February 17, 201015 yr Depends on how them music changes, although it's important to keep it interesting and relevant. Jonas Bros latest showed alot of growth, even though I preferred their older albums. If they didn't change it up though their Fans would grow out of it.
February 17, 201015 yr i think i sign of true greateness is an artist that can change their style and be brillant with all kinds of music types and doesnt just stand still a perfect example is damon albarn - blur>gorillaz>thegoodthebad> etc
February 17, 201015 yr Yes, all my favourite acts (Beatles, David Bowie, Kate Bush, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Prince, etc) are all over the map musically.
February 17, 201015 yr I'm shocked no one has mentioned Christina Aguilera or The Killers. I think someone mentioned the Killers on the previous page- Christina did do a drastic change eg. Dirrty- Beautiful If an artist doesnt change their style, they dont last in the music industry and are not taken seriously although a strange exception is Westlife- who seem to always come up with the same thing but have lasted ten years now :blink:- although they arent entirely taken seriously to be fair Edited February 17, 201015 yr by chart wizard
February 17, 201015 yr I think someone mentioned the Killers on the previous page- Christina did do a drastic change eg. Dirrty- Beautiful If an artist doesnt change their style, they dont last in the music industry and are not taken seriously although a strange exception is Westlife- who seem to always come up with the same thing but have lasted ten years now :blink:- although they arent entirely taken seriously to be fair Dirtty and Beautiful were the same genre though, weren't they? However the sound from Come On Over / Genie In A Bottle through to Dirrty / Beautiful / Stronger (all very different sounds) then she quite literally went Back To Basics with an early 20th Century sound :) What about Britney? Christian Pop > Pop > RnB > Sexy dance music.
February 17, 201015 yr i think i sign of true greateness is an artist that can change their style and be brillant with all kinds of music types and doesnt just stand still a perfect example is damon albarn - blur>gorillaz>thegoodthebad> etc even within Blur he changed the sound too.
February 18, 201015 yr even within Blur he changed the sound too. That was the example I was going to give. There is no such thing as "a typical Blur album". In contrast, there is such a thing as "a typical Oasis album". I prefer artists to experiment. However, it tends to be those who have already had enough commercial success not to have to worry about losing money who can afford to experiment. Even those artists have to have a record company prepared to back them.
February 18, 201015 yr Christina is the best example of this First album was Bubblegum pop Second album was RnB Third album was Soul, throwback to early 20's,30's Fourth Album will be Electric (Goldfrapp, Sia and Ladytron have helped her on this album)
February 18, 201015 yr As mentioned previously, Kylie did a great job turning into an indie rock chick for Impossible princess and when that flopped she went back to what she does best, pop. i like it when artists realise their new style is wrong then go back to the sound they do better in. Anastacia turned into a more rock sound for her third album and it sold really well but Heavy Rotation was a mess, no real defining stlye and only 2 or 3 rocky tracks and it rightly flopped. Thankfully she is now going back to more rocky sounds.
February 18, 201015 yr although a strange exception is Westlife- who seem to always come up with the same thing but have lasted ten years now :blink:- although they arent entirely taken seriously to be fair I remember seeing Westlife interviewed on TV (think it was CDUK?) just before the release of 'Hey whatever'. They claimed they were taking control of their careers, releasing the singles they wanted and not doing anymore bland ballad cover versions!!! 'Hey whatever' was released and became their lowest charting single to date (no.4) & was swiftly followed by a cover of 'Mandy' which hit no.1!!! That must be one of the most short-lived changes of direction ever!!!
February 18, 201015 yr Hard to say really? Some do - some don't. Look at oldtimers Status Quo. Apart from the brilliant psychedelic stuff from 1968 to 1970 all their hits (over 40 of them) starting with Down The Dustpipe in 1970 have pretty much sounded the same with probably about half a dozen exceptions. Of today's bands you only need look at Pestlife and Mc$h!te who have churned out all the same drivel throughout their careers. As for Mariah Carey she was brilliant in the beginning and then she went all urban and downhill from then on. Edited February 18, 201015 yr by euro music
February 18, 201015 yr I was just about to mention Christina Aguilera but it seems someone has already summed it up: Christina Aguilera - Teen pop Stripped - R&B/Hip-Hop/Urban Back to Basics - Jazz/Blues/1920-30s music Bionic - Futuristic pop/Electronica I think she's very hit and miss cos of this genre swapping but has earned tonnes of credibility. Stripped was imo one of the best albums of the Noughties but i wasn't keen on CA or BTB. I do think however that it's not essential to change. There's a difference between changing your sound and developing/evolving. I think Leona, for example, hasn't changed drastically from Spirit to Echo but has instead evolved and got more rockier and edgier with the music. Spirit was pop/R&B but Echo is a far superior album as a whole. With Rihanna, i liked her reggae/non-mainstream albums quite a lot. P.S, Unfaithful, Final Goodbye and Kisses Don't Lie on AGLM were brilliant. GGGB was imo her best album though - where she started to go more edgy and dark. I think the downside of her going more commercial though is that she has picked up fans who probably don't appreciate her origins and carribean style - which i found more natural and genuine.
February 18, 201015 yr Two of the best albums of last year - "Primary Colours" by The Horrors and "In This Light and On This Evening" by Editors involved pretty major changes in musical direction, and Goldfrapp never really does the same thing twice... So, it often works wonders, so long as it's not gimmicky and just a band trying to jump on a particular bandwagon.. This whole "electronica" thing that Christina Aguilera is doing could just be a big gimmick, I dunno, she doesn't seem like the likely person to go down the Ladytron/Goldfrapp route, is this her maybe trying to catch up to Lady Ga Ga.....? Will treat this with caution.... On the other hand though, sometimes "back to basics" is a good thing for a lot of bands, eg, Metallica....
February 18, 201015 yr The move from guitar to synths or whatever for Editors really didn't work out. The album was #1, but it immediately dropped to #12 and spent a total of 5 weeks in the top 100 then a further two recently due to the release of You Don't Know Love.
February 18, 201015 yr Two of the best albums of last year - "Primary Colours" by The Horrors and "In This Light and On This Evening" by Editors involved pretty major changes in musical direction, and Goldfrapp never really does the same thing twice... So, it often works wonders, so long as it's not gimmicky and just a band trying to jump on a particular bandwagon.. This whole "electronica" thing that Christina Aguilera is doing could just be a big gimmick, I dunno, she doesn't seem like the likely person to go down the Ladytron/Goldfrapp route, is this her maybe trying to catch up to Lady Ga Ga.....? Will treat this with caution.... On the other hand though, sometimes "back to basics" is a good thing for a lot of bands, eg, Metallica.... Many cynics have said (and will say) that. She said in an interview a while ago that her intention was to move into Electronica etc but thought it would be logical to do a retro-style album first to make it chronological. She was also inspired by lot's of 'old' music so it was probably inevitable. Christina, believe me, is not one to follow the crowd. She's working with non-commercial artists such as Ladytron and visual artist Sia. GaGa, as much as i respect her, works with the more mainstream artists, producers etc - which isn't a bad thing but i'm just pointing out that GaGa isn't the shepherd guiding the sheep, contrary to what many believe. GaGa is one of the sheep :lol:
February 18, 201015 yr Blur in my opinion always seemed to have managed a completly different sound on each albuym but at the same time stayed true to themselves which often hard for bands to do.
February 18, 201015 yr Two of the best albums of last year - "Primary Colours" by The Horrors and "In This Light and On This Evening" by Editors involved pretty major changes in musical direction, and Goldfrapp never really does the same thing twice... So, it often works wonders, so long as it's not gimmicky and just a band trying to jump on a particular bandwagon.. This whole "electronica" thing that Christina Aguilera is doing could just be a big gimmick, I dunno, she doesn't seem like the likely person to go down the Ladytron/Goldfrapp route, is this her maybe trying to catch up to Lady Ga Ga.....? Will treat this with caution.... On the other hand though, sometimes "back to basics" is a good thing for a lot of bands, eg, Metallica.... 2 albums i bought last year as well - great!!
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