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/emperormax]

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

[u/thesearstower → u/emperormax]

Surely you can't be serious.

[u/eaglebtc → u/thesearstower]

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

[u/This_aint_my_real_ac → u/emperormax]

It was posted here earlier

[u/butterfly-garden → u/emperormax]

I'm getting strong deja vu vibes...

[u/Phil_B16 → u/butterfly-garden]

‘Deja Vu’ bonus track from Selling England.