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Music Acts that Jumped the Shark By Luber [6 more lists]
This is a list of music acts that started out cool and innovative...but then made such DRASTIC, ridiculous changes to their sound that they converted to processed cheese and never recovered.
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Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock, Pop rock, Soft rock, Symphonic rock, Emerson, Lake & Palmer MoreGodalmingCongo, Genesis at the L.A. Forum (DR) 1, From Genesis to Revelation, From Genesis to Revelation (Music Club version), Paperlate, The Way We Walk - Live in Concert, Turn It On Again: The Hits: The Tour Edition, The Video Show, The Knife, 14 From Our Past, Genesis Live 1973-2007, The Way We Walk, Invisible Touch, Turn It on Again, Invisible Touch, Spot the Pigeon, Genesis Live, When in Rome 2007, Duke, 3 X 3, Paperlate / You Might Recall, I Can't Dance, 2007-07-01: Turn It on Again: Amsterdam, NL, Reflection: Rock Theatre, Turn It On Again: The Hits, Invisible Touch: Live, Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, Abacab, Live at the Rainbow 1973, 1973 - 2007 Live, The Carpet Crawlers / The Waiting Room, Live/The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs, That's All, Live in London 1975, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Mama, Land of Confusion, Nursery Cryme, We Can't Dance, Live Over Europe 2007, Seconds Out, Calling All Stations, Genesis Archive 2: 1976-1992, 1970-1975, FADE 04 Disc 1 Montreal 4, Keep It Dark, Hold on My Heart, No Son of Mine, A Winter's Tale, Three Sides Live, Platinum Collection, Foxtrot, ...And Then There Were Three..., The Silent Sun, The Collection, Genesis Live USA (Volume 1), Watcher of the Skies, Genesis Movie Box 1981–2007, A Trick of the Tail, Selling England by the Pound, The Carpet Crawlers 1999, Land of Confusion, I Can't Dance, 1976-1982, Genesis, Live/The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts, Live USA, Volume 1, 2007-07-08: Turn It on Again: Twickenham, London, UK, Knebworth Show, Live in Montreal, Live Knebworth '92, 2007-07-03: Turn It on Again: Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany, Trespass, Archive #2 1976-1992, Wind & Wuthering, Turn It On Again: Best of '81 - '83, Live USA, The Best of Genesis, Jesus He Knows Me, Genesis 1976-1982, And the Word Was....., Archive 1967-75, Duchess, Genesis 1983-1998, Tell Me Why, Genesis The Movie Box, Shipwrecked, In Too Deep, Not About Us, 70's Pop Sound, Genesis 1970-1975, 1983-1998, Genesis Archive 1967-75, Abacab, Turn It On Again: Album, Seconds Out, Man on the Corner More“ From "Supper's Ready" to "I Can't Dance", I challenge anyone to come up with a band that started out this interesting and wound up this embarrassing. „ - 2
Rock music, Hard rock, Folk rock, Blues-rock, Psychedelic rock, Acid rock MoreSan FranciscoLoves You, The Masters, The Essential Jefferson Airplane, The Best of Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow, Hideous Kinky, Volunteers, Through the Looking Glass, White Rabbit, The Best of Jefferson Airplane, Collection, Greatest Hits, Rockstars in Concert, The Essential, Ignition, Live at the Monterey Festival, Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, Thirty Seconds Over Winterland (Remastered + Expanded), After Bathing at Baxter's, Thirty Seconds Over Winterland, Jefferson Airplane, Crown of Creation, Live at the Fillmore East, Jefferson Airplane Loves You, The Best of Jefferson Airplane, Bark, Greatest Hits - Live, The Worst of Jefferson Airplane, Best Of Jefferson Airplane Albums, Flight Log, Sweeping Up the Spotlight, At the Family Dog Ballroom, Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, White Rabbit, Long John Silver, The Best of Jefferson Airplane: Somebody to Love, Cleared for Take Off, Experience, Time Machine, The Roar of Jefferson Airplane, Feed Your Head : Live '67-'69, Bless Its Pointed Little Head, Preflight, Live in Monterey, Last Flight, Live at the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66: Late Show: Signe's Farewell, The Gold Collection, Early Flight, Greatest Hits, The Best of Jefferson Airplane, Journey: The Best Of, > Jefferson Airplane >> Jefferson Starship >>> Starship: Hits, At Golden Gate Park, 2400 Fulton Street: An Anthology, The Woodstock Experience, Platinum & Gold Collection, 2400 Fulton Street, Takes Off, Playlist: The Very Best of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Airplane Platinum & Gold Collection More“ I'm of course including the eventual conversion to Starship via Jefferson Starship. WTF was that?! „ - 3
Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Pop rock, Soft rock, Ska, Ballad MoreChicagoThe Very Best of Chicago, The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning, Chicago 13, Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits, Chicago 19, Chicago II, The Very Best of: Only the Beginning, Beginnings, Feelin' Stronger Every Day, Free, Harry Truman, Just You 'n' Me, Old Days, The Very Best of Chicago, Chicago V, Take Me Back to Chicago, Hot Streets, Love Songs, Live in Japan, The Best Of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition - Disc 1 of 2, (I've Been) Searchin' So Long, Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?, Questions 67 & 68, Four Decades of Hits, Group Portrait, Group Portrait, Volume 4, Chicago, The Chicago Story: The Complete Greatest Hits, If You Leave Me Now, Chicago VI, Greatest Hits 1982-1989, The Heart of Chicago, Chicago 17, Chicago XXV: The Christmas Album, The Best of Chicago: 40th Anniversary Edition, You Are on My Mind, The Box Set, Chicago Story: The Complete Greatest Hits 1967-2002, The Heart of Chicago 1967-1997, Chicago XI, Chicago 18, Chicago Greatest Hits, Chicago XXXII: Stone of Sisyphus, Greatest Hits, Volume II, Make Me Smile, Chicago/Earth, Wind & Fire - Live at the Greek Theatre, Chicago X, If You Leave Me Now, Questions 67 & 68, Beginnings, Chicago XIV, Chicago VIII, Chicago XXX, Chicago at Carnegie Hall: Volumes I, II, III, & IV, The Heart of Chicago 1967-1998 Volume II, Live '69, Twenty 1, Chicago Christmas: What's It Gonna Be, Santa?, Liberation, Beginnings, Wishing You Were Here, Night & Day Big Band, 25 or 6 to 4, Dialogue (Part I & II), Stone of Sisyphus, Chicago XIV, Chicago XXVI: Live in Concert, The Great Chicago in Concert, Chicago in Concert, If You Leave Me Now 97, The Chicago Transit Authority, If You Leave Me Now, Greatest Hits, Volume 2, Group Portrait, Volume 1, Chicago II, Chicago 16, Lowdown, Saturday in the Park, Overtime, Call on Me, Group Portrait, Volume 2, If You Leave Me Now, The Chicago Story, Baby, What a Big Surprise, Little One, The Heart of Chicago 1967-1998, Volume 2, Group Portrait, Volume 3, Look Away, The Chicago Story 2002 (disc 2), Chicago VII, Chicago III, The Ultimate Collection, Collector's Edition, Chicago Transit Authority, Take Me Back to Chicago, The Masters, Best, Chicago: 25 Years of Gold, Another Rainy Day in New York City, Brand New Love Affair (Part I & II) More“ Those early albums host some of the best music of the 70s. What was that schlock in the 80s? „ - 4
Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock, Pop rock, Soft rock, Folk rock, Blues-rock, New Wave, Rhythm and blues, Soul music, Pop music, Blue-eyed soul MoreLondonThe Mercury Anthology, Sing It Again Rod, Atlantic Crossing, Blondes Have More Fun, The Rock Album, A Night on the Town, Tonight I'm Yours, Gold, Soulbook, The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998, Vagabond Heart, Body Wishes, It Had to Be You... The Great American Songbook, Gasoline Alley, Reason to Believe: The Complete Mercury Studio Recordings, Unplugged...and Seated, When We Were the New Boys, The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Vintage, Tom Traubert's Blues (Waltzing Mathilda), Foot Loose & Fancy Free, Every Picture Tells a Story, The Ballad Album, Best of Rod Stewart Featuring "Reason to Believe", Just a Little Misunderstood, Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners, My Favourite Songs, Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook, Volume V, Storyteller, Absolutely Live, Stardust... The Great American Songbook, Volume III, Rod Stewart, Best of Rod Stewart, Volume 2, Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook 4, Some Guys Have All the Luck, Turn the Music Down, Have I Told You Lately, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, The Rod Stewart Album, Downtown Train, The Best of Rod Stewart, Foolish Behaviour, The Very Best of Rod Stewart, The Best of Rod Stewart, Never a Dull Moment, Smiler, Greatest Hits, Handbags & Gladrags, If We Fall in Love Tonight, The Best of Rod Stewart, The Rock Album, Rod Steward Live, The Story So Far: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Encore: The Very Best, Volume 2, Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook, Volume IV, Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time, 1964 - 1969, A Spanner in the Works, Ain't That Loving You Baby, As Time Goes by... The Great American Songbook, Volume II, Best Ballads, Camouflage, Every Beat of My Heart, Golden Ballads, Human, If We Fall in Love Tonight, Lead Vocalist, Out of Order, Ruby Tuesday, The Classic Years, Two in One (1969-1970), An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down, As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2, Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3, Downtown Train - Selections from the Storyteller Anthology, Storyteller - The Complete Anthology: 1964-1990, The Best of Rod Stewart Vol. 2, The Seventies Collection, Rhythm of My Heart, The Mod, Encore: The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Volume 2, Downtown Train, 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rod Stewart, The Very Best of Rod Stewart, Greatest Hits, Young Turks, The Best Of, Hot Legs / I Was Only Joking, I Can't Deny It, The Best of Rod Stewart, The Best Of, Little Miss Understood / So Much To Say, Twistin' the Night Away, The Best of the Great American Songbook, Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V MoreEngland, United Kingdom“ No comment needed. „ - 5
Rock music, Hard rock, Pop rock, Soft rockChampaignYou Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish, Arch Allies: Live at Riverport, Live: You Get What You Play For, Take It on the Run: The Best of REO Speedwagon, Extended Versions, Best Foot Forward, The Hits, The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken, Nine Lives, Ballads, Not So Silent Night: Christmas With REO Speedwagon, Lost in a Dream, Live Plus, Find Your Own Way Home, The Hits, Keep On Rollin', This Time We Mean It, Building The Bridge, The Essential REO Speedwagon, Only the Strong Survive, A Decade of Rock and Roll: 1970 to 1980, Life as We Know It, Ridin' the Storm Out, R.E.O., REO Speedwagon, Hi Infidelity Then Again... Live, Good Trouble, Wheels Are Turnin', The Second Decade of Rock and Roll 1981 to 1991, The Ballads, R.E.O./T.W.O., The Ballads, Hi Infidelity, Like in Bodukan - Tokyo, Hits, T.W.O. More“ OK, so they weren't EVER that innovative....but they started out as a great rock band...and wound up as something much lighter. I'd gladly go see them live again if Gary R got his act together and rejoined the band. „ -
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Alternative rock, Rock music, Pop rock, Indie rock, Hip hop music, Lo-fi music MoreJuvenilia, Liz Phair, Supernova, Supernova, Exile in Guyville, Comeandgetit, Somebody's Miracle, Why Can't I?, Juvenilia, Girly Sound, Whitechocolatespaceegg, Funstyle, Exile In Guyville, Whip-Smart MoreUnited States of America
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Music Acts that Jumped the Shark at 12/02/2009 9:38 PM
Should also add CSN to this list :)
Music Acts that Jumped the Shark at 8/24/2009 9:48 AM