Certain albums serve as a crossroads in an artists career, opening a path towards a new sound or a new audience. Occasionally these records are so impactful, they shift entire genres. On today’s show we discuss 3 albums that reshaped an artists career and the musical landscape of the time.

• Beck – Odelay (1996)
• Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis (1969)
• Tom Petty – Full Moon Fever (1989)

Other Diggins

• Skinner – New Wave Vaudeville (2025)
• Moonchild Sanelly – Full Moon (2025)
• The Devil Makes Three – Spirits (Feb 2025)
• Ringo Starr – Look Up (2025)
• Tremonti – The End Will Show Us How (2025)
• Mink DeVille – Coup De Grace (1981)

What do you think of these records? What great albums redefined the career of an artist you love? Let us know on our website, albumnerds.com or email us, podcast@albumnerds.com.

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Songs From The Episode