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I don't know what it is with some of these bands. Do you eventually get to old to rock? Do they look back and think their older material is too heavy and too loud? Is it an age thing? I don't think so. At least not entirely. There are bands like Saxon and Iron Maiden that have been doing it just as long and haven't lost a step. So while age will take it's toll on most bands eventually, that's not the problem here. What happened to Def Leppard is much worse. One of the worst things that can happen to a rock band… Commercial success.
It's killed many rock bands and it always starts with a ballad. It only takes one. Then all of a sudden you get some major radio support, your song reaches the masses and it's adopted into the mainstream culture. What's wrong with that, you ask? Nothing. It's what every band strives for, and if they say they don't want that, then they're lying.