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Frank Sinatra (what a sad end to such a great voice)
Stevie Wonder (same - now he sounds like he's constipated, barf)
George Benson (what a circus clown - getting popular was the worst thing that ever happened to him)
Steely Dan - their most recent stuff, P-U. And this is from a huge fan. (They stunk in concert too)
Tempted to add McCartney and Lennon, but in hindsight they were the classic greater than the sum of their parts thing and so shouldn't have been all that unexpected.
McCartney and Lennon???!!! For real dude???!!! John Lennon had great solo stuff and he came out with Double Fantasy right before he was murdered. Did he really get the chance to take a nosedive. In my opinion...he did not!
Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder too. Popularity wanes. I don't think any of the aforementioned by me have taken a nosedive.
Can't speak for the others. I either haven't heard them live, or I haven't heard any recent material by them.
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I'd say the Dixie Chicks took a nosedive several years ago. They were at the top of the charts when they said some things that weren't popular with their audience, and they've hardly done anything in the U.S. since.
I'd say the Dixie Chicks took a nosedive several years ago. They were at the top of the charts when they said some things that weren't popular with their audience, and they've hardly done anything in the U.S. since.
what's sad is they said what everyone mainly feels now.they were right on track,just way before anyone else realized it.
McCartney and Wings material got too lightweight (Wings At The Speed Of Sound, London Town, Back To the Egg) for critics and the band broke up in 80 or 81. That's a nosedive. But Paul without Wings had some decent albums in the 80's and 90's (Tug Of War, Press, Flowers, Flaming Pie)
Ringo showed promise with Beaucoups of Blues, Ringo and Goodnight Vienna, but dived straight down with most of the rest of his collection after that
Dan Fogelberg's popularity grew steadily with the release of his 1972 debut for the next decade and he became very popular, but after 83 or so his music, still good, lacked the distinction he had developed earlier
Give Me The Night was a masterpiece. It inspired me to buy the Brothers Johnson, Quincy Jones' The Dude and I'm still looking for a cheap copy of Rufus and Chaka's "Masterjam" all produced by Quincy Jones
Frank Sinatra (what a sad end to such a great voice)
Stevie Wonder (same - now he sounds like he's constipated, barf)
George Benson (what a circus clown - getting popular was the worst thing that ever happened to him)
Steely Dan - their most recent stuff, P-U. And this is from a huge fan. (They stunk in concert too)
Tempted to add McCartney and Lennon, but in hindsight they were the classic greater than the sum of their parts thing and so shouldn't have been all that unexpected.
Michael Jackson comes to mind. Although, right before his death, he was trying to make a comeback. Does he fit in this category?
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