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Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« on: December 19, 2013, 05:55:07 PM »
I'm curious as to whether any of today's musical artists (whether popular or obscure) have changed styles after becoming successful with a style.

Probably the best and most important example is Miles Davis, because he popularized and created new styles:

late 40's - Cool Jazz
late 50's - Modal Jazz
late 60's - Jazz Fusion

The most well known example, of course, is The Beatles, who went from Rock and Roll to Psychedelic Rock.

Bob Dylan was famous (or infamous) for going from Acoustic Folk to Electric Folk Rock, while Joni Mitchell went from Acoustic Folk to Jazz.

So, I'd be interested in knowing about any current artists who have done similarly, thanks.
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2013, 06:26:10 PM »
Mozart changed his style dramatically for his last work: Requiem in D Minor K626. It's really weird because it's so different from all of this earlier works and such a masterpiece considering the musical form constraints of that time period. Evidently it was never appreciated until after way after his death. Depending upon the version (it was unfinished), you can tell which parts were Mozart and which parts were filled in by "WTF".

Mozart also had a significant change in style when he moved from Salzburg to Vienna.


The Police changed after Ghost in the Machine. In some ways Ghost in the Machine could be considered a bridge to Synchronicity. There were definitely hints of what was to come. It was still very much a Police album though.

Synchronicity was really the album where the Police (punk/ reggae/ rock) ended and "Sting" began.
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2013, 06:33:42 PM »
Maroon 5.


Every album they changed styles. 'nuff said.
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2013, 06:50:19 PM »
Radiohead from straight rock to something much more electronic based. 

Kid A marked the start of the departure and it just got more extreme from there.
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2013, 06:53:22 PM »
Norah Jones

2002 Come Away With Me - country/jazz fusion - 11 million copies sold

2004 Feels Like Home - Honkey Tonk junk - 4 million copies sold

Certainly put a damper on her popularity by changing styles, also by writing most of the album's songs herself. Whoops!
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2013, 07:05:54 PM »
I think I've mentioned Opeth before, right? 8) "Watershed" to "Heritage" was a huge jump. Pissed off all the old-school fans so bad, and they already weren't thrilled about "Watershed." Progressive metal to psychedelic progressive rock and jazz fusion.

In some ways, I find the jump similarly comparable to Radiohead going from "OK Computer" to "Kid A." I'd have mentioned that as well, but it was already covered.

Cave In went from being a rather hardcore band to, well...not that? Check out "Jupiter." Progressive space rock? Their latest album pulls much more towards their old, hardcore style, but they had a way different phase for a couple albums.
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2013, 07:08:47 PM »
I disagree about Radiohead.
It can be noticed right from OK Computer that they were into electronic and alternatibe sounds, KID A and Amnesiac were their most adventurous albums in my opinion but they didn't really change to something else only refined.
Radiohead are good indeed but they're not the groundbreakers people often make them to be.
Their last work has more in common with those two albums than Hail To The Thief and In Rainbows.

I don't think it's correct characterize Miles Davis musical endeavour as a stylistic "change" either but rather as an evolution, he was breaking new ground but he was evolving not flatout "changing" style nor language.

I don't think any true musician actually flattout changes his/her style, it's something that evolves with more experience and influences. I say "true musician" because there is the chance that a lot of crappy mainstream "musicians" who are seeking fame at all cost will do just about anything to gain it, including preciselly changing style.
I think we can find examples of that in the more popular music circles, I wouldn't be surprised if this was actually a frequent phenomenon.

One artist I consider to have protagonised one of the most fascinating musical evolutions from the 1960's to this day is Scott Walker.
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2013, 07:12:37 PM »
I like Feels Like Home and Not Too Late a fair bit more than Come Away With Me. Her debut is solid, but feels a bit too "textbook" and uninteresting to me. Kind of puts me to sleep. She did lose me with her two most recent albums though.

I don't like any of Radiohead's albums pre-Kid A. Terribly generic 90's rock in my view. But Kid A is a masterpiece out of nowhere.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers had an interesting progression in my view. After the funk phase ended, they had a decently long period of making interesting music before they became utter pop rock garbage.
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2013, 07:22:58 PM »
Quote from: hans030390 on December 19, 2013, 07:05:54 PM
I think I've mentioned Opeth before, right? 8) "Watershed" to "Heritage" was a huge jump. Pissed off all the old-school fans so bad, and they already weren't thrilled about "Watershed." Progressive metal to psychedelic progressive rock and jazz fusion.
As someone who's first Opeth album was Watershed, I greatly prefer it and Heritage to their previous work.
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Re: Recent artists who have changed styles (genres)
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2013, 07:43:54 PM »
Quote from: Maxvla on December 19, 2013, 07:22:58 PM
Quote from: hans030390 on December 19, 2013, 07:05:54 PM
I think I've mentioned Opeth before, right? 8) "Watershed" to "Heritage" was a huge jump. Pissed off all the old-school fans so bad, and they already weren't thrilled about "Watershed." Progressive metal to psychedelic progressive rock and jazz fusion.
As someone who's first Opeth album was Watershed, I greatly prefer it and Heritage to their previous work.

I like their older and newer styles equally but for different reasons, minus the very first two albums. Can't really get into those...
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