For most of the 1980s and early 90s, Mötley Crüe were riding high — both literally and figuratively. Then they fired their lead singer…
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In the early 00’s, Jessica Simpson was a superstar. Before the end of the decade, she was finished as a musician.
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.
J.C. Chasez was always the talented one in NSYNC. But this album ensured he’d never measure up to the other guy.
Mark Knopfler writes his own ending to the Dire Straits story.
80’s star Bryan Adams beat the odds and thrived in the 90s. Then came this album.
How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.
Van Halen made a triumphant appearance with David Lee Roth at the 1996 MTV VMAs. So then they made an album with Gary Cherone?
Lots of bands can’t follow up a career-defining album. The Long Run not only fell short of Hotel California, but it ended The Eagles.
Let’s get Guns N’ Roses to record a song for a 90s movie starring a Hollywood A-Lister! It
worked before!When New Kids on the Block (sorry, NKOTB) tried to re-invent their sound, let’s just say it was not successful.
Penty of cult artists have gone mainstream. Not Liz Phair…
A rare instance where a band’s most successful album helped lead to its demise.
Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?
It’s been said that great art comes out of great suffering or adversity. That wasn’t the case for Metallica’s St. Anger.