[foobarchu]

> "the first album was about what we could; the second one was about what we should"

Funny enough, when you apply this to software it becomes the pejorative "second system syndrome" (Brooks, 1975)

[slt2021]

in the world of music known as Sophomore slump:

  In the world of music, there is a common phenomenon known as the sophomore album curse/syndrome, where newly popular artists often struggle to replicate their initial success with their second album, which is often characterized by struggles in changing musical style

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophomore_slump