And the Beat Goes On...
I don't know about you guys, but few things are weirder to me than seeing a dead artist's name on the "new singles" charts. Posthumous album releases are nothing new, but are still pretty creepy. Lemmy Kilmister is the most recent name I've seen come up here, but the album has still yet to be released.
Lemmy, former frontman of Motorhead, began working on this solo project way back in the 2000s. He died from cancer 2 years ago today at the age of 70.
Like I said, he's definitely not the first to have material released after their death. In fact, Freddy Mercury left instructions or just a statement that his music could be remixed and re-released as they see fit to preserve his mighty legacy, and preserve they have. Even young kids can belt out Bohemian Rhapsody these days--though this doesn't exactly count as a posthumous release.
Buddy Holly and Michael Jackson are two of many who have had tracks and even albums released posthumously and receive recognition. Jackson's "This is It," "Michael," and "Xscape" were all released following his controversial death in 2009
Lemmy, former frontman of Motorhead, began working on this solo project way back in the 2000s. He died from cancer 2 years ago today at the age of 70.
Like I said, he's definitely not the first to have material released after their death. In fact, Freddy Mercury left instructions or just a statement that his music could be remixed and re-released as they see fit to preserve his mighty legacy, and preserve they have. Even young kids can belt out Bohemian Rhapsody these days--though this doesn't exactly count as a posthumous release.
Buddy Holly and Michael Jackson are two of many who have had tracks and even albums released posthumously and receive recognition. Jackson's "This is It," "Michael," and "Xscape" were all released following his controversial death in 2009
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