Was hoping to chime in here before anyone mentioned Radiohead. Nope, right off the bat. Damn that is one overrated band, their biggest hit is a ripoff of a Hollies song. Can't stand them.
I will say that Greenwood has some fine work on film scores though.
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Was hoping to chime in here before anyone mentioned Radiohead. Nope, right off the bat. Damn that is one overrated band, their biggest hit is a ripoff of a Hollies song. Can't stand them.
I will say that Greenwood has some fine work on film scores though.
Welp, we can no longer be friends.
Does Tool count as an acceptable answer to the OP?
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I seem to recall Big Sugar going from like jazzy/blues type music into the reggae infused sounds of the Heated album to then "make you go deaf" even louder rock.
Was hoping to chime in here before anyone mentioned Radiohead. Nope, right off the bat. Damn that is one overrated band, their biggest hit is a ripoff of a Hollies song. Can't stand them.
I will say that Greenwood has some fine work on film scores though.
I have found out that there are heaps of songs that I love that are Radio Head covers. Whenever I go to listen to the original my take away is that the song sucks. I am sure they are great song writers, but I don't like their whiny ass sorry for myself shtick.
They went from the California Punk sound with quick, energetic, short and poppy songs with clever lyrics to slower, more focused but longer songs, telling stories.
Billie Joe Armstrong still sounded like Billie Joe Armstrong. They didn't abandon their roots, but saying they didn't see a very distinct evolution from the late 80s to the early 00s is inaccurate to what they did.
Was it as drastic as something like Rush's change from the Prog Rock late 60s and 70s to the pop synth of the 80s? No. But not everything has to be drastic.
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Fair, and most good bands/artists evolve over time. I agree that Green Day certainly did.
I guess I was focusing more on those that would be unrecognizable to their original fans. I would still put the Beatles in that category. It’s harder to do when there’s a single recognizable vocalist though. David Bowie was one of the greatest chameleons ever but you knew it was him the instant he started singing.
Sure, they do but 'American Idiot' was an absolute masterpiece.
It was, but American Idiot wasn't an evolution in sound it was a one off concept album that absolutely crushed and gave them an entire second generation fanbase.
I remember going to that show at the Dome and Mike Bell who reviewed it and he was so right as I witnessed it, too - young teens singing along to every American Idiot song and kind of just bobbing along without singing to their biggest hits like Basketcase and When I come around. It was fascinating.
Fair, and most good bands/artists evolve over time. I agree that Green Day certainly did.
I guess I was focusing more on those that would be unrecognizable to their original fans. I would still put the Beatles in that category. It’s harder to do when there’s a single recognizable vocalist though. David Bowie was one of the greatest chameleons ever but you knew it was him the instant he started singing.
Yeah, in the spirit of the thread I wouldn't qualify Green Day personally. I get what Blaster is saying, but to me that is just a standard progression for almost any band that sees decades of success.
Fast, younger focused lyrics because they're young, and then a natural progression to slower, more complete/skilled song structure and older, more mature themes for lyrics.
Was hoping to chime in here before anyone mentioned Radiohead. Nope, right off the bat. Damn that is one overrated band, their biggest hit is a ripoff of a Hollies song. Can't stand them.
I will say that Greenwood has some fine work on film scores though.
I just can’t understand this sentiment…
how can one listen to the following series of songs and suggest this-
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Edit- with regards to the original conversation, I would suggest that Radiohead’s biggest evolution is still between their first and second album, but their core sound and use of chord progressions has kind of remained the same. You can basically take a song from A Moon Shaped Pool and throw it on The Bends and vice versa. Their use of technology has certainly increased, and they decided to have a no chorus album with The King of Limbs, but they have generally remained the same- which I love and am ok with.
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Fair, and most good bands/artists evolve over time. I agree that Green Day certainly did.
I guess I was focusing more on those that would be unrecognizable to their original fans. I would still put the Beatles in that category. It’s harder to do when there’s a single recognizable vocalist though. David Bowie was one of the greatest chameleons ever but you knew it was him the instant he started singing.
Pantera would fit that description pretty well
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When Thom York was asked about why Radiohead changed, he said something along the lines that the Pixies only made a few albums so they had nothing else to copy anymore. It was a bit of a shout out to the Pixies recognizing that in their first few years, they were trying to emulate them, but also a humble acknowledgement that they needed to find their own voice.
As for the original question, Ween stands out to me. Every one of their records is completely different from the previous one.
Ween is interesting, but like Zappa and Prince they could always play any style.
Metallica, say what you will but Seek and Destroy, Master of Puppets ect. some of the greatest trash songs of all time to nothing else matters (which Elton John called one of the greatest songs ever written) and others like unforgiven and mama said.
Now they do a mix of both believe it or not and play all styles live
Metallica, say what you will but Seek and Destroy, Master of Puppets ect. some of the greatest trash songs of all time to nothing else matters (which Elton John called one of the greatest songs ever written) and others like unforgiven and mama said.
Now they do a mix of both believe it or not and play all styles live
I'm one of those that really loves old Metallica. Kill'em All, Ride the Lightening, and Masters of Puppets. Justice For All was alright, but they lost me with the Black Album. It just seemed kind of contrived or something and I never really listened to any of their stuff after that.
One thing that I like about Metallica though is how they will play covers of local bands when they play in cities. They did a cover of Stone Roses "I Wanna Be Adored" when they played in Manchester. The live recording kind of sucks, but I imagine it sounded a lot better if you were there. It's such an un-Metallica kind of song, and I appreciate that they try different things.
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