N6. U2
Can you imagine that this band was once dropped by a record label? It is true, it happened long ago, before Bono became the most insufferable musician on the planet, the band released planet-sized stadium rock records.
They were big hitters for their Island label throughout the late eighties and early nineties, releasing a succession of classic records which sold millions of copies. It was even possible to forgive the wee man for popularizing the ‘mullet and cowboy hat’ look.
While the CEO of RSO may have spent much of the intervening years staring out of rain-lashed windows, mumbling to himself about how ‘U2′ was a silly name for a band anyway.
He can console himself with the fact that his decision didn’t bankrupt the company; a multi-million dollar lawsuit on behalf of the Bee Gees did that, months after the rejection of Dublin’s finest.
