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Originally Posted by LifeDistortion
...in terms of surprising thier fans, it was a big change for them, and it was risky, it was a big change in musical direction and it definately polorized thier fans when it first came out.
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But, in terms of the rest of the world, it was a quirky electronica album by a serious-ish prog rock band. Not exactly
very innovative; but then again the fact that it was released by a major label and marketed as a mainstream rock album says a lot about the shifting musical landscapes and the shifting trends in music and the music industry then. It popularized elecronica to some extent; and that may be the breadth of its innovativeness...