Down Like Disco.

How come bands are so bad at knowing what is best for them?
That is something that I spent way too much time thinking about. It just does not make any sense to me. But the fact is that almost anyone except for the band themselves know what is actually a good decision and a bad one. Take for example Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan is known for leaving great songs off his albums while putting crappy on instead. There is no coincidence that the his albums of rarities and unreleased material is better then most of his normal albums.
Another exampel is The Dandy Warhols. I mean not even the biggest fan thinks that Colder Than the Coldest Winter Was Cold is funny the second time. And still it is there, opening the damn album. When it comes to The Dandy Warhols the skip or program button is there absolut best friend. On their latest album if you just take the last two songs off you have a pretty damn good album, but if you leave them on I have a hard time giving it any better then a 2/5. It does not help that they together are over 21 minutes long. That is 80% of an album by Shellac or Mclusky. On the other hand it is only the first song for Pink Floyd or The Cure live.
Another example if the stoner/doom metal band Electric Wizard. They have not played in Sweden for 6 years and have a pretty big fanbase here for what they are. And still when it comes to doing a european tour they will play London, Paris, Berlin, etc, etc and then in Sweden a restaurant in Växjö. I mean, who made that decison? Do they not want anyone to come? Or what is the deal?
I could go on with this forever, but someone has started drilling in the wall next to our apartment so I have move in to the next room.