KRS-1's first two albums were mind-blowing, Criminal Minded followed by All Means Necessary - oh my goodness, I must have played them both to death but then he got involved in spats with other rappers, 90s hip-hop came along and he didn't move with it and he kind of lost his way and got very...
After the Murder Ballads, Nick Cave had some dodgy years in the early to mid-noughties until Abbattoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus brought him back on track followed by Dig Lazarus Dig and that first Grinderman album. Sadly, his prolific output since then has also been a bit iffy. Push The Sky Away...
Depeche Mode can probably be added to this list too, I reckon along with Morrissey. The Viva Hate album was/is sublime and then he was rubbish for ages until the You Are The Quarry album.
Mark E Everett's Beautiful Freaks turned 20 yesterday and that album is pretty special to me but he's just got better and better since then. Daisies of the Galaxy, SoulJacker, Shootenanny, Cautionary Tales... I've loved them all but in my opinion Hombre Lobo is his best.
And in a similar...