Top Ten Albums That Changed a Band's Sound

NOT IN ORDER OF BEST ALBUMS, BUT ORDER OF THE ALBUMS THAT MOST CHANGED THEIR SOUND. - EvilAngel

That album sucks - JCHOW

Released in 1980, this album changed their sound from heavy blues rock to heavy metal. - Metal_Treasure

Let's stop a bit fulling this list of metal bands a let's look at other bands
OK Computer is the album that changed Radiohead career forever, it has some vibes to The Bends and Pablo Honey but also has a very deep and alternative style that make Radiohead as an experimenting band

To post-punk and indie rock to alt rock, it is a really good album but not so good as Blue and Pinkerton

To pop punk and alt rock to indie rock, I know self titled album had a lot of changes too but you can still hear old Paramore in that album, in here you hear something very different to Riot, but that doesn't mean is a bad album

To alt rock and indie rock to folk rock, I think this was a very good transition to P! ATD is also their best album

Similar to Paramore change, the only difference is while Paramore influenced to 80's pop this one looks more a popular mainstream album

To pop punk and alt rock to space rock and pop rock, it changed in a very good way, now My Chemical Romance sound a lot more happy and fresh than their old post-hardcore style

To nu metal to alr tock and hard rock, a very good album in my opinion

This sound is more alternative and experimental than their first three albums, it also had very good tracks as Knight Of Cydonia and Map Of The Problematique

To pop punk to alt rock and pop rock, sure it doesn't sound so different as SRAR and ABAP but it changed a lot to FOB

Similar to IOH, the only difference is that while IOH is alt rock this one is more funk rock oriented