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Martial arts movies are a treasured genre among fans, and some of the most beloved films of all time fall under the category. Legends like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan made themselves household names when they crossed over into the mainstream, bringing attention to martial arts films in a way that hadn&#39;t been done before. When you examine some of the classics of the genre, like Enter The Dragon&nbsp;or&nbsp;The Karate Kid, you&#39;ll always find something new to appreciate on every viewing.

Whether it&#39;s the stuff of legend like Bruce Lee&#39;s intense kicks in any number of his films, or small, clever moments in&nbsp;Kill Bill Vol. 1, there&#39;s always something of note going on in a martial arts movie. These are the small details that we just noticed that are making us appreciate these films in a whole new light.

Small Details We Just Noticed In Our Favorite Martial Arts Movies

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Small Details Martial Arts Movies

Sean Kelly

Politics

We tend to think of presidents as these larger-than-life, often wealthy figures - and true as that may be since it is the most powerful job in the world - the men who have held the position have to start somewhere. The majority of the U.S. presidents grew up in much different circumstances than they were in when they left office or were in the White House. Presidents&#39; <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/president-childhood-pictures/brenden-donnelly" target="_blank">childhood</a> homes are now historic landmarks, in many cases, and a lot of them are extremely modest.&nbsp;

The childhood homes of presidents like Woodrow Wilson, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, John F. Kennedy, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln are all wildly different from each other. Some are incredibly small while others are a bit more expansive. That said, the places these presidents grew up in can offer an alternate perspective of their lives.

What Presidents' Childhood Homes Actually Looked Like

US President

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks, or America&#39;s Dad as many refer to him, is beloved for his decades of movies that span genres and often find him playing memorable characters that stand the test of time. There are details from Tom Hanks movies that fans will pore over, but there are other things that even the most devoted Hanks fans may not have noticed. Some are Easter eggs that connect passing dialogue to things that happen later, while others are tiny bits of trivia that you&#39;d never know if you didn&#39;t pay close enough attention.&nbsp;

Movie nerds <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/big-1988-behind-the-scenes/tracey-graham" target="_blank">love trivia</a>, and Tom Hanks is one of the most treasured actors there are among film geeks around the globe. Whether it&#39;s movies like&nbsp;Philadelphia,&nbsp;Forrest Gump, or&nbsp;You&#39;ve Got Mail, there are plenty of details in Hanks&#39; movies that you may find yourself re-watching several times over from here on out. Let&#39;s dive in!

Small Details We Just Noticed From Tom Hanks Movies

Everyone knows where presidents live during their time as commander-in-chief - <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/presidents-second-homes/mike-rothschild" target="_blank">including their other &quot;White Houses&quot;</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;but often it&#39;s less widely known where they go once they leave office. So begs the question: where do presidents live after the White House? Some former presidents ended up in their home states, while others moved to new states, and some even remained in Washington. D.C. Some former presidents&#39; homes are pretty lavish - even for the times - while others are quite humble&nbsp;like Jimmy Carter&#39;s home in Plains, Georgia.

Vote up the photos of the post-presidency homes that seem most fitting for retirement.

Photos Of The Actual Homes Presidents Moved To After Their Presidency

Whoa Facts

Let&#39;s face it: history is riddled with weirdness, disgusting behaviors, and lots of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/gross-and-disturbing-photos-from-history/mariel-loveland" target="_blank">creepy stuff</a>. There are so many examples of creepy history facts out there that it&#39;s hard to narrow it down to the most disturbing. A good way to measure just how <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/creepiest-photos-from-history/bailey-brown" target="_blank">disturbing</a> something is, though, is by whether or not it keeps you up at night. Have you ever learned something unsettling and it can&#39;t leave your brain no matter what you do? Us, too.

Some of the most unsettling history facts happened centuries ago, but there are others that were relatively recently, which makes it all so much creepier. Let&#39;s vote on the creepiest facts of them all. And good luck getting some sleep tonight.&nbsp;

Creepy Historic Facts That Are Keeping Us Up At Night

Creepy Historic Facts

Weird History

Sometimes, being a bad*ss is something to be proud of, and there have been <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/biggest-badasses-in-history/chase-christy" target="_blank">a lot of proud people</a> that could claim that title throughout history. There are, of course, the ones you learn about in textbooks but there are also people you didn&#39;t learn in school. These are a special kind of person, the&nbsp;type of person who did something insane or notable without much public <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/important-historical-figures-not-taught-in-school/genevieve-carlton" target="_blank">recognition</a> at all.&nbsp;

Imagine being a top sniper who wiped out 300 German soldiers in WWI, or a mime who also rescued people during the Holocaust, and never being talked about in the history books. There are so many people who deserve more recognition for being the absolute best, coolest, and baddest. These are just a few.

Biggest Badasses In History We Can’t Believe We Were Just Now Learning About

Historical Badasses Not Taught In School

The &#39;90s was a decade rich with fads, pop culture phenomena, and some really fascinating celebrities. In many ways,&nbsp; it was probably the most entertaining decade in pop history; after all, it was really the beginning of the celebrity <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/90s-celebrity-rumors/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">rumor</a> mill. What about the facts, though? Turns out, there are a lot of facts about &#39;90s celebrities that are pretty shocking, and really interesting in the context of a truly incredible decade.

Major stars of the era like <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/jonathan-taylor-thomas-facts/amandatullos?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Jonathan Taylor Thomas</a>, David Arquette, Britney Spears, and more have led obviously interesting lives, so there&#39;s a lot to learn about these &#39;90s icons. Vote up the most interesting facts about the 1990s&#39; biggest stars.

Facts About '90s Stars We Just Learned That Made Us Say 'Really?'

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Facts About 90s Stars We Just Learned That Made Us Say 'Really?'

Music History

Bands&#39; backstage contracts, or riders, can be incredibly amusing for fans. Take the Foo Fighters, for instance; they&#39;re a band that has never taken themselves too seriously, and their rider shows it. It&#39;s full of ridiculous joke requests for outlandish items and services. Sometimes, though, the nutty&nbsp;stuff isn&#39;t just written in for fun. Some celebrity riders truly have shockingly ridiculous requests.

And yes, even the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-rock-bands-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest bands</a> of all time have some pretty silly demands. From some not-so-surprising requests - like a stockpile of condoms&nbsp;- to stuff that&#39;s truly outrageous - like banning people backstage with a certain name - there have been some&nbsp;really incredible dressing room contract demands over the years.&nbsp;

The Most Outrageous Backstage Rider Requests Of All Time

Band/Musician

Musicians' and Bands' Most Ridiculous Tour Rider Demands

The Beach Boys are an iconic musical group from Hawthorne, California that has influenced pop culture for decades.

Sounds of the Beach Boys

The Beach Boys&#39; 1966 &quot;Good Vibrations&quot; was an&nbsp;innovative single that broke new sonic and musical ground. The&nbsp;song was not included on any of the band&#39;s albums and&nbsp;became notable for its complex composition from bandleader Brian Wilson, layered arrangement, and costly production. At the time, Brian Wilson&#39;s &quot;Good Vibrations&quot; was&nbsp;one of the&nbsp;most expensive songs ever recorded, thanks to dozens of&nbsp;studio sessions in several studios with the top session musicians in the country. In other words,&nbsp;making &quot;Good Vibrations&quot; was no simple task.&nbsp;

Despite its ambitious nature, &quot;Good Vibrations&quot; became a major hit for the Beach Boys, and it set the standard for what was supposed to become Wilson&#39;s next project, the ill-fated Smile album. Making the Beach&nbsp;Boys&#39; &quot;Good Vibrations&quot; was a massive, legendary undertaking - one that many don&#39;t realize has a complicated&nbsp;story behind it.&nbsp;

Wild But True Stories From The Making Of The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations'

Behind The Scenes Of The Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations'

The most bananas stories and insane 100% true tales about the lives and behind-the-music antics of your favorite rock stars and legendary bands.

Freakin' Rock Stars

The Misfits

The Misfits are one of the most beloved bands of all time, practically creating - and certainly popularizing - the horror&nbsp;punk genre. Glenn Danzig and company rose in the ranks of punk rock legends during the late &#39;70s and early &#39;80s, becoming as notorious for their antics as they were for their music. The band, which&nbsp;has been reunited with Danzig for a few years after several unpopular lineups during the previous two decades, is known for&nbsp;drama, including the detainment of several band members and some seriously hard living.

Let&#39;s take a look at some of the Misfits&#39; most legendary antics.

Dramatic Stories That Prove The Misfits Live Up To Their Name

Unbelievable Drama And Stories About The Misfits

Fleetwood Mac

Most people think they know Fleetwood Mac thanks to the massive commercial success of&nbsp;Rumours&nbsp;and the band&#39;s classic mid-&#39;70s lineup. In fact, the history of Fleetwood Mac goes much&nbsp;deeper than Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. What started in England as a blues band on the heels of John Mayall&#39;s Bluesbreakers became a genre-bending success&nbsp;that changed lineups possibly more than any other band in history. Prior to the Buckingham-Nicks era, eight <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/true-stories-behind-fleetwood-mac-rumours-album/melissa-sartore?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Fleetwood Mac members</a> had come and gone - while the band&#39;s namesakes, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie, remained intact.

Fleetwood Mac guitarists,&nbsp;in particular, have transitioned frequently,&nbsp;with a number of notable strummers playing before and after Buckingham. Even Traffic&#39;s Dave Mason was briefly a member in a rather dark period for the band in the mid-&#39;90s. Substance dependency, members being fired from Fleetwood Mac, and even cults have caused their legendary friction. The Fleetwood Mac lineup history continues to change, as&nbsp;Buckingham was kicked out in 2018 for reasons that have been heavily disputed by both sides. In his absence, Tom Petty &amp; the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell joined the band, as has critically beloved songwriter and legendary Crowded House frontman Neil Finn.

Though Fleetwood Mac&#39;s members are constantly changing, the success of the band is unrelenting, and they continue to thrive to this day.&nbsp;

Inside Secrets Of Fleetwood Mac’s Tumultuous Lineup History

Why Fleetwood Mac Has Fired So Many Musicians

So you think you know everything about music? Study up to make sure you pull through for your team on Trivia Night.

Music Trivia You Should Know

Oftentimes, musical instruments are just as recognizable as the people who play them. Some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-guitarists-of-all-time" target="_blank">greatest guitar players</a> in history have guitars that are&nbsp;forever linked to their careers. There are so many examples of guitar players who are connected to a certain instrument they can hardly play anything else without heads turning. Take Brian May -&nbsp;can you imagine seeing him onstage with anything besides his Red Special? Nope, you can&#39;t. May&#39;s self-built axe is just one of a number of memorable guitars that have become household names among music enthusiasts&nbsp;thanks to the people who play them.&nbsp;

Rockstars&#39; guitars are an extension of their sound and even their appearance, so&nbsp;if you&#39;re a musician who&#39;s lucky enough to be associated with a special&nbsp;instrument, you likely changed the course of music as well.&nbsp;

The Most Famous Guitars Of All Time

The Most Famous Guitars In Music, Ranked

Summer

Religion is a deeply personal thing, which is why it can be a shock to learn just <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/celebrities-who-are-christians/celebrity-lists" target="_blank">how religious a celebrity is</a>. Perhaps the most shocking, though, is&nbsp;finding out that your favorite rockstar&nbsp;is a lot more religious than you would&#39;ve ever imagined. There are a lot&nbsp;of devoutly religious musicians, and they include some of rock&#39;s darkest and most intense personas. You&#39;d be stunned to learn just how important the Christian faith is to someone like Alice Cooper, or how much Gene Simmons feels connected to his Jewish heritage. Some of the heaviest rockers in history are also musicians devoted to religion, and there are even some surprising religious bands out there who have managed to cross over and have hits on the mainstream charts.

From the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/20-greatest-singers" target="_blank">best&nbsp;singers</a> in rock music to outlandish artists you know and love, let&#39;s take a look at some of the most surprisingly religious musicians of all time.&nbsp;

You’d Never Know That These Musicians Are Intensely Religious

Surprising Religious  Musicians

Ranking the very best songs, bands, and musicians of the greatest decade for hit jams.

Music for Your '90s Playlists

90s Music

<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/greatest-songs-by-90s-one-hit-wonders/ranker-music" target="_blank">One-hit wonders</a>&nbsp;on albums can be a blessing and a curse for an artist. On one hand, having a hit is a great and life-changing thing. On the other hand, if the album fails, oftentimes the artist immediately fades into obscurity. For fans, it can be disappointing when you love a song, but the album it&#39;s on doesn&#39;t deliver as a whole. The &#39;90s and 2000s were full of such albums.

&#39;90s&nbsp;one-hit wonders are a real nostalgic phenomenon nowadays, and it seems like there were too&nbsp;many of them to count - from <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/forgotten-90s-boy-band-hits/carly-silver" target="_blank">boy bands</a> to hip-hop artists to rock groups. Do you remember the feeling you got when you put on Deep Blue Something&#39;s&nbsp;11th Song&nbsp;and realized that &quot;Breakfast At Tiffany&#39;s&quot; was pretty much a catchy anomaly on an album of duds? And let&#39;s be honest, everyone was a little disappointed when they listened to that <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/lou-bega-albums-discography/reference?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Lou Bega album</a> in full after car jamming to &quot;Mambo No. 5.&quot;

Get ready to relive some truly bland moments in music history and vote on the most disappointing albums of the &#39;90s and 2000s.&nbsp;

The Most Disappointing Nostalgic Albums For '90s Kids

Musical Album

The Most Disappointing Nostalgic Albums From 1990 to 2002

Léon: The Professional

Luc Besson's 1994 cult classic&nbsp;Léon: The Professional&nbsp;stars a young Natalie Portman as Mathilda Lando, a 12-year-old girl who seeks hitman Léon Montana's companionship after her family is slain. Featuring Portman's first film role,&nbsp;the movie garnered&nbsp;critical acclaim before eventually becoming a beloved <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-assassin-movies">assassin film</a>. In the years since, however, allegations have emerged about the film production's on-set drama - some rumors concern Besson's direction of 12-year-old Portman. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/luc-besson-and-the-disturbing-true-story-behind-leon-the-professional">Others&nbsp;assert</a> that the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/-and-quot_old-and-quot_-movies-every-young-person-needs-to-watch-in-their-lifetime/ranker-film">classic film</a>&nbsp;was inspired by&nbsp;Besson's relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Even <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.avclub.com/natalie-portman-thinks-the-professional-is-a-bit-cring-1850425499">Portman herself</a> has looked back on the film and called it “cringey, to say the least,” due to the tense and complicated relationship between the two main characters.When you rewatch the movie with all of this context in mind,&nbsp;Léon: The Professional&nbsp;behind-the-scenes stories appear less shocking than the film's subject matter. As Luc Besson movies go, Léon&nbsp;is arguably his most beloved - but&nbsp;the flick's popularity does not negate its problematic aspects. Let's break down exactly what makes&nbsp;Léon: The Professional&nbsp;so messed up.

Did You Ever Stop And Think About How Messed Up 'Léon: The Professional' Was?

Did You Ever Stop And Think About How Messed Up 'Leon The Professional' Was?

Shining a flashlight on Netflix's spooky series that offers a ghost in every shadow, eyes in every wall, a  nightmare in every dream.

The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting

The Haunting of Hill House&nbsp;is one of Netflix&#39;s most talked-about&nbsp;shows, winning over fans for its original adaptation of Shirley Jackson&#39;s classic horror novel of the same name. With an incredible cast, layered plot lines, and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/scariest-ghosts-in-haunting-of-hill-house/kyle-chorpening" target="_blank">terrifying ghosts</a>, the show has garnered much critical acclaim since its October 2018 release. There&nbsp;are a lot of show details that allow for elaborate&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hill-house-fan-theories/eric-vega" target="_blank">fan theories</a>, but luckily there isn&#39;t much to&nbsp;criticize.

One of the most glaringly problematic aspects of the show, however, is certain&nbsp;characters&#39; shortsightedness.&nbsp;Why would Hugh stick his hand in a fan without making sure it&#39;s unplugged? Why would Shirley cheat on her seemingly perfect husband? Their actions are among the worst decisions in The Haunting of Hill House.

These Are Objectively The Worst Decisions In 'The Haunting Of Hill House'

Objectively Terrible Decisions In Netflix's 'The Haunting of Hill House'

What did we think the future would look like? How has it really turned out? What's next for humanity and the universe? What have we done? Lists to keep you up at night, quaking in your moon boots.

The Future Has Arrived

Graveyard Shift

By now, almost everyone is aware of the strange romance fostered between tech giant <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-elon-musk/anncasano" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a> and Canadian pop star Grimes. While it&#39;s always <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-movies-to-watch-while-drinking/anncasano?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">fun to watch</a> an unlikely pair try (and maybe fail)&nbsp;to make it work, what&#39;s most interesting about their relationship is the way they were brought together. Initially, Musk and Grimes bonded&nbsp;over a shared interest in a controversial and terrifying thought experiment called Roko&#39;s&nbsp;basilisk.

While many learned about Roko&#39;s&nbsp;basilisk as a byproduct of Musk and Grimes&#39;s romance, the theory has actually been around since 2010. Originally put forth by a forum user named Roko, the hypothesis suggests humankind will one day create an objectively just artificial intelligence (AI) that&nbsp;punishes anyone who didn&#39;t help further its development.&nbsp;

Potentially <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/dystopian-technologies-2018/eric-vega?utm_expid=16418821-409.ZHh11RFyTNmO_Mn5KtBY8w.0" target="_blank">horrifying technology</a>&nbsp;is introduced all the time, but some people - including Musk - are especially concerned about&nbsp;AI&nbsp;and have been issuing calls for increased regulation. While Roko&#39;s&nbsp;basilisk&nbsp;may have seemed like a wild sci-fi story in the late 2000s, the idea only gets creepier with each passing year as AI&nbsp;becomes more prolific and pieces of the theory start lining up with real-world facts.&nbsp;

Roko's Basilisk Warns Of Potential AI Horrors And Sparked The Unlikeliest Romance Of 2018

This Horrifying Thought Experiment Sparked The Most Unlikely Love Of 2018

Lists of things to look out for. The developers are winking at you.

Gamer Trivia & Easter Eggs

Red Dead Redemption II

People can&#39;t stop buzzing about&nbsp;Red Dead Redemption&nbsp;2, and&nbsp;for good reason. A&nbsp;prequel to the 2010 original release, the game received&nbsp;universal acclaim even&nbsp;before its debut on October 26, 2018.&nbsp;Naturally, the Easter eggs in RDR 2&nbsp;get a lot of buzz, and the game garners immense applause from critics and fans alike. It tells the story of outlaw Van der Linde&nbsp;crew members Arthur Morgan&nbsp;and John Marston, among other memorable <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/list-of-all-red-dead-redemption-characters/reference" target="_blank">characters</a>.&nbsp;

Hidden references in video games aren&#39;t a new concept, but the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/first-video-game-easter-egg-atari-2600-adventure/melissa-brinks" target="_blank">Easter eggs</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;RDR 2&nbsp;may blow your mind. The game&#39;s creators&nbsp;went to great lengths, crafting layers of secrets and surprises for players.&nbsp;Let&#39;s take a look at the things you might have missed in Red Dead&nbsp;Redemption 2.&nbsp;

12 Easter Eggs You Probably Missed In 'Red Dead Redemption 2'

Red Dead Redemption 2 Secrets And Easter Eggs: Hidden Locations, References, And Secret Items You Missed

Married at First Sight

Over the years, there have been plenty of <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-reality-shows/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">reality shows</a> about dating. Then, out from the sea of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/forgotten-reality-dating-shows/rebecca-shortall" target="_blank">forgotten dating shows</a>&nbsp;came a series&nbsp;that redefined the format and turned love-centric reality TV on its head.

Married At First Sight introduced a unique premise that brought plenty of mystery and intrigue - pairing two people on the day of their wedding who have never met before. One can only assume the behind the scenes antics on&nbsp;Married At First Sight are entertaining and shocking in their own right, and there are plenty of surprising facts surrounding how the ridiculous premise is&nbsp;executed.

The making of Married At First Sight is unlike the production of any other <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-wedding-shows/tvs-frank" target="_blank">wedding show</a>, and some of what goes into pulling off the very real marriages is truly mind-blowing. Members of the cast and crew have shared raucous&nbsp;Married At First Sight stories and revealed things about the creation&nbsp;of the show that make the basic premise seem tame by comparison.&nbsp;

Behind-The-Scenes Facts From 'Married At First Sight'

Lists about the Fab Four, who changed the entire world of music starting in 1960 Liverpool.

The Beatles

The murder of John Lennon stands as one of the most significant events in music history. The death of the beloved songwriter and legendary <a href="http://www.ranker.com/review/the-beatles/2176463" target="_blank">member of the&nbsp;Beatles</a>&nbsp;came just a decade after the band&#39;s breakup, well into his equally prolific solo career and new life as a parent with wife Yoko Ono.

On December 8, 1980, Lennon was shot four times by Mark David Chapman, a crazed fan who waited for Lennon outside the singer&#39;s apartment at the&nbsp;Dakota in New York City. Arrested on the scene, Chapman later pleaded guilty&nbsp;and received a sentence of life in prison.

Lennon&#39;s death remains so significant that most people old enough to remember it know exactly where they were when it occurred; the event serves as a cultural turning point.&nbsp;

Interesting Facts About The Murder Of John Lennon That You Might Not Know

Facts About The Murder Of John Lennon That You Might Not Know

Ace Frehley

KISS guitarist <a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/ace-frehley/395457" target="_blank">Ace Frehley</a>&nbsp;is one of the most iconic guitar players in rock history - and one of the most debauched. As lead guitarist in <a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/kiss/2535852?ref=tags" target="_blank">KISS</a>, Frehley&nbsp;played a role in the band&#39;s catapult to international stardom and earned a reputation&nbsp;for his rockstar antics on and off stage. He joined the group at its inception in 1973 and stayed until 1982, when he embarked on a solo career. Though he rejoined for a 1996 reunion tour, Frehley has remained on shaky ground with his former bandmates ever since.&nbsp;

Through it all, Frehley&#39;s reputation for indulging in the rock-and-roll lifestyle has become&nbsp;the stuff of legend. Here are some of the craziest and <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/unbelievable-stories/backerman?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most unbelievable stories</a> about &quot;Space Ace&quot; that you might not have known before.&nbsp;

Wild Stories About The Debauched Life Of KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley

Wildest Stories About KISS Guitarist Ace Frehley

Fun facts and fascinating trivia about some of the greatest and most infamous albums ever released.

Put Your Records On

Weird

Concept albums are a rock phenomenon. When done right, they're a moving musical journey that threads a story together through song. When done wrong they're just... bad.A lot of the risk lies in the concepts themselves. Some lyrical and thematic concepts make a real statement and can have a lasting&nbsp;cultural impact, but sometimes even the most ambitious ones don't work out.Regardless of their level of success, there have been some truly bizarre concept albums throughout history. Created by legendary artists like Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Sufjan Stevens, the Flaming Lips, and Genesis, some of the weirdest, most memorable concept albums of all time have crazy themes.Here are concept albums that aimed high... and occasionally hit their mark.&nbsp;

The Wildest Concept Albums Of All Time

wildest concept albums

Hey, music buffs: study up on these lists fun facts and little-known trivia that take you inside the studio and behind the scenes of classic, hit, and infamous songs and albums.

Music in the Making

Abbey Road

Abbey Road&nbsp;is widely considered&nbsp;the Beatles&#39; greatest album - and almost their last, had they not decided to finish work on Let It Be before officially calling it a day. The sessions for&nbsp;Abbey Road&nbsp;came at a turbulent time for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/the-beatles/2176463" target="_blank">the Beatles</a>, whose members were not getting along as well anymore. The recording of the album was meant to be something of a back-to-basics approach for the band and producer George Martin, contrasting with their more relaxed and experimental sessions in the handful of years preceding&nbsp;the album&#39;s creation.&nbsp;

The legacy of&nbsp;Abbey Road&nbsp;may seem overshadowed by the now-iconic album cover, but it&#39;s the recording process that made it such a legendary&nbsp;piece of art. And it was the beginning of the end for&nbsp;arguably the most influential band in history.

Let&#39;s take a look at the most interesting stories from the recording of the timeless&nbsp;Abbey Road.&nbsp;

Behind The Scenes Stories From The Recording Of The Beatles' 'Abbey Road'

Behind The Scene Stories From The Recording Of The Beatles 'Abbey Road'

Ginger Baker

Legendary drummer Ginger Baker was&nbsp;best known for his work with the Eric Clapton-led band <a href="https://www.ranker.com/review/cream/2477007" target="_blank">Cream</a> but was&nbsp;also one of the most notorious figures in music history.&nbsp;Baker&#39;s jazz background and unique playing style made him one of the most acclaimed drummers in history, but much of his musical accomplishments were&nbsp;overshadowed by his over-the-top behavior, manic personality, and&nbsp;extremely volatile relationship with the media, as well as&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/misunderstood-celebrity-scandals/donn-saylor?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">pretty much everyone</a> he crossed paths with before his death in October 2019.

Baker&#39;s&nbsp;hatred of interviews was never a&nbsp;secret, and his&nbsp;antics&nbsp;cost him relationships with even the closest people in his life. There were fights, arrests and even death threats along the way. Despite all of that, he continued to be one of the most unique musicians of all time and had&nbsp;a legacy that others only wish they could have.

Insane Stories About The Unhinged Life Of Cream Drummer Ginger Baker

12 Things You Didn't Know About Cream's Ginger Baker

Despite occasional jokes to the contrary, the '80s was a big decade for music. Sure, there were some questionable songs, artists, and musical trends, but the decade also saw a fair amount of criminally overlooked and underappreciated music across&nbsp;a variety of genres. Some formative yet underrated albums were released over the course of the decade, but some great albums were simply overshadowed by much more successful releases.Whether it was groundbreaking hip-hop from De La Soul, lush and sophisticated synth-pop from Roxy Music, or intelligent new wave quirkiness from Squeeze, the '80s had some truly great musical high points that are too often overlooked.

12 Woefully Underrated Albums From The '80s

The 12 Most Underrated Albums Of The '80s

Lists about the most insulting ways so-called "reality" shows lie right to their fans, from fudging details to outright manufacturing entire lives. Open your eyes, sheeple.

That's Not Reality

Fixer Upper

Chip and Joanna Gaines built a massively successful&nbsp;career out of remodeling not-so-great houses&nbsp;and turning them into dream&nbsp;homes on Fixer Upper. Though the popular HGTV show appears&nbsp;authentic, when you get behind the scenes of Fixer Upper, the cracks in the foundation appear. If you peel back the drywall and spackle, you discover how many&nbsp;of your favorite <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-real-estate-tv-shows-on-netflix/ranker-tv" target="_blank">real estate shows</a>&nbsp;manipulate the action. <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/behind-the-scenes-hgtv-facts/mariel-loveland" target="_blank">HGTV</a> shows <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/hgtv-cliches/bailey-brown" target="_blank">fall into cliches</a> and fake stuff all the time, and&nbsp;Fixer Upper&nbsp;is no exception.

Despite the show&#39;s relatively easygoing tone,&nbsp;Fixer Upper participants often encounter more&nbsp;difficulties than the show depicts. The Gaineses&nbsp;use a specific protocol for the show, but that never stopped&nbsp;Fixer Upper&nbsp;scandals from hitting the press. When it comes to&nbsp;things you never knew about the Gaines family and their hit show, it might just renovate your opinion of&nbsp;Fixer Upper.

Scandals And Secrets From The Set Of 'Fixer Upper'

12 Scandals And Secrets From The Set Of 'Fixer Upper'

Lists of the craziest, most memorable things that ever happened on stage during music concerts and performances.

Live Music or Bust

Live Music

Rock &#39;n&#39; roll goes hand in hand with debauchery -&nbsp;that is&nbsp;until someone can&#39;t play guitar or remember the words. It&#39;s not entirely surprising that some of your favorite rock stars might have indulged a bit too much before hitting the stage over the years, but sometimes things go too far and make for some very uncomfortable performances. Other times they can lead to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/rockstars-die-on-stage/sean-kelly" target="_blank">tragic experiences</a>.

Whether the artists themselves had substance use problems at the time, most&nbsp;of the drunkest performances in history come mostly from bands who were known to party a bit too hard. Others are certainly surprising.

Let&#39;s take a look at times performers tipped a few too many before hitting the stage.

The 12 Drunkest Musical Performances In History

Pink Floyd

Many consider it Pink Floyd's masterpiece and one of rock music's <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-albums-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">most influential albums</a>, but 1973's&nbsp;The&nbsp;Dark Side of the Moon&nbsp;is legendary for more than musical reasons. It <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/untrue-rock-star-rumors/jacob-shelton" target="_blank">has a&nbsp;rumored&nbsp;connection</a> to&nbsp;The Wizard of Oz&nbsp;and features the groundbreaking use of segues comprising audio recordings.<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-pink-floyd-albums-list/reference?ref=nodelyrel&amp;pos=1&amp;a=0&amp;l=1805685&amp;ltype=n&amp;g=1" target="_blank">There's much to&nbsp;Dark Side</a>&nbsp;unknown to the majority of listeners, but the surprising facts add intrigue to the beloved album.&nbsp;

Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side Of The Moon'

12 Fascinating Facts About Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon'

Are you the "music guy" on your virtual trivia team? Read up for some fun facts and little-known info that will score you maj points.

Name That Song

Some of the biggest songs in history were written about unexpectedly deep subject matter. While many of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-songs-of-all-time-ranked" target="_blank">history's best&nbsp;songs</a> are straightforward,&nbsp;&nbsp;others aren't so cut and dry.&nbsp;Whether it's the disturbing incident that inspired Van Halen's &quot;Jump,&quot; the court case that inspired Bonnie Raitt's &quot;I Can't Make You Love Me,&quot; or the love triangle behind the Eric Clapton-penned &quot;Layla,&quot; there are some truly crazy backstories behind some of your favorite songs. Here are a few of the most surprising.&nbsp;

Famous Songs With Surprising Back Stories

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12 Famous Songs With Surprisingly Weird Back Stories

Fails

Every musical artist relies on touring to generate income. Most of the time, especially if an artist has a hit on the charts, it&#39;s easy to fill a venue with fans wanting to see their favorite songs in person. Then again, sometimes things go the other way. Whether poor ticket sales, scalpers, or a general lack of interest in the artist are to blame, some musicians who normally pack&nbsp;arenas&nbsp;get a dose of reality when they have perform&nbsp;to almost nobody.

Sure, some musicians get their start playing in clubs to tiny crowds, but showing up to a venue and having to perform in front of a small audience can be an embarrassing experience for an artist who usually has no trouble attracting a crowd.&nbsp;

Let&#39;s take a look at some of the most embarrassingly empty shows ever performed.&nbsp;

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