How record label politics, changing times, deteriorating personal relationships and splitting with hitmaking songwriters and producers ended Boyz II Men’s run as chart-topping hitmakers.
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It’s hard enough to follow up a great debut album– especially if you rush out a terrible second album.
How “Yes Please!” by the Happy Mondays was like the “Heaven’s Gate” for albums.
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. The band recorded and toured relentlessly,…
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?
How Robin Thicke’s 2014 album about one Paula (Patton) had the effect of turning him into another Paula (Abdul).
In the early 00’s, Jessica Simpson was a superstar. Before the end of the decade, she was finished as a musician.
J.C. Chasez was always the talented one in NSYNC. But this album ensured he’d never measure up to the other guy.
80’s star Bryan Adams beat the odds and thrived in the 90s. Then came this album.