Discussion: Songs/Albums That Were Ahead Of Their Time

-ToxicGuy-

Name songs or albums that were ahead of their time. It doesn't matter if they were a flop or a success.

Also mention why do you think these were ahead of their time? Were they too experimental, too controversial? Did they surpass time? Are they seen under a different light now? Do they have legacy or are just forgotten?

Please keep it professional and cute ~~(or not )~~.

Outlaws

None.

Diarrhoea

Erotica by Madonna

umich

https://youtu.be/yCJRD7ciFE0

M André

Aaliyah considering how genre fusion it's so popular now.

Hakunt

ANY record by the lead singer of songs like Moves Like Jagger, Say Something, Feel This Moment & Lady Marmalade (Legend X) can be considered ahead of its time. let's be real here, ladies!

M André

Did she say this about Lotus?

Scandalous

I honestly say Bionic, at least the more electronic tracks from it

-ToxicGuy-

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Originally posted by M André

Did she say this about Lotus?

She said this about Bionic while she was getting ready to release Lotus.

Sanctuary

Hard Candy would have been a smash in like 2014/15.

edit: wait, I thought the whole "Bionic/Lotus were experimental and ahead of their time" thing was a joke from the fans, I didn't know X herself said it

StonedSoulPicnic

"Deeper Understanding" - Kate Bush (1989)

As the people here grow colder
I turn to my computer
And spend my evenings with it
Like a friend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2HsN9WLQhI

The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975) and Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (1977) - Joni Mitchell

She experimented with world music a few years before Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Paul Simon had success with it in the 1980s.

The Jungle Line
Dreamland

chilicheese01

Radiohead's Kid A, because it underperformed.

Weezer's Pinkerton, because it was originally dragged by critics and the GP, but is now considered a classic.

lpd446

He Said She Said

-ToxicGuy-

Would you say ARTPOP was an experimental album?

Badger

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Originally posted by -ToxicGuy-

Would you say ARTPOP was an experimental album?

Yes, the combination of art and pop on that record pushed boundaries and explored territories that had not been traversed before. The songs were personal and yet still innovative. It's okay if the public didn't resonate with it, because experimental things can be intimating and challenging to them. What's important is the movement it started, and that artpop was ahead of its time and will be appreciated in the future.

Quicksand

Empty by Janet Jackson

°ColdFire°

Definitely, Aaliyah and her music.

KingOfUrbanPop

LEGEND LI OFC, OIAM AND ST basically being the blueprint and AYTS AND TA being the foundation.

Bríseis

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Originally posted by Badger

Yes, the combination of art and pop on that record pushed boundaries and explored territories that had not been traversed before. The songs were personal and yet still innovative. It's okay if the public didn't resonate with it, because experimental things can be intimating and challenging to them. What's important is the movement it started, and that artpop was ahead of its time and will be appreciated in the future.

-ToxicGuy-

Quote:

Originally posted by Badger

Yes, the combination of art and pop on that record pushed boundaries and explored territories that had not been traversed before. The songs were personal and yet still innovative. It's okay if the public didn't resonate with it, because experimental things can be intimating and challenging to them. What's important is the movement it started, and that artpop was ahead of its time and will be appreciated in the future.

ARTPOP her time will come.