Exactly what I was thinking. Let's put it this way...

Before;


After;

Who would have thought just a few years later this man would be singing tender soulful ballads.

Almost forgot the most obvious example here...

From this...


...to this...


...to this...


..and then this. VV (check out the rap at around 2:40 :banghead: )
YouTube - David Bowie - Shining Star (Makin' My Love)

and now hes almost a punk again!

Collective souls self titled album (I think there first) compared to anything after

the fall of troy's "s/t" vs "manipulator"

Who would guess that Eric Clapton (the post-1972 incarnation) made one of rock's great double albums (Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs)?

And then there's Stevie Winwood...

And post-Sun Elvis...

It's a long way down from Live At Leeds to Who Are You?

Brand New really changed sounds with "The Devil and God Are Raging Inside." At least IMO, I liked the change.

And Panic! At The Disco absolutely FAILED with their new CD. They changed from a caberet sort of sound to crappy indie-but-not-really-indie shiit.

I agree about Brand New, I like all their albums, but there's no comparison between them.