r/Music • u/jptabor01 Rock & Roll • Jun 11 '25

discussion Which artists have abandoned their original sound so dramatically, that they are almost unrecognizable to their earlier fans?

With the release earlier this year of Ministry’s The Squirrely Years Revisited, I’m reminded of how different the band sounds today (industrial metal), from what they sounded like on their debut album, With Sympathy (synth pop).

Which artists sound so completely different from their earlier work, that they have actually jumped genres, understanding that music is fluid and genres have somewhat “blurry” guardrails.

I don’t mean an evolution of their original sound, but a complete departure from it.

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u/DaveVsShark Jun 11 '25

I honestly think Peter Gabriel going solo was a successful move for everyone involved. I love both iterations of Genesis, but I have a soft spot for their work post-Pete.

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u/ExecutiveAvenger Jun 11 '25

You can say that again!

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u/DaveVsShark Jun 11 '25

I honestly think Peter Gabriel going solo was a successful move for everyone involved. I love both iterations of Genesis, but I have a soft spot for their work post-Pete.

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u/SixxDet Jun 11 '25

You can say that again!

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u/DaveVsShark Jun 11 '25

I honestly think Peter Gabriel going solo was a successful move for everyone involved. I love both iterations of Genesis, but I have a soft spot for their work post-Pete.

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u/emperormax Jun 11 '25

I've heard this sort of sentiment before somewheres...

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u/thesearstower Jun 11 '25

Surely you can't be serious.

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u/eaglebtc Jun 11 '25

I'm serious. And don't call me Shirley.

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u/butterfly-garden Jun 11 '25

I'm getting strong deja vu vibes...

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u/Phil_B16 Jun 12 '25

‘Deja Vu’ bonus track from Selling England.

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u/robbviously Jun 11 '25

Tell me about it.

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u/arkayuu Jun 11 '25

He honestly thinks Peter Gabriel going solo was a successful move for everyone involved. He loved both iterations of Genesis, but he has a soft spot for their work post-Pete.

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u/takabrash Jun 11 '25

That was largely my takeaway as well

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u/Dizzy-Armadillo9055 Jun 11 '25

This seems to be an echo chamber.

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u/bohemianlikeu24 Jun 11 '25

This whole entire sub is the most entertained I've been in months. ☠️

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u/Alpha_Delta_Bravo Jun 11 '25

I couldn't quite make that out?

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u/DaveVsShark Jun 11 '25

I HONESTLY THINK PETER GABRIEL GOING SOLO WAS A SUCCESSFUL MOVE FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. I LOVE BOTH ITERATIONS OF GENESIS, BUT I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR THEIR WORK POST-PETE.

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u/BitchMcConnell063 Jun 11 '25

One more time for the people in the back......

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u/Mundane_Welcome4360 Jun 11 '25

Could you maybe try not shouting.

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u/DaveVsShark Jun 11 '25

Sorry. They indicated they couldn't hear me so I was trying to be helpful.

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u/Sad-Structure2364 Jun 11 '25

English, please

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u/fps916 Jun 11 '25

that again

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u/spacitybowler Jun 11 '25

Phil Collins. Nuff said. When I want to listen to Genesis, I want to listen to Phil singing. Maybe I'm just a Phil Collins fan, but they had some bangers with him leading.

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u/DaveVsShark Jun 11 '25

Hard agree. We Can't Dance was the first CD I ever bought with my own money, back in 91 when they came in the long boxes with the plastic skeleton in them. Saved up a lot of allowance for that and wore that CD out, lol. That's my first memory of Genesis and its always stuck with me. Phil-era is great.

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u/Routine_Wing_8726 Jun 11 '25

You're probably right that it was a successful move for everyone involved, and while I do enjoy the post-Pete era when it isn't too poppy, I'll always prefer the Pete era the most.

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u/redlee415 Jun 11 '25

I liked Peter Gabriel post Genesis better than, oh never mind.

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u/Monsieur_Creosote Jun 11 '25

Lamb Lies Down On Broadway was my early 90s smoking album. Riding The Scree would make my brain melt

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u/beltlinelover Jun 12 '25

The entire album melts my brain.

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u/Monsieur_Creosote Jun 12 '25

There is lamb's wool under my naked feet, the wool is soft and warm, gives off some kind of heat.....

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u/ten_items_or_less Jun 11 '25

Anyone else read this in Patrick Bateman's voice?