Artists who made one helluva left turn

[Spiteface]

These guys:

After a fire in their studio, decided to start again and they became this:

 

[MikeyTheCat]

Mrs Bon Scott

Mr Bon Scott

Holy shiiii.....

Bon wasn’t alone in that and. We also had Dicso Brian.

 

[MikeyTheCat]

Billy Joel,...

to

If you grew up on Long Island in the 60s or 70s you’d hear that kind of sound a lot.

 

[cybermgk]

I'm still not sure what genre to call that Paradise City cover LOL

 

[Crotch]

 

[Marshall & Moonshine]

I don’t know how Miley Cyrus isn’t the tippy tippy top of this thread.

 

[MikeyTheCat]

Eric

 

[guidothepimmp]

Metallica - One

To

Metallica - Temptation

 

[EasyAce]

How about Lou Reed going from this . . .

. . . to this . . .

. . . back to this . . .

Even in a career that was practically trademarked by left turns that's as extreme as it gets.

(And I still think the government would save itself a lot of time opprobrium if they use Metal Machine Music instead of waterboarding for torture. One listen to Metal Machine Music and the terrorists will confess, name names, and give directions!)

 

[Dolebludger]

While I have no vids or pics to post on this, the Moody Blues made one hell of a turn after their first record. The first record was “Go Now” which was a rather bluesy number which did fairly well on the charts. After that, the band lost some members and acquired Justin Hayward, John Lodge, and Grey Edge. The new members steered the band into the mystical, neo-classical genre for which they are known today. The band never again played “Go Now”.

 

[WaywerdSon]

Ritchie Blackmore

 

[cybermgk]

(And I still think the government would save itself a lot of time opprobrium if they use Metal Machine Music instead of waterboarding for torture. One listen to Metal Machine Music and the terrorists will confess, name names, and give directions!)

Crap, I almost named names and confessed, and I did nothing and know no one.

He should be fined for flagrant misuse of the term music.

 

[rogue3]

Elvis:

This:

to this:

to this:

I grew up with his stuff in the sixties...for sentimental reasons...but sheesh,rock took a dive, and i really didn't understand then.

 

[SWeAT hOg]

Chicago went from insanely good to insanely insipid.

 

[brokentoeswalker]

I'm still not sure what genre to call that Paradise City cover LOL

I'm sorry but Pat Boone just comes across as one of those guys that after 5 or six ryes would just punch you in the face for nothing..

Maybe angry drunk lounge music ??

 

[PeteK]

Non musical left turn winner has to be Ron Jeremy. Kindergarten teacher to porn legend

 

[BKS]

David Bowie

And some Dutchies

Who does not know Golden Earring

 

[BKS]

Another Dutch band called BZN, never liked them, but sadly my mother did like their later work. Good luck specialy watching that second one

 

[LtDave32]

Ed King, anybody?

From Nehru jacket hippie to Sweet Home Alabama.

 

[NotScott]

The real Fleetwood Mac, before Peter Green fried his brain:

The Fleetwood Mac the pop world knows: