Reviews

Taylor Dayne was one of the biggest hitmakers of her era. Then she tried her hand at songwriting…

For most of the 1980s and early 90s, Mötley Crüe were riding high — both literally and figuratively. Then they fired their lead singer…

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.

Penty of cult artists have gone mainstream. Not Liz Phair…

Mark Knopfler writes his own ending to the Dire Straits story.

A rare instance where a band’s most successful album helped lead to its demise.

How do you replace the irreplaceable? You don’t — but INXS sure tried.

Who would have thought a concept album inspired by the Falkland Islands War would end the most successful incarnation of Pink Floyd?

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.

It’s been said that great art comes out of great suffering or adversity. That wasn’t the case for Metallica’s “St. Anger.”