Went from Being #1 ROCK BAND on Earth to PLAYING a WALMART Parking Lot! | Professor of Rock

Описание: Coming up, it’s never over until it’s over. On this episode, we’re featuring 6 bands and artists whose careers were buried 6 feet deep. All of them had already made it big. Fame and fortune, chart-topping hits, best-selling albums, legions of adoring fans… they had it all… well, until they didn’t. The music industry is very fickle, and even the best can fall on hard times. But today, we’re all about the survivors, the comeback kids. I’m talking about acts that came back from the dead to enjoy a second life of musical dominance. On this countdown, you’ll hear the story of Def Leppard, who were one of the biggest bands in the 80s, who just a decade later were playing in Walmart parking lots and on the State Fair circuit. Plus how Frank Sinatra, the greatest singer in history, reached the low point of his career singing with a dog on a novelty track. How could he ever come back from that? And there’s also Nickelback, the band that got so much hate after blowing up, they lost a social media popularity contest to a pickle, which beat them out with over 1.5 million fans. Get ready for some really entertaining stories. Let's get started.

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Executive Producer
Brandon Fugal

Honorary Producers
Robert Taylor, Missy D, Stan Summay, MG, David Fritz

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Hey music Junkies…Professor of rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time! Many people have told me that they were subbed and are now not. So if you will check and make sure you're subscribed, that would help… also like, comment, and share…alright, let’s get into our countdown: Kicking off our Back from the Dead countdown at #6, I’ve got one of my favorites: Toto. I’ve interviewed guitarist Steve Lukather and keyboardist David Paitch multiple times, and they are some of the best guys in rock. So back in 1982, the band was on top of the world with their 4th album, Toto IV. The album fittingly went to #4 on the Billboard 200 and kicked out 4 Top 40 singles on the Hot 100: Make Believe at #30, I Won’t Hold You Back at #10, Rosanna at #2, and Africa at #1. The album took home 6 Grammy wins in a single night! I talked about this in my Rock and Roll Hall of Fame snubs video… but Toto really is the best of the best.

They are a group of world-class session musicians who have contributed to more albums than you can count. But the momentum they put together with Toto IV slowed in 1984 when the band fired lead singer Bobby Kimball. The timing was brutal. Kimball had a voice that was tough to replace, and their next 3 albums placed at #42, #40, and #64. Plus, the 80s and 90s were a revolving door of lead singers: Fergie Frederiksen fronted from 84 to 85, Joseph Williams 86 to 88, then back to Kimball briefly in 1989. Then, in 1990, Toto’s label had an idea for the band’s upcoming Past to Present greatest hits collection and tour. How about a South African theatrical performer named Jean-Michel Byron? The guys were skeptical. But the label pushed hard, and under immense pressure, they hired Byron as their new lead singer. It was the most embarrassing era in their history. Byron brought synchronized dancing, spandex, and "jazz hands" to his performances. The band grew to loathe him. Lukather has recounted stories of Byron's behavior being so "cringe" that the guys would try to hide from him on stage. As the tour progressed, Byron was relegated to backing vocals and was fired in the end.

Toto was looking like a shadow of their former self. From 1992 to 2006, the band failed to place an album on the Billboard 200, despite releasing 5 studio LPs, 3 Live Albums, and 12 Hits Compilations… By 2008, Toto was ready for a break and took a two-year break before returning in 2010. The thing is, almost from the outset, Toto had a target on their backs from the music press. Critics coined the term "Corporate Rock" in the late 70s, and Rolling Stone and others viewed the band as a product assembled in a boardroom. Toto has never gotten any help from the music press or industry tastemakers. It’s always been an uphill battle. But the guys finally started getting the respect they deserved when new generations rediscovered their old school hit Africa. In 2013, CBS played the track over coverage of