Andre 3000 making a flute album was unexpected and I wasn’t even in a coma for 20 years. It’s good
Leave Britney alone aged… well.
Linkin Park
If the last thing I’d heard from them was Meteora and then woke up to hear a song like Heavy or Talking to Myself, I would straight up just not believe it’s the same band. That’s not to say I don’t like their later stuff, but its radically different.
On the other hand, the 20th anniversary editions of Hybrid Theory and Meteora would blow my mind.
I just realized I haven’t listened to Linkin Park in at least a decade. Thanks for reminding me about them
Would definitely recommend listening to A Thousand Suns in its entirety. Absolutely their magnum opus. Also should check out the 20th anniversary editions of Hybrid Theory and Meteora. They’re both filled with insane amounts of demos and unreleased songs. Lost, Fighting Myself, QWERTY, and And One are some of the best demos that should have made it to albums
Honestly I grew out of Linkin Park and I haven’t listened to their old or new stuff for years now. I listen to Hybrid Theory like once a year or of nostalgia, but that’s it, I don’t actually get any musical enjoyment from them anymore. But A Thousand Suns is an exception. Such an incredible album. So powerful, so different from everything else they’ve made, and quite unique.
*sigh* Chester… Him and Chris Cornell. There’s always gonna be a hole in my music-loving heart when I hear either of these guys sing.
My only tattoo is a memoriam to Chester… Dude was my idol, and biggest inspiration.
Mf had an insane voice. Never gonna see anyone quite like him again.
Just hope that wherever he may be, if anywhere, he’s found some peace. He deserves it.
I’m with you. Linkin Park was the first band I connected with and bought CDs from.
As far as vocal talent, I’ve been impressed with Falling in Reverse, especially the round of singles released in the past two-ish years. Ronnie Radke does a phenomenal job with rapping, singing, and screaming. For me, this scratches that itch for the unique sound Linkin Park introduced.
Exactly who I was thinking of. I actually really appreciate that they evolved their music, instead of just doing the same things for 15 years.
Every time I’d start to grow out of their sound they’d come out with something completely new and I’d get sucked right back in. And yet their early stuff is so iconic that even parodies of it totally rock.
Probably most surprised by artists like Duran Duran, Gary Numan, and New Order continuing to pump out bangers, and embrace modern synths while keeping their signature sounds.
Taylor Swift. She started out as a country singer, completely changed her genre, and became a pop sensation.
Edit: Nevermind, her first album was in 2005 I think.
I miss when she was a country singer. It really felt like a perfect match for her. And then she left it.
And then there’s her 2020 albums, folklore, and evermore. These will forever be my favorite pieces of music from Taylor Swift of all time. And they aren’t pop or country.
Hanson. They’re still together and touring.
Justin Timberlake became an actor and SNL regular renown for his holiday dick jokes.
I would say the prevalence of K-Pop. The occasional foreign language song would hit the charts every once in a while, but for an entire genre of foreign music to have fans everywhere is surprising.
Coldplay switched to making lifeless, generic pop music…
Sigh…Antiflag. as a band that stood so strongly for pro-feminism, anti-racism, anti-corporate, just progressive politics to the max, having that news come out about Justin Sane being a complete fucking creep really shatters the music and the message.
Kinda surprised the Beatles released a new song to be honest.
Not me. They released two new songs in the '90s (Real Love and Free As a Bird).
I wouldn’t know about biggest surprise, but I didn’t see the Red Hot Chili Peppers replacing guitar with keyboard. I really liked what John Frusciante and his predecessors had brought to the group. I went from a deep Peppers fan to not listening to anything post Stadium Arcadium
I just noticed that ABBA very recently made a new album.
ABBA is still producing music?! I thought they had retired back in late 90s?
Yeah same. They decided to come back when we least expected it.
Beastie Boys.
Bush.
Justin Timberlake.
Gwen Stefani.
Ok I’ll start. Radiohead To me the are like the Beatles (continued) Every album has a new direction Not surprised, just glad every album is new and they arent cookie cutter.
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