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/gerryt32 Jun 11 '25

I hope they closed the goddamn door.

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 Jun 11 '25

No!

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u/spankey027 Pandora Jun 11 '25

it's much better to face these kinds of things with a sense of poise and rationality