I never have a problem with "experimentation", the problem usually comes when a band is already somewhat experimental, but then dulls their sound down to something that really isn't anything special or unique.
I use Metallica as an example of this because they were already recording music at such a high level, but then they started making rock albums and passed it off as blues metal. I've heard bands make albums like that, it isn't mind-blowing like a Master of Puppets or even an AJFA, it was like they were trying to re-hash the work of Bad Company with a little bit of their own influence and a little bit of Hetfield trying to sing melodically.
It was just... Rock.
The way I see it, they became less experimental at that point rather than expanding on what they had been doing on the two albums previous. Hey, more power to them though. They scored the big money after that, and are now considered one of the biggest rock acts in the industry.
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