Robert Pattinson should have been mentioned here aswell. Going from playing a teenage heartthrob vampire to doing films like Good time, the Lighthouse, Tenet and Batman just shows how well he has evolved from the the start of his career.
If we're going to shout out Robert we're going to shout Kristen Stewart out too. She went from Twilight to Happiest Season to Spencer is pretty while. Both actors are much more talented than most of us thought.
Even though Zendaya is still young I like how she is always trying new projects. I have not watched Euphoria myself but that doesn't take away the fact that she went from doing Disney to portraying a person with a serious addiction problem. Not to mention her other projects like Malcolm and Marie and the Greatest Showman. Love her.
But with actors it's a bit different. They have to do the roles they get. They can go after other roles but it's hard. Mathew McConnaghey is always talking about how he stopped doing movies for like 2 years because all he was getting was like romcom roles. He had to put his foot down to get something different. It's not easy for actors to just switch it up unless they were big drama actors trying out comedy or blockbuster roles. Like if Leo DiCaprio decided to star in the next James Gunn movie or something. The real culprits are musicians and directors who refuse to switch things up. They have all the power and they get comfortable.
Mac Miller changed in his style between his albums so much while growing older, you could listen to him growing up und getting wiser with the time. He changed from the young and experimantal boy, who’s focused on the money and lifestyle, to the young man in love and finally the man, who really knows what life is about. His change in music, while his perspective on life changed, touched me in a way no other artist ever did.
Very surprised tyler the creator wasn’t talked about in this, his albums are the definition of growth. Not just sonically but maturity. Bro went from talking about killing people and sadness to love interests and boats. He truly to me is the definition of change
This man cannot stop spewing banger takes. This is such a relevant topic nowadays with 'sequels' just remaking movies and artists sticking to a sound for years on end *coughdrake* I just crave those artists that keep things fresh and exciting for their fans (not unlike Nathan himself tackling all sorts of new topics to talk about-)
I agree but the fact that he said drake never made a bad album and then make a video literally about the reason why everyone dislikes drake since 2015 is kinda stupid and to me is a bad take.
Radiohead is definitely an example. Each of their albums are so vastly different from each other and I love them for it, they're truly pushing themselves out of their comfort zone
DOJA CAT. When she had to keep performing Say So, I was nervous especially because it was already EVERYWHERE. But then every other performance, she would completely change up the genre, my favourite being when she did a rock version at the MTVs I believe. Seriously y'all, look that version up, it's surprisingly good but also showcased that she really is super talented and not afraid to try something new.
Oh yes! I’m not really a fan of her music like that but man that performance was sooooo good! I had to give her , her props. She is definitely extremely talented .
The Weeknnds Dawn fm not being appreciated is a crime that album is a masterpiece and it has so much potential and its a shame that people are ignoring it.
@@unhelpfulrevelations7989 exactly all of his albums especially Dawn fm and After hours are a grower it will get better and better with each listen. After a while I find myself liking different couple of song each time from the album and will stuck in my mind.
I love The Weeknd, but as Nathan put it, artists should do things that have not been done before. Dawn FM is unfortunately just a rehash of 80s pop in a generic way. Just my opinion though.
@@LivinThins Is it tho? I feel like the Dawn FM's got a lot more soul vibes than strict 80s pop, then there's the Japanese pop sample on Out of Time, the new-wave-ism of Gasoline, etc
It’s a good album but after hours was still in transition that was the problem… a lot of people was still hype off of that plus he’s done better 80’s type songs it’s just most of it was ehh and I love xo but kissland better than dawn
Arctic Monkeys switched up their sound completely for AM and a lot of people wanted their album after that to just be AM part 2 so they could relive their tumblr days but Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is so different from anything else they’ve put out and they did it so well that I think it’s my favorite album by them
THIS. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino really grew on me. First listen, it was admittedly a little jarrimg. But I love that album now, and just love the band so much.
Thinking about change ups, it's absolutely incredible to me that Ludwig Goransson, who composed the music for Community and New Girl also composed the music for Black Panther and Tenet. That's not only a glow up imo, but also displaying some insane creative range for composing.
Lady Gaga has never not innovated, she has always showcased her talent and vision and she has range. Artpop, to Joanne, to a collaboration with Tony Bennet. She followed up the A Star is Born soundtrack with Chromatica. Iconic.
@@MoonOffSpringC OMG YOU'RE RIGHT I FORGOT ABOUT THAT LMAO I was thinking About Stupid Love because that video was literally recorded with an iphone, guess she still doesn't know about cameras lol
Aaliyah is a great example of this. Though she remained dominantly R&B, she stretched the limits of being an Urban Pop artist. She invented herself with each album, from a teen that rocked baggy clothes to a confident woman in a span of her short, but highly influential career.
Yes! , she reminded me of Michael Jackson in the sense that, pop music videos in the 80s were just people singing infront of a camera changing scenes. But MJ was dancing and gave us movies. Aaliyah was the same, and, while her other female r&b artists were wearing dresses and just singing infront the camera , she came out the gate at 14 with her first album wearing baggy clothes and shades. Then her One in A Million era where she wore her signature side part hairstyle that covered her right eye. omg! In her 22 years she did more than most artists would on a lifetime. She influenced fashion and most of the shades you see people rocking now, she wore them first
So on point! Her three albums Age, One In A Million and the Red (self-titled) album were all sonically and lyrically different. She really did have eras’s.
@@basicallydeadbooks000 I have said this for so long about the black eyed peas and people scoff at me, they constantly produce hits and change and innovate and I wish more people would take them seriously I blame fergie lol
Honestly impressed that there was no mentioning of Tyler considering how his last 4 projects are insanely different one from another and it’s when he started throwing out unexpected projects after another that were all so good and cohesive and it felt as if he was an expert of those specific sounds, excited asf for his project next year
*Pushes up nerdy classical music glasses* My man Beethoven was exactly this. His music was constantly evolving and growing overtime, from traditional classical-era style music in his early years, to triumphant and powerful pieces like his third and fifth symphonies, and eventually to deeply emotional and profound pieces like his 14th string quartet that birthed an entirely new era of classical music in Europe. In his later years, people straight up though he was lossing it and was going mad, then he dropped his ninth symphony and shook the goddamn world. I mean, who else is insane enough to write a symphony where the first three movements have no vocals, then in the fourth movement you suddenly have not only FOUR SOLOISTS, but an ENTIRE FUCKING CHOIR?! The madlad, Beethoven! And those changes, even if they don't match expectations, shift and shape entire eras of music and art.
When Beyoncé drop her self title without any promotions I thought that was one of the most iconic things to happen in music history. Switch it up completely from her previous album 4, and we saw the Beyoncé that was more grown up and intimate with her audience.
@@soaribb32 What's awesome about that is that she probably will. She's never been comfortable doing the bare minimum so I have hope she'll change it up again.
She's also someone who experiments and it always turns out so well. Everything from Dangerously In Love to Black is King is so versatile and unique. She doesn't put herself in a box and it's iconic af.
the ONLY time Kanye West released a body of work that the public was expecting from him and was something that they wanted was Late Registration after College dropout. (both 10's) every single other album of his is different than the last and changed the perception of him and what kind of music he makes
I was thinking the same. An artist has to establish a particular path and gain a following and then make the switch. That's when the fans have no choice but to give it a chance and new fans can come in.
Wes Anderson is cool cause he’s able to make multiple types of visual media like stop motion and live action while never really straying from his style that he perfected and his fans love
I feel like some musical artists are not just.. well, musical artists, but an "everything artist". People like Childish Gambino (as mentioned in the video) can do anything
It’s insane how adeptly he can alternate between different arts. If you think about how uniquely impressive it is for artists like Andre 3k, Radiohead, Gorillaz to master different genres of MUSIC. And Gambino is doing the same thing across art forms! The man has successfully genre hopped in his music and he’s also refused to let himself be typecast from his role in Community and gone on to play dramatic roles! It’s ridiculous
Childish Gambino really felt ahead of his time. BTI really influenced a lot of the 2010s with musicians really changing their styles and flows now and really understanding the difference between “artists” and “musicians”
People don’t realise the Kendrick discourse happens with every album, depending on when you hop on. GKMC made him a superstar so when TPAB came out his current fans wanted GKMC 2, not a new unfamiliar sound. Then after TPAB’s acclaim his fans were initially disappointed with DAMN as it wasn’t a jazz rap black empowerment album like TPAB but a commercial conceptual album. Then with MM&TBS he makes an experimental self-reflection album that sounds nothing like the commercial stuff on DAMN. People have to learn to expect the unexpected, especially when the artist as shown that their whole career.
It's definetly not kendrick fans it's mostly the haters, numbers lover and club bangers seekers that's complaining, a real Kendrick fan knows this already
@@aldialad True to an extent but people do have favourite albums, which is typically the one they discover him with. So each release always has some level of discourse from part of the fanbase
I think part of why the new Beyoncé album is so insanely good is because of how she really switched up her style. And even within the album each song is so unique but have a common musical thread between them that makes them flow so well too!
When the Kendrick Lamar album came out I realised how few artists I get excited for because I don't know what they will sound like next. Kendrick is a great example of that. This video just reflected my feelings towards artists and media in general. I've never seen any of your videos until this point but this was an amazing one and now I have a boatload of your videos to watch.
For me denzel curry is the same where each album has a different sound and meaning. Melt my eyez is so different sonically than his other albums which are all different from each other
Donald Glover has to be the best example of this. He plays a hilarious character on community and then has music all over the place that’s incredible. And then Atlanta, his range in music and acting is incredible.
Blackpink is one of these artists, to be honest. I don't understand how people aren't tired of them making the same song over and over again with the same formula. The song structure is expected at this point and you know what you're getting every time. When they do switch it up, it doesn't last long and they go back to what makes them money. I just want to see some variety because I truly think variety is how an artist proves themself. No one wants to see stagnancy.
i agree! they do the "cool badass loud-ass" style really well, but we were robbed of so many different sides of them, to be honest... like imagine horror concept blackpink??? fun summer concept blackpink?? sеху concept blackpink??? something jazzy from them??? something angsty??? something tender and romantic??? i want to see the range, something different 😭😭😭
So true!!! A horror theme blackpink like with witchy vibes!!! One day just one day!!! A group that does something different every time is Gidle. A different look and concept every time!!!
I love that Zed is more so about Quality over Quantity. Idc how long it takes to drop a video cause I know when he does drop the content, editing and visuals will be amazing!
@26 Mic if you keep doing this, you won't get an audience of people who like your content. Focus on making videos, be patient and let TH-cam push your videos. If your low on views it might mean your video isn't great and you need to focus on retention and CTR
Mj changed up all the time going from disco and funk to doing hard rock and rnb and then heavy metal and power ballads to hip hop and gospel soul to russian waltz and orchestral he could do any style
Janet Jackson. She is a blueprint for different and diverse eras. From the black and white, social justice Rhythm Nation to the warm, sensual, funky janet. to the red, mental health, R&B Velvet Rope era. Truly legendary and iconic.
"He'll give us what we need, it may not be what we want" of course kanye would sample this. Applies exactly to how nathan felt about the Kendrick album
In the movie realm, Stanley Kubrick is the first person who came to mind. Just with his final four films he made a period piece, a horror, a Vietnam war movie, and an erotic thriller, and all four of which are widely considered masterpieces.
This topic has intrigued me for awhile - since the 1920s each decade has had it’s own cultural characteristic seemingly up until the second half of the 2010s… now we are generally more interested in replicating/modernizing/combining the cultural things of past decades. But the curiosity for me is why this has happened and how long will this last.
@@Pizza_Rat I guess that's fair. He really had a unique style to begin with. CB was his first big risk, but people didn't like it (I love it btw.) He knew he had to make something clean and excessable, but personal also-Flower Boy. But Igor is the combination of the instrumental uniqueness AND emotion that makes Igor Tyler's best for me. And he came with big mixtape energy on CMIYGL. I love his variety, personally
I think that Michael Jackson was one of the best artists when it came to "switching it up". After the success of 'Off the Wall' and the cultural phenomenon that was 'Thriller', I think that everyone was expecting for him to come out with more soulful and RnB music, or more ballads. Yes, he had pop songs on 'Thriller', but I think that at the time he was rather revered for his more soulful sounds. He did the complete unexpected when he came out with 'Bad'. Not only did he change his fashion style (switching out the leather and glittery jackets for the straps and the studs) but he also changed his musical style for a more edgier sound. There was a lot more synth sounds and futuristic kind of songs. That was also when Michael started to write more world anthems like 'Man in the Mirror'. Bad was a major success, however, and people were probably expecting for Michael to come out with an album that was similar to Bad afterwards, but he didn't. The next album was 'Dangerous' and it had a more New Jack Swing (Can't Let Her Get Away) and hip-hop kind of style. It also had a lot more sensual songs (In The Closet) and gospel-like tracks (Will You Be There) on it. It was very different from the rest of his catalogue. He also changed his fashion style with this era as he wore simpler outfits with hints of the militant style he had adopted previously, but more toned down. The next album, History, was his most personal album as he spoke more about his relationship with the media, the injustices of the world, and the struggles with fame. It was a successful album but it's my least favourite out of his entire catalogue. He changed his fashion style again for this era because this is when he started wearing the golden/metallic hockey knee pads with his outfits. He still looked cool, though. So, in my opinion, Michael Jackson was one of the best artists when it came to switching things up. He invented the whole 'era' of music' thing because of the way he changed his entire style to match the type of album he was putting out. It was lowkey genius because it made him unpredictable and interesting.
Definitely the best at it. He even got completely new fits for every era. Dangerous, History and Invincible are so different yet so good. His discography is just undefeated tbh
@@tinaye8638 Probably the best at it when it comes to men bc women gave/give him a run for his money in that aspects. Especially Madonna and his little sister Janet. They did some 180 type of shit. Looks, hair style, make up, sound, asthetics .....
I think it really depends on how over-saturated an artist's sound, style, etc. is. If there's a lot of other people doing what they do, they yeah they would benefit on switching it up. But if no one else really does what they do, then they can stay the same.
i agree. Only switch it up if you want to. Like adele. I'm not a huge fan but i think she likes the type of music she makes and no one is doing the genre like her.
As someone who was carried through my teenage years by early-mid 2010s "Tumblr" pop (feels derogatory but that's the term I see used most often), Marina is the literal definition of reinventing herself to me. Electra Heart was a game changer. She was barely recognisable from her debut era and she was doing something no one else was doing at the time in terms of not only lyrics and instrumentation/production, but visual storytelling, aesthetic and satirical commentary. And critics weren't really there for it but those of us who got it, GOT it.
Marina is such a versatile artist and I love that each one of her albums is uniquely itself. You can’t really compare her albums because they’re just so different. I would have never expected her to follow up EH with Froot, but she did and miraculously, both albums sounded authentically Marina. She is a true artist, in every sense of the word
electra heart DEFINED that era for me but i was way too young to understand the satire. looking back that album is genius b it i absolutely shouldn’t have been listening lmao
Expecting every single thing to be completely different from the other is unrealistic imo, but it's healthy to switches it up from time to time and keep things fresh 🤷🏾♂️
lorde’s new album was the epitome of this. and people hated it because they expected melodrama 2, but it’s such an amazing summer album with what i believe are some of her best songs.
A really good example of an artist changing up their style is the band Talk Talk. In the 80s they were this new wave British pop rock band. Since they had a couple of hits, the record company said that they could do whatever they want. So, they stopped doing pop music and invented post-rock (a genre of rock music that sounds nothing like rock music at all) They had all this jazz experimentation and purposely badly tuned guitars. It was no longer about riffs or solos; it was all atmospheres. I think everyone should listen to their last album "Laughing Stock" though if you don't want to jump into the deep end, maybe listen to Spirit of Eden first. (sorry for being a nerd btw)
Dawn FM was a masterpiece, as is most of his bodies of work. completely agree with you. i didn’t love Kendrick’s new album, but i can respect that he did something he actually wanted to do.
Imagine thinking damn fm is a masterpiece and not liking kendrick album. Maybe because the subject matter in mr morale was too grown for a tik tok girl like you.
@@jarianwarren69 it wasn’t my favorite tbh but i have over half the album in my library 🤷🏾♀️ when he released After Hours that did phenomenally so if Dawn FM is his flop era i think he’ll be fine lmao
Twenty One Pilots did this very well. Their spoken word, more piano-driven depressing melodies got them aa cult following, but they have updated their sound so much to be more popular mainstream, while keeping their signature sound. Their newest album is just strait up pop, while their 2010's albums are so recognizably them.
i like that they often do that even within one album! i don't really know their new stuff, but in regional at best, vessel, blurryface and trench every song just goes on it's own somewhere, in a completely different direction. it's just so fun!
Coldplay is my favorite band. Regardless of all the seemingly ignorant hate they receive, they went from UK acoustic, Post brit pop in their early years to experimental rock, pop rock, world music, gospel, Dance EDM, acoustic folk, classical music, cinematic ambient, choir music and more sub genres.Just recently they released a ten minute classically influenced soft rock ballad. Say what you want about them, but Coldplay does not follow what everyone wants them to do.
@@edjamaz4636 it's so funny cause i can be that type of snob with certain groups; i turn away when they start making generic pop, but with coldplay i feel like their pop is still very creative and instrumentally good (most of the time). it's surprising that even the snobbiest of people can't acknowledge universally loved pop songs like paradise or clocks or even recent ones like adventure of a lifetime or hymn for the weekend. like those are undeniably BANGERS
Like every single song on the album Viva la Vida is unique from each other yet it still feels incredibly cohesive. And even on albums where I do not enjoy every single song like "A Head Full of Dreams", it still creates such a celebratory, joyous vibe that I cannot help but just get sucked in. Similarly with Mylo Xyloto though that one feels way more manic and sad-happy. Also, this is just my opinion, but I find it funny that the only album I don't really enjoy as a full body of work is X&Y, and that was the album where the band was being weighed down by the neverending hatred towards them and tensions between the members. Soooooo yeah
dawgg i cant believe i didnt listen to MESMF until like a month after it dropped… favorite album of the year and literally only one that i catch myself keep going back to
"like if we look at kanye this man is the definition of not doing what people want to see" "anytime he does anything, it becomes the biggest news" with the hitler fiasco, that has DEFINITELY aged well
fr i'm happy that when abel comes out with a new album, it comes with it's own vibe. lowkey imagine if every time he came out w something new it was just "house of balloons part 1,000,000", we wouldn't have gotten shit like dawn fm, starboy, after hours, kissland w it's own universe and character. it would just get boring.
Huge Weeknd fan myself from the older days and the only sound I wanted him to revisit was kissland other than that I loved his newer music. Dawn FM was fantastic!
@@omelet-du-fromage9293 tell me about it. I had tickets to go see Haley in concert and then the pandemic hit and never got the chance. I'm still really bummed about it.
I'm not as familiar with rap as you are but I love how passionately you speak about it! I love that I can take this idea, this passion that you have for art, and apply it to the art I consume. Great video as always!
Genndy tartakovsky is a textbook example of an artist who’s always switching things up. Each one of his animated projects is different and distinct. And that’s why he’s lasted so long in the field of animation. Hideki Anno is also good at switching it up. Whether you’re looking at his live action or anime works, he’s always doing something new.
Also a good example of how experimenting and stepping outside your comfort zone won't always bring immediate success. 808s was ye's least well-recieved album at the time; he ditched everything he made his name on - souful sampling, bragadocious raps, larger-than-life persona - for autotune crooning over synths. It was a bold move, which divided fans & critics at the time, but would be later be cited as a huge influence on the styles of artists like Drake, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert and Juice WRLD, and taught Kanye creative & technical skills that he'd go on to use in making albums like MBDTF and Yeezus. You have to take risks in order to grow; every experiment, whether successful or failure, expands your range and teaches you new lessons that will help you on the road to doing bigger & better things.
I really love Tyler the Creator her went from dark edgy vibes to beautiful masterpieces that still come with his impeccable delivery anyways I really liked the fact you put wait for you at the end
Michael Giacchino is one of the best soundtrack composers because of how much variety you can find in his soundtracks. He can go from creating whimsical disney soundtracks to dark superhero scores and they all sound interesting and unique to each film but you can still recognise that it's his work.
This right here. Man composed the score for animated classics like Up and Inside Out. Then also superhero films like The Batman and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trilogy. Range.
Doja is a great example as well. When ever she does a feature, she makes sure her sound matches the beat and the vibe. Also, she has done so many genres already like rock, pop, r&b, hip hop, rap, and who knows what’s next for her
I really think Eminem is a good example of an artist who tried to do this but didn't succeed to their greatest potential, and was held back a lot by audience expectation
There's a lot of different people my mind go to but god damn the world will never forget the music of David Bowie because this man did not repeat himself ONCE. This man had like 6 different personalities in the 70's ALONE. A true GOAT
He certainly repeated himself musically once or twice, although his sounds would grow. Ziggy/Aladdin/Pin Ups are all linked and that's also true for things like Low/Heroes and Heathen/Reality. Still tons of variation though, not only in his music but paintings and film.
If we are talking about artists changing and expirimenting with their sound, its impossible to leave out Radiohead. I truly believe Radiohead would be left into obscurity without Kid A, and the shift it was from OK computer. OK computer was this crazy, campy, emotional rollercoaster, showing (and borderline predicting) a dystopian society were weve all becomed Paranoid Androids, But Kid A completly forgets that, now having this bottomless, almost painfully empty, lonely, dark vibe, (i remind you this is a complement). Everything in its right place beautifully opens the doors to this new part of the bands mind, giving us a peak for whats about to come. From the busily complex The National Anthem, to it being followed by one of the best, most raw radiohead songs (how to disapear completely). This album has such amazing versitality and alterations to it its insane. As much as i dont worship Kid A as the average radiohead fan (i actually like amnesiac better lmaoooo) . Its unrealistic, almost offensive to ignore this drastic yet beautiful change in the bands discography.
I'm not sure if they would be left completely into obscurity considering OKC was hailed as a classic right upon release, but I believe they would have certainly broken up if they tried a conventional arena rock album as a follow up. Also this is a bit dark to say but I actually think Thom would be dead if they did OKC part 2. We would probably remember Radiohead as a once promising band who caught lightning in a bottle with this one album but eventually succumbed to public pressure. At least on this sense we live in the good timeline!
I've always compared Kendrick to Radiohead in the way that no 2 of their albums sound entirely alike. They all fit into the broader rap and rock genres, but each album draws from a certain subgenre(s) to break the mold of what they did before.
This is how I feel about Moon Knight. It’s my favorite series Marvel has ever done because there is not a single cameo from one of the main Marvel superheroes, it’s just like this little insane world of the main 4 characters, and one of those was the same actor playing two characters brilliantly. The directing style felt fresh and different and there was some thriller, horror, action vibes mixed with little breaths of comedy that made it so enjoyable for me. Not a lot of people agree with me but I LOVED it and felt so refreshed watching it.
I that about the MCU shows in general. They go from giant nerdy in joke with What if? to stand alone psychodrama with Moon Knight. I definitely don't like them all equally but I like that there's always a chance the next show is going to be something I really love. I can also just skip a show and watch the next one since they're not interconnected with each other. And the worst faith complaints are all "why is show not what I expected?!". Either the characters are doing something new, or new characters or just the show isn't like the other MCU show they liked. Or it's not Daredevil. And they don't seem to notice that everyone is saying that about different shows. Unlike the Netflix Marvel shows or Arrowverse where people mostly agree about which shows are the best and worst, there really is increasingly something for everyone in the MCU shows. And it's because of that choice we get Moon Knight and whatever the next really fun show will turn out to be.
I think there are people who get stale from doing one thing but there are some people where they just get more specific and defined as they progress. Wes Anderson is my favorite example of this because now his movies are so ridiculously unique that he’s at the point where literally nobody but him can make a movie in that style
Honestly, i can´t think of an artist that better fits the description than David Bowie. The man did rock, dnb (and toured with NiN for this album), jazz, soul, funk, ambient music, soundtracks, was one of the founders of glam rock, has one of the most iconic album covers of all time and made it all classic. He literally reinvented himself until his last days by releasing an album (inspired by TPAB) about his death and coping with it without anyone knowing that he was dying. Truly a genius
That's what is so incredible about The Clone Wars. It kept the good parts of Star Wars the same, while taking the bad parts and making them INSANELY better. Dozens of new planets, hundreds of new characters, and unique storylines while keeping the same nostalgia of the movies. I don't think Star Wars will ever be topped again until they decide to do a fresh trilogy with competent writers.
Mac Miller started out with the “kids” and moved into a more RnB rap. Swimming had rap, RnB, and piano rap(2009) He never stopped changing which is why he’s one of the greatest. Also, at 7:19, that’s the Mac Miller “Self Care” instrumental where he LITERALLY switches the entire beat halfway through. Masterpiece song, Masterpiece vid.
Honestly, my favourite artist. Every single one of his projects sounded fresh, but still had that Mac Miller touch to them, they all had a specific sound...The man literally made Faces, one of the most self aware and dark hip hop projects ever made, and then went on to make GO:OD AM, a bright and fun sounding album, all in the span of a year. Wow. Self Care might be my fav song of all time.
Coolest style switches in music just out of my head: Kanye: from MBDTF to Yeezus Radiohead: from OK Computer to Kid A Bjork: from Post to Homogenic Bon Iver: from Bon Iver to 22, A Million Vince Staples: from Summertime 06’ to Big Fish Theory Rosalia: from El Mal Querer to Motomami
@@LookingForAName... havent heard it but will give it a listen! It might be a recency bias but i loved her change from El Mal Querer's flamenco stuff to Motomami's crazy cosmopolitan art pop. tt just makes so much sense to me. Also her music videos are firee
@@seaswallowme573 yes! I just started listening to her stuff and its amazing. Literally cannot describe how amazed I was the first time I listened to Homogenic. I think it legit might be one of the most influential albuns of all time. From the first listen I could already see how it influenced loads of artists like Radiohead (Kid A), Kanye (Yeezus), Arca, Sophie, Yves Tumor, FKA Twigs. Sometimes it feels like she invented experimental art pop with that album
David Bowie is a great example of a legend who writes music without being concerned with what people expect him to make. It wasn't a perfect recipe for success, but by the time he released 'Blackstar', he had already been a legend for decades. It's harder to appreciate how innovative his albums were today because few of them were really "album of the year" material, but most of his albums followed the trend of being "the next sound" for rock and other subgenres.
6 minutes old and already this video is an instant classic. Also daft punk with Random Access Memories I think is a perfect example of "fuck it gonna do what we wanna do. Sorry not sorry that it's different"
Leonardo Da Vinci was basically the embodiment of what you're talking about. Dude was involved in pretty much everything and was the original goat of switching it up
paramore went from the pop punk era to the bubbly synth-y sound of After Laughter... and then Hayley Williams puts out a heartfelt album herself with Taylor producing it, and Zac Farro also released a different sound with Halfnoise. This is why I love them all, solo or otherwise. Music evolves. Everything evolves.
All of the Beatles switched it up a lot in there solo careers even Ringo. And also they reinvented themselves as a band like 5 times in 5 years. Nick Cave is one of my favourite all round artists, he is a poet, Author, Screenwriter, singer, songwriter who has done everything love the man.
I think my favorite band that could've fit into this video is "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard". Part of their whole shtick is they try to make every album a different genre or concept than the last. They've done psychedelic rock, folk, thrash metal, jazz, synth pop and even spoken word audio books. It makes their whole line of work really fun to binge because it never sounds repetitive or blends together. You would think that this constant switching of sounds would cause fans to turn away, but they've released 20 records in the past decade and never disappointed their fans once. Anyways, great banger of a video as always Nathan! :)
I like it when art is fresh, new, innovative and creative, but it always annoys me how people only stick to what they're familiar with, never even bothering to try something that is new and recognizable to them. It's kinda sad that artists that rely on art as their profit, just stick to what they usually do, to not drive off their mainstream audience. Art is very uninspiring these days :/
Florence + The Machine has grown so much across her albums! I love the early and I love the new, the vibes are different, but all moving and captivating!
@@Ryantheman2023 Nah Eminem has tons of flows. The real problem is his “purpose” for each album. Instead of being himself he just tries to be “fuck them haters”
Literally Taylor Swift. Went from Teenage Country music to more mature Country, into Pop, then Electro-Pop, then Alternative and Indie Folk music. Won an Album of the Year Grammy in Country, Pop, and Alternative. She said: "female artists have reinvented themselves 20 times more than the male artists. They have to or else you’re out of a job. Constantly having to reinvent, constantly finding new facets of yourself that people find to be shiny." 16 years into her career, she is still the top-selling and highest-earning artist with one of the most daily streams on Spotify and Apple Music.
@@shi_. i live in south asia and taylor is popular and respected here more than drake or weeknd. My mom who doesnt know english loves listening to taylor. I never heard anyone talking abt drake in my school like they talk about taylor.
Stanley Kubrick literally made a masterpiece of every genre having absolute control over every stage of production, including the impossible architecture of it's sets. That man was the DaVinci of 20th century.
MGMT dropped in popularity after their first album, "Oracular Spectacular," because their follow-up "Congratulations" wasn't as radio-friendly. They continued to push their music in new directions and created some of the most complex and interesting songs I've ever heard. They are really good at making pop hits, but they chose to follow their own creative path.
I mean i would argue that was partly because oracular spectacular was the stronger album, but yeah lda is much less radio friendly but is my favourite project of theirs
Robert Pattinson should have been mentioned here aswell. Going from playing a teenage heartthrob vampire to doing films like Good time, the Lighthouse, Tenet and Batman just shows how well he has evolved from the the start of his career.
If we're going to shout out Robert we're going to shout Kristen Stewart out too. She went from Twilight to Happiest Season to Spencer is pretty while. Both actors are much more talented than most of us thought.
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And playing guitar on a death grips song
heath ledger too
Also becoming the fourth member of death grips
Rihanna was the true queen of switching up every era. none of her eras are the same at all from the music, the visuals and fashion looks
Now she is in her retired era
Yea cause "Loud" Red head Rihanna was 🔥😭😭
She’s too busy picking up A$AP from prison for the twelfth time
She’s also the queen of switching up her consistency
ur pfp is amazing magdalene deserves so much more love
Even though Zendaya is still young I like how she is always trying new projects. I have not watched Euphoria myself but that doesn't take away the fact that she went from doing Disney to portraying a person with a serious addiction problem. Not to mention her other projects like Malcolm and Marie and the Greatest Showman. Love her.
And then dune. A sci if movie
She plays the same quirky half rebel in every one of her shows nigga
But with actors it's a bit different. They have to do the roles they get. They can go after other roles but it's hard. Mathew McConnaghey is always talking about how he stopped doing movies for like 2 years because all he was getting was like romcom roles. He had to put his foot down to get something different. It's not easy for actors to just switch it up unless they were big drama actors trying out comedy or blockbuster roles. Like if Leo DiCaprio decided to star in the next James Gunn movie or something.
The real culprits are musicians and directors who refuse to switch things up. They have all the power and they get comfortable.
@@asherujudo7383 musicians have all the power?
@@asherujudo7383 musicians have all the power?
Mac Miller changed in his style between his albums so much while growing older, you could listen to him growing up und getting wiser with the time. He changed from the young and experimantal boy, who’s focused on the money and lifestyle, to the young man in love and finally the man, who really knows what life is about. His change in music, while his perspective on life changed, touched me in a way no other artist ever did.
None of his albums are the same besides his first two, also Faces is an underrated masterpiece, literally his best project
Facts, all his albums are different and it’s gets better than more you listen to them
The one artist to whom i looked forward to his growth. I am still hurt by his death
Watching him grow from 2010 onwards was absolutely beautiful. That’s why his death hit so hard for me
Very surprised tyler the creator wasn’t talked about in this, his albums are the definition of growth. Not just sonically but maturity. Bro went from talking about killing people and sadness to love interests and boats. He truly to me is the definition of change
I was thinking the same thing his music is always something you'll never expect
I mean, to be fair, he did show him in the video
@@manganess5126 exactly
@@manganess5126 true, but he also showed ricegum????🤮🤮
@@lenjaminbang he showed ricegum when talking about youtubers that fell off because they were unable to make fresh content
This man cannot stop spewing banger takes. This is such a relevant topic nowadays with 'sequels' just remaking movies and artists sticking to a sound for years on end *coughdrake* I just crave those artists that keep things fresh and exciting for their fans (not unlike Nathan himself tackling all sorts of new topics to talk about-)
@Prod. Chuck yessir. Just trap, drill, 'rnb' and dancehall. GIVE US SOMETHING NEW
I agree but the fact that he said drake never made a bad album and then make a video literally about the reason why everyone dislikes drake since 2015 is kinda stupid and to me is a bad take.
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I produce and record on my own nobody sounds like me fuck with me or not idgaf
@@janetplunkett4578 the fact that you went so hard on me over an opinion says more about you than me
Radiohead is definitely an example. Each of their albums are so vastly different from each other and I love them for it, they're truly pushing themselves out of their comfort zone
thank you for talking about radiohead my friend
@bladrey with the benefit of hindsight maybe, but people in the 90s who were listening to Ok Computer were NEVER expecting Kid A.
Wsg my fellow radiohead
Radiohead da 🐐
I think Radiohead is the only 90s band that is still relevant even though they haven't released shit since 2016
DOJA CAT. When she had to keep performing Say So, I was nervous especially because it was already EVERYWHERE. But then every other performance, she would completely change up the genre, my favourite being when she did a rock version at the MTVs I believe. Seriously y'all, look that version up, it's surprisingly good but also showcased that she really is super talented and not afraid to try something new.
yess this is so true
Oh yes! I’m not really a fan of her music like that but man that performance was sooooo good! I had to give her , her props. She is definitely extremely talented .
That minions crossover ending cameo was super refreshing and unexpected thank you for this classic
I produce and record on my own nobody sounds like me fuck with me or not idgaf
I see what u did there
😂😂😂😂😂
This guy😂😂
The Weeknnds Dawn fm not being appreciated is a crime that album is a masterpiece and it has so much potential and its a shame that people are ignoring it.
I didn't like it when it came out but in retrospect it's just as good as After Hours if not a little better
@@unhelpfulrevelations7989 exactly all of his albums especially Dawn fm and After hours are a grower it will get better and better with each listen. After a while I find myself liking different couple of song each time from the album and will stuck in my mind.
I love The Weeknd, but as Nathan put it, artists should do things that have not been done before. Dawn FM is unfortunately just a rehash of 80s pop in a generic way. Just my opinion though.
@@LivinThins Is it tho? I feel like the Dawn FM's got a lot more soul vibes than strict 80s pop, then there's the Japanese pop sample on Out of Time, the new-wave-ism of Gasoline, etc
It’s a good album but after hours was still in transition that was the problem… a lot of people was still hype off of that plus he’s done better 80’s type songs it’s just most of it was ehh and I love xo but kissland better than dawn
“Kanye is the definition of not doing what you want to see”
That definitely aged accurately
Arctic Monkeys switched up their sound completely for AM and a lot of people wanted their album after that to just be AM part 2 so they could relive their tumblr days but Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino is so different from anything else they’ve put out and they did it so well that I think it’s my favorite album by them
this comment deserves 4 stars out of 5!
YESS!!!!!
i’m so excited to see what AM7 will be
THIS.
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino really grew on me. First listen, it was admittedly a little jarrimg. But I love that album now, and just love the band so much.
Humbug is my favorite Arctic Monkeys album.
TBH&C > any other arctic monkeys album for me
Thinking about change ups, it's absolutely incredible to me that Ludwig Goransson, who composed the music for Community and New Girl also composed the music for Black Panther and Tenet. That's not only a glow up imo, but also displaying some insane creative range for composing.
he also produced Childish Gambino's albums, at least since Camp, dude's a genius
Mandalorian too
and Turning Red too :O
I produce and record on my own nobody sounds like me fuck with me or not idgaf
He also did the Mando theme. The man's a modern genius.
Lady Gaga has never not innovated, she has always showcased her talent and vision and she has range. Artpop, to Joanne, to a collaboration with Tony Bennet. She followed up the A Star is Born soundtrack with Chromatica. Iconic.
but what she know about cameras
@@beansblue6946 LMFAOOOOOO
@@beansblue6946 Are you talking about stupid love? Lmao
@@leoncervantes4276 no that's the Kanye interview
@@MoonOffSpringC OMG YOU'RE RIGHT I FORGOT ABOUT THAT LMAO
I was thinking About Stupid Love because that video was literally recorded with an iphone, guess she still doesn't know about cameras lol
Aaliyah is a great example of this. Though she remained dominantly R&B, she stretched the limits of being an Urban Pop artist. She invented herself with each album, from a teen that rocked baggy clothes to a confident woman in a span of her short, but highly influential career.
I definitely approve of this. I like some of her songs but really that style she brought and the way she carried herself definitely was a evolution .
Yes! , she reminded me of Michael Jackson in the sense that, pop music videos in the 80s were just people singing infront of a camera changing scenes. But MJ was dancing and gave us movies.
Aaliyah was the same, and, while her other female r&b artists were wearing dresses and just singing infront the camera , she came out the gate at 14 with her first album wearing baggy clothes and shades. Then her One in A Million era where she wore her signature side part hairstyle that covered her right eye. omg!
In her 22 years she did more than most artists would on a lifetime. She influenced fashion and most of the shades you see people rocking now, she wore them first
So on point! Her three albums Age, One In A Million and the Red (self-titled) album were all sonically and lyrically different. She really did have eras’s.
"urban pop"
so just r&b lol
I believe Aaliyah woulda given us a pop/rock phase the way her switches was goin
The Beatles, David Bowie, and Prince did this to perfection in the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s, respectively.
+ in the 90s and 2000s, radiohead did the same
Ween is the perfect example bc they literally did it within albums lol
"we think we're limited by what people want to see from us, but we're only limited by what we choose to do ourselves." - nathan zed
He’s high key educating!!!
❤
I love artists that experiment with different genres, like Gorillaz. We shouldn't just confine artists to one genre.
Gorillaz are there own genre c'mon now
The Black Eyed Peas are similar with this as well. Nobody knows their ‘true genre’ bc they could do everything well
@@basicallydeadbooks000 I have said this for so long about the black eyed peas and people scoff at me, they constantly produce hits and change and innovate and I wish more people would take them seriously I blame fergie lol
Gorillaz is the same
I was just about to comment this, then I saw your comment
Drake gave this man exactly what he asked for😂😂
He changed up his style again. When we expected him to like women his age, he didn’t.
Honestly impressed that there was no mentioning of Tyler considering how his last 4 projects are insanely different one from another and it’s when he started throwing out unexpected projects after another that were all so good and cohesive and it felt as if he was an expert of those specific sounds, excited asf for his project next year
*Pushes up nerdy classical music glasses*
My man Beethoven was exactly this. His music was constantly evolving and growing overtime, from traditional classical-era style music in his early years, to triumphant and powerful pieces like his third and fifth symphonies, and eventually to deeply emotional and profound pieces like his 14th string quartet that birthed an entirely new era of classical music in Europe. In his later years, people straight up though he was lossing it and was going mad, then he dropped his ninth symphony and shook the goddamn world. I mean, who else is insane enough to write a symphony where the first three movements have no vocals, then in the fourth movement you suddenly have not only FOUR SOLOISTS, but an ENTIRE FUCKING CHOIR?! The madlad, Beethoven! And those changes, even if they don't match expectations, shift and shape entire eras of music and art.
True crazy how we can relate this to examples from hundreds of years ago
@@fortuneaniyi8601 nothing new under the sun
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not to mention the 9th symphony finale was a commentary on racism in austria, he really went hard with that one
When Beyoncé drop her self title without any promotions I thought that was one of the most iconic things to happen in music history. Switch it up completely from her previous album 4, and we saw the Beyoncé that was more grown up and intimate with her audience.
But now, I kinda feel like she's gotta switch it up for the next project tho
@@soaribb32 What's awesome about that is that she probably will. She's never been comfortable doing the bare minimum so I have hope she'll change it up again.
She's also someone who experiments and it always turns out so well. Everything from Dangerously In Love to Black is King is so versatile and unique. She doesn't put herself in a box and it's iconic af.
@@tinaye8638 yes! Always giving 100 percent off herself and staying genuine to what she wants and it becomes a masterpiece.
the ONLY time Kanye West released a body of work that the public was expecting from him and was something that they wanted was Late Registration after College dropout. (both 10's)
every single other album of his is different than the last and changed the perception of him and what kind of music he makes
I was thinking the same. An artist has to establish a particular path and gain a following and then make the switch. That's when the fans have no choice but to give it a chance and new fans can come in.
Hey squalay
@@dupeusa
truth
Wes Anderson is cool cause he’s able to make multiple types of visual media like stop motion and live action while never really straying from his style that he perfected and his fans love
This is 100% right. Rushmore and Budapest Hotel are nothing alike, yet they both scream Wes Anderson all the time.
I feel like some musical artists are not just.. well, musical artists, but an "everything artist". People like Childish Gambino (as mentioned in the video) can do anything
It’s insane how adeptly he can alternate between different arts. If you think about how uniquely impressive it is for artists like Andre 3k, Radiohead, Gorillaz to master different genres of MUSIC. And Gambino is doing the same thing across art forms! The man has successfully genre hopped in his music and he’s also refused to let himself be typecast from his role in Community and gone on to play dramatic roles! It’s ridiculous
I produce and record on my own nobody sounds like me fuck with me or not idgaf
Childish Gambino really felt ahead of his time. BTI really influenced a lot of the 2010s with musicians really changing their styles and flows now and really understanding the difference between “artists” and “musicians”
The word you’re looking for is renaissance man
Jamie Foxx
People don’t realise the Kendrick discourse happens with every album, depending on when you hop on. GKMC made him a superstar so when TPAB came out his current fans wanted GKMC 2, not a new unfamiliar sound. Then after TPAB’s acclaim his fans were initially disappointed with DAMN as it wasn’t a jazz rap black empowerment album like TPAB but a commercial conceptual album. Then with MM&TBS he makes an experimental self-reflection album that sounds nothing like the commercial stuff on DAMN. People have to learn to expect the unexpected, especially when the artist as shown that their whole career.
agree
It's definetly not kendrick fans it's mostly the haters, numbers lover and club bangers seekers that's complaining, a real Kendrick fan knows this already
@@aldialad True to an extent but people do have favourite albums, which is typically the one they discover him with. So each release always has some level of discourse from part of the fanbase
"Keep your expectations low so you won't disappoint" - Kratos but I think I quoted it wrong.
Exactly
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"Drake: The MCU of Music"
Unironically Genius Take
I think part of why the new Beyoncé album is so insanely good is because of how she really switched up her style. And even within the album each song is so unique but have a common musical thread between them that makes them flow so well too!
yessss Beyonce just *knows so well* how to do different distinct eras and sounds
When the Kendrick Lamar album came out I realised how few artists I get excited for because I don't know what they will sound like next. Kendrick is a great example of that. This video just reflected my feelings towards artists and media in general. I've never seen any of your videos until this point but this was an amazing one and now I have a boatload of your videos to watch.
Kendrick always sounds the same tho every single album has at least 3 songs talking about the same thing
@@yoshicodm4463 now this is just wrong. I’m gonna need some examples to back up your claims lol
This is also why I always get so excited for the Arctic monkeys. No two albums sound the same and you never know what you're going to get.
For me denzel curry is the same where each album has a different sound and meaning. Melt my eyez is so different sonically than his other albums which are all different from each other
@@yoshicodm4463 ignorant
Donald Glover has to be the best example of this. He plays a hilarious character on community and then has music all over the place that’s incredible. And then Atlanta, his range in music and acting is incredible.
And writing too
This
another classic
Jarvis sighting?
Blackpink is one of these artists, to be honest. I don't understand how people aren't tired of them making the same song over and over again with the same formula. The song structure is expected at this point and you know what you're getting every time. When they do switch it up, it doesn't last long and they go back to what makes them money. I just want to see some variety because I truly think variety is how an artist proves themself. No one wants to see stagnancy.
i agree! they do the "cool badass loud-ass" style really well, but we were robbed of so many different sides of them, to be honest...
like imagine horror concept blackpink??? fun summer concept blackpink?? sеху concept blackpink??? something jazzy from them??? something angsty??? something tender and romantic??? i want to see the range, something different 😭😭😭
So true!!! A horror theme blackpink like with witchy vibes!!! One day just one day!!! A group that does something different every time is Gidle. A different look and concept every time!!!
“Ariana Grande even switches up her whole race”. DEADD
I love that Zed is more so about Quality over Quantity. Idc how long it takes to drop a video cause I know when he does drop the content, editing and visuals will be amazing!
@26 Mic come on bro
I produce and record on my own nobody sounds like me fuck with me or not idgaf
@26 Mic I’ve come to tell you: no.
@26 Mic if you keep doing this, you won't get an audience of people who like your content. Focus on making videos, be patient and let TH-cam push your videos. If your low on views it might mean your video isn't great and you need to focus on retention and CTR
@26 Mic dude you're just making me sad with this you don't gotta be so desperate for attention
I LOVED reputation when it came out but everyone hated it because it wasn’t “traditional Taylor” I applaud her for always switching it up
Mj changed up all the time going from disco and funk to doing hard rock and rnb and then heavy metal and power ballads to hip hop and gospel soul to russian waltz and orchestral he could do any style
Exactly, and that's what makes him one of the legends in music.
just clicked and i already know this video hittin
kinda ironic considering the points he was making in the video
just like a lot of your mixes!
@@ProdJakera yeah 😂
"Your not gonna beat Adele in a singing over a piano contest" that took me out honestly lol
Janet Jackson. She is a blueprint for different and diverse eras. From the black and white, social justice Rhythm Nation to the warm, sensual, funky janet. to the red, mental health, R&B Velvet Rope era. Truly legendary and iconic.
Honestly Nevermind has made this video age perfectly
honestly yehh HAH in terms of music, it was the first thing i thought of
7 years in and i’m still obsessed with this channel. Nathan keep being the childish gambino of youtube
@26 Mic sure you do
amen
"He'll give us what we need, it may not be what we want" of course kanye would sample this. Applies exactly to how nathan felt about the Kendrick album
In the movie realm, Stanley Kubrick is the first person who came to mind. Just with his final four films he made a period piece, a horror, a Vietnam war movie, and an erotic thriller, and all four of which are widely considered masterpieces.
This topic has intrigued me for awhile - since the 1920s each decade has had it’s own cultural characteristic seemingly up until the second half of the 2010s… now we are generally more interested in replicating/modernizing/combining the cultural things of past decades. But the curiosity for me is why this has happened and how long will this last.
That is so true
I really appreciate an artist who can switch their sound up often, it really shows a level of skill that isn’t seen much in any era
Tyler, the Creator embodies this for his fans. Master of whatever craft he seems to tackle nowadays
@@sleep6837 he only really innovated on CB and IGOR tbh
@@Pizza_Rat I guess that's fair. He really had a unique style to begin with. CB was his first big risk, but people didn't like it (I love it btw.) He knew he had to make something clean and excessable, but personal also-Flower Boy. But Igor is the combination of the instrumental uniqueness AND emotion that makes Igor Tyler's best for me. And he came with big mixtape energy on CMIYGL. I love his variety, personally
I produce and record on my own nobody sounds like me fuck with me or not idgaf
I think that Michael Jackson was one of the best artists when it came to "switching it up". After the success of 'Off the Wall' and the cultural phenomenon that was 'Thriller', I think that everyone was expecting for him to come out with more soulful and RnB music, or more ballads. Yes, he had pop songs on 'Thriller', but I think that at the time he was rather revered for his more soulful sounds. He did the complete unexpected when he came out with 'Bad'. Not only did he change his fashion style (switching out the leather and glittery jackets for the straps and the studs) but he also changed his musical style for a more edgier sound. There was a lot more synth sounds and futuristic kind of songs. That was also when Michael started to write more world anthems like 'Man in the Mirror'.
Bad was a major success, however, and people were probably expecting for Michael to come out with an album that was similar to Bad afterwards, but he didn't. The next album was 'Dangerous' and it had a more New Jack Swing (Can't Let Her Get Away) and hip-hop kind of style. It also had a lot more sensual songs (In The Closet) and gospel-like tracks (Will You Be There) on it. It was very different from the rest of his catalogue. He also changed his fashion style with this era as he wore simpler outfits with hints of the militant style he had adopted previously, but more toned down. The next album, History, was his most personal album as he spoke more about his relationship with the media, the injustices of the world, and the struggles with fame. It was a successful album but it's my least favourite out of his entire catalogue. He changed his fashion style again for this era because this is when he started wearing the golden/metallic hockey knee pads with his outfits. He still looked cool, though.
So, in my opinion, Michael Jackson was one of the best artists when it came to switching things up. He invented the whole 'era' of music' thing because of the way he changed his entire style to match the type of album he was putting out. It was lowkey genius because it made him unpredictable and interesting.
Definitely the best at it. He even got completely new fits for every era. Dangerous, History and Invincible are so different yet so good. His discography is just undefeated tbh
@@tinaye8638 Probably the best at it when it comes to men bc women gave/give him a run for his money in that aspects. Especially Madonna and his little sister Janet. They did some 180 type of shit. Looks, hair style, make up, sound, asthetics .....
He was so good at switching up his style he became white
@@nicholaswilson1015 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@nicholaswilson1015 you realize he had a skin disorder right????
Tyler is a very good example - every album is a distinct phase and each of them works within its own box which was different to the last
I think it really depends on how over-saturated an artist's sound, style, etc. is. If there's a lot of other people doing what they do, they yeah they would benefit on switching it up. But if no one else really does what they do, then they can stay the same.
i agree. Only switch it up if you want to. Like adele. I'm not a huge fan but i think she likes the type of music she makes and no one is doing the genre like her.
As someone who was carried through my teenage years by early-mid 2010s "Tumblr" pop (feels derogatory but that's the term I see used most often), Marina is the literal definition of reinventing herself to me. Electra Heart was a game changer. She was barely recognisable from her debut era and she was doing something no one else was doing at the time in terms of not only lyrics and instrumentation/production, but visual storytelling, aesthetic and satirical commentary. And critics weren't really there for it but those of us who got it, GOT it.
Marina is such a versatile artist and I love that each one of her albums is uniquely itself. You can’t really compare her albums because they’re just so different. I would have never expected her to follow up EH with Froot, but she did and miraculously, both albums sounded authentically Marina. She is a true artist, in every sense of the word
electra heart DEFINED that era for me but i was way too young to understand the satire. looking back that album is genius b it i absolutely shouldn’t have been listening lmao
Expecting every single thing to be completely different from the other is unrealistic imo, but it's healthy to switches it up from time to time and keep things fresh 🤷🏾♂️
lorde’s new album was the epitome of this. and people hated it because they expected melodrama 2, but it’s such an amazing summer album with what i believe are some of her best songs.
Wtf she still makes music Royals was heat
A really good example of an artist changing up their style is the band Talk Talk. In the 80s they were this new wave British pop rock band. Since they had a couple of hits, the record company said that they could do whatever they want. So, they stopped doing pop music and invented post-rock (a genre of rock music that sounds nothing like rock music at all) They had all this jazz experimentation and purposely badly tuned guitars. It was no longer about riffs or solos; it was all atmospheres. I think everyone should listen to their last album "Laughing Stock" though if you don't want to jump into the deep end, maybe listen to Spirit of Eden first. (sorry for being a nerd btw)
no nerd would have a king crimson album as their profile pic. that's top tier shit, dawg.
babby's first entry level plebcore
@@nelisezpasce bro shut up
What on earth are you talking about!? Plebs don't listen to Spirit of Eden or Laughing Stock.
Nathan hit the spot here. And he’s proving his point with the way he’s executing his comedy bits!
This guy is such a hypocrite, he's telling artists to change it up but meanwhile Nathan stays the same making shit video after shit video.
Dawn FM was a masterpiece, as is most of his bodies of work. completely agree with you. i didn’t love Kendrick’s new album, but i can respect that he did something he actually wanted to do.
Imagine thinking damn fm is a masterpiece and not liking kendrick album. Maybe because the subject matter in mr morale was too grown for a tik tok girl like you.
The Weeknd was terrible that’s why his album sales tanked
@@jarianwarren69 it wasn’t my favorite tbh but i have over half the album in my library 🤷🏾♀️ when he released After Hours that did phenomenally so if Dawn FM is his flop era i think he’ll be fine lmao
@@jarianwarren69 if thats considered a tank then hes better off than 99% of the music industry
Real XO fans loved this album, even if it was on the third or so listen like me
Twenty One Pilots did this very well. Their spoken word, more piano-driven depressing melodies got them aa cult following, but they have updated their sound so much to be more popular mainstream, while keeping their signature sound. Their newest album is just strait up pop, while their 2010's albums are so recognizably them.
i like that they often do that even within one album! i don't really know their new stuff, but in regional at best, vessel, blurryface and trench every song just goes on it's own somewhere, in a completely different direction. it's just so fun!
8:37 but it's hard to do that when *you don't write your own music and have no originality
You do better 😂
Coldplay is my favorite band. Regardless of all the seemingly ignorant hate they receive, they went from UK acoustic, Post brit pop in their early years to experimental rock, pop rock, world music, gospel, Dance EDM, acoustic folk, classical music, cinematic ambient, choir music and more sub genres.Just recently they released a ten minute classically influenced soft rock ballad. Say what you want about them, but Coldplay does not follow what everyone wants them to do.
wait till u hear about radiohead
Probably because they “sold out” when they went mainstream and started making pop. A lot of music snobs turned their back on them after that
@@edjamaz4636 it's so funny cause i can be that type of snob with certain groups; i turn away when they start making generic pop, but with coldplay i feel like their pop is still very creative and instrumentally good (most of the time). it's surprising that even the snobbiest of people can't acknowledge universally loved pop songs like paradise or clocks or even recent ones like adventure of a lifetime or hymn for the weekend. like those are undeniably BANGERS
Like every single song on the album Viva la Vida is unique from each other yet it still feels incredibly cohesive. And even on albums where I do not enjoy every single song like "A Head Full of Dreams", it still creates such a celebratory, joyous vibe that I cannot help but just get sucked in. Similarly with Mylo Xyloto though that one feels way more manic and sad-happy. Also, this is just my opinion, but I find it funny that the only album I don't really enjoy as a full body of work is X&Y, and that was the album where the band was being weighed down by the neverending hatred towards them and tensions between the members. Soooooo yeah
@@user1990dm yea ik them, never connected with their sound
Denzel Curry has proven that he can switch it up every album. His progression from Imperial to Melt My Eyes See My Future is insane.
Denzel’s artistic transformation makes me feel like a proud father
For sure
My Eyez See My Future is in the same league as Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers for me
@@juno.1 MESMF > MMTBS imo. Denzel got AOTY so far
dawgg i cant believe i didnt listen to MESMF until like a month after it dropped… favorite album of the year and literally only one that i catch myself keep going back to
"like if we look at kanye this man is the definition of not doing what people want to see" "anytime he does anything, it becomes the biggest news"
with the hitler fiasco, that has DEFINITELY aged well
This man predicted Drakes new album
Not in a good way
This is why I'm a huge fan of The Weeknd. He changes up his styles and personas every album.
Initially I was on the same boat of wanting him to return to his old sound, but now I love the sound of his newer albums too.
That is why he is one of the best today
fr i'm happy that when abel comes out with a new album, it comes with it's own vibe. lowkey imagine if every time he came out w something new it was just "house of balloons part 1,000,000", we wouldn't have gotten shit like dawn fm, starboy, after hours, kissland w it's own universe and character. it would just get boring.
Huge Weeknd fan myself from the older days and the only sound I wanted him to revisit was kissland other than that I loved his newer music. Dawn FM was fantastic!
That was to his detriment. He hasn't been good in year's because of it.
Paramore has evolved their sound with every album release. The difference between album one and their latest album is huge.
That’s why I’m always going to be a fan
@@floresgomezcarol447 same!
was going to comment this!!! literally losing sleep over what their next album will sound like 😭
@@omelet-du-fromage9293 tell me about it. I had tickets to go see Haley in concert and then the pandemic hit and never got the chance. I'm still really bummed about it.
I'm not as familiar with rap as you are but I love how passionately you speak about it! I love that I can take this idea, this passion that you have for art, and apply it to the art I consume. Great video as always!
Genndy tartakovsky is a textbook example of an artist who’s always switching things up. Each one of his animated projects is different and distinct. And that’s why he’s lasted so long in the field of animation. Hideki Anno is also good at switching it up. Whether you’re looking at his live action or anime works, he’s always doing something new.
Primal is soo good
@@victorzelo4304 I’m looking forward to the next season. I just know it’s gonna be worth the wait.
This video is about people keeping up with the times, but Kanye is actually ahead; literally influenced almost every rapper to listen to 808’s
Also a good example of how experimenting and stepping outside your comfort zone won't always bring immediate success. 808s was ye's least well-recieved album at the time; he ditched everything he made his name on - souful sampling, bragadocious raps, larger-than-life persona - for autotune crooning over synths.
It was a bold move, which divided fans & critics at the time, but would be later be cited as a huge influence on the styles of artists like Drake, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert and Juice WRLD, and taught Kanye creative & technical skills that he'd go on to use in making albums like MBDTF and Yeezus.
You have to take risks in order to grow; every experiment, whether successful or failure, expands your range and teaches you new lessons that will help you on the road to doing bigger & better things.
Not no more, he lost it after he went bat shit crazy. Let's be honest with ourselves about that. Kendrick surpassed Kanye by light years...
I really love Tyler the Creator her went from dark edgy vibes to beautiful masterpieces that still come with his impeccable delivery anyways I really liked the fact you put wait for you at the end
@26 Mic Yo I like yo stuff it Hella I like the SoundCloud rapper one
8:29 he predicted drake's new album 👁
nathan bro i’m begging you keep making these videos, seeing a new nathan zed video in my feed is genuinely a top 5 feeling
Michael Giacchino is one of the best soundtrack composers because of how much variety you can find in his soundtracks. He can go from creating whimsical disney soundtracks to dark superhero scores and they all sound interesting and unique to each film but you can still recognise that it's his work.
HECK YES! Love to see my man Giacchino get some appreciation in the comment section
This right here. Man composed the score for animated classics like Up and Inside Out. Then also superhero films like The Batman and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trilogy. Range.
That is what I love about Kanye, he is the definition of authenticity and artistry as far as I've seen and heard anything he has done
Donda was definitely authentic
Every album he made was so different, it’s insane. Ye da 🐐 no 🧢
Doja is a great example as well. When ever she does a feature, she makes sure her sound matches the beat and the vibe. Also, she has done so many genres already like rock, pop, r&b, hip hop, rap, and who knows what’s next for her
I really think Eminem is a good example of an artist who tried to do this but didn't succeed to their greatest potential, and was held back a lot by audience expectation
There's a lot of different people my mind go to but god damn the world will never forget the music of David Bowie because this man did not repeat himself ONCE. This man had like 6 different personalities in the 70's ALONE. A true GOAT
He certainly repeated himself musically once or twice, although his sounds would grow. Ziggy/Aladdin/Pin Ups are all linked and that's also true for things like Low/Heroes and Heathen/Reality. Still tons of variation though, not only in his music but paintings and film.
If we are talking about artists changing and expirimenting with their sound, its impossible to leave out Radiohead. I truly believe Radiohead would be left into obscurity without Kid A, and the shift it was from OK computer. OK computer was this crazy, campy, emotional rollercoaster, showing (and borderline predicting) a dystopian society were weve all becomed Paranoid Androids, But Kid A completly forgets that, now having this bottomless, almost painfully empty, lonely, dark vibe, (i remind you this is a complement). Everything in its right place beautifully opens the doors to this new part of the bands mind, giving us a peak for whats about to come. From the busily complex The National Anthem, to it being followed by one of the best, most raw radiohead songs (how to disapear completely). This album has such amazing versitality and alterations to it its insane. As much as i dont worship Kid A as the average radiohead fan (i actually like amnesiac better lmaoooo) . Its unrealistic, almost offensive to ignore this drastic yet beautiful change in the bands discography.
I'm not sure if they would be left completely into obscurity considering OKC was hailed as a classic right upon release, but I believe they would have certainly broken up if they tried a conventional arena rock album as a follow up. Also this is a bit dark to say but I actually think Thom would be dead if they did OKC part 2. We would probably remember Radiohead as a once promising band who caught lightning in a bottle with this one album but eventually succumbed to public pressure. At least on this sense we live in the good timeline!
100% agreed, was going to comment about them. Every time they drop an album you don't know what you'll get.
Yessss
Well swid
Taylor’s reinvention with Folklore and Evermore was another unexpected and bold move
I've always compared Kendrick to Radiohead in the way that no 2 of their albums sound entirely alike. They all fit into the broader rap and rock genres, but each album draws from a certain subgenre(s) to break the mold of what they did before.
This is how I feel about Moon Knight. It’s my favorite series Marvel has ever done because there is not a single cameo from one of the main Marvel superheroes, it’s just like this little insane world of the main 4 characters, and one of those was the same actor playing two characters brilliantly. The directing style felt fresh and different and there was some thriller, horror, action vibes mixed with little breaths of comedy that made it so enjoyable for me. Not a lot of people agree with me but I LOVED it and felt so refreshed watching it.
I that about the MCU shows in general. They go from giant nerdy in joke with What if? to stand alone psychodrama with Moon Knight. I definitely don't like them all equally but I like that there's always a chance the next show is going to be something I really love. I can also just skip a show and watch the next one since they're not interconnected with each other.
And the worst faith complaints are all "why is show not what I expected?!". Either the characters are doing something new, or new characters or just the show isn't like the other MCU show they liked. Or it's not Daredevil.
And they don't seem to notice that everyone is saying that about different shows. Unlike the Netflix Marvel shows or Arrowverse where people mostly agree about which shows are the best and worst, there really is increasingly something for everyone in the MCU shows. And it's because of that choice we get Moon Knight and whatever the next really fun show will turn out to be.
I think there are people who get stale from doing one thing but there are some people where they just get more specific and defined as they progress. Wes Anderson is my favorite example of this because now his movies are so ridiculously unique that he’s at the point where literally nobody but him can make a movie in that style
Same w taika waititi, both of their range is really good and they can kinda just make what they want
Honestly, i can´t think of an artist that better fits the description than David Bowie. The man did rock, dnb (and toured with NiN for this album), jazz, soul, funk, ambient music, soundtracks, was one of the founders of glam rock, has one of the most iconic album covers of all time and made it all classic. He literally reinvented himself until his last days by releasing an album (inspired by TPAB) about his death and coping with it without anyone knowing that he was dying. Truly a genius
That's what is so incredible about The Clone Wars. It kept the good parts of Star Wars the same, while taking the bad parts and making them INSANELY better. Dozens of new planets, hundreds of new characters, and unique storylines while keeping the same nostalgia of the movies. I don't think Star Wars will ever be topped again until they decide to do a fresh trilogy with competent writers.
Mac Miller started out with the “kids” and moved into a more RnB rap. Swimming had rap, RnB, and piano rap(2009) He never stopped changing which is why he’s one of the greatest.
Also, at 7:19, that’s the Mac Miller “Self Care” instrumental where he LITERALLY switches the entire beat halfway through. Masterpiece song, Masterpiece vid.
Honestly, my favourite artist. Every single one of his projects sounded fresh, but still had that Mac Miller touch to them, they all had a specific sound...The man literally made Faces, one of the most self aware and dark hip hop projects ever made, and then went on to make GO:OD AM, a bright and fun sounding album, all in the span of a year. Wow. Self Care might be my fav song of all time.
Faces was a work of art
Coolest style switches in music just out of my head:
Kanye: from MBDTF to Yeezus
Radiohead: from OK Computer to Kid A
Bjork: from Post to Homogenic
Bon Iver: from Bon Iver to 22, A Million
Vince Staples: from Summertime 06’ to Big Fish Theory
Rosalia: from El Mal Querer to Motomami
was gonna mention bjork!! she basically creates her own genre every album and it caters perfectly to my bizarre ass music taste
Rosalia's shift from Los Angeles to El Mal Querer was also pretty impressive
@@LookingForAName... havent heard it but will give it a listen! It might be a recency bias but i loved her change from El Mal Querer's flamenco stuff to Motomami's crazy cosmopolitan art pop. tt just makes so much sense to me. Also her music videos are firee
@@seaswallowme573 yes! I just started listening to her stuff and its amazing. Literally cannot describe how amazed I was the first time I listened to Homogenic. I think it legit might be one of the most influential albuns of all time. From the first listen I could already see how it influenced loads of artists like Radiohead (Kid A), Kanye (Yeezus), Arca, Sophie, Yves Tumor, FKA Twigs. Sometimes it feels like she invented experimental art pop with that album
David Bowie is a great example of a legend who writes music without being concerned with what people expect him to make. It wasn't a perfect recipe for success, but by the time he released 'Blackstar', he had already been a legend for decades. It's harder to appreciate how innovative his albums were today because few of them were really "album of the year" material, but most of his albums followed the trend of being "the next sound" for rock and other subgenres.
Drake saw this video and took it personally
did it the wrong way tho
6 minutes old and already this video is an instant classic.
Also daft punk with Random Access Memories I think is a perfect example of "fuck it gonna do what we wanna do. Sorry not sorry that it's different"
Leonardo Da Vinci was basically the embodiment of what you're talking about. Dude was involved in pretty much everything and was the original goat of switching it up
thats until you realize he never finished anything lol
@@joseignacioctm I know actually, and relatable. I don't think its a takeaway from his creativity though
@@joseignacioctm my man was going to accomplish incredible things but got bored and moved on to different things lol
@@joseignacioctm isn’t that a sign of ADHD?
Renaissance man/Polymath
When you travel to the future and hear Drake album and come back create a video just to flex on us
i was thinking this same thing
paramore went from the pop punk era to the bubbly synth-y sound of After Laughter... and then Hayley Williams puts out a heartfelt album herself with Taylor producing it, and Zac Farro also released a different sound with Halfnoise. This is why I love them all, solo or otherwise. Music evolves. Everything evolves.
Taylor Swift really went from making a perfect country album (Red) to a perfect pop album (1989) to a perfect folk album (Folklore).
All good to great idk about perfect lmao.
@@luv83 they really are perfect tho for their respective genres.
In what universe is Red a country album lol
Still respect Taylor for switching things up with Folklore though, good record
I like Folklore but in what world is it a “perfect folk album” lol it’s definitely more indie pop
All of the Beatles switched it up a lot in there solo careers even Ringo. And also they reinvented themselves as a band like 5 times in 5 years. Nick Cave is one of my favourite all round artists, he is a poet, Author, Screenwriter, singer, songwriter who has done everything love the man.
I think my favorite band that could've fit into this video is "King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard". Part of their whole shtick is they try to make every album a different genre or concept than the last. They've done psychedelic rock, folk, thrash metal, jazz, synth pop and even spoken word audio books. It makes their whole line of work really fun to binge because it never sounds repetitive or blends together. You would think that this constant switching of sounds would cause fans to turn away, but they've released 20 records in the past decade and never disappointed their fans once. Anyways, great banger of a video as always Nathan! :)
I like it when art is fresh, new, innovative and creative, but it always annoys me how people only stick to what they're familiar with, never even bothering to try something that is new and recognizable to them. It's kinda sad that artists that rely on art as their profit, just stick to what they usually do, to not drive off their mainstream audience. Art is very uninspiring these days :/
Florence + The Machine has grown so much across her albums! I love the early and I love the new, the vibes are different, but all moving and captivating!
That's why Kanye is immortalized in music. Every album is different, from the music, themes, the roll out, everything.
Eminem never changed his rap flow that’s why he eventually became stale.
@@Ryantheman2023 Nah Eminem has tons of flows. The real problem is his “purpose” for each album. Instead of being himself he just tries to be “fuck them haters”
@@VinexAesthetics ur right. I’d like to see an mmlp3 tbh
@@VinexAesthetics this is why I couldn’t get into him for years. I can tell the purpose didn’t change .
This dude predicted mr morale and now he predicts honestly nevermind??? crazy
8:30-8:35 Drake saw this and went to the studio to make "Honestly, Nevermind"
Literally Taylor Swift. Went from Teenage Country music to more mature Country, into Pop, then Electro-Pop, then Alternative and Indie Folk music. Won an Album of the Year Grammy in Country, Pop, and Alternative.
She said: "female artists have reinvented themselves 20 times more than the male artists. They have to or else you’re out of a job. Constantly having to reinvent, constantly finding new facets of yourself that people find to be shiny."
16 years into her career, she is still the top-selling and highest-earning artist with one of the most daily streams on Spotify and Apple Music.
top-selling highest-earning in ur city. lol
@@xothehost123 in my city too. and i live in south asia.
@@shi_. drake is the biggest in my city
@@shi_. that's cool, but it doesn't make her worldwide sadly. Drake and The Weeknd are way ahead anyone worldwide.
@@shi_. i live in south asia and taylor is popular and respected here more than drake or weeknd. My mom who doesnt know english loves listening to taylor. I never heard anyone talking abt drake in my school like they talk about taylor.
"If you DONT try something that people may not like, how else is it gonna be a Classic?!" - Ghandi
Stanley Kubrick literally made a masterpiece of every genre having absolute control over every stage of production, including the impossible architecture of it's sets. That man was the DaVinci of 20th century.
MGMT dropped in popularity after their first album, "Oracular Spectacular," because their follow-up "Congratulations" wasn't as radio-friendly. They continued to push their music in new directions and created some of the most complex and interesting songs I've ever heard. They are really good at making pop hits, but they chose to follow their own creative path.
I mean i would argue that was partly because oracular spectacular was the stronger album, but yeah lda is much less radio friendly but is my favourite project of theirs