Bands Who Are Better Broken Up
Posted Thu Aug 7, 2008 7:00am PDT by Shawn Amos in GetBack
VOTE: What band do you wish would reunite? Here's our pick.
The Police play their farewell show tonight at Madision Square Garden. They have said this is it for them. No more shows. No more albums. Bye bye, Police. Do we believe them? Dudes at that age with that much money don't need to tour.
Still, we've heard it before. The endless procession of bands saying "never again," citing "irreconcilable differences" only to hit the road one (or more) times when the paycheck gets big enough. Seems that no one says goodbye for good (except the Band; The Last Waltz really was the last waltz — except when they got back together a few years later. At least Robbie Robertson kept his word).
Here are five bands who couldn't stay apart, and evidence of why they should.
Van Halen
After burning through every other lead singer imaginable, I guess there was no other choice but to call up Diamond Dave again. Although, with Michael Anthony booted out of the band, it's not quite like the good old days. Here they are experiencing a first class train wreck playing their classic "Jump."
The Pixies
Unlike most reunions, the Pixies
sounded good when they got back together. Great on most nights. And at
least they were honest about it. They wanted the money. After years of
seeing other bands rip off their sound and get paid better, they
deserved it. Plus, how much could David Lovering have made as a
magician?
Stone Temple Pilots
The ultimate co-dependant rock
family. The DeLeo brothers and their wayward step-brother Scott Weiland
pretending like all those drug busts and and Velvet Revolver gigs never
happened.
The Who
Does anyone remember that the Who had their first farewell tour in 1982? Twenty-six years and two original members later. . . It's a long goodbye.
Simon & Garfunkel
You gotta love the irony of two guys who can barely look at each other calling their reunion tour "Old Friends."
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As for the Who, it's unfortunate that Keith and John are gone now, but they have worthy replacements in Zack Starkey and Pino Palladino, and their live show was one of the best I've seen...partially because the band was spot on, and partially because their legions of fans know every word to every song and respond accordingly. The problem with the Endless Wire album was that Pete chose to pretty much do everything himself, rather than tapping into the talents of Zack and Pino. That resulted in an album that to me, wasn't much of a resemblance to the Who. What made the Who great back in the day were Pete and Roger's ideas, and Keith and John's interpretation of those ideas. The Who would continually be successful in the live setting if Roger and Pete get along, and if Pete would let the guys do their thing in the studio, there could be more great things there as well.
Also, once they get out Chinese Democracy, GNR should really do a reunion. And I think Rage should do another album .
And yes, Soundgarden should too.
For new school band, i wish A DOZEN FURIES could reunite. We need more great quality metalcore.