Career Suicides

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Inspired by the male contingent of S (we know what that stands for now) Club 7, I was wondering if you Freaky Trigger people could suggest some amusing belly-flops. And I managed to write this without mentioning Killing Joke once...oh poo.

― DG, Thursday, 22 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I hope Radiohead's last album won't count as a flop... not that i want to get into that debate again... errr...

― Charlie Frame, Thursday, 22 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Anytime any boy band gets 'mature' and 'thoughtful,' they might as well shoot themselves and be done with it. Be on the lookout for stubble, pained looks and acoustic guitars.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 22 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Styx's KILLROY WAS HERE. I doubt you could get anymore amusing all around.

― Tim Baier, Thursday, 22 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The East 17 drug incident was amusing, not least because their career ended right there, that moment (apart from that abortive comeback as a classically crap watered-down R&B act).

― Robin Carmody, Thursday, 22 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My personal favourite was the infamous Crispian Mills "burning Swastikas" interview. I seem to remember Kulashaker being on a downward spiral shortly after (thank goodness).

― DG, Thursday, 22 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

when chapterhouse let the drummer write a song. or when the guy from loverboy stopped wearing headbands.

― keith, Thursday, 22 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Any career deision Axl Rose has made in the last 8 years. Soul Asylum's extremely disapointing "Let Your Dim Light Shine" follow their promising "And the Horse They Rode In On". MC Hammer. Hootie and the Blowfish (although I can't blame those guys because I bet they are still wondering what they did wrong), Green Day (when the followed Dookie with Insomniac, they were lucky they rebounded with Nimrod). Def Leppard choosing the songs they did for Adrenalize except for "White Lightning" and 'Stand Up(Kick Love Into Motion)"

― Luptune Pitman, Saturday, 24 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

How about Bernard Butler's wise move in trying to write and sing his own songs? Silly boy.

― Ally C, Sunday, 25 March 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I don't even think that Bernard Butler's problem was writing his own songs (which were blah, but not horrific), but that he chose to sing them. If, say, McAlmont had sang them instead of him they might have been okay - not classic by any means, but at least engaging. But boring songs + weedy voice = dud.

― Nicole, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Just before the all-important third LP, one of the Goss brothers announced that they intended, from now on, to be taken seriously as musicians. No fury like a Bros-ette scorned: not seen since.

― mark sinker, Monday, 26 March 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ten years pass...

bump

― runaway (Matt P), Thursday, 8 September 2011 23:34 (thirteen years ago)

Soul Asylum's extremely disapointing "Let Your Dim Light Shine" follow their promising "And the Horse They Rode In On".

Wasn't there an album between those two that had their biggest hit on it?

― President Keyes, Friday, 9 September 2011 00:50 (thirteen years ago)

Yep, Grave Dancers' Union was the one with "Runaway Train." They waited something like four years to release their follow-up.

― shake it, shake it, sugary pee (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 9 September 2011 00:59 (thirteen years ago)

glad thats cleared up

― runaway (Matt P), Friday, 9 September 2011 01:06 (thirteen years ago)

I hope Radiohead's last album won't count as a flop... not that i want to get into that debate again... errr...
― Charlie Frame, Wednesday, March 21, 2001 8:00 PM (10 years ago) Bookmark

― kkvgz, Friday, 9 September 2011 14:02 (thirteen years ago)

Also this:

Green Day (when the followed Dookie with Insomniac, they were lucky they rebounded with Nimrod).

― All Flowers Must Fade, Friday, 9 September 2011 14:11 (thirteen years ago)

I hope Radiohead's last album won't count as a flop... not that i want to get into that debate again... errr...
― Charlie Frame, Wednesday, March 21, 2001 8:00 PM (10 years ago) Bookmark
― kkvgz, Friday, 9 September 2011 15:02 (9 minutes ago) Bookmark

― Yo wait a minute man, you better think about the world (dog latin), Friday, 9 September 2011 14:13 (thirteen years ago)

My personal favourite was the infamous Crispian Mills "burning Swastikas" interview. I seem to remember Kulashaker being on a downward spiral shortly after (thank goodness).

Hmm. As far as I remember though, it wasn't really that interview that killed Crispian Mills/Kula Shaker's career - I'd more put that down to it took them an age to deliver a relatively poor second album, and by the time it came out attitudes to the more '60s influenced wing of Britpop had changed. The 'Sound Of Drums' single made it to #3 in the UK singles chart, if I recall.

― Turrican, Friday, 9 September 2011 15:47 (thirteen years ago)

Joe Strummer firing Mick Jones from The Clash was a big one. It was also the worst HR move in rock history.

― kornrulez6969, Friday, 9 September 2011 15:51 (thirteen years ago)

Gary Numan announcing his "retirement" from live work at the height of his fame in 1980 pretty much sealed his fate for years after. Also the Telekon album which was a dour affair and didn't include the hit singles. The final nail in the coffin being his repudiation of the synth pop he more or less created and going for a looser, funkier sound with the Dance album.

― ban this sick stunt (anagram), Friday, 9 September 2011 15:59 (thirteen years ago)

metallica + black album + napster + everything they did after black album.

― Yo wait a minute man, you better think about the world (dog latin), Friday, 9 September 2011 16:05 (thirteen years ago)

- Varg goes full nazi
- Cold Lake
- "we invented the remix"

― Siegbran, Friday, 9 September 2011 16:33 (thirteen years ago)

some topics on ilm really are timeless aren't they

― runaway (Matt P), Friday, 9 September 2011 16:40 (thirteen years ago)

Chris Gaines

― You're a notch, I'm a legend (Bill Magill), Friday, 9 September 2011 17:24 (thirteen years ago)

btw, speaking of Metallica, is it too early to call Lou Reed?

― Eggs R. Runny (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 9 September 2011 17:48 (thirteen years ago)

Goodie Mobb World Party.

― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Friday, 9 September 2011 19:48 (thirteen years ago)

Dire Straits taking 6 years to follow up Brothers in Arms with a very meh album, by which time they were largely forgotten anyway

― life should have a slow-moving fan (Lee626), Sunday, 11 September 2011 22:16 (thirteen years ago)

I seem to recall Mark Knopfler claiming that On Every Street would be the biggest-selling album of all time...with the beyond-tepid "Calling Elvis" as its lead single. Go Mark.

― shake it, shake it, sugary pee (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 11 September 2011 22:30 (thirteen years ago)

My personal favourite was the infamous Crispian Mills "burning Swastikas" interview. I seem to remember Kulashaker being on a downward spiral shortly after (thank goodness).

yeah kulashaker being shitty from the outset already earned them a place

― owenf, Sunday, 11 September 2011 22:44 (thirteen years ago)

Lauren Hill's Unplugged followup to Miseducation

― paulhw, Monday, 12 September 2011 00:04 (thirteen years ago)

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