• 8 Musicians Who Switched Their Instruments

    It's not uncommon for members of a band to switch around the instruments they play every once in a while, but what is uncommon is for someone to permanently take up a different instrument than the one they originally played. Here are eight musicians who changed the instrument they played for their band.

  • 6 Great Songs with Just One Chord

    Coming up with a decent chord progression is a difficult task for some songwriters. Some take the easy way out and just use tired, clichéd progression that we've heard a thousand times before (I'm looking at you, every artist in this Wikipedia article I found), while others make the odd decision to do away with progressions entirely, playing one chord and nothing else. Here are six great songs written with just one chord.

  • 9 Incredible Albums with Awful Titles

    There are some albums where everything comes together perfectly: the music, the lyrics, the cover, the title, everything. However, some of the greatest albums of all time were given titles that don't serve the music at all. Here are nine great albums that were given awful titles.

  • 6 Incredible Songs with Bizarre Song Structures

    If you listen to a lot of pop and rock music like I do, you've probably noticed that most songs are similarly structured. They more or less go verse/chorus/verse/chorus/bridge/chorus, and in three minutes, you're out. A million great songs have been written this way, but some artists like to explore alternative song structures, often with great success. Here are six great songs with bizarre structures.

  • 7 Song Mistakes That Were Intentionally Left In

    The beauty of recording is that you can delete all of the mistakes until you have a perfect song, but any good musicians will tell you that sometimes, mistakes are the most interesting parts of a song. Here are seven great songs with mistakes that were intentionally left in.

  • 7 Songs Written About Ex-Bandmates

    Being in a band can be stressful work. Sometimes this can lead to vicious disputes between bandmates or untimely departures from the band, and because these are musicians we're talking about, songs are inevitably written about these tensions. These seven songs were written about estranged or long lost bandmates.

  • 6 Great Albums That Had Delayed Releases

    Most albums don’t take very long to be released after they’ve finished production, but there are some albums that had difficult journeys towards their release date, whether it was due to label intervention or the band simply being unsatisfied. Here are six great albums that were subjected to delayed release dates.

  • 6 Albums Divided Into Two Distinct Halves

    Before the invention of CDs, artists had to sequence their albums with consideration to the two sides of a record, meaning that each half of the album had to flow and feel complete on its own. This resulted in many albums where the two sides are quite different from one another. Here are six excellent albums that are divided into two distinct halves.

  • Six Famous Songs Written by People Outside the Band

    It's well known that many famous musicians don't actually write their own songs, but sometimes, even musicians who do write their own stuff are given songs by other songwriters. Here are six famous songs that were written with outside help.

  • Seven Albums Hated by the People Who Made Them

    Musicians have a very unusual relationship with the songs they write. Just like an actor doesn't sit around watching his or her own movies all day (hopefully), a musician doesn't listen to their own albums very often, for various reasons. They could simply be tired of hearing the songs, or maybe they're self-conscious, but sometimes an artist genuinely dislikes their own work. Here are seven albums aren't very well liked by the people who made them.

  • 7 Classic Albums That Were Recorded Extremely Quickly

    In an era where My Bloody Valentine takes 20 years to record an album, it’s easy to forget that recording a good album doesn’t need to take a very long time. In fact, some of the greatest albums of all time were recorded in no time at all. Here are seven classic albums that were recorded extremely quickly.

  • 8 Pairs of Songs with the Same Title: Which is Better?

    While musicians can be sued if they plagiarize lyrics or melodies, song titles are pretty much fair game, resulting in a ton of songs with the same name. I’ve decided to stack up some of the best songs that share titles and see which is better. These might seem like arbitrary comparisons based on a coincidence, but so are “Best of the Year” lists, and those are cool.

  • Seven Classic Albums With Anti-Climactic Closers

    A properly sequenced album should feel like a movie; the beginning grabs your attention, the action rises, and the finale explodes. Many album closers commit to this arc (“A Day in the Life” from Sgt. Pepper’s is an excellent example) but some albums leave us hanging at the end, even the great ones. Here are seven classic albums with anti-climactic endings.

  • Seven Great Songs That Are Homages to Other Bands

    There are plenty of artists who love to wear their influences of their sleeves, but instead of covering songs by artists they love, sometimes they’ll write a song by blatantly taking another band’s sound and putting their own spin on it. Here are seven great songs that were homage to other bands.
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