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Originally Posted by NEWGUY562
Besides one hit wonders, who do you think had the worst transition in a career?..Who was at the top of their career but eventually went through an everlasting dryspell? as far as sales/hits/good music?
and what year? album? song? was it that started it?
For me it has to be Marc Bolan//T.Rex i was looking at a documentary on youtube about it and it was so sad :/
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Although I seriously like a lot of what Bolan recorded, there was certainly a time from Late '73-Mid '76 where it seriously was a bumpy ride. Zinc Alloy was the start of the troubled albums and singles-wise, you would hear something decent but not classic like "Light of Love" and then get some not-so-good things like The T. Rex Disco Party's "Dreamy Lady." From concepts to adding on singers and dealing with music styles that were an all-fit, it was a sad time. Trying to keep the celebrity going when we knew that something was seriously missing )and yes, there was the weight at that time) and signing up to Casablanca in The US for a failed attempt to break into it (The ill-fated Light of Love collection) were the tip of the melting iceberg.
His music returned to form by the time of his passing, though, and I'm sure that it will make some wonder if he would have at least had a major UK comeback if he was still with us. Maybe not reaching T. Rex mania, but certainly having a solid group of listeners, of course. Plus, the trim for the Punk era look at least ended his story with a hint of promise. This is not the topic to really think about it, but it's just a thought.