39,327
edits
New Sound Album: Difference between revisions
m
Mass update links
m (Mass update links) |
m (Mass update links) |
||
Line 105:
* [[U 2]] evolved from post-punk on ''Boy'' to a more straightforward rock sound by ''War'', then they looked into blues and country for ''The Joshua Tree'' and ''Rattle and Hum''. With ''Achtung Baby'', they had a complete [[Genre Shift]] to a more modern alternative rock sound and added more electronics, culminating in the largely electronic ''Pop''. After that, they pretty much went back to their ''Joshua Tree'' sound with ''All That You Can't Leave Behind''.
* It's hard to tell exactly ''what'' [[Tom Waits]] became after ''swordfishtrombones'', but it's nothing like what he was before. And it made him a legend.
* Subversion: Chinese band Silver Ash had one single New Sound ''song'' in 2007. It was pop- a long way from their previous goth/glam rock style, and in the PV they were dressed casually- unsual, as they had up until then considered themselves China's first Visual Kei band. It seems the change was brought about, not because the band fancied a change, but because they had finally been forced to comply with the Chinese government, who had been making life very tough for them for years. However, after the release of this song, the band disappeared into the wilderness, and very little news has been heard of them since. There is a lot of speculation, but nobody really knows whether they are going to [[Genre Shift|continue with their new pop sound]] or are [[Out
* [[Judas Priest (Music)|Judas Priest]]. They simplified their sound (but still sticking to metal) with ''Killing Machine'' and ''British Steel'', and continued to get more commercial throughout the decade, culminating in the synthesizer-laden pop-metal of ''Turbo''. They returned to speed metal again with ''Painkiller'', and during the Tim "Ripper" Owens era they took on a bit more of a late-80's thrash influence. With ''Angel of Retribution'' and their reunion with Rob Halford, they basically went back to their pre-''Killing Machine'' sound.
* [[Soulwax]] has shifted over time from alt-rock in the 90s to "Dance-Punk". Their album ''Any Minute Now'' marked the start of the change, as it was an electronic-influenced rock album, and the remix/re-creation of Any Minute Now in the album ''Nite Versions'' sealed the deal (rock-influenced electronica album!). This has been largely seen as a good thing, as well as somewhat of a natural progression, as Soulwax's alter egos, 2 Many Dj's, have been electronica-ing it up for a while now.
Line 174:
* Indie band TV on the Radio had a more organic, experimental post-punk sound on their album ''Return to Cookie Mountain'', which was a critical darling. Following that one was ''Dear Science'', which has a more electric sound and is more accessible in general. That one was rather well-liked as well.
* Freaky Chakra shifted from the trancy acid techno of ''Lowdown Motivator'' to [[Darker and Edgier]] [[Cyberpunk Is Techno|cyberpunk-esque techno breaks]] with ''Blacklight Fantasy'', then to [[Lighter and Softer]] electro/tech house with ''Moonroof Operator''.
* Better known for funky house, Funkstar De Luxe had a total [[Out
* [[Pink Floyd]]. Listening to ''Piper at the Gates of Dawn'', then ''[[Dark Side of the Moon]]'', then ''[[The Wall]]'', then ''The Final Cut'', it's like four different bands ([[Justified]] for Piper, as their lead singer/songwriter became a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] shortly after it was finished.)
** More like five if you take into account their experimental albums like ''Ummagumma'' and ''Atom Heart Mother''.
Line 326:
* [[Machine Head]] started off as straightforward [[Groove Metal]] for their first two albums. Their next two albums brought in [[Nu Metal]], but for some reason, they switched back to [[Groove Metal]] for ''Through the Ashes of Empires''. Four years later, they made the ultimate change; switching to [[Thrash Metal]] with ''The Blackening'', even adding several long songs, a then-first for the band. ''Unto the Locust'' continued this and turned it [[Up to Eleven]], and whatever they do next...well, we'll have to wait and see.
* [[Julien K (Music)|Julien K]] started off as [[Industrial Metal]] with electronic and dance elements. For their sophomore album they moved to a much more poppy, dancey, 80s-influenced sound. Their former bassist wasn't thrilled with the direction they were taking, and left the band.
* ''Life In The So-Called Space Age'' by God Lives Underwater. Their earlier releases (as well as the album released after vocalist David Reilly's [[Author Existence Failure]]) were a mix of [[Industrial Metal]] and [[Alternative Metal]], but this one had them shift towards a much more electronic, [[Synth Pop]]-influenced sound. Fittingly, the album title was a [[Shout
{{reflist}}
Line 332:
[[Category:Music Tropes]]
[[Category:New Sound Album]]
| |||