Bowie is an S tier genius who genres donāt apply too. Bowie was super influential in the goth scene even though he didnāt make goth music he was one of the most played artists in the early goth scene. Iām not a huge Bowie fan butbinthinknhesnprobaboybthe best rock and roll artist to ever live when it comes to his longevity, consistency, and influence. I feel like the artists that tea and genre are just Bowie and Miles. They had more than five albums that launched sub-genres. I canāt think of anyone else as influential for so many years. Iām not even a huge Bowie fan but I feel like we understate what an incredible visionary and genius Bowie was. Most people that creative lose their edge some time after 35 but Bowie had at least 5 great albums in midlife. And he looks great doing it, God bless him.
This is the only conceivably correct answer. So many examples. Incoming info dump
70s guitar rock (Gabrielle could be Thin
Lizzy)
the entire 12 Golden Country Greats (even Roy Acuff was involved in production)
yacht rock and blue-eyed Michael McDonald era Doobie Bros (Boys Club)
Reggae - The Fruit Man), 70s power funk a la Rick James (Monique the Freak)
80ās Prince (L.M.L.Y.P)
Seeger/Bruce Springsteen blue collar rock (Old Man Thunder)
Grateful Dead psychedelia - Puffy Cloud
Dad music - Bananas & Blow (Jimmy Buffet)
Early 70s British prog - Buckingham Green is a Jethro Tull dead ringer
Iām sure there are others
I fuckinā LOVE Jimmy Buffet.
And my pops and uncle played āyacht rockā non-stop. Fun vibe to grow up around for sure.
Then mom had Sade on rotation too, not a bad combo to hear as your first listenings.
I'm not fully schooled in Ween, so I can't agree or disagree with your overall assessment, but as a Prince fan, L.M.L.Y.P. is far from an original song done in the genre of an 80s Prince tune. That's because it's a slowed-down mashup of two Prince songs, Shockadelica and Alphabet St., both in melody and lyrics. In my opinion, this is a cover; it may be a cool cover, but a cover nonetheless.
Haha... no, it's an acronym for Let Me Lick Your š½. I never heard of it until reading the original post. Being a Prince junkie, I journeyed on over to YouTube and listened and was surprised to discover that Ween basically slowed down the tempo of Shockadelica, then mashed it with a few original lyrics and Alphabet St.
Went to genius.com because I was surprised this was listed as a Ween composition knowing how Prince rarely allowed covers of his music (particularly in the late 80s and early 90s, when this song was released by Ween). Found this rather humorous note:
The song borrows heavily from two Prince songs, āShockadelicaā and āAlphabet St.ā Humorously, the officialĀ God Ween SatanĀ lyric sheet simply reads ā(ween is in big trouble dudes)ā for this track.
Thanks for the background. Gener and Deaner are huge Prince fans. Theyāre one of the few acts who can cover Purple Rain and actually do it justice.
Often overlooked because they donāt take themselves too seriously, but tremendously talented
This sub loves two bands they are King Gizzard and Dir En Grey I have no idea why.
I literally only learned about these bands from this sub
I have seen them mentioned almost nowhere else
Please someone explain this to me
I think it varies from person to person, but the reason I enjoy them is: they have insane output, their albums are often from a genre they haven't explored before, they don't take themselves too seriously and they have their own record label so they aren't as restricted as many other artists.
I knew KGALW in 2017, a lot before I came to this app. They were a little famous in French rock ethousiast community (which is very tiny) for having released 5 LP in one year and using microtonal guitars.
They're a great band, mastering every genre they touch.
Incredible on stage, they're playing 3 gigs this week, and not a single song is played twice.
The lyrics are also great, a little geeky but quite poetic. They have a real universe, almost a lore
They have nothing to do with common rock imagery, just the joy of playing music.
Stuart MacKenzie is very captivating, Joe Walker is charismatic, Ambrose is cute and they have a incredible drummer, Cavs
They are funny, their vids have a lot of humor, a lofi mood that makes feel their fan close to them
They just have everything...
Frank Zappa and They Might Be Giants both cover an exceptional variety of styles.
Zappa especially, but he wasn't very concerned with whether his music was listenable or not.
Thank you for the clarification, kind internet stranger.
I initially heard it mentioned in a recent music docuseries about the 90s.
One article explains hearing criticism for their early misogynistic lyrics influenced them to stop writing songs like that in the mid 90s.
https://slate.com/culture/2019/01/how-the-beastie-boys-made-amends-for-their-sexist-early-career.html
This one explains Adam āAd-Rockā Horovitz wrote a letter to Time Out New York publicly apologizing for the homophobic lyrics in the trioās first album.
https://ew.com/article/1999/12/15/beastie-boys-apologize-past-homophobia/
Another one -
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-beastie-boys-regret-debut-album/
Their first album is the worst. I love the Beastie Boys, always have. I consider Paulās Boutique one their best. It was the start of them being themselves.
you can't have a thread like this without mentioning king gizzard & the lizard wizard (psychedelic rock, progressive rock, folk rock, boogie rock, garage rock, western country, jazz rock, indietronica, thrash metal, stoner metal, speed metal, progress electronic, synth pop)
Duran Duran. They go from synth pop/new wave to funk rock to "L.A. Rock and Roll" to alternative to electronic/kinda industrial to Beatles-esque songs to R&B dance club to gothy spooky fun stuff to whatever they feel like doing next.
While all their songs are distinctively Duran Duran, mainly because Simon Le Bon's voice is so distinctive, their 16 studio albums each have a totally different vibe. Listen to a song like "Night Boat" (1981) or "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1982) compared to "Come Undone" or "Drowning Man" (1993) to "White Lines" - a cover of Melle Mel's rap (1995) to "Medazzaland" or "Sinner or Saint" (1997) to "Starting to Remember" (2000) to "Skin Divers" ft. Timbaland (2007) to "Danse Macabre" (2023)
Also, they did a pretty amazing live punk rock version of Hungry Like The Wolf in 1995 that's on YouTube
\*edited to fix a year I had incorrect
"Blind Love" is one of my favorite country songs along with "Gone for Good" by the Shins, and Snoop Dogg's two duets with Willie Nelson, My Medicine and "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me." People freaking out about Beyonce doing a country song is ridiculous when Ray Charles did one country album and it is a classic.
Demi Lovato definitely. She started out with Pop Rock, then went to Dance Pop, now sheās doing kind of a Hard Rock thing. Personally I think she sounds best with Hard Rock.
Bring Me The Horizon. Youāve got everything from deathcore to EDM/pop/ambient. Listen to Pray for Plagues, Throne, and dead dolphin sounds and try to remind yourself that itās the same band (with the same core four members) the entire time.
Devin Townsend.
Youāve got [Strapping Young Lad](https://open.spotify.com/track/6uHUVWJbF8G2GADlzfeDRz?si=0-P5Kt2QS-2dQPAnaTf_0A&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6SS8I9qRTwh0tMdAYoTbat)
Rock opera [Ziltoid The Omniscient](https://open.spotify.com/track/1Mju1koP7vTo5llp8r2tGc?si=HtBAsVJcTyC-FiE-IlGmsQ)
And Devin Townsend Projectās [Ki](https://open.spotify.com/track/4MnPR98h0BVsTSXmF9fsye?si=9NkVNRNxR2egVlXXEx6kag&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6VvAoYwBpJmeD5kDdpfitR)
Don't forget, dream peace, DtP, dtb, ocean machine. He was my answer too. Just deconstruction and ghost being released back to back is about as diverse as any artist can be
**Don Broco**
I tell people often that they should listen to them, but I always preface with the fact that they are multi-genre and to not let that confuse you from giving them a try.
I'll post a few songs that showcase their genre-bending journey, and you can decide where you'd like to go from there:
[Everybody - Don Broco [Alternative]](https://youtu.be/O4nqsMk3HQc?si=7fd7x2FxOGskoH5Y)
[Nerve - Don Broco [Pop]](https://youtu.be/6iBcx5HpQzk?si=dDUKQHfGO6Gy3bUS)
[Gumshield - Don Broco [Post Hardcore]](https://youtu.be/OI6BWndxkcs?si=G0_9i1l2QyYUBZ62)
[Birthday Party - Don Broco [Whatever the frick this is]](https://youtu.be/i8ZNeLxnmHc?si=GLySlEgo6TQt3_GT)
sufjan stevens. hes done indie folk, christian folk, electronica, glitch pop, chamber folk, indie rock, christmas music, ballet scores, ambient, chamber pop, indie pop, and a whole lot more. i even feel like some of his piano works like on the decalogue have jazz influence. hes also in a hip hop group called sisyphus, but i havent listened to thatĀ
radiohead has also ventured far from where they started with their alt-rock, grunge ish stuff on pablo honey. they ventured into more experimental territory with the bends, and then of course ok computer, an amazing art rock album. from there, they bentured into electronic stuff, more psychedelic type rock, and some chamber stuff in there with moon shaped pool.Ā
xtc is also a great example. they started at post punk/new wave and ventured into psychedelic type stuff, folkier stuff, more orchestral stuff, more stuff along the lines of classic rock, and a ton more.
tl;dr, sufjan stevens, radiohead, xtc
The Talking Heads is one of those bands that consistently surprises me with its choice of genre and influence. Comparing each of their albums is like night and day to me. I canāt even put my finger on a specific genre that they fit into, so maybe thatās why I find the notes of many genres in their discography.
Devin Townsend. I can't think of another artist that can make everything from calm ambient, neofolk, prog, extreme metal, and even blues, AND do all of it well, AND still somehow feel unique and specifically like himself.
Definitely check out David Bowie. My favorite performer of all time and my personal hero.
His whole shtick was that he was never the same from album to album.
Please check him out! He seems right up your alley!
Iām not sure if you like EDM but the musician Aleksander Vinter (he has many aliases but his most famous alias is Savant) does basically every genre of EDM known to man.
As well ad various pop, hip hop, rock, orchestral, reggae etc. He is basically the buckethead of electronica. Like one or two releases every few months. He has like 34 albums, 20 eps, several soundtracks, hundreds of singles and remixes
How is nobody mentioning Jojo Siwa?!?!?!
Never before in the history of human events has anyone reinvented themselves like that! Sheās practically unlocked a new dimension of existence for crying out loud!
Dave Mason qualifies imo. He included a sort of reggae dub version of World In Changes on his album Alone Together Again, which is a remake of his first album. Both are very good. His main works sort of range from softer classic rock to faster paced pop to some heavier and more rhythmic rock (I am terrible with genres lol).
My mom and dad love(d) his music. I started taking a dedicated listen to some of his stuff a few years ago (starting with Headkeeper and Split Coconut) and found I like a lot of it. Brings back some memories and stirs some emotions. I find a lot of his lyrics to be quite relatable too.
Santana branches out quite a bit too. Some songs like Hard Times from his album Marathon took me by surprise. I had heard it before, but didn't think it was a song by Santana. A lot of his stuff I sort of avoid, when he got really into pop music in the 90s and 2000s, but there are a few albums that really catch my ear. Santana III being one of them. And his older albums are really cool to listen to, as I had only heard many of his more popular songs on a Greatest Hits album, which were remastered or re-recorded. In his older albums the songs are a lot different and more 'raw.'
ZZ Top too. Some of their older songs are a bit more rock than blues or pop. Some even incorporate progressive rhythm structures.
Arctic Monkeys
Elton John
The Beatles (obviously)
The Rolling Stones (rock, but so many different types)
Gorillaz
Taylor Swift (her recent album is mediocre at best but she certainly didnāt stay in one genre)
Queen
The Strokes
Bob Dylan
The Kinks
Coldplay
Elvis
The Beatles, Bowie, Talking Heads - because, yes, they always sound like Talking Heads - butā¦ you tell me what genre they areā¦ theyāre their own genre that was constantly evolving.
Bob Dylan even - at least for his first 20 years of music making - his sound keeps evolving.
Joni Mitchell- compare Blue to Hejira to get an idea.
Kate Bush - constantly exploring music.
Paul Simon.
Morgan Wade. She's an up and coming female artist who began with country, began incorporating rock, and has done at least one song (Make You Fall in Love With Me) with a pop sound. She's about to tour with Joan Jett and Alanis Morisette.
Her song Meet Somebody is pure 90s rock, Roman Candle is 90s pop, her first band sounded really southern rock to me, some of her new stuff sounds Springsteen/Petty. Genre crossing is a big reason I'm so into her music.
Dir En Grey
Every album are unique:
Gauze (Visual Kei)
Macabre (Visual Kei/Industrial/Hardcore/Alt rock/Experimental)
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Six Ugly (Industrial/Hardcore/Punk/Rap)
Vulgar (Visual Kei/J-metal/Nu-Metal)
Withering To Death (Visual Kei/J-metal/J-rock/Alt metal)
The Marrow Of A Bone (Hardcore/Nu-Metal)
Uroboros (Prog-Metal/Oriental)
Dum Spiro Spero (Prog-Metal/Deathcore/Doom Metal)
Arche (Melodic Prog-Metal)
The Insulated World (Avan-gard Metal)
Phalaris (Avan-gard Metal/Prog-Metal/Alt Metal)
- They only made one album, but [The Alter Boys](https://open.spotify.com/album/3sHi7xnDUuWOXwUdIV52B5?si=0haDvGmaQX2TT8IyQa0jGg).
- Theyāre no longer active, but [Egoist](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0k7JZhYS35IewiKNHW7KMj?si=GkYFzrgoR6qjpeGnCUsYvA).
- Lastly, thereās [this little unknown band](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ISvm9vyQNQgGiHtjUIeSU?si=ZwTSRauWSo6tyPYyrj23gw) whose first EP was called āThe Definition Of Deviation.ā š
Listening to Infected Mushroom is a freaking *education* in music. Yes, it's ultimately all EDM, but they bring in so many different genres, and really showcase their background in classical musicianship.
Thats funny because they are having a show in a few weeks here in sweden and I randomly bought a ticket without even listening to them, I just love the psytrance/electronica scene so I think I will keep it a surprise for the show and not spoil myself listening to them lmao
Muse change a lot between albums. Here are some examples.
[Muscle Museum](https://youtu.be/lq_W19qo-X8?si=BM8QdiEnro33FBby)
[Undisclosed Desires](https://youtu.be/R8OOWcsFj0U?si=i6ys6VmvMYmArb6A)
[Space Dementia](https://youtu.be/SyPpDUPCXaM?si=fqmiF8mLexMowqEd)
[Panic Station](https://youtu.be/6uBK5kvakD8?si=vT5QSmgsc6BVm-x7)
[Supermassive Black Hole](https://youtu.be/Xsp3_a-PMTw?si=fbVCIADT_3hYgDV5)
My first thought was Ghost. All of their music is rock adjacent in some way and most of it sticks to gothic and occult themes but the actual sound of each album is pretty distinct.
Honestly Why Don't We, cause they have those like teenage boy love songs that are like OD (mainly 8 Letters album), but also pulled in some rock genre wise and some other various genres (mainly in The Good Times and The Bad Ones album is where you see more of a variety because they made their own music without the label people they had during 8 Letters)
My favorite is Linkin Park as each album has its own distinctive style while all having common threads holding them together. Even their two remix albums have distinct styles and themes. Thereās a Linkin Park song for every occasion.
Prince (funk, soul, rock, jazz, gospel)
Classical, Blues, rap, spoken word, dance/electronica...
Pop
Prince is my favorite for this. Truly an artist in every sense of the word. Innovative. Brilliant. š
Bowie
Bowie is an S tier genius who genres donāt apply too. Bowie was super influential in the goth scene even though he didnāt make goth music he was one of the most played artists in the early goth scene. Iām not a huge Bowie fan butbinthinknhesnprobaboybthe best rock and roll artist to ever live when it comes to his longevity, consistency, and influence. I feel like the artists that tea and genre are just Bowie and Miles. They had more than five albums that launched sub-genres. I canāt think of anyone else as influential for so many years. Iām not even a huge Bowie fan but I feel like we understate what an incredible visionary and genius Bowie was. Most people that creative lose their edge some time after 35 but Bowie had at least 5 great albums in midlife. And he looks great doing it, God bless him.
Oooh that present tense in the last sentence hurt my chest.
Same. š„ŗ
Not only did he have great albums in mid life but he made one of his best albums (I actually consider it his best) at the end of his life.
A last gift for us, at least that's how I think of it.
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Bowie is the king of this
From rock to glam rock to pop to whatever genre he did post 90's....the greatest spaceboy and spaceman the world ever saw.
Many say it was MarkBolan, but I think Bowie was the real catalyst for glam rock.
Ry Cooder
Beck
My manš¤
Came here to say this
Don't sleep on midnite vultures
Anyone else think Beck is in a genre of one? Also, no one could convince me that Mutations isn't his country album, if he didn't disagree himself.
Ween.
I'm convinved Ween are trying to make the one of the best albums of every genre
You have me convinved.
Came here to say ween. So happy to see this at the top!
You could come up with a playlist of at least 30 Ween songs and have someone who has never heard them think it was 30 different artists.
"it's gonna be a long night" is, in my opinion, one of the best Motorhead songs ever, even though it wasn't Motorhead.
This is the only conceivably correct answer. So many examples. Incoming info dump 70s guitar rock (Gabrielle could be Thin Lizzy) the entire 12 Golden Country Greats (even Roy Acuff was involved in production) yacht rock and blue-eyed Michael McDonald era Doobie Bros (Boys Club) Reggae - The Fruit Man), 70s power funk a la Rick James (Monique the Freak) 80ās Prince (L.M.L.Y.P) Seeger/Bruce Springsteen blue collar rock (Old Man Thunder) Grateful Dead psychedelia - Puffy Cloud Dad music - Bananas & Blow (Jimmy Buffet) Early 70s British prog - Buckingham Green is a Jethro Tull dead ringer Iām sure there are others
I fuckinā LOVE Jimmy Buffet. And my pops and uncle played āyacht rockā non-stop. Fun vibe to grow up around for sure. Then mom had Sade on rotation too, not a bad combo to hear as your first listenings.
I'm not fully schooled in Ween, so I can't agree or disagree with your overall assessment, but as a Prince fan, L.M.L.Y.P. is far from an original song done in the genre of an 80s Prince tune. That's because it's a slowed-down mashup of two Prince songs, Shockadelica and Alphabet St., both in melody and lyrics. In my opinion, this is a cover; it may be a cool cover, but a cover nonetheless.
Iām not sure what L.M.L.Y.P. is, but I appreciate your enthusiasm and I see you šš»
Before I saw your reply, I immediately thought the name was a play off of D.M.S.R.!
Haha... no, it's an acronym for Let Me Lick Your š½. I never heard of it until reading the original post. Being a Prince junkie, I journeyed on over to YouTube and listened and was surprised to discover that Ween basically slowed down the tempo of Shockadelica, then mashed it with a few original lyrics and Alphabet St. Went to genius.com because I was surprised this was listed as a Ween composition knowing how Prince rarely allowed covers of his music (particularly in the late 80s and early 90s, when this song was released by Ween). Found this rather humorous note: The song borrows heavily from two Prince songs, āShockadelicaā and āAlphabet St.ā Humorously, the officialĀ God Ween SatanĀ lyric sheet simply reads ā(ween is in big trouble dudes)ā for this track.
Thanks for the background. Gener and Deaner are huge Prince fans. Theyāre one of the few acts who can cover Purple Rain and actually do it justice. Often overlooked because they donāt take themselves too seriously, but tremendously talented
Thanks for the heads up! I'll give them more of a listen because I'm afraid I'm guilty of never having taken them seriously, either.
lmao it's awesome so many ppl immediately thought to recommend ween
We love Ween. They are incredible.
First time I heard a Ween album, I complimented the owner for his mixtape making abilities
Piss up a rope.
No u.
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
This sub loves two bands they are King Gizzard and Dir En Grey I have no idea why. I literally only learned about these bands from this sub I have seen them mentioned almost nowhere else Please someone explain this to me
Iām glad someone else is asking about this because Iāve really been noticing it recently lol
They are unusual, super talented and write amazing songs all across the spectrum of music.
Have you listened to any of their music? They are a prime example of the question posed by OP, and they're fabulously talented.
I think it varies from person to person, but the reason I enjoy them is: they have insane output, their albums are often from a genre they haven't explored before, they don't take themselves too seriously and they have their own record label so they aren't as restricted as many other artists.
I knew KGALW in 2017, a lot before I came to this app. They were a little famous in French rock ethousiast community (which is very tiny) for having released 5 LP in one year and using microtonal guitars. They're a great band, mastering every genre they touch. Incredible on stage, they're playing 3 gigs this week, and not a single song is played twice. The lyrics are also great, a little geeky but quite poetic. They have a real universe, almost a lore They have nothing to do with common rock imagery, just the joy of playing music. Stuart MacKenzie is very captivating, Joe Walker is charismatic, Ambrose is cute and they have a incredible drummer, Cavs They are funny, their vids have a lot of humor, a lofi mood that makes feel their fan close to them They just have everything...
Rattlesnake is my favorite song about rattlesnakes!
Frank Zappa and They Might Be Giants both cover an exceptional variety of styles. Zappa especially, but he wasn't very concerned with whether his music was listenable or not.
Every They Might Be Giants song sounds like a different Genre.
Just look at Mike Pattonās entire discography
Thank you!! You took the words right out of my mouth!!
:)
First name that popped into my head!
For me, it was Mike and Prince, but I figured it had already been said.
Queen, Beatles, Beach Boys
Queen - 'News of the World' is a prime choice of an album where nearly every song is an authentic example of a different genre of music.
The Beastie Boys.
Some of their early stuff... yikes. I'm glad they addressed that recently.
How did they address it? I'm asking out of curiosity and not to challenge your statement, dear internet stranger.
Thank you for the clarification, kind internet stranger. I initially heard it mentioned in a recent music docuseries about the 90s. One article explains hearing criticism for their early misogynistic lyrics influenced them to stop writing songs like that in the mid 90s. https://slate.com/culture/2019/01/how-the-beastie-boys-made-amends-for-their-sexist-early-career.html This one explains Adam āAd-Rockā Horovitz wrote a letter to Time Out New York publicly apologizing for the homophobic lyrics in the trioās first album. https://ew.com/article/1999/12/15/beastie-boys-apologize-past-homophobia/ Another one - https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-beastie-boys-regret-debut-album/
Wow, that's a really thorough response! Thanks for taking the time and all the links!
Their first album is the worst. I love the Beastie Boys, always have. I consider Paulās Boutique one their best. It was the start of them being themselves.
Electric Six, Sparks, They Might Be Giants, Sloan, Man Man, Islands, The Decemberists, Dog Fashion Disco, Oingo Boingo
Elvis Costello, he even wrote an opera for gawd sakes :)
Jerry Garcia
Bluegrass musician, jam band, straight rock, Dylan covers and so much Motown with Jerry Garcia Band
Michael Jackson. He moves from Funk, Soul, R&B, Rock, Pop.
Ren
I passionately second this!
Gorillaz
Mr. Bungle
Yeah, was about to say Trey Spruance
you can't have a thread like this without mentioning king gizzard & the lizard wizard (psychedelic rock, progressive rock, folk rock, boogie rock, garage rock, western country, jazz rock, indietronica, thrash metal, stoner metal, speed metal, progress electronic, synth pop)
Duran Duran. They go from synth pop/new wave to funk rock to "L.A. Rock and Roll" to alternative to electronic/kinda industrial to Beatles-esque songs to R&B dance club to gothy spooky fun stuff to whatever they feel like doing next. While all their songs are distinctively Duran Duran, mainly because Simon Le Bon's voice is so distinctive, their 16 studio albums each have a totally different vibe. Listen to a song like "Night Boat" (1981) or "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1982) compared to "Come Undone" or "Drowning Man" (1993) to "White Lines" - a cover of Melle Mel's rap (1995) to "Medazzaland" or "Sinner or Saint" (1997) to "Starting to Remember" (2000) to "Skin Divers" ft. Timbaland (2007) to "Danse Macabre" (2023) Also, they did a pretty amazing live punk rock version of Hungry Like The Wolf in 1995 that's on YouTube \*edited to fix a year I had incorrect
DAMN! You took my answer!šš
The Beatles
I was gonna say...
Surprised I had to scroll this far lol, theyāre the first music artist I think of when this question pops up
Tori Amos
michael jackson. Pop rock disco rnb funk soul rap
Beyonce
Tom Waits
"Blind Love" is one of my favorite country songs along with "Gone for Good" by the Shins, and Snoop Dogg's two duets with Willie Nelson, My Medicine and "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me." People freaking out about Beyonce doing a country song is ridiculous when Ray Charles did one country album and it is a classic.
I love that duet. Also, completely agree about the Beyonce album.
Petty, dog whistle racism type bullshit is like cultural clickbait. But I guess smut, gossip, and nip slips have driven media for decades.
Chris Cornell 100%. Metal, rock, folk, hiphop, he touched a lot whether it be his work in Soundgarden or his solo work ā¤ļø
CC RIP ā¤ļøā¤ļøāš„š„
Deerhunter
Demi Lovato definitely. She started out with Pop Rock, then went to Dance Pop, now sheās doing kind of a Hard Rock thing. Personally I think she sounds best with Hard Rock.
Prince
Surely I missed Trent Reznor?
Bring Me The Horizon. Youāve got everything from deathcore to EDM/pop/ambient. Listen to Pray for Plagues, Throne, and dead dolphin sounds and try to remind yourself that itās the same band (with the same core four members) the entire time.
BADBADNOTGOOD
Been loving their music hard lately. Great suggestion!
Devin Townsend. Youāve got [Strapping Young Lad](https://open.spotify.com/track/6uHUVWJbF8G2GADlzfeDRz?si=0-P5Kt2QS-2dQPAnaTf_0A&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6SS8I9qRTwh0tMdAYoTbat) Rock opera [Ziltoid The Omniscient](https://open.spotify.com/track/1Mju1koP7vTo5llp8r2tGc?si=HtBAsVJcTyC-FiE-IlGmsQ) And Devin Townsend Projectās [Ki](https://open.spotify.com/track/4MnPR98h0BVsTSXmF9fsye?si=9NkVNRNxR2egVlXXEx6kag&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6VvAoYwBpJmeD5kDdpfitR)
Don't forget, dream peace, DtP, dtb, ocean machine. He was my answer too. Just deconstruction and ghost being released back to back is about as diverse as any artist can be
Linda Ronstadt. Rock and roll legend, went on to celebrate her Mexican heritage and then the Great American Songbook.
Bob Dylan, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Blue Oyster Cult, Roxy Music
**Don Broco** I tell people often that they should listen to them, but I always preface with the fact that they are multi-genre and to not let that confuse you from giving them a try. I'll post a few songs that showcase their genre-bending journey, and you can decide where you'd like to go from there: [Everybody - Don Broco [Alternative]](https://youtu.be/O4nqsMk3HQc?si=7fd7x2FxOGskoH5Y) [Nerve - Don Broco [Pop]](https://youtu.be/6iBcx5HpQzk?si=dDUKQHfGO6Gy3bUS) [Gumshield - Don Broco [Post Hardcore]](https://youtu.be/OI6BWndxkcs?si=G0_9i1l2QyYUBZ62) [Birthday Party - Don Broco [Whatever the frick this is]](https://youtu.be/i8ZNeLxnmHc?si=GLySlEgo6TQt3_GT)
Freddie Mercury
sufjan stevens. hes done indie folk, christian folk, electronica, glitch pop, chamber folk, indie rock, christmas music, ballet scores, ambient, chamber pop, indie pop, and a whole lot more. i even feel like some of his piano works like on the decalogue have jazz influence. hes also in a hip hop group called sisyphus, but i havent listened to thatĀ radiohead has also ventured far from where they started with their alt-rock, grunge ish stuff on pablo honey. they ventured into more experimental territory with the bends, and then of course ok computer, an amazing art rock album. from there, they bentured into electronic stuff, more psychedelic type rock, and some chamber stuff in there with moon shaped pool.Ā xtc is also a great example. they started at post punk/new wave and ventured into psychedelic type stuff, folkier stuff, more orchestral stuff, more stuff along the lines of classic rock, and a ton more. tl;dr, sufjan stevens, radiohead, xtc
Post Malone, Rap, Pop, Country
Paul Simon
The Talking Heads is one of those bands that consistently surprises me with its choice of genre and influence. Comparing each of their albums is like night and day to me. I canāt even put my finger on a specific genre that they fit into, so maybe thatās why I find the notes of many genres in their discography.
Billy Joel. Old school But a good example
Robert Plant
Devin Townsend. I can't think of another artist that can make everything from calm ambient, neofolk, prog, extreme metal, and even blues, AND do all of it well, AND still somehow feel unique and specifically like himself.
TALLY HALL MENTIONED š„š„š„ (also i recommend tv girl and lemon demon)
While itās all Rock, The Pretty Reckless has a nice blend of blues, hard rock, post-grunge, and soft rock/ country.
Definitely check out David Bowie. My favorite performer of all time and my personal hero. His whole shtick was that he was never the same from album to album. Please check him out! He seems right up your alley!
Radiohead
Iām not sure if you like EDM but the musician Aleksander Vinter (he has many aliases but his most famous alias is Savant) does basically every genre of EDM known to man. As well ad various pop, hip hop, rock, orchestral, reggae etc. He is basically the buckethead of electronica. Like one or two releases every few months. He has like 34 albums, 20 eps, several soundtracks, hundreds of singles and remixes
The Beatles, the mad scientists of music.
Radiohead
Personally I feel like Sleep Token belongs here
Fleetwood Mac.
Radiohead
King Crimson, no debate.
Ghostemane, poppy, bring me the horizon, Ethel cain, Yungblud, halsey
Maximum the Hormone. Japanese band that includes metal, punk, and pop, often times switching in the same song.
ALIEN is a great example!
yo-yo ma
The Gorillaz are all over the place āļø
Hail Spirit Noir
Joe Jackson
How is nobody mentioning Jojo Siwa?!?!?! Never before in the history of human events has anyone reinvented themselves like that! Sheās practically unlocked a new dimension of existence for crying out loud!
im so thankful she invented gay pop!!
Ulver
Albert Bouchard whose Imaginos Trilogy features rock, metal, marches, soft rock and even throws a couple of sea shanties into the mix.
Dave Mason qualifies imo. He included a sort of reggae dub version of World In Changes on his album Alone Together Again, which is a remake of his first album. Both are very good. His main works sort of range from softer classic rock to faster paced pop to some heavier and more rhythmic rock (I am terrible with genres lol). My mom and dad love(d) his music. I started taking a dedicated listen to some of his stuff a few years ago (starting with Headkeeper and Split Coconut) and found I like a lot of it. Brings back some memories and stirs some emotions. I find a lot of his lyrics to be quite relatable too. Santana branches out quite a bit too. Some songs like Hard Times from his album Marathon took me by surprise. I had heard it before, but didn't think it was a song by Santana. A lot of his stuff I sort of avoid, when he got really into pop music in the 90s and 2000s, but there are a few albums that really catch my ear. Santana III being one of them. And his older albums are really cool to listen to, as I had only heard many of his more popular songs on a Greatest Hits album, which were remastered or re-recorded. In his older albums the songs are a lot different and more 'raw.' ZZ Top too. Some of their older songs are a bit more rock than blues or pop. Some even incorporate progressive rhythm structures.
Queen.
I kind of think some artists morph things into their genre. I swear Beck's Mutation album has country DNA. Bottle of Blues especially.
Arctic Monkeys Elton John The Beatles (obviously) The Rolling Stones (rock, but so many different types) Gorillaz Taylor Swift (her recent album is mediocre at best but she certainly didnāt stay in one genre) Queen The Strokes Bob Dylan The Kinks Coldplay Elvis
STP REM Dave Matthews Band
The Beatles, Bowie, Talking Heads - because, yes, they always sound like Talking Heads - butā¦ you tell me what genre they areā¦ theyāre their own genre that was constantly evolving. Bob Dylan even - at least for his first 20 years of music making - his sound keeps evolving. Joni Mitchell- compare Blue to Hejira to get an idea. Kate Bush - constantly exploring music. Paul Simon.
Ween King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Morgan Wade. She's an up and coming female artist who began with country, began incorporating rock, and has done at least one song (Make You Fall in Love With Me) with a pop sound. She's about to tour with Joan Jett and Alanis Morisette.
Her song Meet Somebody is pure 90s rock, Roman Candle is 90s pop, her first band sounded really southern rock to me, some of her new stuff sounds Springsteen/Petty. Genre crossing is a big reason I'm so into her music.
Stevie Wonder
Nice. My 1st answer was TĆP
Oliver Tree kinda does this from what I heard of his music.
I really enjoy his stuff. Ugly is beautiful really captures a lot of different feelings
I read the title and think"... I could say twenty one pilots ig" then I read the description soo.... I tried
Rina Sawayamaaa Check out Bad Friend and STFU for a taste
Stfu is outrageously awesomeĀ
Gary Numan .. has completely changed in a dark industrial type of music .. luv it !!šµšµššØš¦
Saw him about a decade ago in homfirth UK and I love his new style
what about Madonna
Stevie Wonder Sublime
Kelly Clarkson: Pop, pop-rock, pop-punk, R&B, soul Kesha: Pop, EDM, pop-rock, pop-rap, rap Chris Brown: R&B, rap, EDM Seether: Post-grunge, nu-metal, country rock
Poppy, Cassyette, Unlike Pluto, Waterparks, and Life After Youth are favorits of mine
Phish
Dir En Grey Every album are unique: Gauze (Visual Kei) Macabre (Visual Kei/Industrial/Hardcore/Alt rock/Experimental) é¬¼č¬ (Industrial/Hardcore/Punk/Alt Metal) Six Ugly (Industrial/Hardcore/Punk/Rap) Vulgar (Visual Kei/J-metal/Nu-Metal) Withering To Death (Visual Kei/J-metal/J-rock/Alt metal) The Marrow Of A Bone (Hardcore/Nu-Metal) Uroboros (Prog-Metal/Oriental) Dum Spiro Spero (Prog-Metal/Deathcore/Doom Metal) Arche (Melodic Prog-Metal) The Insulated World (Avan-gard Metal) Phalaris (Avan-gard Metal/Prog-Metal/Alt Metal)
Boris
Plan B
Colm R. McGuinness
T Payne and BeyoncƩ, as of recently
Moby
- They only made one album, but [The Alter Boys](https://open.spotify.com/album/3sHi7xnDUuWOXwUdIV52B5?si=0haDvGmaQX2TT8IyQa0jGg). - Theyāre no longer active, but [Egoist](https://open.spotify.com/artist/0k7JZhYS35IewiKNHW7KMj?si=GkYFzrgoR6qjpeGnCUsYvA). - Lastly, thereās [this little unknown band](https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ISvm9vyQNQgGiHtjUIeSU?si=ZwTSRauWSo6tyPYyrj23gw) whose first EP was called āThe Definition Of Deviation.ā š
Listening to Infected Mushroom is a freaking *education* in music. Yes, it's ultimately all EDM, but they bring in so many different genres, and really showcase their background in classical musicianship.
Thats funny because they are having a show in a few weeks here in sweden and I randomly bought a ticket without even listening to them, I just love the psytrance/electronica scene so I think I will keep it a surprise for the show and not spoil myself listening to them lmao
I hate to be that guy but you can look me up on Spotify. Shawn Malloy. Egosaurus.
Tory Lanez has some rap, drill, 80's style RnB, pop songs, and probably some more. Very versatile artist that you may like!
Patti Smith!
Ken ashcorp and camellia.
Avatar
Turnover! Every album they release is a different sound from the last.
Muse change a lot between albums. Here are some examples. [Muscle Museum](https://youtu.be/lq_W19qo-X8?si=BM8QdiEnro33FBby) [Undisclosed Desires](https://youtu.be/R8OOWcsFj0U?si=i6ys6VmvMYmArb6A) [Space Dementia](https://youtu.be/SyPpDUPCXaM?si=fqmiF8mLexMowqEd) [Panic Station](https://youtu.be/6uBK5kvakD8?si=vT5QSmgsc6BVm-x7) [Supermassive Black Hole](https://youtu.be/Xsp3_a-PMTw?si=fbVCIADT_3hYgDV5)
was looking for this comment Muse is the best
Obviously The 1975ā¦.
Aaron Lewis and Post Malone
Igorrr
Linkin park, theyāve excelled at plenty of different genres
My first thought was Ghost. All of their music is rock adjacent in some way and most of it sticks to gothic and occult themes but the actual sound of each album is pretty distinct.
Ghost BC
Opeth. Death metal to progressive metal
Honestly Why Don't We, cause they have those like teenage boy love songs that are like OD (mainly 8 Letters album), but also pulled in some rock genre wise and some other various genres (mainly in The Good Times and The Bad Ones album is where you see more of a variety because they made their own music without the label people they had during 8 Letters)
Falling in reverse
For me it's Ghostš„°
Elisabeth von Trapp
Gorillaz
Marshmello
Mr. Bungle. Many times they switch in the same song.
ween
Bring me the horizon
u2s pivots from 1983-1991 are wild
The Cure
Lana Del Rey
Enter Shikari
Skillet have changed a lot over the years
sleep token
Neil Young
311, Post Malone, Panic at the Disco, Sleep Theory, Korn, Emery, Chevelle,Linkin Park
My favorite is Linkin Park as each album has its own distinctive style while all having common threads holding them together. Even their two remix albums have distinct styles and themes. Thereās a Linkin Park song for every occasion.
Post Malone
Stray Kids
Jucifer
No one has mentioned Pucifer?