I'm guessing this could be non-musical, maybe the press getting sick of an artist or group for taking themselves too seriously, or engaging in non-musical activities they don't like. Maybe the music doesn't even change genre-wise (which has been a reason for a loss of popularity). But, I'm not talking about a group who just does the same thing over and over, which can cause the critics/public to get tired of it.
It would be like if Pink Floyd started to lose popularity at "Meddle", and then each subsequent album losing more fans and losing the critics. It seems to me when a magazine like Rolling Stone call Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin a fad and will be "done" within a year, they're already absorbing them just in case they're incorrect, and have a new writer write something positive after they sell a ton of albums.
If you can only think of directors, list away.
It would be like if Pink Floyd started to lose popularity at "Meddle", and then each subsequent album losing more fans and losing the critics. It seems to me when a magazine like Rolling Stone call Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin a fad and will be "done" within a year, they're already absorbing them just in case they're incorrect, and have a new writer write something positive after they sell a ton of albums.
If you can only think of directors, list away.
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