Radically different songs by the same artist

Diesel 11 said:
Why not?
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It has all the same hallmarks of a Maiden song but with a piano. Same guitar led melodies, the classic Maiden triplet groove in the middle (something that's all over the first Maiden album). Same raw, unpolished sound. They've evolved, but they very much sound like the same band. That's part of the reason they continue to be so popular even.
 
Diesel 11 said:
out of context for a new person, it'll sound like a completely different band.
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It could, if you choose the songs wisely, like "Drifter" and "For The Greater Good of God". Still, you shouldn't tell the person the name of the band, otherwise "reputation" will have too much influence on what the person actually hears.

Only two years apart...
 
This should be a good example: Judas Priest - ''Last Rose Of Summer'' and ''War''


 
a) From a regular death metal band:



to one of 2 worst metal albums ever (in less than 8 years) :p :

 
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b) From this:



to this in less than 9 years (curiously enough these are my least favorite albums by the band):

 
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... and of course two well known examples:

d) these two albums are 4 years in between:




e) ... and in the case of these two we are talking about 5 years:


 
Finally this guy has various albums containing songs that are on absolutely opposing poles (every single one of them)... but the best examples are:





 
@karljant and others: please don’t spam the forum with video dumps. Simply posting links to videos without contributing discussion is against the rules.
 
Burzum before/during/after prison
Bathory - Under the sign of the black mark/Twilight of the gods
Ulver - Bergtatt/whatever after Nattens madrigal
Mayhem, Darkthrone, Dimmu borgir all have made at least a very electronic song that differs from their usual stuff.
Pain of salvation - Be/Scarsick
Celtic frost - into the pandemonium/cold lake
Sigh - Imaginary sonicscapes/Gallows gallery
The Kovenant - In times before the light/SETI
 
Hard to top the variety of King Crimson (featured here are wild jazz rock with apocalyptic lyrics, a soft beautiful jazzy ballad, an intense prog metal instrumental, and a complex but accessible, witty 80s pop song):

 
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