Thank you for linking that article, Manneking. It was a very interesting read and it did echo a lot of my own thoughts.
However it did take me 9 minutes to read and I don't like people lying to me. I've called my associates to have them bust your kneecaps.
JK, I don't know anyone from the Mexican mafia hahaha
I'm not on the run from the authorities haha.
Madmoiselle, you have a pretty kickass taste in music. Velvet Eden is the boss.
However, I actually have to disagree with you. I was, personally, positively surprised by the Velvet Eden comeback and I still listen to their new stuff like I do with their older albums. While maybe not as good as their first two albums, the newer releases did have songs that I would definitely consider to be pretty high up there.
Maybe the main difference is that Velvet Eden had a changing lineup and Dada worked with different composers? as such none of their stuff felt like a rehash of their older material. I think in general they had a wider range of styles in their music. With SS you have only Hora composing, and he's also doing similiar solo music, so maybe he's reached his limit on how much he can compose in the same genre without being repetitive. And like that Monochrome-heaven post pointed out, the sound palette is very similiar always.
But what can they really do at this point to improve? Maybe they should get somebody else in the band and turn it into a trio? Or maybe they really need a producer who can push them further. I've seen a lot of bands who decide to produce their next album by themselves and the end result usually isn't as good as their other records. A lot of artists really need an outsider opinion on their music, because they can't disassociate themselves from their own work and look at it from a more objective perspective. I know for a small indie duo it's probably not easy to get a good producer, but I think it would improve their sound a lot. Just my thoughts.
Also, I don't know if I need to even say this, but the fact that there's still people like us talking about these bands means that we still care and like them. Even if we're disappointed, it comes from a place of love. I still bought the new single after all.
I think the reason why we bitch and moan about the lack of change and want improvement is because we don't like the alternative: the band quitting because they have nowhere to go anymore. That's the nightmare scenario, at least to me.
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