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Musical artists, their careers, their highs, their lows and everything in between are profiled and interviewed.Musical artists, their careers, their highs, their lows and everything in between are profiled and interviewed.Musical artists, their careers, their highs, their lows and everything in between are profiled and interviewed.
- Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total
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- TriviaAn episode about Jackie Wilson was announced numerous times but never aired.
- GoofsIn the Megadeth episode, it is stated that Metaliica's Black Album and Megadeth's Countdown To Extinction were released at the same time. Countdown To Extinction wasn't released until nearly a year after the Black Album.
- Alternate versionsMany of the older segments of the series have been revamped and are now airing as "remastered" versions. These new versions add in details that have happened to the bands since the original segments on the bands aired. However, these are a double-edged sword, in that a good deal of the material previously present in the episode has been cut out to maintain the hour-long time slot.
- ConnectionsEdited into Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)
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While I really enjoyed this show, I found one thing about it quite amusing; with the exception of Ted Nugent and Jim Croce, they could have filmed one synopsis, or template, with a place-holder that said "Insert artist name here." Seems every famous rock star from the 60s and 70s has almost the same story - they have talent and as a result they get very rich and famous in their early 20s. They begin using drugs, as a result they lose their families then eventually their band breaks up. Fueled by that, they sink further into chemical dependency and almost die. Then they meet a new wife, go through treatment, make up with their old friends, put their band back together and are now struggling desperately to re-capture the fame and prestige they once had. It fits for most artists and I find that quite amusing. An amazing testament to the power the record companies and promoters had in the 1970s. Very enjoyable to watch just the same.
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