6 Albums That Nearly Ruined Bands’ Careers

Few bands can boast a flawless resumé. From moral mishaps to accusations of ‘selling out’, punk, rock and metal are peppered with tales of bands who took their excesses too far, and nearly crushed their own careers in the process. When the fuck-ups are musical though, you enter expensive, complicated territory. Fandom is two-way street, and the influence a bands’ throng can and should exert on their art is an oft-hotly-debated topic. Taking creative leaps of faith is important, but to leave your fanbase’s expectations behind in search of success and sonic reinvention can prove deadly. Countless bands have tried and failed to switch things up; some of them never recovered from the critical hit such experiments took on their careers. Rock’s tribalism can be its biggest strength, or...

Foo Fighters

1.This Is a Call 2.I'll Stick Around 3.Big Me 4.Alone + Easy Target 5.Good Grief 6.Floaty 7.Weenie Beenie 8.Oh, George 9.For All the Cows 10.X-Static 11.Wattershed 12.Exhausted

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