Bad Reunions: Bands that shouldn't have done it

Seriously - what could possibly have been gained from their reunion? Where's the new music on a par with "Why Can't I Touch It?" And do I need to mention how unattractive it is to see a balding 40-year old man sing those words?

Please let him touch it already so I don't have to think about it...

(uh, really, I've no opinion on this subject or them.)

i have the first 3 singles (gifts from a bday many years ago)... pretty great stuff... never saw them live.

costa mesa hates me.

I have friends who would say Siouxsie & the Banshees after seeing the tour. I've seen the Meters a couple times, it was decent, but more rock than funk, and nothing compared to the original lineup (I suppose it doesn't count as a reunion if it only has two original members then).

I would have flown to London for the planned Young Marble Giants reunion last year. However, I would have adjusted my expectations accordingly - all three band members have remained active in music to some extent, sometimes collaborating, but none of their later projects resembled YMG very much...

Heheh...ouch. Was it really that bad? The live album was crappy in places, but not a total waste. "Sweet Jane" with Moe on drums was the way it should've been in the first place. And "All Tomorrow's Parties" with John Cale singing wasn't too bad, against all odds.

I didn't see any of the Buzzcocks reunion shows, but Trade Test Transmissions was quite listenable. Same for Big Star's Columbia - I must admit, the Posies guys did a fine job, especially on "Feel." It's a little rough in places, but it's certainly nothing to be ashamed of.

NO! No, no and a thousand times no. The Sex Pistols reunion was brilliant because no one expected it, and because it pissed so many people off. They were never revolutionary or politically credible, but they were phenomenal at pissing people off and that's why it was so perfect.

A couple of easy answers to this one:

Jane's Addiction - Saw them in Japan this past summer at their first festival show in 10 years and whatever it was that they used to have, they still got it!

The Stone Roses - If there is any justice in the world, these guys will hook up one more time even if just for one last tour. The words "unfinished business" hang like a flashing neon light over this band. By the time "Second Coming" was released they had really learned how to play. Imagine what they could do now. Goodnight Oasis...

The Pixies - The world needs them now more than ever. If you don't believe me just turn on your radio. I'm waiting for Frank, Kim, Joey and Dave to come save us again.

Your spelling and grammar clearly indicate why you're incapable of appreciating a band as great as the Pixies. I mean it sucks when your rock idols are smarter than you doesn't it? Maybe you should stick to Britney Spears where it's safe.

and the reformed madness did 'lovestruck' which i thought was a lovely song, so i'd get them off the list.

My fiancee recently overcame her years-long loathing of F Black when he contributed a (duff) song to the Powerpuff Girls movie soundtrack.

The VU reunion was that bad I thought - a real yawn, no life at all, really put me off the band. L Reed mostly to blame for his stadium-rocker audience hogging, but the obvious professional dislike of Cale (and maybe others for him) had long since passed the point where it could spark anything interesting.

While all this was going on, we kinda got away from the original question(s) - bands that should or shouldn't have reunited.

I'm, as they say, crapping you negative.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703314504576060740051947376.html?mod=djemLifeStyle_h

^^ good WSJ article

"A caution as we begin the year 2011 in music: Be wary of sentimental members of Generation X who will try to abuse their growing sway."

good WSJ article

Not if it praises My Morning Jacket it isn't.

Pavement hasn't done anything for about 20 years

This says something.

I don't remember starting this thread at all lol

billy corgan's full new year's resolution:

Billy Corgan, frontman of rock band Smashing Pumpkins

For me this will be a make-or-break year. We realize that we have to create an artistic body of work that will lend credibility to everything else. Without that, we're dead in the water. It's like in '92: You knew when Pearl Jam and Nirvana put out major records that either you made a big album or you were dead. I like that kind of clarity. We've set aside time to write between January and March, and stuff could come out late summer or fall.

Nostalgia is a death move. When Sonic Youth and Pavement are out there playing those old records, isn't that throwing up the white flag? The past is going to remain the past. I'm interested in cutting myself off from that temptation. I want to win for real, not with smoke and mirrors.

note to wsj - do not use billly corgan quotes as support for your arguments

xpost -- And then it'll all come out and most everyone in the universe will be all 'what?'

otm

btw, Billy, you started this 44-track project at the end of 2009 and have released 7 songs so far, not exactly a track record to take pride in at this point

When Sonic Youth and Pavement are out there playing those old records

Yeah, because SY hasn't released a new record in fooooorrreeevvveerrrrr!

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