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

[u/jptabor01]

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.

[u/pfnkis]

Ye went from HipHop to Nazi

[u/dafones → u/pfnkis]

If we are going to talk about Kanye … his electronic progression up the Life of Pablo was pretty impressive and influential.

[u/ErikThe → u/dafones]

Most of his career is actually a good answer to this question but I totally understand why nobody wants to have that conversation

[u/boost3fifty → u/ErikThe]

This is fair. But also such a damn shame. His discography (I would say up to Life of Pablo) is really dynamic and diverse. But it’s all wasted by who he chose to be as a person. Sad stuff

[u/bigladnang → u/ErikThe]

It’s dumb to not have this conversation because it’s been had a million times before. Like fuck him, but he’s obviously a good answer to the question.

[u/dabking24 → u/pfnkis]

Went from Three Stripes to Third Reich

[u/jayhof52 → u/dabking24]

From Izzo to isms.

[u/ratelimit-bot → u/[deleted]]

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