Artists who made one helluva left turn

[MikeyTheCat]

This was a must know song for jamming when I was in high school, I think because the Jazz band played it and we had to show them we knew more than Stairway to Heaven.

And then later Herbie does this.

 

[Meatwad]

 

[PeteK]

Wasn't Michael Bolton in a metal band before his more famous career?

 

[DotStudio]

Just grabbed a great GIF from the second video.

 

[cybermgk]

Iggy Pop then

Iggy Pop later

 

[cybermgk]

Kenny Rogers then, with The Firs Edition

Later

 

[cybermgk]

David Johansen

Then NY Dolls

Later Buster Poindexter

 

[cybermgk]

Eddie Vedder

Then Pearl Jam

Later, Solo

 

[Tone deaf]

 

[Tone deaf]

David Johansen

Then NY Dolls

Later Buster Poindexter

Had my first carnal experience of a certain sort to this playing on the car radio...

 

[cybermgk]

Billy Zoom, zigged then zagged

Back then, with X

Then solo, went Rockabilly

Then back with X (relatively recently)

 

[cybermgk]

Maybe not a left turn

John Lydon as Johnny Rotten Sex Pistols

John Lydon with PIL

 

[sonar1]

J Geils Band was a great blues band.

Somehow L.A. turned them into something else.

 

[Roberteaux]

J Geils Band was a great blues band.

Somehow L.A. turned them into something else.

Seriously!

They went from this:

to this:

Another band that decided to go so 'mersh that they began to stink was The Cars...

They went from this:

to this:

--R

 

[PapaSquash]

Bon Scott

 

[MikeyTheCat]

Had my first carnal experience of a certain sort to this playing on the car radio...

And he never used that hand again.

 

[JTM45]

Mrs Bon Scott

Mr Bon Scott

 

[Olds442]

and the video that killled him.

 

[pnuggett]

 

[Kamen_Kaiju]

Billy Joel,...

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