• 8 Albums That Close with Their Best Song

    I've previously written articles about albums that open with their best song, as well as albums that close out pretty anti-climactically, so I thought it would only be fair to take a look at albums that have excellent closing tracks. Here are eight albums that saved their best songs for last.

  • 6 Pairs of Artists Who Were Childhood Friends

    Musicians often become friends through their professional lives, whether they're recording together or playing together, but some famous musicians were actually friends back before they ever became famous. Here are six pairs of artists who were childhood friends.

  • 6 Artists With a Running Theme In Their Album Covers

    Though artists are constantly morphing and experimenting, many like to keep a consistent theme running through their music and visual aesthetic. These six artists took this idea of visual consistency to heart, creating album covers that immediately identify an album as one of theirs.

  • 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.

  • 7 Compilation Albums Definitely Worth Owning

    In the increasingly hip world of indie/alternative fans, compilations albums are almost blasphemous. Why would you buy Radiohead: The Best Of, when each Radiohead album is a masterwork? However, some artists are best appreciated when heard in the context of a well-constructed compilation album. Here are seven compilation albums that are definitely worth owning.

  • 6 Bands Who's Final Album Was Its Worst

    When R.E.M. released its critically panned 2004 album Around the Sun, the band considered breaking up, but realized that they couldn’t end their career on such a failure, which prompted them to release two acclaimed albums before calling it a day in 2012. That was R.E.M., though. Not every band is able to control its legacy so gracefully. Here are six bands that broke up after their weakest albums.

  • Morrissey's 10 Most Ridiculous Song Titles

    When Morrissey revealed the track listing for his new album World Peace is None of Your Business, pretty much everyone who reported it commented on how hilarious, caustic, and “Morrissey-esque” the song titles were. Songs like “Neal Cassady Drops Dead” and “Kick the Bride Down the Aisle” are just two in Morrissey’s long history of weird, hilarious song titles. Here are the 10 funniest and most ridiculous song titles from Morrissey’s solo career.

  • Eight Artists Who Write Hilarious Lyrics

    Most people don't really listen to music when they're looking for a laugh, but sometimes an artist will throw a line in there that will, at the very least, get you smiling. Here are eight artists who like to mix up their lyrics with humor every once in a while.

  • 9 Excellent Songs with Wordless Hooks

    As someone who writes songs in his spare time, I completely understand how difficult it is sometimes to come up with lyrics to a song that's otherwise totally finished. It can be very tempting to just fill up the melody with a bunch of nonsense and call it a day. Here are 10 songs where the songwriters did just that and got away with it.
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