• 8 Album Titles Inspired By Literature

    I've previously written about bands that named themselves after works of literature, but some artists have chosen to boast their literary credentials in other ways. Here are eight album titles that were inspired by literary works.

  • 7 Albums That Are Partial-Concept Albums

    A concept album is an album that tells a complete story through its songs, or follows a single theme, such as Pink Floyd's The Wall or Nick Cave's Murder Ballads. However, there are some artists who attempted to make concept albums, but only dedicated some songs to the concept, rather than all of them. Here are seven partial-concept albums.

  • 8 Multi-Platinum Albums That Were Relative Flops

    The news of Robin Thicke's latest album selling a dismal 54 copies in Australia must be very embarrassing for him, but there are some artists who are so massively famous that even going multi-platinum can be considered a huge disappointment. Here are eight multi-platinum albums that sold less than half of their predecessors.

  • New Pink Floyd Album To Be Released In October

    It was announced yesterday that Pink Floyd will be releasing a new album titled The Endless River in October, reports Consequence of Sound. The news came in a tweet posted by Polly Samson, partner of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

  • 8 Music Biopics We'd Love To See

    With the recent news of biopics about N.W.A. and Aaliyah, I started thinking about some musicians whose lives I'd like to see dramatized in a film. Here are eight musical biopics that I'd love to see.

  • 7 Albums With Two Versions Of The Same Song

    I've written before about artists who have recorded two versions of the same song, but usually these two different versions appear on separate releases. These seven artists, however, recorded two different versions of one song for the very same album.

  • 7 Rock Stars Who Also Write Classical Music

    I once had a teacher who said that if you understand classical music, you wouldn't listen to anything else. That's obviously a wild exaggeration and completely pompous, and as these seven musicians proved, it is completely possible to love both classical and rock music. Here are seven rock stars that also write classical music.

  • 8 Great Songs With Fake-Out Endings

    Just like some movies have an extra scene after the end credits, some songs take a similarly experimental approach with their conclusions, by making the listeners think they've finished when they actually haven't. Here are eight great songs with fake-out endings.

  • 5 Underrated Follow-Ups To Classic Albums

    Releasing a classic album is both a blessing and a curse for a musician. It may feel great to have created something that people love, but you're also faced with the massive pressure of following it up. Some artists are able to follow their classics with more classics, but most of the time these follow-ups albums are seen as disappointments. These five albums had the misfortune of being released after classics, but are much better than they're given credit for.

  • 7 Bands With More Than One Lead Singer

    When pinpointing a band's most famous member, you usually can't go wrong by choosing the lead singer. But what if the band doesn't have a lead singer? If a band has more than one songwriter, it typically has more than one lead singer, too. Here are seven bands with more than one lead singer.

  • 7 Artists Who Could Have Been Sued for Plagiarism (But Weren't)

    Though there have been plenty of times when musicians were sued for plagiarizing one of their songs, this usually only happens when the song becomes a hit. Musicians steal from each other far more than you might think, and most of the time it isn't brought to court. Here are seven great artists who could have been sued for plagiarism, but weren't.

  • 7 Artists Who Recruited Old Bandmates For Solo Albums

    When musicians leave their bands and go on to record solo albums, it seems like their former bandmates would be the last people they'd want to help out. However, these seven musicians actually recruited their old bandmates to perform on their solo albums.

  • 6 Bands Whose Bassist is the Most Famous Member

    Not to diminish the talents and important role of bassists in any way, but how often is the bassist the most recognizable member of a band? The singer and guitarist get plenty of recognition, but the bassist is usually stuck right outside the spotlight. However, the bassists in these six bands break this trend by being the most famous member.

  • 6 Songs with Studio Banter

    There are probably thousands of hours of recording studio banter between musicians that have been thrown away by engineers, but sometimes, artists choose to leave these little bits of conversation in the album's finished version. Here are six songs that have studio banter in them.
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