• 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.

  • 6 Great Songs Originally Done In Different Styles

    Some chord progressions, lyrics, and melodies just lend themselves to a particular style of music, but sometimes an artist plays around with a few different styles before finding one that fits the song best. Here are six great songs that were originally done in different styles.

  • 8 Bands Where Every Member Writes Songs

    A great number of bands are led by just one or two songwriters, with the rest of the members never really contributing anything compositionally. However, these eight bands moved beyond this dynamic by featuring songwriting contributions from each one of their members.

  • Ron Howard to Helm Documentary Highlighting Beatles' Touring Era

    The world seemingly can't get enough of The Beatles, so another documentary can't hurt. It was recently announced that the newest addition to the band's filmography would be a documentary by Ron Howard highlighting the group's touring years between 1960-'66. The project doesn't have a title as of yet.

  • 7 Bands That Spawned Multiple Prominent Solo Careers

    Many bands would be lucky enough to have just one immensely talented artist to carry them to success, but these seven bands had two (or sometimes more) musicians in their ranks who would go on to achieve success on their own.

  • 21 Albums Known By Two (Or More) Different Names

    Though most albums are given official titles, sometimes these titled prove to inconvenient or confusing, which leads to fans referring to the album by another name entirely. Here are twenty-one albums known by at least two different names.

  • 8 Lyrical Rhymes That Need A Rest

    Because of its confounding structures, the English language is one of the most difficult in which to rhyme, but that hasn't stopped English speakers from writing millions of incredible songs. However, these rhymes pop up in song lyrics so often that they just come across as incredibly lazy. Here are eight lyrical rhymes that need a rest.

  • 6 Pop Stars That Went Avant-Garde

    It's usually a good idea for musicians, especially pop musicians, to move outside of their comfort zone and try out new things, but these six artists took this practice to an extreme by making music that can't be considered pop at all. Here are six pop stars that went avant-garde.

  • 9 Classic Songs That Should Be Shorter

    As a songwriter, it's very easy to fall in love with your own chord progressions and melodies, which sometimes results in songs that end up being much longer than they need to be. Here are nine classic songs that should be shorter.

  • 12 Song Titles That Feature Another Artist's Name

    When new bands are trying to think of what to call themselves, they'll often turn to song titles of bands they like for inspiration. However, these twelve artists did just the opposite: use another artist's name in a song title.

  • 11 Dead Musicians And What They Would Be Doing Today

    There are a million "what-if" questions throughout rock history, but some of the biggest relate to musicians who have tragically passed away. What would they be doing if they were still alive today? Here's what I think eleven iconic musicians would be doing today if they were still alive.

  • 8 Pairs Of Musicians You May Not Know Are Related

    There are plenty of well-known families throughout music history: Tim Buckley and his son Jeff Buckley, the Beach Boy's Wilson brothers, but some musicians are related in ways that are more unexpected or even obscured. Here are eight pairs of musicians that you may not know are related.

  • Paul McCartney 'Doing Good' After Illness, Says Ringo Starr

    According to a recent interview with his former bandmate Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney has been discharged from the hospital after contracting a viral infection over a month ago during the Japanese leg of his tour, and is making a speedy recovery. McCartney was admitted to a Tokyo hospital for his illness, where he received "successful medical treatment."

  • 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.
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