When Is Enough, Enough ?
In 1994, The Eagles reunited. They did this despite the fact that they still hated each other. The group decided that enough money could make a reunion tour worth having to be around each other. They openly reunited just for the money and made a ton of it on the Hell Freezes Over Tour.
Since The Eagles reunion, many of bands have reunited. Some have actually managed to revive there career (Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, The Police), but most disappeared back to their jobs at Wal-Mart. Some bands have even decided that they should reform with new sings (The Doors, Alice In Chains, Queen, Blind Melon, Boston) and tarnish the bands original legacy. The one thing that keeps this trend going is money.
It’s seems that people always want that one last chance to see their favorite band or even a band that reminds them of their youth. This allows these groups one chance to make themselves important again and it gives the aging baby boomers a chance to feel young again. The sad thing is that the reunion tour is bigger (not better) than ever, just look at last years Police, Van Halen and Genesis tours.
This year is no exception and may have even more shitty reunions than ever. The biggest may be Stone Temple Pilots and Motley Crue. Motley Crue are back, even though Tommy Lee said he would never play with the band again and Mick Mars is still alive so prop him up and let the fun begin. Stone Temple Pilots, on the other hand, will be a crap shoot. It could put on a great show every night, but with Scott Weiland’s history the chance of that is small. The smart thing that both of these bands are doing is making each show like a festival, that way you may get your money’s worth.
The worst reunion news has to be New Kids On The Block. It blows my mind that anybody would care to see this. I watched them perform on the Today show last week and it was terrible. Their horrible dancing made then looked like fools and they sounded off key and flat. Yet, somehow they are selling out shows in minutes (Chicago sold out in 10 minutes) and have added a full summer of shows.
If that wasn’t bad enough. Their is also talk of an Extreme reunion, a Jackson 5 reunion (that rumors comes up every year) a Led Zeppelin tour. Who gives a shit about Extreme? The Jackson 5 have tried it before and nobody cared and please, please, please somebody stop the Led Zeppelin tour. This would do nothing but suck. These are old men, well Jimmy Page looks like an old woman now, and it just won’t be good. Does anybody really think that 60 year old men singing Black Dog and Rock and Roll will do anything but embarrass the band?
Also, reuniting this year are The Black Crowes, The Breeders, Yes and The B-52’s. The Black Crowes are a good band and are always worth checking out, but I’m not sure I see any reason for the other ones, especially B-52’s.
When will this stop? When will people stop paying to seeing band that only sound have as good as they should? When is enough, enough?
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you are putting blind melon in the same category as giant bands? Are you retarded?
The Black Crowes aren’t re-uniting this year. After a four year hiatus (so band members could pursue solo projects), the band re-united in 2005, which was three years and over 325 concerts ago. Way to be out of touch.
I included Blind Melon, simply because they have reformed with a new singer. The band wasn’t huge, but they were pretty well known and Shannon Hoon was the only thing about the band people knew. Well, except for the bee girl. I never said they were huge.
@ Faybarpio - You’re right. I actually thought that the Black Crowes split up again after 2005. I made a mistake with that. Sorry about the screw up.
Eric my love, you need a there, their, they’re editor. Dude, it bugs the shit out of me, or I wouldn’t mention it. You don’t have to pay me anything, I’ll do it for my secret love for Ray…
As for the B-52s, they at least still sound the same, even if they are all senior citizens now.
Yeah Megan, I know. I stupid, what can I say.
I have to say, the NKOTB (and yes, I used the acronym) reunion tour is one I’m excited about - and bought tickets for. I’m not expecting much; I saw the Today performance and also thought it (and the guys themselves) fell pretty flat. I’m not going into it with very high hopes, but seeing as it was my very first concert ever, in 6th grade, it’s more in the nostalgia for me.
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I agree about EXTREME and NEW KIDS…..WHO GIVES A CRAP.BLACK CROWES are a great COVER BAND,but that’s about it!The Eagles crack me up because they said up front years ago that the TOURS THEY CALL “THE LAST TOUR” or something to that effect bring in tons of money,and they’re right because they keep doing them and people keep going to see them!Hell,if the music is good, why not? LED ZEP can never have a reunion since John Bohnam (sp?) is dead,but those old guys as you call them,can rock circles around some of these younger wannabes of today who wouldn’t be around if it wasn’t for bands Like LED ZEP!!!!