Quoted from Jackontherocks:Finally another fan who agrees with me on last few albums being boring. I have said this since the last full album I liked which is Brave New World
There was so much hoopla about the new album, I was really interested in hearing it. Played it through once, and that was enough. Just sounded like all the other stuff that's come out over the last 10 years.
Whereas you go back to the early albums, not only is the music great, the VIBE is great ... The music has an edge, an excitement, you can feel it coming through the speakers.
The new albums just sound blah. Music is ok, but there is no vibe or excitement.
Hey, reality is, 30-35 years ago they were young guys, everything was fresh, new and exciting, and they were the leaders of a bunch of bands creating a new sound (NWOBM). Now they are 60 year old guys, they've done it all before 20x over, and they have plenty of cash in the bank. It's never going to be like it was back then.
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