Bands that have progressively gotten better

[Taylor]

I honestly can't think of any. It's rare that bands continue to top themselves with each new album.

 

But I'm sure some of you music buffs can think of bands that have.

[HeavenlyHalos]

It's pretty rare since bands that improved through the years often will stick around long enough to regress at some point.

[Lhalo]

Chili Peppers did for a split second but...

[Brandon]

Thrice.

Much like my AFI post they progressed from kind of a punk/post hardcore gig (while being great at it and one of the tops in the genre) to a more experimental and even folky sound. They just really kept reaching and being really exploratory with each album ending on the highest of highs.

They just continually seemed to outdo themselves and each album seemed to be better than the previous.

[InsideThePark]

Like others have said, it's almost impossible for a band to top to each album if they've been around for awhile. Rise Against did so for the first three or four albums in my opinion but their last two isn't quite as good. You might be able to make the same argument for Avenged Sevenfold but not everyone would agree.

[nate]

Rebecca Black

[Brandon]

Like others have said, it's almost impossible for a band to top to each album if they've been around for awhile. Rise Against did so for the first three or four albums in my opinion but their last two isn't quite as good. You might be able to make the same argument for Avenged Sevenfold but not everyone would agree.

Oh man, can we revisit the thread from many years ago where people didn't like the bands music during the drummers od?

[InsideThePark]

Oh man, can we revisit the thread from many years ago where people didn't like the bands music during the drummers od?

It's a shame that we can't bump that thread. One of their passionate fans thought it was "too soon" for you to share your opinion about their music. I think they're a great band but they're not for everyone.

[Sam Sanchez]

While they didn't get progressively better as time went on overall, The Kinks didn't hit their stride until their 4th album and last through their 9th. Though I'm not sure that counts since they went on to make like 10 more that weren't up to the same level.

[Taylor]

Maybe I should change the criteria to bands that had a significant stretch of progressive improvement.

[Chimi]

Muse comes to mind.

[InsideThePark]

Maybe I should change the criteria to bands that had a significant stretch of progressive improvement.

Chevelle. I think they took a bit of a step back on their last album but they're a band that's maintained the same style and got better.

I want to say Evanescence but their second album wasn't as good as the first. I think their last album was their best. Regardless, they're one of the best female fronted bands in rock today; I can only think of a few others that are as good or better.

[Chimi]

Tool hasn't put out a bad album.

[InsideThePark]

Tool hasn't put out a bad album.

But have they gotten better? I don't think any of their albums after Aenima tops it but then again that's subjective.

[Brandon]

Tool is probably the cog in the machine. Everything they do is gold. Not saying better or worse but simply always setting a standard.

[Ray McKigney]

The Beatles upped their game with every album (except for Let It Be). Elton John continually got better on every album up through Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Sam Samchez mentioned The Kinks too. Like he said, they kept getting better until their fourth or fifth album too. Seems that most bands, that have stood the test of time, progress with every album until they hit a pinnacle and then they kind of blow their wad and their stuff gets just ok. I think The Beatles did it right by realizing that they had reached their creative peak as a band with Abbey Road and then they called it a day.

[ELEVEN]

Two Gallants is a below the radar duo, but in my mind they seem grow with each project.

[Eric]

The Grateful Dead's catalog got progressively better each album with only a few down-ticks, the apex coming with In The Dark.

 

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters years tended to progressively get better, then dropped off dramatically when he left.

 

The Beatles, as mentioned above.

 

The Flaming Lips stuff keeps getting better and they seem to stay 5 years or so ahead of where the rest of music ends up.

 

Those are just a few.

[1nutkruk]

What about Pavement?

[mrwicked]

these guys have never failed to continually push the limits.

 

[St1ck]

The Wyld Stallyns

[Ray McKigney]

The Lone Rangers

[TobiasFunke]

Holy shit I want to see a MK themed band

[LBHalos17]

Agree with Chevelle and Tool.  I would throw Thursday in there as well (Like Chevelle, they got a little bit "softer" before breaking-up though.  I mean more melodic than just hard-chords).  I'll have to check on Thrice; picked-up their first CD, then forgot about em...

 

Dropkick Murphys still don't disappoint too.

[OregonLAA]

I can't say Tool has gotten better. They went up but back down. I think Thursday got worse. Thrice has definitely gotten better. I gave up on them too and I don't know why