Bands whose albums all sound the same

"Consider the Source" to a certain degree. Also, most of the Prog Metal bands, specially when the guitarist starts shredding. 

Grumpyprogfan wrote: The Beatles

Feel free to comment on bands that you think their albums sound quite a bit different. Hard to do? I believe it is. Often times a bands first few efforts really resonate and then it is oh same old same old....example the Gazpacho trifecta of Bravo, Night and then Tick Tock was fresh and new and then the albums after for me were nothing I really wanted to hear

progaardvark wrote: And then when a band suddenly changes their sound, you'll all be poo-pooing about how inconsistent they are....

Lewian wrote: Some of the nominations here make me wonder whether people can name a band of which all albums do not sound the same. Interestingly when reading the thread title I had the same first thought as most (?) others, namely the Ozrics. Meaning at least I like them enough to have checked, well, a good number.

rogerthat wrote: Grumpyprogfan wrote: Motorhead, Slayer, Nirvana, Bon Jovi, Tool, Ramones, The Beatles, Green Day, R.E.M, and Foo Fighters.  lol, later Beatles made more strides between albums than some prog rock bands.

miamiscot wrote: The correct answers are: AC/DC, Ramones and IQ. Now to the ridiculous notion that all Gentle Giant albums sound the same - listen to the debut, then Free Hand and then Civilian and they sound like three different bands to me!!!

 

richardh wrote: Mortte wrote: richardh wrote: When I was growing up just about everyone seemed stylistically  consistent but I remember thinking that Genesis hardly ever veered from a basic sound. Tull and VDGG were also the same album after album. I believe Gentle Giant are a really bad example but hey ho. This could become the ultimate trolling thread. I give it about 3 pages max before its locked by admin. From Genesis to Revelation sounding same as Lamb? This Was sounding same as Thick as a Brick?   Once many of the legendary seventies bands found their groove they tended to stick to it until punk told them they had to change. I don't count FGTR for obvious reasons. Genesis in the PG era from Trespass to Lamb were very consistent sound wise although Eno's influenced did change the sound of Lamb so I concede that one. After that there were some changes mainly due to personell changes. Tull hardly changed from TAAB through the next 4 or 5 albums and then punk bit Yes through The Yes Album to GFTO likewise ELP dived off the end of the cliff with Works Volume One . That was a real change but no one liked it! I think Floyd certainly achieved more evolution than many of their seventies counterparts but again like ELP they ran into problems with Animals which was a major bone of contention. I am very puzzled though why anyone thinks Gentle Giant albums sound the same. To their credit they carried on changing and evolving from album to album from 1970-1976. This is one of the biggest reasons they failed to achieve commercial success in the seventies and are now much more highly regarded. IMO

I mostly agree with you. I think Genesis sound was little different in Trespass, Nursery & Foxtrot, but of course those all albums have that very recognizable Genesis sound that I also think changed the most in Lamb. Yes went a little bit jazz direction in Relayer then came back to symphonic prog in next album. But what´s interesting in this thread very soon all the bands from the big six (except Yes, you mentioned it first) were mentioned. I think the thread starter hadn´t got purpose to make this negative thread, it anyway turned and then naturally caused just offense. And as he says in some lines, I don´t think it´s always bad thing band doesn´t change. I don´t see Faust has had many big changes in it´s basic music, but anyway they have succeeded to make interesting music almost their whole career. Also I really love Motörhead although it has made the same album again & again (first is still their best).

cstack3 wrote: SteveG wrote: Another negative thread. Yippie!  We are but a ghetto of aging male Prog fans, drifting through life, griping and groaning all the way!

Hey buddy, who you callin' old?

progaardvark wrote: And then when a band suddenly changes their sound, you'll all be poo-pooing about how inconsistent they are....

I don't see a complain, much less "poo-pooing" in the thread. A band sounding the same throughout its existence isn't necessarily bad if done properly. Just as a band changing its sound every album isn't necessarily bad either, if done correctly.