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17. Yup. Elton and Rod Stewart are prime offenders

Tue May 8, 2012, 11:01 AM

May 2012

Each released half-a-dozen really good albums at the beginning of their career and fell off the earth into the shitpit afterwards. Given that, I can still be more forgiving to Elton John. He always leaned poppy, whereas Stewart presented himself as more of a straight-up rocker. Stewart moving to the US and abandoning his old football/drinking/music mates back in England was the worst thing that ever happened to him. Not even one decent record in 35 years; and that disco tune was beyond unforgivable. Sad and embarrassing.

McCartney has made some truly godawful music in the last forty years as well.

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