[mlarn]

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I was thinking about this the other night when I was out on one of my evening walks.  I've come to the conclusion that many singers and bands have jumped the shark recently.
 
Elton John
The Eagles
AC/DC
Jimi Hendrix (from the grave)
Bob Dylan
U2
Herbie Hancock
O.A.R.
Anything to do with Chris Cornell in any fashion
 
Just to name a few.

Wow, Dylan has put out a couple of amazing albums recently, and the Eagles would have to be considered good at some point to then be considered as going downhill 

--All IMO of course.

 

[elbuzzard]

Guided by Voices -  Last good album from start to finish was Alien Lanes IMO.  Under the bushes Under the Stars had some really good songs but it just seemed a little too polished.  I stopped paying attention after that.  

 

[TheWuss]

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Guided by Voices -  Last good album from start to finish was Alien Lanes IMO.  Under the bushes Under the Stars had some really good songs but it just seemed a little too polished.  I stopped paying attention after that.  

while i agree they jumped the shark before they broke up, i would say it was a little later in the game, in my opinion.
i actually really liked mag earwhig, and parts of do the collapse.
it was after that when the quality trailed off significantly.

 

[grokit]

I didn't care for Van Halen so much after they got rid of David Lee Roth.

 

[bong]

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byrne's album with brian eno is among my very favorite collaborations...
 
i do agree that TH ran out of gas... and, like some other musicians (sting, peter gabriel, paul simon), byrne's idiosyncracies can be a little much in solo form (for my tastes).
 
 
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oh snap!!! 

 

LOL... personal preference, I guess. That still doesn't stop me from buying all of Radiohead's following albums past Amnesiac.
 
As for Talking Heads, I felt something was lost along the way after Speaking in Tongues and Stop Making Sense... a certain spark, can't put my finger on it. But Remain in Light was definitely their peak, and then a gradual decline from there.

 

[mlarn]

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I didn't care for Van Halen so much after they got rid of David Lee Roth.

^^^ What he said!