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With the news of Metallica's "Black Album" breaking the 16 million mark in sales, by far its most successful album, I began looking into the sales figures of other huge artists. What I found was that in many cases, an artist's top selling album isn't necessarily its best. Here are seven artists where that's precisely the case, starting with the band that inspired this list... -
10 Great Albums With Semi-Title Tracks: The Who, Simon & Garfunkel, And More
The last time I wrote about title tracks, I mentioned songs that were left off of the albums that bore their name. Though these ten songs were placed on the correct albums, their titles are actually slightly different, which means they're technically not title tracks. Here are ten great albums that have semi-title tracks. -
7 Artists Who Released Multiple Classic Albums in One Year: Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, and more
It’s rare enough for an artist to release just one classic album over the span of their entire career, but somehow, these seven artists managed to release multiple classic albums over the span of a single year. -
6 Musicians Who Became Side Members in Other Bands: Robert Smith, David Bowie and more
Once an artist is established as the primary force in a successful band, it's pretty rare to see them join another band as a sort of background figure, but these six artists did exactly that. Here are six artists who became sidemen in other bands. -
6 Famous Musicians Accused of Racism: Bob Dylan, David Bowie, and more
In an email sent to Pitchfork yesterday, drummer Kliph Scurlock explained why he was fired from the Flaming Lips, blaming singer Wayne Coyne and accusing him of racism. In our increasingly progressive society, accusations of racism are thrown around quite often, and as this story shows, even great musicians are subject to it. Here are six other great artists who have been accused of racism. -
7 Classic Albums That Would Improve with Different Production: Paul Simon, Oasis and more
Though I wrote a list a few weeks ago about classic albums that sound awful, I wouldn’t change a thing about the way any of those albums were produced. When I sit down and listen to Raw Power, I want it to be rough and fuzzy, because that’s the kind of music the Stooges made. These seven albums, however, would have greatly benefited from a production overhaul. -
6 Albums Divided Into Two Distinct Halves: The Beatles, David Bowie, and more
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: Elvis Costello, the Eagles, and more
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. -
7 Great Rock Songs with Saxophone: Pink Floyd, David Bowie, and more
Despite what Courtney Love may think, saxophones do, in fact, belong in rock music. Of course they can be used poorly, just like anything else really, but these seven songs prove that saxophone can be integrated brilliantly into rock music. -
Nine Artists Who Re-Recorded Their Own Songs: Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, and more
Musicians love doing their own interpretations of songs written by other people, but sometimes they make the unusual choice of recording new versions of their own songs. Sometimes this is done to improve on the original, but other times they simply want to take one of their old songs and try it in a different style. Here are nine artists who did just that. -
Seven Hilarious Movie Cameos by Musicians: David Bowie, The Wu-Tang Clan, and more
A well-placed cameo appearance in a film can be a lot of fun, but there’s nothing really surprising about seeing an actor appear as themselves, since you’ve already seen them in movies a hundred times. The most interesting cameos are by musicians, since they’re usually unexpected, and sometimes these cameos become highlights of the film. Here are seven films with hilarious cameo appearances from musicians. -
Janelle Monáe gives David Bowie's 'Heroes' an update in Pepsi campaign [LISTEN]
R&B songstress Janelle Monae has released a cover of David Bowie's iconic 1977 track "Heroes" as part of Pepsi's 2014 "Now Is What You Make It" campaign. A Bowie disciple herself, she tells Rolling Stone that she was confident that her version would make The Thin White Duke, who is also a Monae fan, proud.
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