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This has probably been asked, but can anyone name VK bands that got better towards the end of their career? (Not counting bands that were only active for like 2 years)
I'm trying to honestly assess if I have an everlasting nostalgia hard-on, or if bands just tend to lose that youthful passion they needed to once prove themselves once they've already made it. With literally every longer-lasting VK band I like, I favor their earlier/first releases (Versailles, Vidoll, Matenrou Opera, Mucc, Nightmare, Kagrra,, 12012, Ayabie, Miyavi, blah blah).
I feel like the GazettE might get mentioned, and I fucked with them for the most part until DIM, but as I get older I find myself caring less about their high-budget modern metal sound (which they continue to pursue, arguably quite well?) in favor of many of their early recordings that may have been slightly rough around the edges in some way, but oozed with passion and desperation. This all despite the fact I discovered GazettE around the stacked rubbish area and didn't care for much before it until many years after.
Thoughts????? DO bands ever get good™ again??
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For me, it's RENTRER EN SOI. They disbanded when their sound was headed to the right direction in 2008. :<
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Mist of Rouge were really good toward the latter 2/3s of their career, imo. I feel like Lubis Cadir also got better as they went on. I didn't really like either band's early periods, and apparently neither did anyone else because they didn't sell well.
Moi Dix Mois also got better as time went on. Their D+Sect album is a lot better in terms of composition, production, and variety than their early works. People most definitely ignore it because it's not nostalgic for them.
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I'm bias as they're two of my favorite bands, but I think Plastic Tree has improved significantly over time. Even if it's more stylistically, you can't argue they play better, even if Ryu's voice isn't as strong as it once was.
lynch. is my second choice. Compared to their early work, I think they've gained a lot more talent in recent years, even if many will argue their releases are derivative.-
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