Albums that created a new style of music

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I'm just finished listening to Days of Future Passed by The Moody Blues. I came to think that the album was hugely innovatve, and I don't believe something quite like it existed before - I can't find a former pop/rock album where everything feels so theatrical and overblown, filled with fantasy inspired poetry, backed up by a complete symphony orchestra and where the songs are rather suites divided into movements. I'll dare to call DoFP responsable for turning rock music into its 70s style: pompous and ambitious (or pretentious and self indulgent, as the skeptical would say). Though I'm not a fan of the album, I admire its attempt to create something unique.

Which albums do you consider to have created a new style of music?
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always controversial, but here are some that came to mind...

The Shape of Jazz to Come-Ornette Coleman (free jazz)
Nevermind the Bollocks-Here's the Sex Pistols-Sex Pistols (punk)
Blue Lines-Massive Attack (trip-hop)
Talk Talk-Spirit of Eden/Slint-Spiderland(/Metal Box-PIL) (post-rock)

for some reason I think Birth of the Cool and one of Miles' fusion albums should be on here, but I'm not sure
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Any of the first Ray Charles records (rhythm 'n' blues)
Sam Cooke, Night Beat (soul)
Sugarhill Gang, "Rappers Delight" (rap)
some James Brown LP circa 66 (funk)
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The album is the earliest known LP release of the rock and roll genre.
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We Care A Lot Faith No More

On the whole, I can't say their innovation was a good thing.
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purple wrote:
always controversial, but here are some that came to mind...

The Shape of Jazz to Come-Ornette Coleman (free jazz)
Nevermind the Bollocks-Here's the Sex Pistols-Sex Pistols (punk)
Blue Lines-Massive Attack (trip-hop)
Talk Talk-Spirit of Eden/Slint-Spiderland(/Metal Box-PIL) (post-rock)

for some reason I think Birth of the Cool and one of Miles' fusion albums should be on here, but I'm not sure


I think The Colour Of Spring as an transition album evolved post-rock as well and on viewing this thread, this was the first one that came to mind.
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I'll agree with you that Colour of Spring is a transition album, and that's it's great, but it's easily classified as pop. Spirit of Eden is a totally different kind of music
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Freak Out! - Zappa and Mothers (Concept Albums)
In a Silent Way - Davis and (New generationยดs jazz ) Friends (Ambient)
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Don't know if they really were first or not, but Liquidiser by Jesus Jones was the first album I know of that fused guitar rock, dance, and electronic music and sampling into something awesome.
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