The Pagemeister Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 i could be wrong, but i seem to remember michael boulton as a rocker in the early 70's before he went to elevator muzak... You are not wrong.... MICHAEL BOLTON THE ROCKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marolyn Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 You are not wrong.... MICHAEL BOLTON THE ROCKER THANK YOU so much for sharing that!!! my god, the hair, the tight pants, i had tears streaming i laughed so hard when they showed the snake zealots!! i think michael should revisit his roots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUK Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I've always respected bands that followed their own muse. Bands, in my mind HAD to evolve their sound to remain; and all the best did. I now realize how lucky they were, especially throughout the 70's to be able to deny being pigeon-holed by the record execs. It made for a much better listening experience. I've pimped this guy from day one. If you know him as a roots rock Zep-clone, or nu-metal Canadian product, his solo demos show a depth that defies categorization. Now whether he can release this stuff on the record company's label or not; that's another story. Ian Thornley All I Need. - enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypeO Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Jefferson Airplane became Jefferson Starship, eventually becoming a massive sell-out whore (We Built This City) Another one along the lines of Rainbow is The Tubes - from 70's freaks to 80's hit-seekers (although for some reason I still like "One In a Million" :lolo:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audacity Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 I don't think Led Zeppelin had a really significant change in its sound, although it became more diverse and more mature on each album. You don't? I think they're changes in sound were profound. To not think their sound changed significantly from the first album to ITTOD is un thinkable. I might add, I DID NOT think it was for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjolnir Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 King Crimson changed their sound quite often also. They went from: Heavy Moody Blues type band to Experimental Heavy Metal band to Talking Headsesque band to The band they are now (I couldn't think of anything witty to call them now) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
040879 Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 Just a comment on an interesting thread- all of these examples are relevant to the question but they divide broadly into 2 camps. Bands like King Crimson, Genesis,Airplane/Starship have all undergone line-up changes which could be taken into account when assessing their musical changes over time. The extent to which new members influence the songwriting and recordings is a question for fans of the particular bands.One issue would be the extent to which the changes are 'forced' and the extent to which other members are 'empowered' by those changes. It's possible that the absence of certain individuals[eg- Peter Gabriell] also has an effect on creativity and changes of musical direction. Zeppelin are a good example of the second type of band-one which has a fixed line-up and all the changes and variety comes from the same group of people. U2 also fit this description,I guess, although I'm reluctant to credit them with too much except extreme calculation,a hint of cynicism and a great understanding of marketing and disingenuous self-promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypeO Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Jefferson Airplane. Or Jefferson Starship. Or Starship. Whichever you like. To We Built This City On Rock And Roll oops - completely missed your post when I posted the same thing :lolo: d'oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtPepper67 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 You don't? I think they're changes in sound were profound. To not think their sound changed significantly from the first album to ITTOD is un thinkable. I might add, I DID NOT think it was for the better. It did change, but it wasn't the same as David Bowie or The Beatles who changed really a lot from one album to the next one. In Led Zeppelin case is like what I said about Pink Floyd, it was transitional, they were adding some songs with different styles and sounds but the albums were not a complete departure compare to the previous one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypeO Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 J. Geils Band was a major disappointment. Tunes like Back to Get Ya, Musta Got Lost, Give it To Me, Surrender were killer. Next thing you know it's Love Stinks and Freeze Frame. wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahyoubetcha Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Jefferson Airplane became Jefferson Starship, eventually becoming a massive sell-out whore (We Built This City) Another one along the lines of Rainbow is The Tubes - from 70's freaks to 80's hit-seekers (although for some reason I still like "One In a Million" :lolo:) The Tubes did change significantly over the years which was too bad because the first albums were fantastic. Punk? Yah, I don't think so! But I kinda have to give them a pass because I remember reading an interview with Fee Waybill and he more or less said 'Yah we sold out. We're just sick of starving!'. Too bad though. I also agree that bands have to evolve. All the great ones did. Zeppelin, Beatles, Floyd. If they don't, they lose the edge that attracted their fans in the first place. When you look at the other side of it, who would want to buy more than one Boston album? The first one sounds exactly like the second, which sounds exactly like the third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audacity Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 who would want to buy more than one Boston album? The first one sounds exactly like the second, which sounds exactly like the third. I can't even understand buying ONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxwizard Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 J. Geils Band was a major disappointment. Tunes like Back to Get Ya, Musta Got Lost, Give it To Me, Surrender were killer. Next thing you know it's Love Stinks and Freeze Frame. wow. You got that right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain67 Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 garth brooks. didn't he try to become a rock star ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audacity Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 garth brooks. didn't he try to become a rock star ? That was his roots. He's actually a big Kiss fan. The album he put out that was almost emo-like was using his pseudo rockstar name, Chris Gaines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosodude13 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 King Crimson changed their sound quite often also. They went from: Heavy Moody Blues type band to Experimental Heavy Metal band to Talking Headsesque band to The band they are now (I couldn't think of anything witty to call them now) before the heavy metal, they were Symphonic prog to Jazz/Fusion Prog to Alternative/pre-grunge and then what you said --------------------------------- some other i can think of... Velvet Underground VU & Nico was the creation of Andy Warhol White Light/White Heat was a noise experiment, very far from VU & Nico and then, The Velvet Underground and Loaded were alternative, "quiet" jams ELO from awesome progish stuff (ie Fire On High) to crappy disco Fleetwood Mac the Peter Green era was amazing hard rock/blues cuts and then stevie nicks and lindsay ruined the band with soft rock stuff The Moody Blues started off as cheesy british invasion, and them got new members and a new record label to start their symphonic prog career Soft Machine from psychedelic/prog to jazz fusion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jam Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Jeff Beck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Journey: Started out as kick ass fusion/jazz oriented band to "Oh Sherry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Journey: Started out as kick ass fusion/jazz oriented band to "Oh Sherry" I get your drift but Oh, Sherry was actually a Steve Perry solo tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles_Obscure Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 it's not a band but an artist... Johnny "Guitar" Watson has started as a rock n roller in the 50's and metamorphosed into a pimpy-funk artist in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danelectro59 Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 I get your drift but Oh, Sherry was actually a Steve Perry solo tune. Well, then, ya' see how much I pay attention Hows about "to randy jackson" dawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 what about the Beatles???? from where they started, to where they ended up (together and on solo projects). the changes is music styles were vast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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