for the nostalgia

*writing while listening to La La Land, the ostensible nostalgia movie*
Strictly my own opinions --

Childhood bands that have gotten bad

• Relient K: infectious riffs turned vanilla riffs
• Linkin Park: stopped incorporating hip-hop sampling, so the energy and edginess is lost. Now very poopy
• Anberlin: got too new-age-y
• Flyleaf: I was borderline on this, but losing the lead singer will do it
• ONE OK ROCK: western-style sound engineering forced the drummer to overcompensate with more high hat over increased bass. Messy now, and overall sold out
• So-so in descending order Rise Against, The Killers, Starship Cobra

Bands that stopped in time before they got bad

• System of a Down
• Mae
• Daphne Loves Derby
• The Academy Is..
• Last Winter: it's a newer band, I know, but they put out good albums then stopped. Same with Search the City

Bands that stayed good

• Switchfoot
• Fall Out Boy
• Muse
• Mutemath
• Maroon 5: arguably
• Rise Against: changed my mind while writing
• The All-American Rejects: surprisingly
• John Mayer: doesn't count as a band, but much timeless

What do you guys think? Any bands I missed?