Sure, if you’re Madonna it’s easy to reinvent yourself.  Especially if that only involves changing your outfit.  Her music has pretty much stayed the same over the years, yet the public has dubbed her the “queen of reinvention.”  The same could be said for many artists over the years.  Dye your hair and throw on some rhinestones, and suddenly you are the better, new-and-improved version of yourself.  But your music still sucks.

An exception that comes to mind is Johnny Cash.  Late (very late) in his career, he took some stabs at various genres, most notably…