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Nickelback is a running joke in the music industry. If you want to say something sucks, just compare it to Nickelback. For example “Dude, this TopTenz list sucks so hard it automatically made me like Nickelback on Facebook”. However, we feel that this hate is undeserved, so here are 10 reasons you should at the [...]

Musicians can get into contractual trouble for a variety of reasons. A lot of the time it is by not reading, understanding or caring what their contract actually says. As a result, disputes often lead artists to recording an album or song for mere contractual, rather than artistic, purposes. The records made under such conditions [...]

The greatest songwriters are able to craft timeless pop songs that feature more than just hummable melodies and catchy hooks; they also tell a story. In fact, when done well, these songs create iconic characters that become as enduring as those from popular sitcoms or movies. The following tell the tales of the mostly-fictitious people we’ll never forget, [...]

Cartoons are an under-appreciated art form that most dismiss as either childish or immature. To those people, you’re stone-cold wrong; take their musical numbers, for example. Many times, a silly cartoon will feature complex tunes, performed by a full orchestra, that would rival some of the best “legit” pieces of music out there. Here are [...]

True, there’s been a list like this before on TopTenz but, like many of the people in the comments section, I looked at it and went, “this barely scratches the surface.” But rather than just say it (for free), I decided to prove it (for a fee.) With that in mind, here are ten even more [...]

From the band’s debut in the late 60’s, until his retirement in 2002, Jonathan Douglas Lord was at the helm of Deep Purple’s Hammond Organ, playing on 16 consecutive studio albums. Many bands and musicians have had keyboardists in the past, but Jon Lord made his instrument just as popular as the guitar. Sadly, he [...]

In literature, “onomatopoeia” is a word that’s employed to mimic any audible sound not pertaining to any spoken language.  Examples include buzz, crack, pop, whoosh, etc.  Inserting these “meaningless” words into a piece of prose, however, does have the effect of capturing a more-convincing snapshot of reality. But this doesn’t just work on paper; it [...]

When you’ve gotten to a point, as a songwriter, where you feel like you heard or played it all, there comes a necessary need for change. Whatever that might be; for some, that change may come in the form of an extended African holiday, a new pill combination (not advisable), or simply picking up an [...]

It wasn’t that long before the total dominance of the iPod and MP3′s that vinyl was king. Right up until the mid 80′s, before CD’s became popular, the 12 inch vinyl disc, or “LP” as it was often called, was the way most music was manufactured, distributed, and sold around the world. Along with the [...]

An album is usually considered to be an artist’s beautiful baby; but sometimes it can also be their ugly stepchild. Deformity, after all, is a part of nature, and the contrast only helps to accentuate the instances of unabashed beauty. Here are 10 artists who vied for some ugliness to really make their albums shine: 10. [...]