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duga · 01-20-2010, 04:25 PM

i don't think there is a standard. it depends on the type of music, style of the artist, talent of the artist, and general public interest in what the artist is doing.

i can think of a band for any situation.

first album was all they needed: stone roses
two albums was all they needed: korn (weird example...but hey first two albums are actually pretty solid)
released a ton of albums and then hit their stride: yo la tengo, rush
every release was solid no matter what: the beatles, led zeppelin

point is you can never tell...it really all depends.

01-20-2010, 04:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	i don't think there is a standard. it depends on the type of music, style of the artist, talent of the artist, and general public interest in what the artist is doing. i can think of a band for any situation. first album was all they needed: stone roses two albums was all they needed: korn (weird example...but hey first two albums are actually pretty solid) released a ton of albums and then hit their stride: yo la tengo, rush every release was solid no matter what: the beatles, led zeppelin point is you can never tell...it really all depends. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...