Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon & George Harrison of the Beatles, 1965
Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman, (rear): Charlie Watts, Keith Richards & Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, 1967
John Lennon 1970 ROCK RIVALRIES
Paul McCartney, 1970 ROCK RIVALRIES
Oasis ROCK RIVALRIES
Blur ROCK RIVALRIES
Tupac Shakur, 1994
Biggie Smalls (Notorious B.I.G.), 1985
50 Cent Performing, 2007
Kanye West Performing, 2007
The Backstreet Boys, 1997
Chris Kirkpatrick, JustinTimberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass & Joey Fatone of *NSYNC, 1999
Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, 1992
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, 1990
Cliff Burton, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich & James Hetfield of Metallica, 1986
Megadeth, 1988
Britney Spears at MTV Video Music Awards, 2000
Christina Aguilera pPrforms at the 1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards
Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, Eddie Van Halen & Sammy Hagar of Van Halen
David Lee Roth, 1994
Dixie Chicks Performing in Dublin, 2003
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The Beatles pose for a portrait, (L-R) Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison, circa 1965
Music Rivalries
We live in historic times as some of the most bitter divisions in this country may be finally coming to a close: black and white, Republican and Democrat, Kanye and 50 Cent. Sadly, it was not always this way. History is littered with bitter rivalries that have divided many a music fan. Here are the most painful ones. We offer them as a cautionary tale and to all fans bands we say, Yes we can.
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Comments
mizfitz
September 28, 2009 - 07:53 AM GMT
this would be better if there was copy explaining each rivalry
Chris
November 05, 2008 - 05:39 PM GMT
I love the crazy Diamond Dave, Eddie Van Halen, Sammy Hagar moron-a-thon...the "Sans Halen" tour ruled, when the red rocker and Diamond Dave took their "best of "show on the road - genius really.
FitzJohn Flynn
November 05, 2008 - 05:30 PM GMT
Megadath just didnt ever make me feel as angry as Metallica altho they sure were loud. Lance Bass Rules!