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Albums by bands that are completely different from all their others

Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:23 pm
Posted by PillPusher
Gulf Coast
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:23 pm
What are some albums where a band/singer went a complete different direction from their usual sound in a one off? Not a shift in their complete style but where they literally made an album that sounded nothing like their others?

I will go with “Howl” by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

The guy said I think I can make a gospel sounding acoustic-centric album. All there others are way more electric and heavier rock. It also is their best album.
Posted by sledgehammer
SWLA
Member since Oct 2020
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Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:48 pm to
Zac Brown Band with “The Owl”
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
10060 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 9:58 pm to
St Anger

Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
37260 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 10:00 pm to
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Zac Brown Band with “The Owl”


Excellent example

Man what in the frick is this pile of shite

Did he take bath salts and write and record that album in the same night? It should be hurled at the sun
Posted by Brisketeer
Texas
Member since Aug 2013
1631 posts
Posted on 10/21/22 at 10:05 pm to
GNR-The Spaghetti Incident
Posted by Treacherous Cretin
Columbus, OH
Member since Jan 2016
1503 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 12:01 am to
Frank Zappa/MOI - Cruising With Ruben & The Jets

Neil Young - Trans
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
154278 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 1:07 am to
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Frank Zappa/MOI - Cruising With Ruben & The Jets
This was the first thing that occurred to me, but wasn't sure it would qualify (not a Zappa expert)

Aren't there other doo wop influences in Zappa's work? And R&TJ remakes 4 songs from Freak Out.
Posted by TexasTiger1185
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2011
13162 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 4:16 am to
Ween does a great job of themed records, right?

I didn’t really enjoy them until I heard their country record. And they have that pirate record.

Not sure that’s what your going for so I’ll give you Neil Young’s Trans.

ETA: frankly Workingman’s Dead is a hard turn from what the Grateful Dead we’re releasing album wise when it came out. Compared to Anthem of the Sun and Aoxomoxoa.
This post was edited on 10/22/22 at 4:19 am
Posted by Grebe
Member since Jan 2015
363 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 7:00 am to
AIC Jar of Flies.
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
Member since Oct 2004
62738 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 8:08 am to
"Their Satanic Majesties Request" by The Rolling Stones.
Posted by the crue
Chackbay-Thibodaux
Member since May 2008
4069 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 12:13 pm to
every pearl jam album after ten
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
12816 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 12:22 pm to
Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music. Just noise really.
Posted by Saintsisit
Member since Jan 2013
5073 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 12:44 pm to
Ever heard of Vs.?

You'd have a point if that would have never been released.
Posted by MaroonWhite
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Member since Oct 2012
3742 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 12:48 pm to
R.E.M. Monster - Most of the songs featured a lot guitar distortion, which was very different from anything they had done before or since.
Posted by Legba007
Franklin, Tn
Member since Jul 2013
2603 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 2:10 pm to
KISS--- Music From The Elder
Posted by DR93Berlin
Member since Jul 2020
1552 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 2:20 pm to
Risk - Megadeth
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
18807 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 2:50 pm to
Fungus Amongus - Incubus
Posted by WS Bengal
Winston Salem
Member since Jan 2008
241 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 7:12 pm to
LOL that was the Stones attempt to out Beatles the Beatles Sgt. Pepper album
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
49479 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 8:00 pm to
Darkthrone - Soulside Journey
Posted by nealnan8
Atlanta
Member since Oct 2016
3974 posts
Posted on 10/22/22 at 8:06 pm to
Neil Young - Trans... electronic synthesizer music-shocking
departure.
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska (Americana blues folk), after
The River (standard Bruce songs)
Fleetwood Mac- Then Play On, then the next 6 albums were all
different from the previous, due to personnel
changes. They morph from brooding British blues
band to American pop-rock top 40 sensations.
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