10 Musicians Whose Careers Were Destroyed By Just One Album

Readers of a certain vintage (or anyone who has watched the superb documentary Supersonic) will recall the excitement which surrounded edgy Brit Pop innovators Oasis at the height of their powers.

After the one-two punch of their first two albums, Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory, the controversial rockers were on the verge of global superstardom, and anticipation for their third record was at fever pitch both at home in Britain and abroad.

In fact, Oasis were so massive that, not unlike fellow early noghties phenomenon the Star Wars prequels, it took a while for critics to accept something went wrong. As such, initial reviews for their bloated third studio effort Be Here Now were effusively positive.

An ambitious attempt to move beyond their pop rock sound and incorporate some sonic diversity in the form of prog rock production elements, the sprawling album from the beloved band sounded big.

Too big, as the group later admitted, filled with songs which stretched on endlessly and clocking in at seventy minutes, a full sitcom episode longer than their pair of tight earlier efforts. Though this one wasn’t a commercial disaster, its artistic failure spelled the end for Brit Pop as a movement.