It’s better to burn out than fade away, as the old saying goes. While countless bands from the Rolling Stones down would argue with that, there’s something to be said about releasing one brilliant album and then vanishing.
Rock’n’roll has served up its share of one album wonders over the decades, from psychedelic mavericks to hard rock hotshots. Some have imploded due to intra-band bust-ups, some butted up against the brick walls of record industry apathy and public disinterest, while others met a more tragic end. But they all had something in common: namely a legacy that amounts to one perfect record.
