BREAK ONE BAND UP - REUNITE ANOTHER

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Here's how it works. Pick one still active, touring band and DISMANTLE THEM. Then, pluck from the void one band who you -- in your divine wisdom -- you think should reunite, tour and record again. All members must still be alive, though.

I choose to break up: KISS, because for fuck's sake, they're completely embarassing now. I know, I know "Now?" Yes, now. To still soldier on with Tommy Thayer masquerading as Ace Frehley is a new low. They need to stop. Stop touring. Stop merchandising. Stop everything. Just stop. Please.

I choose to reform: COP SHOOT COP, because in these troubled times, I can think of few bands who would act as much-needed catharsis to such a satisfying degree. Yes, I know they now hate each other -- but it's just that sort've interpersonal tension that could fuel new material.

Your turn.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 19:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Reunite: Jawbox :: granted they're still kind of together in Burning Airlines it just hasn't been the same. No one made music the way they did when they were around and I still haven't heard anything that compares to this day.

Break up: Dave Mathews Band :: no explanation needed.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Can I reunite Spacemen 3 without breaking up Spiritualized?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

break up: mercury rev (unless they find rythem)

reunite: stone roses
I wanted to pick the uppsetter (the original w/ glen adams, the barret brothers, whoever was the orginal guitarist with lee perry producing)but not sure if all of them are still alive though

― jb, Wednesday, 10 November 2004 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Break up: Mogwai do I need a reason?

Reunite: Van Halen Roth era, of course.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Break up: Destiny's Child

Reunite: Genesis (of course)

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 21:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Peter Gabriel Genesis, right?

And yes, Johnny - you need a reason.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 21:25 (twenty-one years ago)

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We might stop rockin', but we're gonna merchandise ALL NIGHT LONG!!

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 21:32 (twenty-one years ago)

BREAK UP: The Rolling Stones. Just 'cause I'm sick of looking at 'em.

REUNITE: Pere Ubu - the classic Tom Herman/Allen Ravenstine edition, which hasn't existed since the '70s. Just 'cause they're all still alive, and how many classic bands can make that claim?

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

This is really obvious but Oasis should really go. Bring back The Move, The Beta Band and the five man Pink Floyd line up (performing the best Syd-era stuff plus the whole of "Saucerful of Secrets".

― everything, Wednesday, 10 November 2004 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

BREAK UP: the Scorpions. Just because the world can live without 'em, and it would free up a space for me to...

REUNITE: Black Flag. The 1984 lineup (Ginn, Rollins, Kira, Bill Stevenson).

― pdf (Phil Freeman), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

And yes, Johnny - you need a reason.

Because Mogwai sees music and then kills it.

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 22:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Can I break up Fairport Convention's current incarnation and reunite them in theory with Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, and any other ex-members from their classic late '60s lineup? In theory, of course, 'cos Ms. Denny has passed on.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 10 November 2004 22:13 (twenty-one years ago)

BREAK UP: R.E.M. Because someone has to do it.

REUNITE: The Shaggs.

― mike a, Wednesday, 10 November 2004 22:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Break up: The Dead (or whatever Bob Weir is calling it now). Seriously, guys, that's enough.
Also, after seeing the documentary, Metallica. Yikes.

Reunite: Talking Heads, Smiths.

― cdwill, Thursday, 11 November 2004 00:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Break Up: U2 - because mediocrity should not go on that long.

Reunite: For the fuckteenth time, I say Screaming Blue Mefuckingssiahs already. Jebesus, why should this be so difficult?

― dave225 (Dave225), Thursday, 11 November 2004 00:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Jebesus, why should this be so difficult?

Sadly, I've heard that Wild Bill Carter is now a motorcycle messenger to make ends meet, and that his grasp on sanity has only become more tenuous.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 11 November 2004 01:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Break Up: Audioslave, because i hated Rage and Soundgarden, so there formation obviously proves that god hates me

Reunite: Dismemberment Plan. For "The Ice of Boston" alone

― JD from CDepot, Thursday, 11 November 2004 01:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Reunite: Dismemberment Plan. For "The Ice of Boston" alone

Reunite a terrible band so you can hear a song they've already written?

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Thursday, 11 November 2004 01:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Break Up: Pearl Jam - cause no one would really care or notice anyways.

Reunite: is there really any question? Archers of Loaf.

― tk, Thursday, 11 November 2004 02:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Break Up: Rush

Re-Unite: Pavement

― Incumbents are not Necessarily Cucumbers (I said necessarily!) (Incumbents are n, Thursday, 11 November 2004 02:50 (twenty-one years ago)

BREAK UP: Linkin Park because they fucking suck.

REUNITE: Big Star, with a magically resurrected Chris Bell.

― Mr. Snrub, Thursday, 11 November 2004 03:13 (twenty-one years ago)

BREAK UP: John Butler Trio (I probably agree with his causes; I do NOT agree with their horrid crusty folk!!).

REUNITE: Laughing Clowns (because I was, what, six when they broke up?).

― The Midnight ROFFLEr (haitch), Thursday, 11 November 2004 03:48 (twenty-one years ago)

"break up: mercury rev (unless they find rythem)"

sez -- jb (jbweber@...)

Funny, I passingly thought to reunite the band's original lineup, ca. Yerself is Steam and Boces, though I suspect that muse has flown.

― max davenport (axehead), Thursday, 11 November 2004 05:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Break Up: Jet. They just don't need to exist.

Reunite: Faraquet. Too short a career, and their only full-length album wasn't properly produced.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 11 November 2004 06:33 (twenty-one years ago)

reunite: david lee roth era van halen.
break up: david lee roth era van halen one day later.

because it will be even funnier and more entertaining the second time.

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 11 November 2004 06:36 (twenty-one years ago)

I'd also second Roth-era Van Halen and add the Dark Side era Pink Floyd, rather than the group with Barrett.

― Hurting (Hurting), Thursday, 11 November 2004 06:40 (twenty-one years ago)

break up:: a perfect circle...maynard,haul your ass back to tool!

reunite:: the jam...ah,nex that,leave a precious memory unsullied.

― william (william), Thursday, 11 November 2004 07:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Reunite: For the fuckteenth time, I say Screaming Blue Mefuckingssiahs already. Jebesus, why should this be so difficult?

Hey! I almost mentioned Screaming Blue Messiahs myself! And I thought they were forgotten. Thanks, Dave; and thanks again for introducing a "fuck"-derivation I've never encountered before! (Or two of 'em, actually)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Thursday, 11 November 2004 07:48 (twenty-one years ago)

BREAK UP: The Tea Party, because it got old in fucking '95.

REUNITE: Long Fin Killie, because they never got their due.

― derrick (derrick), Thursday, 11 November 2004 08:33 (twenty-one years ago)

Reunite: World Domination Enterprises
BreakUp: ah, who cares, World Dom would be back.

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 11 November 2004 09:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Peter Gabriel Genesis, right?

Preferrably, or at least Steve Hackett Genesis.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 11 November 2004 10:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Break Up: The Libertines. Oh just stop taking drugs to make music that I can't listen to.

Make Up: SPACEMEN 3!!! Now I want to see Sonic and Jason kiss and make nice and put out a Christmas single. Oh yes.

― The Grain of Sand in Lambeth That Satan Cannot Find (kate), Thursday, 11 November 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Reunite: Big Black, cos the guy who was hired to drive a nail through John Peel's foot every day is sick of al the abuse he gets. Also I was too young to see them

Break up: Har Mar Superstar. I just need a shop that sells horses and rope

― DJ Mencap0))), Thursday, 11 November 2004 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

BREAK UP G-Unit, they can say "we went out on top" even though it's not really true

REUNITE Pizzicato Five, I refuse to believe they are happier as "solo artists"

― Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 11 November 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The Tea Party are still going? Jesus...

― Wooden (Wooden), Thursday, 11 November 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Break Up - Barenaked Ladies, please end it already

Reunite - LOVE...well obviously bring Bryan back from the dead.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 11 November 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

im disqualified.

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 11 November 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Break up: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! U2 Yeah! Yeah!

Reunite: Unwound, such a quiet exit.

― Rubberband Man (Rubberband Man), Thursday, 11 November 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

Break up: Smoke & Smoke
Reunite: gODHEADSILO

― ALLMUSIC.COM (ddb), Thursday, 11 November 2004 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

The Tea Party are not only still going, but they're playing Vancouver next week or something.

― derrick (derrick), Thursday, 11 November 2004 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Break Up: Devendra Banhart

Reunite: Blowhole

― d. mitha (ykeo), Thursday, 11 November 2004 22:21 (twenty-one years ago)

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