Artist who have gone downhill

[shahedz]

from a thread here already, came to my notice some people used to like Madonna but don't anymore which over Artists do you think have gone down hill,

i'l start with Prince, was a huge fan but have not liked his recent albums as much as his earlier ones, still good but no way as good as before. Michael Jackson also

who else?

[mr_seanstanley]

Neil Young. last two were rubbish.

[Decadence]

Daft Punk...their first albums were genius but the last one they released was utter drivel...very poor and very disappointing! I would aggree with Madonna too, the last good release she had was The Immaculate Collection.

[mr_seanstanley]

forgot about this in my first post but I think my favourite downhill artist has to be eric clapton. What a great band cream were. Derek and the dominoes...brilliant. Plain old eric on his own though is very boring indeed. Saw him live and the support were better than he was...

[unique]

Originally Posted by shahedz

from a thread here already, came to my notice some people used to like Madonna but don't anymore which over Artists do you think have gone down hill,

i'l start with Prince, was a huge fan but have not liked his recent albums as much as his earlier ones, still good but no way as good as before. Michael Jackson also

who else?

i wouldnt say madonna has went downhill, her current stuff is about as good as anything she has done before. i'm not a fan really, but bar evita and dick tracy she has been pretty consistant

who'd have thought 20 years ago that madonna would be the most successful in 20 years, and MJ completely down the drain

from a prince fan perspective, all the fans agree the music hasn't been as good for the past 10 years now, but he still knocks out some great stuff from time to time, but whilst some of his older stuff may have been patchy, it was more exciting than the patchy stuff now. it's frustrating knowing that he can do so much more but his JW religeon holds him back

i doubt anyone saw him on this weeks american idol finale? he didn't turn up to rehearsals, and only turned up to the studio 5 mins before he was due on (about 20 mins before the 2 hour show ended), strolled to the stage, sang2 songs from a dat tape and walked off to his limo and left. he wasn't even introduced as the host didn't think he was going to perform, so it was a surprise to him that he came on. they kept it a big secret that he was going to play, and prince just stuck a message on his website the day before "corinthians 10:14" - the don't worship false idols bit from the bible, as a clue to his appearance. still keeping the craziness whilst almost hitting 50 years old. he pulled the same trick with the brit awards, turning up unannounced. if only he put the same effort into the music

[Alun]

Green Day. Their last album was pure pop dross.

[JohnG]

Metallica, everything after And Justice just wasn't the same for me

[reevesy]

Originally Posted by Alun

Green Day. Their last album was pure pop dross.

american idiot...dross

[shahedz]

Originally Posted by unique

i doubt anyone saw him on this weeks american idol finale? he didn't turn up to rehearsals, and only turned up to the studio 5 mins before he was due on (about 20 mins before the 2 hour show ended), strolled to the stage, sang2 songs from a dat tape and walked off to his limo and left. he wasn't even introduced as the host didn't think he was going to perform, so it was a surprise to him that he came on. they kept it a big secret that he was going to play, and prince just stuck a message on his website the day before "corinthians 10:14" - the don't worship false idols bit from the bible, as a clue to his appearance. still keeping the craziness whilst almost hitting 50 years old. he pulled the same trick with the brit awards, turning up unannounced. if only he put the same effort into the music

i was dreading your reply when i criticised Prince, but thank god its not as severe as the beating as i was expecting

Nitin Sawnhey, Beyond Skin and Prophesy were blinding, but downhill after that and Philtre was terrible in comparison,

[unique]

Originally Posted by shahedz

i was dreading your reply when i criticised Prince, but thank god its not as severe as the beating as i was expecting

Nitin Sawnhey, Beyond Skin and Prophesy were blinding, but downhill after that and Philtre was terrible in comparison,

if you want to see savage, you should see what the fans say about him themselves. i've seen seen any other group of fans slag of the artist they like as brutally as prince fans. one of my own comments about prince looking like stevie wonder dressed him in the dark was probably kevin smiths favorite comment for the documentary he made for prince that never saw the light of day (the one mentioned in the audience with KS). i notice he started wearing suits on tour and tv after that comment however...

if only kevin was allowed to complete that documentary and do his own cut where the fans let rip and slagged the hell out of him, it would be up there with spinal tap

apparently more prince stuff in the next audience with KS, where he talks about the backlash when prince found out he said all that stuff on the dvd and didn't sign the confidentiality agreement. i didn't sign one either, but i had to sign a waiver to play basketball at the studio. eddie murphys brother charlie did a great prince spoof where he played basketball on the dave chappelle show - if he only knew how close to the truth it was!

[unique]

Originally Posted by Alun

Green Day. Their last album was pure pop dross.

actually i thought it was a great album, but i didn't like any of the stuff they did previously. it was like they had finally grown up and made an adult album in a similar vein to something like the who. i prefer to listen to the clash if i want to hear buzzsaw guitars, rather than bands that don't have any members that were born while the clash were still around

[overkill]

Blimey here's a can of worms! List of underachievers:-

Rolling Stones. Nothing worth worrying about after 1974!
Radiohead. Went experimental which is fine, but things are now just 'patchy'.
Pink Floyd. Post Rog forget it.
MJ. Nothing worth a rub since Thriller.
David Bowie. Total, self indulgent, commerical cack since Diamond Dogs
Metallica. Last two albums (I like 'Metallica and Load), why bother?
Coldplay. (to Sgt Peppers 'getting better') "Getting more self indulgent all the time....."
Stereophonics. Last albums torrid.

On Madonna, never like anything shes ever done. Unarguably the greatest self publicist of all time, on (very) thin talent she's the most successful female act of all time.

Prince! 90% tripe!

[shahedz]

overkill! clashes!

i think Coldplay and Stereophonics have gotten better over time! both thier latest albbums are my favourites!

[dmpoole]

Metallica definitely lost it after the Metallica album but regained a bit of credibility with Garage Days Revisited.

[huwg]

Agree with Floyd post Rog (although there are some who would say floyd post Syd!)

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