.

Echo the sentiments on Flots & Jets. The first two albums are great, but pretty much everything I've heard since then has been varying degrees of "meh."

Trivium came to mind for me. I like The Crusade, but I don't care for the other albums.

Fat Freddy wrote:

Echo the sentiments on Flots & Jets. The first two albums are great, but pretty much everything I've heard since then has been varying degrees of "meh."

That's how I felt about Exodus - their first album was a classic and the rest where just "meh" to me

Joe wrote:

Trivium came to mind for me. I like The Crusade, but I don't care for the other albums.

I second that.

thejokeriv wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Echo the sentiments on Flots & Jets. The first two albums are great, but pretty much everything I've heard since then has been varying degrees of "meh."

That's how I felt about Exodus - their first album was a classic and the rest where just "meh" to me

I loved Tempo and Shovel Headed, the last two were really meh.

I forgot Motley Crue. Really dig the first two records but, since they released Theater of Pain...no thank you.

The_Jayroh wrote:

mc666 wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

Pantera. Oh how awesome the firs two albums are. The rest just make me kind of go "Ehh"

meh, their glam rock stuff make me go "ehh".

Forgot about their glam rock stuff. I was referring to Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power

What do you think of Power Metal? There is zero "glam" sounding material on that album.

Required Fields wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

mc666 wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

Pantera. Oh how awesome the firs two albums are. The rest just make me kind of go "Ehh"

meh, their glam rock stuff make me go "ehh".

Forgot about their glam rock stuff. I was referring to Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power

What do you think of Power Metal? There is zero "glam" sounding material on that album.

"we'll meet again", "over and out" (a remake of Glaze era) and "PST88" are glam sounding to my ears

To pick one right now for me would be Believer. I first heard them on a college radio station I would listen to. The first song I heard of theirs was Dies Irae. I was blown away and thought the band did more songs like that. When I finally got the cd that song was from I was upset because that was the only song like that. His vocals are very hard to get into as well. Then I heard the Trilogy Of Knowledge and that is another great song and I love listening to that thing, but again that album sounded nothing like that song and I was really bummed out. When they returned and put out Gabriel I was hoping they would at least do some more songs like the ones I liked but nope. Then they released the new album which is totally different from their other albums and I really like the whole thing.

i like a fair amount of bands that really went downhill in album quality after a (sometimes short) while, though its hard for me to find zero enjoyment in a listening experience if im having to listen. dark funeral, belphegor, keep of kalessin (everything since the reformation is unlistenable) are some examples of bands that have been failing for a while now. but at least the first two are still worth seeing live.

Leatherface wrote:

I forgot Motley Crue. Really dig the first two records but, since they released Theater of Pain...no thank you.

x2

James B. wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

mc666 wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

Pantera. Oh how awesome the firs two albums are. The rest just make me kind of go "Ehh"

meh, their glam rock stuff make me go "ehh".

Forgot about their glam rock stuff. I was referring to Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power

What do you think of Power Metal? There is zero "glam" sounding material on that album.

"we'll meet again", "over and out" (a remake of Glaze era) and "PST88" are glam sounding to my ears

The whole Power Metal album sounds very 80's Judas Priest influenced. The only songs that have the glam vibe are Proud to be Loud, Hard Ride (in a Dokken way) and PST88.

Troublezone wrote:

James B. wrote:

Required Fields wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

mc666 wrote:

The_Jayroh wrote:

Pantera. Oh how awesome the firs two albums are. The rest just make me kind of go "Ehh"

meh, their glam rock stuff make me go "ehh".

Forgot about their glam rock stuff. I was referring to Cowboys From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power

What do you think of Power Metal? There is zero "glam" sounding material on that album.

"we'll meet again", "over and out" (a remake of Glaze era) and "PST88" are glam sounding to my ears

The whole Power Metal album sounds very 80's Judas Priest influenced. The only songs that have the glam vibe are Proud to be Loud, Hard Ride (in a Dokken way) and PST88.

I actually haven't heard anything form the pre-Cowboys albums

To be honest... I also like the "I Am the Night" record. It's a cool Ratt style metal album. It's very catchy with a lot of guitar hooks.

None of you mentioned this but I will pick Morbid Angel...

It goes something like this:

Domination - pretty good
Formulas Fatal to the Flesh - meh...
Gateways to Annihilation - damn awesome
Heretic - Shite

skip 8 years ahead .. Illud - no longer Morbid Angel