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xan:
I kind of feel bad for bands like Pavement though.  After everyone loved Slanted and Enchanted all of their follow up albums were constantly compared with the band's past catalogue, when we all should of just been happy that they were releasing very solid albums.

That being said, I'd put Crooked River, Slanted and then Terror Twilight in my top three.

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To learn about other bands who were victims of their own success, please also see:  The New Pornographers or Broken Social Scene

Spartan Pho3nix:
You're right, to a degree. Your problem is that you posted bands which are, all together, too good to really be victims of their own sucess.

Every follow up (3/4 Pavement LPS, BSS s/t, and Twin Cinema) all might not have been as good as the original masterpieces (Slanted, you forgot it in people, The Electric Version), but every one of those albums holds it's own out of context. And they are all outstanding and very popular and well known. I don't think that the previous records greatness detracts from all the following albums - it just makes them more popular and maybe adds expectations, which can cause a bit of dissapointment at not quite matching the previous greatness.

But, i'll give BSS for an example, on first listen I knew that the s/t wasn't quite as perfect as You forgot it in people, but the more I listened, I realized that it had it's own merits outside of the BSS's history and know I like the album for it's own reasons, but because the band produced the previous album.

fathertoasisterofthought:

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To learn about other bands who were victims of their own success, please also see:  The New Pornographers or Broken Social Scene
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I have to completely disagree with you on both counts. While Twin Cinema and Broken Social Scene a slight departures from the albums that came before them, they are the sound of growth for both bands. Twin Cinema proved the New Pornos are more than just great hooks lush harmonies, yet remained an incredibly catchy album. And it still boggles my mind how every time I listen to Broken Social Scene, I pick up on another musical texture or lyrical nuance. Both bands far exceeded the expectations I had.

spizzletrunk:
I love 'em all, really.  Since I started listening to music on my iPod shuffle play, I've been judging bands in terms of songs rather than albums.  I tend to listen to more stuff from Wowee/Brighten, though.

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