10 Rock Bands That Almost Killed Each Other In The Studio

It was not necessarily the best time to be a Beatle at the end of the '60s. Despite coming out with some of the most impressive musical statements of all time on Sgt. Peppers and Revolver, the death of long time manager Brian Epstein marked the beginning of the end for the Fab Four. Though they tried to remedy that with a trip to India to study meditation, the White Album does show the uglier moments of the group's final days.

From the getgo, the Fabs were all on completely different creative wavelengths during the making of this record, with Lennon and McCartney writing their own distinctive songs without consulting each other. As such, most of this record runs like a bunch of solo material thrown onto a double album, with everyone at odds with each other's approaches to the songs. Things ended up getting so ugly that McCartney actually recorded a number of his tracks completely by himself with no input from his bandmates.

Then again, the White Album turned into one of the most enduring pieces in the Beatles' catalog, with classics like Blackbird, Dear Prudence, and George Harrison coming into his own as a songwriter on While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Sure, this album does have its sore spots, but this might be the most human record that these lads from Liverpool have ever made.