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Originally Posted by windsock
Sure but I don't think the point being made is that a band needs to be experimental or super creative to be good. Rather, if a band has a lack of originality at their core then what's causing them be enjoyable at any level below the surface?
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That all depends on what you mean by lack of originality. I can think of several thrash bands I enjoy that display clear influences from bigger name bands, such as the aforementioned Airdash, yet do it in a way that still makes them sound like themselves and not exactly like the band/s they are clearly influenced by.
On the other hand, Trivium on their album
The Crusade almost always sounds exactly like Metallica. Pretty much everything about it sounds like a watered down Metallica, even the long instrumental. That makes the album sound bland, not fun to listen to, and makes the listener rather go listen to Metallica. So I would say that
some sense of individual personality is required, which I find in at least the majority of old school thrash bands, but not to the extent where they have to do something different to be enjoyable.
I guess I think then that personality, energy, and excitement does make an artist stand out, and if something lacks those, then they don't stand out. I just happen to think that the majority of thrash bands I've listened to have had those and stood out to me.