Lucky Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 What artists and/or recordings can you think of that have crossed the lines? Either with an acknowledged "Crossover Hit" or a song that took them completely out of thier comfort zone, so to speak? Which artists specifically have blurred the lines in music? It always interests me when something is outside the box. (Y'all thought this was going to be along the lines of Beating a Dead Horse, didn't ya?? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Here are a few that I like: A Tribe Called Quest (rap and jazz) Big and Rich (country and rock and, um, sideshow antics?) David Bowie (can't even think of enough genres for him) Flogging Molly (celtic and punk) Funkadelic (funk and rock) Garth Brooks (country and pop) Jimmy Buffett (country and rock and pop) Rage Against the Machine (metal and rap) Red Hot Chili Peppers (rock and funk) Santana (rock and latin and psychedelic) They Might Be Giants (like Bowie, not enough genres) I hope I understood your initial post correctly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I did actually think that! Off the top of my head... and I'll hopefully think of better ones... R.E.M.'s Monster was influenced by the entire grunge scene that was going on at the time.It emerged as a response to this new wave of music. And it sounds much 'harder' and 'rockier' than most of their material. The grunge influences are obviously stated in some cases: Let Me In is about Kurt Cobain - so guitar-heavy that there are no drums, They also collaborated with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on Crush With Eyeliner. Even though it's so different from their usual sound, it's my favourite album of theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 (edited) You did! Wow, you were quick on the draw on this one Tim, I'm still thinking... Radhi: I knew (one of you) would. Edited November 22, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I never really though about Crossover a lot, but judging by those examples, wouldn't quite a lot of bands qualify for this? Including big artists like the Beatles or the Stones... even though I never regarded them as Crossover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Oops, and how could I forget about The Charlie Daniels Band? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Yes, lots of bands have "crossed over" The Stones many times, though they are nothing but Rock. How about Bob Dylan, and other "folk" singers? Lots of Folk has ended up crossing to rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 The Byrds maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 The Chieftains can pretty much be solely credited with gaining an enormous amount of popularity for traditional Celtic folk. I think they got into the pop top 40 in the 70's with a song off the Barry Lyndon soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 The Byrds definately. Willie Nelson, and Johnny Cash from the Country side, over to Pop and Rock. David Lee Roth, and Jon Bon Jovi recently put out Country albums, and both were actually pretty well recieved weren't they? What would be the most outrageous? Punk recording Country? Any examples of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a punk band that specializes in covers. They released this album in 2006. I've never listened to it, but I've heard a few of their songs, including a cover of Billy Joel's "The Longest Time". They're pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 What would be the most outrageous? Punk recording Country? Any examples of that? Well, there certainly are, but I can't find many of them on youtube. Hardcore punk meets country: "Chicken Squawk" - MDC Not a great example to be honest: won't win many converts. I'll be back when I've put my mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 (edited) A much better example of "country meets punk"; the very fabulous Reverend Horton Heat "One Time For Me" More about: The Reverend Horton Heat Edited November 22, 2007 by Guest Add link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I don't quite get Country out of it, but I really like that! For no readily apparent reason, that band reminded me of Morphine which you cannot categorize at all. You might like this b-f. Honey White Sort of Jazz, Rock, Punk fusion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 The Vandals are a punk band who occasionally dabbled in hardcore/country crossover in their early days. The recorded version of this song "The Legend Of Pat Brown" would have been a good example. If you're patient with this excerpt from some film or another, there's a rather shambolic live version, which is unfortunately curtailed prematurely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 The Butthole Surfers have also occasionally melded punk with country, (sometimes with a splash of acid-psychedelia thrown in for good measure). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 I don't quite get Country out of it, but I really like that! For no readily apparent reason, that band reminded me of Morphine which you cannot categorize at all. You might like this b-f. Honey White Sort of Jazz, Rock, Punk fusion... Well Rev Horton Heat are perhaps a bit more rockabilly-meets-punk, but they do sometimes have some country flavours too. They are pretty splendid. Worth checking out their other stuff, I'd say. That Morphine clip was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 After reading about the good Reverand, I'm looking for other recordings to check out! Mark Sandman passed away just as Morphine was garnering a lot of critical acclaim, so they never had the chance to become more well known. The albums that they have relesed are all great though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Ry 71 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Led Zeppelin's Houses Of The Holy. It showed (open-minded) people they couldn't do anything but throw out metal to save their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I can think of a lot of country/pop crossovers, but not much else, I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-fitter Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 There are numerous artists who meld influences from country and punk, but, on reflection, your original question was more aimed at identifying artists who "specialised" in one genre then caused a surprise by trying their hand at something paradoxically different. Or something. The MDC "Chicken Squawk" would have been a great example: of a hardcore punk band unexpectedly playing "hardcore country", if only I knew how to link to an audio file of the original single. That live recording was pretty dross. Anyway, I mentioned the Butthole Surfers, primarily renowned for their marriage of scorching punk-rock with wigged out acid-fried psychedelia. They do a splendid track called "TV Star"- all about a TV presenter called Christina- which sounds pretty "country" to me. If only I could find a link to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson The perfect blend of progressive rock and jazz. Although I don't know if a band can really "cross over" on their debut album - it might just be more a case of establishing the band's diversity. Also, Bow River - Cold Chisel I can't think of any other bands who, since 1980, have crossed over to record a fast paced blues rock song of this style. They did such an amazing job of it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_n_white Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow's "Picture" in 2001 took them both out of their box I think,especially for the Kid,and both have dabbled in country since then. Also I think the great Ray Charles was always looking outside his box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Ray Charles is a great example! He's like the King of Crossover. I'm looking forward to checking out Chris' Cold Chisel.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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