Eh, I don't know that I agree with that, but I will accept the logic of how you are arriving at that conclusion.
This has nothing to do with what I am talking about. I don't care about other bands, I'm talking about Queensryche.
Again, this is completely separate from what I am talking about. I never said you couldn't enjoy post-Empire Queensryche, but what I am saying is that there is quite alot of criticism against the band for changing their sound to seemingly gain large commercial success. Nor was I saying that fan-criticism against Queensryche is exclusive to post-Empire output or even to Queensryche alone.
Tenth Dreamer Deciever said the only reason why people complain about Queensryche's post-Empire era is because those CDs weren't progressive enough. I disagreed that critics disliked that era of the band because they feel it's selloutish and doesn't work compared to the band's earlier output. This is true, because you can find a large library of complaints against the band for that reason all over the internet whether you like it or not. The fact that this forum seems to share that same opinion is also testimony to my hypothesis. Deal with it and drop the butthurt man. I never said you couldn't like the band or whatever. It's music and we can listen to whatever we want.
So, what about Promised Land do you think lends itself to the "we are trying to go platinum again" argument? There is not much on that disc that would attract main stream radio listeners, in my opinion. I feel like if they wanted to sell out they would have made discs just like Empire for the next 15 years to try to duplicate that success. But instead, they continued to change up their sound just like they did with their earlier discs. To me, that is the opposite of selling out.
And definitely no butthurt on my part. I understand why people don't like their recent CD's, but the hate directed towards the band and their fans is a little unwarranted.
Fair enough.
