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As we all know, the "cutting down The Joshua Tree" Achtung Baby/ZooTV reinvention was impressive and probably the main reason (along with Zooropa, Passengers and Pop) why I consider U2 to be one of the all-time greats.
Radiohead's OK Computer/Kid A transition was another WTF move justifiably hyped in the media and in the fanbase all around, with both of those albums being sure masterpieces.
Bowie doing "plastic soul" after his glam rock days (Diamond Dogs to Young Americans) and then again with his krautrock and electronica-influenced Berlin Trilogy, influenced tons of musicians who tried to escape "musical typecasting", including U2.
I wouldn't call this necessarily a reinvention, since the acoustic, tender side of Alice in Chains was always there, but doing the stunning, mostly acoustic Jar of Flies EP after the violently heavy Dirt caused some head-scratching I'm sure.
But nothing of those rivals the radical musical journey Talk Talk accomplished. They are first and foremost famous as one of those synth-pop 80s bands, with this song being arguably the most well-known (popularized again in the aughts with that dreadful No Doubt cover):
YouTube - Talk Talk - It's My Life
Afterwards, frontman and chief songwriter Mark Hollis decided to pursue his more extreme musical ambitions and created two albums that are now universally lauded as some of the finest work that has emerged in the late 80s and early 90s - Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock. I didn't hear any music before to compare it with these two gems - Hollis and co. really created something unique here, a minimalist approach in merging rock, jazz and ambient music, the result of which some are calling the spark that created post-rock.
Some of my favorites:
YouTube - Talk Talk - THE RAINBOW - 1988
YouTube - Talk Talk - NEW GRASS - 1991
Any other suggestions for some radical musical changes such as this?
Radiohead's OK Computer/Kid A transition was another WTF move justifiably hyped in the media and in the fanbase all around, with both of those albums being sure masterpieces.
Bowie doing "plastic soul" after his glam rock days (Diamond Dogs to Young Americans) and then again with his krautrock and electronica-influenced Berlin Trilogy, influenced tons of musicians who tried to escape "musical typecasting", including U2.
I wouldn't call this necessarily a reinvention, since the acoustic, tender side of Alice in Chains was always there, but doing the stunning, mostly acoustic Jar of Flies EP after the violently heavy Dirt caused some head-scratching I'm sure.
But nothing of those rivals the radical musical journey Talk Talk accomplished. They are first and foremost famous as one of those synth-pop 80s bands, with this song being arguably the most well-known (popularized again in the aughts with that dreadful No Doubt cover):
YouTube - Talk Talk - It's My Life
Afterwards, frontman and chief songwriter Mark Hollis decided to pursue his more extreme musical ambitions and created two albums that are now universally lauded as some of the finest work that has emerged in the late 80s and early 90s - Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock. I didn't hear any music before to compare it with these two gems - Hollis and co. really created something unique here, a minimalist approach in merging rock, jazz and ambient music, the result of which some are calling the spark that created post-rock.
Some of my favorites:
YouTube - Talk Talk - THE RAINBOW - 1988
YouTube - Talk Talk - NEW GRASS - 1991
Any other suggestions for some radical musical changes such as this?