I wanted to explore this, it seems like it mostly happens in classic rock. I like it because it's like the group delivering a thesis statement for the content of their music or their intended commercial trajectory.

I think it works even better when it's done by a band later into their career, like they're reflecting on the culmination of their work. Can people link me examples? I'd love to see if this has happened more outside of the rock genre

Off the top of my head:

Bad Company (debut album)

Black Sabbath (debut album)

Damn Yankees (debut album)

Blue Öyster Cult (11th album)

Dimmu Borgir (8th album, black metal)

Run the Jewels (debut album, rap)

Eyes of Noctom (debut album, black metal, fun fact: this is Nicholas Cage's son)

Highwaymen (debut album, country)

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[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Lol what genre is this? I love the utterances of BOY

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

TMBG defies genres, but they can't be silenced.

[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are a little bird house in my soul.

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not to put too fine a point on it

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I saw them play and record a song backwards and then play the tape backwards for us to hear the song forward. Does that make sense? Too much musicality for my brain…

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love played backwards, seemed like a COVID project, considering the timing. Not the first time either, On Earth My Nina was the then (officially) unreleased Thunderbird backwards.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago