averycopeland
Invader
Has anyone ever heard exactly WHY the band decided to "strip down" their sound for the NO PRAYER album??
Whenever I read about this period in books or articles, the explanation seems to be glossed over.
Sure, I understand that they wanted to go against the epic nature of their previous few albums-- but why??
My theory is that they desperately wanted to "make it big" in the elusive American singles market ...
and since many straight-forward Hard Rock and Hair Glam bands were accomplishing this at the time,
they hoped to fit into the same mold and garner similar success. Unfortunately, however, it just didn't happen.
Of course, they would probably never candidly admit this motivation since it would likely brand them as wannabe "sell-outs".
So, ironically, maybe their failure achieving this short-term goal actually strengthened their artistic credibility long-term.
Whenever I read about this period in books or articles, the explanation seems to be glossed over.
Sure, I understand that they wanted to go against the epic nature of their previous few albums-- but why??
My theory is that they desperately wanted to "make it big" in the elusive American singles market ...
and since many straight-forward Hard Rock and Hair Glam bands were accomplishing this at the time,
they hoped to fit into the same mold and garner similar success. Unfortunately, however, it just didn't happen.
Of course, they would probably never candidly admit this motivation since it would likely brand them as wannabe "sell-outs".
So, ironically, maybe their failure achieving this short-term goal actually strengthened their artistic credibility long-term.