Christopher No one is holding a gun on their heads and saying “you must do it exactly like this or you die”, we just say what we would like to hear, and there is nothing wrong about that. I never understood the mentality where you shouldn’t say what you would like your favorite band to do next.
In fact, I think if fans are encouraged to say what they would like, it would envigorate the band with new fresh ideas. If I heard a style on an album by somebody else that maybe the band didn’t hear, they could get inspired by that because they haven’t heard that thing yet. Again, not saying they must follow our instructions, but there is nothing wrong with fans suggesting a couple of things here and there, because it’s the band’s choice at the end.