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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Jean Michelle Jarre - Magnetic Fields Thumbs Up to Music for Supermarkets. Thumbs Down

A bit unfair Paul. Zoolook is not everyone's cup of tea but very creative and original. I've also always had a liking for Rendez-Vous, not so much Revolutions or Cousteau but Chronology is quite good... certainly very hit and miss after that, I'd agree.
But I never even mentioned Zoolook. Tongue
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Jean Michelle Jarre - Magnetic Fields Thumbs Up to Music for Supermarkets. Thumbs Down

A bit unfair Paul. Zoolook is not everyone's cup of tea but very creative and original. I've also always had a liking for Rendez-Vous, not so much Revolutions or Cousteau but Chronology is quite good... certainly very hit and miss after that, I'd agree.
But I never even mentioned Zoolook. Tongue

Well, Magnetic Fields being his 3rd album, the inference is that you're referring to anything after that as sounding like 'Music for Supermarkets' otherwise you'd have mentioned the last album you enjoyed?
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Vangelis, every album compared to Invisible Connections (maybe Beaubourg is a bit closer)
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Jean Michelle Jarre - Magnetic Fields Thumbs Up to Music for Supermarkets. Thumbs Down

A bit unfair Paul. Zoolook is not everyone's cup of tea but very creative and original. I've also always had a liking for Rendez-Vous, not so much Revolutions or Cousteau but Chronology is quite good... certainly very hit and miss after that, I'd agree.
But I never even mentioned Zoolook. Tongue

Well, Magnetic Fields being his 3rd album, the inference is that you're referring to anything after that as sounding like 'Music for Supermarkets' otherwise you'd have mentioned the last album you enjoyed?

'Music for Supermarkets' is an album with a strange history. it seems JMJ does not want to have to do anything with it. 
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Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Jean Michelle Jarre - Magnetic Fields Thumbs Up to Music for Supermarkets. Thumbs Down

A bit unfair Paul. Zoolook is not everyone's cup of tea but very creative and original. I've also always had a liking for Rendez-Vous, not so much Revolutions or Cousteau but Chronology is quite good... certainly very hit and miss after that, I'd agree.
But I never even mentioned Zoolook. Tongue

Well, Magnetic Fields being his 3rd album, the inference is that you're referring to anything after that as sounding like 'Music for Supermarkets' otherwise you'd have mentioned the last album you enjoyed?
No, Music for Supermarkets is unique amongst JMJ albums, but not in a good way. Confused
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I don't know about biggest, but to go with two albums I love in PA, I think that Radiohead's OK Computer to Kid A was a significant shift.
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Tangerine Dream sounds like three different bands with three consecutive releases:

Cyclone (1978) (vocals, woodwinds, Mellotron, Rhodes, synths, guitars, drumkit)
Force Majeure (1979) (acoustic piano, synths, guitar, cello, drumkit)
Tangram (1980) (synths, guitar, electronic percussion)
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In Camera to Nadir's Big Chance is another one that comes to mind. If we count Peter Hammill and VDGG together, then Nadir and Godbluff are worlds apart!
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

No, Music for Supermarkets is unique amongst JMJ albums, but not in a good way. Confused

Many apologies.... I confess I had never even heard of this; it appears to be listed Fan Club/ Promo section. Well, you learn something new every day!
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by Jared Jared wrote:

Vangelis: Earth to Heaven & Hell
Vangelis, every album compared to Invisible Connections (maybe Beaubourg is a bit closer)

agreed... I simply can't get my head around the minimalism of IC. Attempting to find a tonal connection between each note played causes both my brain cells to short circuit at the same time...  Wacko
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by TerLJack TerLJack wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Triumvirat - from Pompeii to  À La Carte... 

Oh yes. From snap to crap.
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The Dedalus debut album to their second album Materiale .... from absolutely brilliant jazz rock fusion to totally -totally avant guard silliness....
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A few other examples worthy of mention...

Miles Davis: In a Silent Way (1969) to Bitches Brew (1970)
Gentle Giant: Interview (1976) to The Missing Piece (1977)
Gryphon: Raindance (1975) to Treason (1977)
Le Orme: Storia O Leggenda (1977) to Florian (1979)
Le Orme again: Piccola Rapsodia Dell'Ape (1980) to Venerdi (1982)
Renaissance: Illusion (1971) to Prologue (1972)
"we can change the world without anyone noticing the difference" - Franco Falsini
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Also, how about...

Yes: Keys to Ascension 1 and 2 (1996-1997) to Open Your Eyes (1997) ...?
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Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

The Dedalus debut album to their second album Materiale .... from absolutely brilliant jazz rock fusion to totally -totally avant guard silliness....
Indeed.
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Spooky Tooth - From Spooky Too to Ceremony - or from Blues Rock to Musique Concrete  (with Pierre Henry) - and both in the same year too. Confused

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 08 2025 at 13:27
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I always thought the transition from ELO (No Answer in the U.S.) to ELO 2 was a bit of a sound change. No doubt, a lot of that must have been Roy Wood's departure during the recording of the second one.

Present's La poison qui rend fou to C.O.D. Performance was a shift I didn't think much of. Glad they returned to form with Certitudes. 

And of course, there is Jethro Tull's Stormwatch to A and The Broadsword and the Beast to Under Wraps, and then to Crest of a Knave.
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I've always been taken aback by the sound change of Richard Wright's major contribution on Wish You Were Here to becoming a backing accompanist on Animals.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

I don't know about biggest, but to go with two albums I love in PA, I think that Radiohead's OK Computer to Kid A was a significant shift.

agreed but also The Bends to OK Computer took a major leap from Alt rock to Art rock. Kid A always seemed to me a reaction to the music press calling them 'prog' after OK Computer.
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Brain Salad Surgery to Works Volume One

Electronic  to mainly acoustic/orchestral sound excepting Fanfare For The Common Man which apparently was only put on the album due to record company pressure but that was still a bit oddball.
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