“Unmasking the Hype: Are These Beloved Bands Just a Faded Echo?”
The formula left Journey’s albums sounding repetitive even though some of their singles are classics.
The formula left Journey’s albums sounding repetitive even though some of their singles are classics.
Sadly, Aerosmith really sold out after its initial fame in the 1970s. At first, they were writing rock songs and known as the “bad boys from Boston,” releasing a few hits during the decade and into the 80s.
Then, all of a sudden, they switch their sound over to radio-friendly pop songs.
The biggest issue people have with the Creedence Clearwater Revival (and Creedence Clearwater Revisited) is the fact that they’re from California and yet singing like they’re from Louisiana. Their songs tend to revolve around the Mississippi River, the bayou, and catfish!
Because of their themes, people group them into the Southern Rock, making fans of the genre angry and saying CCR is overrated since they’re not from the south and don’t have the actual sound of Southern Rock.
While the band Imagine Dragons has many awards under their belt, it is really nothing special. Their songs follow a very similar formula: sing, cue the bass drop, sing, and maybe insert some techno-esque apocalyptic sounds in the middle.
In the end, the band has a few good songs, primarily their singles, and the others fall to the wayside,