Originally Posted by mojopinuk

I think thats something deserving of respect though, do you not? Bands like Motorhead and AC/DC have recycled the same sound over and over for decades. There has been very little variation in their sound from record to record. With those bands, you pretty much know what to expect. However most bands wouldn't last that long if they werent going to mix things up a bit, if they hadnt settled on a sound and decided "To hell with it, this is how we want to sound" and although there are always gonna be poorer albums, weaker albums in any bands back catalogue I think both AC/DC and Motorhead have managed to maintain a degree of consistency without ever really bringing anything else to the table.

Failure to evolve can certainly kill some bands but others are just good enough to make it work for them.