I lost interest in Nightwish while listening to their 4th album. Musically, there was absolutely no development, the songs were just like the songs on their previous albums.
Maybe this is something many people seek in bands -- a certain formula that doesn't change, "brand recognition" and all that. Indeed, artists often lose their following when they develop and change too much for people's tastes, so maybe it's commercially very clever to stick to your one successful formula. But it bores me to death.
I love artists who permanently develop, move, change, mutate, experiment ... Todd Rundgren being an excellent example.
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