12 Times An Artist Pulled A Lil' Flippity Flop

By Samantha Ferrara

Let’s face it - sometimes musicians get bored recording albums in the same genre over and over.

Enhancing an old sound to create something new and interesting is an important part of being a successful musician. After all, consumers get bored with their favorite artists if they refuse to further develop and reinvigorate their sound - even if some consumers don’t realize this.

Let’s take a look at a few times that musicians took “developing new sounds” or “musical growth” to the next level by completely switching their genre.

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Art Garfunkel - From Folk to Standards - “Let’s Fall In Love”

Billy Joel - From Rock to Classical - “​Waltz #1 (Nunley’s Carousel)”

Bob Dylan - From Folk to Rock to Christian Rock - ​ “Gotta Serve Somebody”

Rush - From Prog to Rap - “Roll The Bones”

Jewel - From Folk to Pop -​ “Intuition”

Joni Mitchell - From Folk to Jazz - “Raised on Robbery”

...and then to Standards - “At Last”

Kiss - From Rock to Disco - “I Was Made For Lovin’ You”

Luciano Pavarotti - From Opera to Rock - “Let It Rain”

Neil Peart - From Prog to Jazz - ​Buddy Rich Memorial Scholarship Concert

Pat Boone - From Standards to Rock - “Holy Diver”

Prince - From Pop to Hip Hop - “Gett Off”

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