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Originally Posted by mr dave
it's called the 'sophmore slump'. the bulk of bands that come out with a fantastic debut album have a hard time living up to their initial success. it's a combination of multiple factors usually ego, and social pressure.
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There is also the possibility that not all musicians are cut out for a lifetime of creative output. Some bands/artists really only have one good album inside of em'. We're conditioned to believe that if you are lucky enough to "make it big", then its necessary to try to prolong that trajectory by being prolific (record contracts kinda' ensure it), but come on, would you rather have one spectacular album that shines on its own, or one spectacular album that recants its own greatness because of the subsequent obligatory rubbish that came after it?