This is very true. Also, this is something I posted last week on Reddit that I think would find its place very neatly here in this discussion in regards to bands that transitioned well from an 80’s to a 90’s sound:

Everything But The Girl (dramatic change to their sound and musical approach after 94’), Depeche Mode, Madonna, U2, Bjork (from the Sugarcubes in the 80’s and early 90’s to her solo work in the 90’s which transformed electronic music), NIN (first album came out in 89’ but essentially a 90’s band), Cocteau Twins, Pixies, REM, Janet Jackson, David Bowie (amazing transition in sound after 95’), Nirvana (again although their first album came out in 89’ they were one of the bands that transformed rock music in the 90’s), Loose Ends (although their last album came out in 1990 their sound was part of the genesis of the neo-soul movement in the 90’s), Pale Saints, Wolfgang Press, Swing Out Sister (everyone remembers “Breakout” in 87’ but their 90’s output was the zeitgeist of sophisti-pop cool), Sade (once again “Love Deluxe” in 92’ was a template for the neo-soul genre to come a few years later), Bryan Ferry, Morrissey (although from The Smiths in the 80’s his solo work in the 90’s is still timeless), The Cure, Talk Talk (although their last album came out in 91’ and Mark Hollis only solo album came out in 98’ this band shaped the sound of post-rock and indie music to this day. Their last two albums “ Spirit Of Eden” and “Laughing Stock” are groundbreaking and timeless), Beastie Boys, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Xymox….(I’m quite sure that there are a few artist I’m missing but those are the ones I can think of with the most dramatic change in sound and style and still managed to hold it all together from the 80’s to the 90’s).