Radical Genre Destruction
ジャンル破壊の急進者たち
Albums where artists deliberately demolished their established sound at the peak of success, alienating fans to pursue artistic truth.
Defining Traits
genre-destruction alienation-of-fanbase radical-reinvention sonic-experimentation
Albums (4)
Bitches Brew
Miles Davis 1970
chaos ecstasy paranoia
The Big Bang of electric jazz: two drummers, three keyboards, tape scissors, and the deliberate destruction of everything jazz was supposed to be.
Kid A
Radiohead 2000
anxiety alienation numbness
A deliberate demolition of guitar rock from within: melody replaced by texture, certainty by drift, the most radical reinvention since Bitches Brew.
Yeezus
Kanye West 2013
rage defiance paranoia
The anti-MBDTF: industrial noise and acid house stripped to aggression, deliberately ugly, the most confrontational mainstream hip-hop album ever.
Low
David Bowie 1977
alienation numbness vulnerability
The blueprint for art-rock reinvention: half-finished pop songs on one side, Cold War ambient on the other, both equally groundbreaking.