Every musician has their peak, their time in the sun. Plenty of musicians then drag things on into eternity, touring and mashing up old hits just to pay the bills. Others slowly fade into obscurity or dip out altogether. Here are musicians who disappeared in 2018.
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A lot can go wrong during the conception and production of an album, from stolen tapes to bad business decisions that stop music from reaching fans entirely.
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There have been a lot of great rock albums in 2018. What's "good" or "great" isn't always popular or enduring, but perhaps some of the great stuff from this year will last on. Here are the best rock albums of 2018.
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The musical biopic has really been picking up steam in recent years, but some musicians have been left out. These musicians really deserve their own movies.
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Rock stars don't always view themselves as normal humans, laying out extravagant demands everywhere they go. These bands that are absolute nightmares on tour.
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A lot of artists don't even write their own songs. Some artists pay writers, some writer their own songs, and others look to ... other artists for cover songs. Cover songs can be a great option if you see room for improvement. These cover songs are more famous than the originals.
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At their best, cover songs can give a new life to an old favorite. But when cover songs are bad, they're bad. There are few things in this world worse than hearing a beloved favorite song butchered by a bad cover. Here are some of the worst cover songs of all time.
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The DeBarges are a big family. The musical group's biggest success was the 1985 hit "Rhythm of the Night," but the personal lives of the DeBarges have been defined by discord. Between their struggles with addiction, crime, and drama, the DeBarges have lived tragic lives.
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How weird would it be to walk into a law firm or be watching CNN or meet your house renovator and realize the person is a former superstar musician?
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He might have been a walking contradiction, but his life was one of breathtaking highs and unfathomable lows. This is the tragic story of Johnny Cash.
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Some of the biggest bands in rock history split up — basically for good — when a member passed on to that great gig in the sky.
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David Bowie was an icon in music. But he was a complex and complicated man, having grown up under the shadow of mental illness and a tough home life.
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Eazy-E changed the rap world. Seemingly nothing can touch the unassailable legacy of Eazy-E, the godfather of gangsta rap.
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Not all songwriters have a firm grasp of narrative, but some songwriters really do. And some don't believe in happy endings.
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Musicians and rock stars make boatloads of money off their hit songs, songs that sweep the globe and drive everyone into a frenzy. But sometimes the songs' performers think you're listening to garbage. Here are some famous musicians who might have happily skipped their most famous songs.
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Musicians are people, too, and sometimes they just have a bad day. These musicians totally lost their cool onstage.
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Between numerous deaths, drugs galore, massive infighting, and celeb marriages, the story of the Allman Brothers is so much more than their records.
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Being a musician isn't easy. But somehow the creativity seems to suffer or the quality disappears. Something about getting rich made these musicians worse.
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Fans love their bands, and music is really subjective. But some music reviewers take it a bit too far.
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Not all bands stay together. That's when bands bring in replacement musicians. Most unfortunate musician replacements in rock history.
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Musicians often live the craziest lives, and far too many have died young. Some musicians have even predicted their own deaths.
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Musicians are huge celebrities. But there's a lot more going on in a musician's life and career than just music.
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Jay-Z's meteoric rise to stardom didn't happen overnight. From his early years in Brooklyn to marrying Beyoncé, he went through a lot to get where he is.
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Guns N' Roses' reunion tour has been successful, which raises the question: Will the classic trio be making any new music together?
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The 1980s were a strange time for music. Attention zeroed in on the single biggest threat to the morals of American youth: dirty lyrics in popular music.
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It's the ultimate nightmare for artists — and it happens, now and again. Just ask these musicians who were kicked out of bands right after they made it big.
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Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose's volatile personality feeds his songs and onstage persona, and a tragic life keeps fueling Rose's appetite for controversy.
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