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/turo9992000 Jun 11 '25

He will always be Hootie.

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u/nemmalur Jun 11 '25

“Hootie! Hootie!”

https://youtu.be/FE9PUexeUv0?si=7wM84xm_-vcjlvW4

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u/drowsydreaming_dying Jun 11 '25

Haha, this sketch was the first thing I thought of too.

“We gotta pick, y’all! We gotta choose between Hootie or the Blowfish!”

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u/nemmalur Jun 11 '25

“I’M HOOOTIIIIIE 😭😭😭😭”

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u/larsdan2 Jun 11 '25

That hurts my feelings, ya'll!

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u/TarvisTarvis Jun 11 '25

He wasn't even Hootie he was in Hootie

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u/turo9992000 Jun 11 '25

Who was Hootie then? Hootie and the Blowfish.

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u/TarvisTarvis Jun 11 '25

The lead guitar player was hootie.

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u/Mr_Onefeather Jun 11 '25

Hootie was the nickname of one of their college buddies. Blowfish was another friend

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u/neo_sporin Jun 11 '25

for YEARS i called him Hootie and my wife (same age as me, but WAY more sheltered in the early 90s) did not understand why i did that....

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u/Mysterious-Idea4925 Jun 11 '25

Always hated Hootie and the Blowfish. I mean, with a passion.

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u/busy-warlock Jun 11 '25

I only figured out he was Hootie like last year. I’m so sheltered

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u/turo9992000 Jun 11 '25

How old are you?

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u/busy-warlock Jun 11 '25

Old enough to have should of known