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With my favorite band, every new record was "not as good as what came before". But after getting used to, it got there as well.
I have concluded that familiarity brings a feeling of quality in music.
It takes a while to learn the minutia of what makes a particular song great. And the more complex and lengthy a song is, the longer it takes to fully appreciate it.
"No talking! No new crap! Takin' Care of Business! Now!"
Can't find it right now but I remember listening to a live recording of Stone Temple Pilots playing Plush saying it was a new song.
Chevelle did this on their most recent tour. The album isn't quite finished yet and, according to a podcast their frontman appeared on last month, they ended up reworking quite a bit of that song.
I'm excited for it, but Chevelle is one of my favorite bands, so...
I saw Bob Dylan in concert like 15 years ago. He played all new stuff except for the encore. I know these artists aren't a jukebox but come on, man.
Counterpoint:
"This next one is the first song on our new album which just came out this week. It's called Surrender."
Cheap Trick Live at Budokan!
I've never understood this attitude but I also don't see legacy acts. Why wouldn't I want to hear a band's new stuff?
People who go to concerts want to see their favourite singles and favourite tracks from the albums they already own played by the band who created them (or a really good tribute band). The concert-goer might also want to relive the past and feel like they did when they first heard that music. Note that you don't get many youngsters going to see old bands when they do a comeback tour. Nostalgia is a really big part of it.
When the band pulls out a new song, it doesn't touch any of those desires whatsoever. From the nostalgic's perspective, it's basically an ad break between all the good stuff, and people hate being pulled out of their reverie to listen to an ad.
Here's a silly sketch from Big Train where they call this sort of thing out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1YNEtaHbzA
Last year drag went to a concert to hear a famous band drag liked. They sucked, they were too loud and overwhelming. But one of the opening acts, a local band drag had never heard of before, was amazing. And drag is a fan of them now.
New stuff is great!
Every loved song was at one point a new song tho
I’ll listen to it on the radio a few times before I decide if I like it.
Nope.
Nostalgia good
New bad
Some tracks need a few listens to like them