It's an update of the "power ballad" question that metal bands faced in the 80s (and few resisted the temptation, I think).
In that case, I don't think there's any question that the decision NOT to seal off those avenues led to richer product by them (at least to the extent you find value in a) hair metal and b) power ballads). The problem there, though, is that those avenues are what opened up financial possibilities, and bands began to limit themselves in other ways as they chased the money. (Aerosmith's promising reunion fairly quickly turned to muck and dreck of the worst kind.)
On the other hand, you have Queen's early refusal to use synthesizers, which arguably pushed them to do quite creative things. And then once they had "exhuasted" those avenues, they started with the synths and found lots of new veins to mine.
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Date: 2007-03-09 03:36 pm (UTC)In that case, I don't think there's any question that the decision NOT to seal off those avenues led to richer product by them (at least to the extent you find value in a) hair metal and b) power ballads). The problem there, though, is that those avenues are what opened up financial possibilities, and bands began to limit themselves in other ways as they chased the money. (Aerosmith's promising reunion fairly quickly turned to muck and dreck of the worst kind.)
On the other hand, you have Queen's early refusal to use synthesizers, which arguably pushed them to do quite creative things. And then once they had "exhuasted" those avenues, they started with the synths and found lots of new veins to mine.