It’s hard enough to follow up a great debut album– especially if you rush out a terrible second album.
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Music
How “Yes Please!” by the Happy Mondays was like the “Heaven’s Gate” for albums.
How Robin Thicke’s 2014 album about one Paula (Patton) had the effect of turning him into another Paula (Abdul).
For most of the 1980s and early 90s, Mötley Crüe were riding high — both literally and figuratively. The band recorded and toured relentlessly, earning them a devoted fan base …
In the early 00’s, Jessica Simpson was a superstar. Before the end of the decade, she was finished as a musician.
Penty of cult artists have gone mainstream. Not Liz Phair…
J.C. Chasez was always the talented one in NSYNC. But this album ensured he’d never measure up to the other guy.
A rare instance where a band’s most successful album helped lead to its demise.
80’s star Bryan Adams beat the odds and thrived in the 90s. Then came this album.
Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?
Van Halen made a triumphant appearance with David Lee Roth at the 1996 MTV VMAs. So then they made an album with Gary Cherone?
Taylor Dayne was one of the biggest hitmakers of her era. Then she tried her hand at songwriting…
After the success of “Another One Bites the Dust,” Queen recorded an entire album in that vein. Too bad the songs weren’t as good.
Mark Knopfler writes his own ending to the Dire Straits story.
How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.