Re: CPR
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 8:09 am
I think CPR was an unfortunate name for the project as well. Like, there is barely any life left and it needs help. I don't know what it means, but at least it wasn't IV Guys. But, there are lots of band names that suck who have good music.
Over the years, I have said this and now others are saying it in a different way. I am not impressionable anymore. That is a fact. It is very hard for males beyond their 20s to be impressed with new music, especially from their favorite bands. Our identities with music were established in our youth. That is where the bar was set. What resonates with our generation cannot be repeated, or we think the artist is not progressing. New directions sound like sell outs to be relevant to another generation. We all hold on to our old music, and if the artist is still playing the old music, we will wish they will quit, because they suck and they are embarrassing themselves while killing our memories. Or, we will wish they would keep on because they still have "it". So, the artist is really in a no-win situation. It is just the way it is.
As for which versions of bands were good, I see all sides. The first jam band era Journey fans did not accept Perry. The pop music era Journey fans will not accept anything before or after Perry. It all depends upon when the listener showed up to the party that was already in progress and continued after the listener left. Petra was no different than Van Halen, Journey, Genesis, and a few others. They were a completely different band before and after singer changes, each with varying degrees of success. I can appreciate them all, because I am loyal to bands. I don't throw them away completely when they crank out something that I don't like. Although, they have given the world good reason, and their sales and reviews are a reflection.
Over the years, I have said this and now others are saying it in a different way. I am not impressionable anymore. That is a fact. It is very hard for males beyond their 20s to be impressed with new music, especially from their favorite bands. Our identities with music were established in our youth. That is where the bar was set. What resonates with our generation cannot be repeated, or we think the artist is not progressing. New directions sound like sell outs to be relevant to another generation. We all hold on to our old music, and if the artist is still playing the old music, we will wish they will quit, because they suck and they are embarrassing themselves while killing our memories. Or, we will wish they would keep on because they still have "it". So, the artist is really in a no-win situation. It is just the way it is.
As for which versions of bands were good, I see all sides. The first jam band era Journey fans did not accept Perry. The pop music era Journey fans will not accept anything before or after Perry. It all depends upon when the listener showed up to the party that was already in progress and continued after the listener left. Petra was no different than Van Halen, Journey, Genesis, and a few others. They were a completely different band before and after singer changes, each with varying degrees of success. I can appreciate them all, because I am loyal to bands. I don't throw them away completely when they crank out something that I don't like. Although, they have given the world good reason, and their sales and reviews are a reflection.