Top Ten Albums that Were Recorded in the Midst of Internal Struggle

Roger Waters and David Gilmour clashed over the album's direction, Richard Wright was fired from the group, and producer Bob Ezrin had difficulty maintaining focus during the album sessions due to his drug addictions. The album was a huge success, but it also drained the band.

Thankfully it was the best Floyd album

Band members underwent divorces and also had affairs with in their own circle, everyone was using copious amounts of cocaine during the whole process, and they spent a lot of time achieving a perfectly polished sound. Miraculously for them, it paid off, as Rumours is one of the biggest selling albums of all time.

James Hetfield spent a stint in rehab for alcohol addiction, Jason Newsted was finally out of the band, and the band members were constantly at each other's throats. It's no surprise, then, that this is considered by most people to be the worst album in the Metallica discography by far.

Paul McCartney took over the group's Direction, John Lennon was more interested in being with his new wife Yoko, George Harrison was unhappy with both of them, and all of the sessions were marred by uninspired playing and weak musicianship. The album was finally released after their manager, Allen Klein, brought in Phil Spector to remix the tracks, much to McCartney's disapproval and anger.

The band started recording the album straight off the heels of an exhausting tour. They also disagreed on the songs themselves, and a lot of the parts were recorded separately. Most critics and fans consider it to be the worst album from the Mark II line up, and it also led to Ian Gillan and Roger Glover leaving the band.

Drummer Michael Clarke quit the band, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman fired David Crosby over several arguments related to the band's direction, Gene Clark temporarily rejoined the band, and Michael Clarke rejoined the group towards the end only to be fired after the album was finished. A lot of the extra parts on the album were played by session musicians. Nonetheless, many people consider it to be the highlight of the Byrds catalogue because of its experimental sound.

By this time, Tom Fogerty was out of the band after falling out with John Fogerty over artistic control. John told the bassist and drummer (Stu Cook and Doug Clifford),that they would have to contribute two-thirds of the album's material by themselves. They would write, sing, produce, and record their own material, and the only thing that John would contribute to their songs was guitar. It became their lowest selling and least respected album, and the band broke up soon afterward.

When they recorded this album, everyone, including the producer, used ridiculous amounts of cocaine. Noel and Liam Gallagher were snapping at each other's throats, and they were constant figures in the tabloid press. In addition, they also had difficulty staying at a specific place to record the album because they kept getting thrown out of the studios they were recording in. Initially a strong seller, the sales eventually petered out, and critics and fans ended up turning on the album. The glory days of Oasis were over.

To be fair, all Oasis albums were recorded in the midst of Internal struggle. The Gallagher rivalry were prominent all throught their discography, the tabloids were constantly behind Oasis, Liam was always drunk & high, while Noel was too busy triggering the media with his unpopular opinions. But still, I actually liked this album unlike 99% of their fans & the critics.

Prior to the recording of this album, Robert Plant had been in a car accident and was wheelchair-bound. Jimmy Page was also in the early stages of his heroin addiction, and the album was rush-recorded in the span of a couple weeks because the studio had already been booked for the Rolling Stones. This is the album where Led Zeppelin begin to show their slow decline in quality.

Thanks to whoever added this album. I love it; it's a great example of a success story (as opposed to a failure).

Stewart Copeland played in the dining room, Sting played in the contro room, and Andy played in the studio, in good part for "social reasons". Stewart Copeland and Sting still managed to come to blows. That's how much tension there was. Plus apparently the dining room was so hot that Stewat Copeland's drumsticks kept slipping off. Lot of tension.

During the recording of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, singer Jeff Tweedy and multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett, the two main songwriters of the group, frequently fought over the mixing of the songs. They also fought over whether or not the album should be more experimental or should remain relatively conventional or easy to listen to. Ultimately, Jay Bennett was fired from the band after the album was finished. The album was also rejected by the record label, Reprise Records, who dropped the band from its roster. As part of the settlement deal, the band received the rights to the album and streamed it for free on their website before signing with Nonesuch Records. Ultimately, the album is considered to be their finest work despite the struggles.

Even though Joey and Johnny never got along, during this album things really got heated between them. This was their first album recorded after Johnny stole Joey's girlfriend Linda who Johnny ended up marrying. The song The KKK Took My Baby Away, written by Joey, is rumored to be about Johnny (a conservative Republican, who often teased Joey about being liberal and Jewish, hence the KKK part) stealing Linda from Joey.