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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/27/2007 : 23:50:51
pixies 2004
police 2007
i know there have been a tonne more but which ones would you like to see most. no resurrecting the dead please.
mine.
stone roses
dead kennedy's with jello
husker du and sugar (heck bob, do it at the same time!)
black flag with henry rollins
the jam again for an extended north american tour
ned's atomic dustbin anyone? (must have rat though)
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
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| Carl |
Posted - 10/04/2007 : 15:38:09
Sydney Morning Herald.
Rising from dead to relive old glories
Sacha Molitorisz
October 3, 2007
THE ZEITGEIST
IN 1517 Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door, ushering in the Reformation. That was nothing. In 2007, every man and his band is reforming.
The Pixies. Led Zeppelin. The Police. Crowded House. Van Halen. The Spice Girls. Smashing Pumpkins. Jesus and Mary Chain. The Lemonheads. The Happy Mondays. Not to mention novelty acts such as Right Said Fred and Genesis.
Another resurrected outfit is Rage Against the Machine. In the early '90s, the LA rap/rockers gave us the anti-establishment anthems Bullet in the Head and Killing in the Name, with its refrain, "F--- you, I won't do what you tell me!"
Unless, perhaps, you tell them to reform. After a seven-year break, guitarist Tom Morello says the band are back for political reasons: "The times were right to see if we can knock the Bush Administration out in one fell swoop." OK, but what will they be paid? If that fee isn't swiftly deposited, will we see Rage Against the Automated Teller Machine?
A story that appeared earlier this year on the MTV website dubbed this "the biggest reunion avalanche in rock history". Here's the formula: early success, inflated egos, musical divorce, disappointing solo careers, irresistible temptation to make a motza by reliving past glories. Occasionally, the reformation tour will make a tongue-in-cheek reference to earlier promises never to reform, as in the Eagles' 1994 Hell Freezes Over tour.
Fans, most of them older and richer, can't get enough. This week tickets for the Spice Girls' London comeback sold out in 38 seconds; for next month's gig, Led Zep has 20,000 tickets to distribute among the 20 million people who registered to buy one.
Like ageing bands, ageing audiences want to relive past glories. They want to feel the way they did when Crowded House played on the Opera House forecourt in 1996, when the Police played the Hordern Pavilion in 1980, or when Dead Zep played at the Sydney Showground in 1972.
Sorry, I meant Led Zep, who have come up against a common problem: how do you reform if your drummer has choked on his own vomit? Easy: hire the dead bloke's son. In their defence, the quartet say they're doing their show for charity.
Regardless of motivations, it's worth remembering the words of an online music fan: "Rock musicians, like mathematicians, do their best work when they're young." To which I can only respond, the Pixies are back! As composer Carl Nielsen said: "Music is life and, like it, inextinguishable." |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 09/18/2007 : 17:18:21
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
That link doesn't work.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
probably better that way. still agreat name for a band though.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| Jefrey |
Posted - 09/16/2007 : 00:32:05
Radio Birdman? Good crap, they were old when they were a band! Why not the MC5? There's this one Radio Birdman song that rocks my socks off. Anyone remember what it is?
--It's "What Gives?" Murder City Nights was great too. Anyone else listen to these guys? It's like the Doors meets Rancid.
Now we need a Lime Spiders reunion.
== jeffamerica == |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 09/15/2007 : 09:56:10
That link doesn't work.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| shineoftheever |
Posted - 09/13/2007 : 19:34:02
http://forum.frankblack.net/search.asp?mode=DoIt
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 09/13/2007 : 19:32:37
i hear 'the last men on earth' are getting back together.
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| Carl |
Posted - 08/09/2007 : 10:52:31
The Sydney Morning Herald.
Love Or Money?
Some bands are able to reunite without the law courts being involved but often the question is asked " Is it for love or money?"
Well probably a bit of both. Not many rock musicians in Australia can expect to get superannuation payouts, so who could begrudge people who have brought so much joy to so many for so long, a comfortable retirement? Do the international fat cats who reform really just do it for another mansion or trophy wife? Greed or need?
For many musicians the period that they were in a successful band was a golden time in their lives. When a bunch of friends formed a band, played live, made records, made money and hopefully had great deal of fun while they did it.
They may never experience that level of public acclaim again. Certainly there are often hatchets to be buried, apologies made and more fights to be had, but being in a successful band is a dream come true for most young people even if there were rough spots. There's a permanent bond whether they like it or not.
The chance to rekindle that spark in spite of the impediments, before the grim reaper makes the final decision for them, must be irresistible, to play those songs with those people one more time. The world is full of bastards so you might as well be with the bastards you know.
Spare a thought too for the non-singing, non-songwriting, non-royalty-cheque-receiving ex-band members for whom an opportunity to rekindle the emotional and financial fires can prove a late life blessing.
Perhaps that's why this year has been the year of the reformation.
Internationally; The Police, Smashing Pumpkins, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Van Halen, Dinosaur Jr, Sugarcubes, Crowded House and the list goes on, have reformed in spite of past difficulties or enmities.
Whilst in Australia; The Saints, Divinyls, Daddy Cool, Radio Birdman, The Stems and The Hoodoo Gurus have all reformed and are set to tour this year, The Saints the hot tip for next year's BDO.
Abba, who knocked back a reported $2 billion, Pink Floyd, The Jam, The Smiths and Stone Roses have all resisted reformations so far in spite of the huge audience and money that they could command if they did. Paul Weller has said his family would have to be on the street before he would even consider reforming The Jam (let's hope he feels that way about The Style Council too) so the other two are touring as From the Jam!
The Jam - Going Underground
So who's left overseas who hasn't already done it (or mortality has made it impossible) that I'd love the opportunity to see live? Black Flag, but personal enmities between Henry and Greg probably preclude it and post-punk UK band Magazine, while locally Died Pretty would be amongst my choices. What about yours?
Magazine - Song From Under The Floorboards
Black Flag 'TV Party'
Posted by Stephen Walker
August 8, 2007 11:02 AM
Q4music.com - The fine art of the comeback. |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 06/25/2007 : 08:13:44
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
Thanks for the Sugarcubes vid, tro!
 "Aw yeah, that's the good stuff!"
Yeah, me too I got chance to watch it at home. Bjork has still got what it takes, but it wasn't like I remember the Sugarcubes. Maybe a reunion is not such a good idea after all. |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/24/2007 : 09:57:32
Thanks for the Sugarcubes vid, tro!
"Aw yeah, that's the good stuff!" |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 10:10:00
quote:
Originally posted by PixieSteve
is that your new sig?
"Idiot" is just her sig.
Of course not.
idiot
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| Srisaket |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 08:26:16
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
quote:
Originally posted by Srisaket
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
Young Gods
Sisi Bou Said
Srisaket, Sugarcubes already got back together 2006 for a show in Reykjavik. Check Youtube.
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Ed is the hoo hoo
I know the Sugarcubes did re-unite, but it was only for one show. I was thinking more of a tour than a one-off.
Can't get YouTube over here it is 'blocked' by the government - its content is deemed offensive
So here they are prforming Birthday in Reykjavik 2006 at least (10MB).
http://www.sendspace.com/file/h8f3s8
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Ed is the hoo hoo
Thank you very much for the link - when I can get to a computer with a decent download speed I will watch (if its not banned) - Cheers |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 05:12:59
is that your new sig?
"Idiot" is just her sig. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 05:00:35
Yeah all they were missing was a good fucking.
Tre, were you responsible for this?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| OLDMANOTY |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 04:42:02
If they're now called Kula Fucking Shaker I might like them. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 04:39:02
Kula fucking Shaker have reformed.
Tre, were you responsible for this?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| trobrianders |
Posted - 06/22/2007 : 03:28:03
quote:
Originally posted by Srisaket
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
Young Gods
Sisi Bou Said
Srisaket, Sugarcubes already got back together 2006 for a show in Reykjavik. Check Youtube.
_______________
Ed is the hoo hoo
I know the Sugarcubes did re-unite, but it was only for one show. I was thinking more of a tour than a one-off.
Can't get YouTube over here it is 'blocked' by the government - its content is deemed offensive
So here they are prforming Birthday in Reykjavik 2006 at least (10MB).
http://www.sendspace.com/file/h8f3s8
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Ed is the hoo hoo |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 06/21/2007 : 18:50:07
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
Young Gods
Sisi Bou Said
Srisaket, Sugarcubes already got back together 2006 for a show in Reykjavik. Check Youtube.
_______________
Ed is the hoo hoo
I know the Sugarcubes did re-unite, but it was only for one show. I was thinking more of a tour than a one-off.
Can't get YouTube over here it is 'blocked' by the government - its content is deemed offensive |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 06/21/2007 : 16:20:04
Young Gods
Sisi Bou Said
Srisaket, Sugarcubes already got back together 2006 for a show in Reykjavik. Check Youtube.
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Ed is the hoo hoo |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/13/2007 : 04:45:23
MercuryNews.com.
Van Halen: It looked as if this would be the year when David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen finally toured again, but they couldn't even get it together to make nice at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. What do you say - a sober Eddie, Alex
Mercury News
Article Launched: 06/13/2007 01:35:26 AM PDT
- Shay QuillenTen bands we'd love to see reunite
Van Halen: It looked as if this would be the year when David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen finally toured again, but they couldn't even get it together to make nice at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. What do you say - a sober Eddie, Alex, Wolfie and Diamond Dave in '08?
Talking Heads: All four members are alive and well, and the band's influence lives on in such bands as Modest Mouse and Arcade Fire. Heck, Radiohead was named after a Talking Heads song! A plea to David Byrne: Forgive the other three for that wretched "No Talking Just Head" album and dust off the Big Suit.
The Smiths: Morrissey continues to be a big concert draw, but a reunion with guitarist Johnny Marr (now playing with Modest Mouse) would be a dream come true for Anglophiles of a certain age.
Guns 'N' Roses: You know that Axl, Slash and the rest will cash in one of these years. Let's make it soon while we still care.
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Sure, John Fogerty refused to even jam with his old mates at the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, but this would be so easy. They wouldn't even need to rehearse: Stu Cook and Doug Clifford still crank out the old tunes regularly in Creedence Clearwater Revisited.
Hu(uml)sker Du(uml): Bob Mould, Grant Hart and Greg Norton all are still making music, and they definitely deserve some of that money the Pixies have been raking in on the reunion circuit.
Prince and the Revolution: Who wouldn't want to see Prince with Wendy and Lisa again? (And Doctor Fink!)
The Replacements: With Bob Stinson dead and Chris Mars mostly retired from the drums, this reunion probably would be a disappointment. But then, so were most of their shows in the '80s!
The Housemartins: The Beautiful South is kaput, so Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway have some free time these days. And who wouldn't love to see Norman Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim) pick up the bass again? Plus, their gentle Christian Marxism would provide a nice alternative to Rage's more macho approach. Power to the people. Respect for the steeple.
The Velvet Underground: Sterling Morrison, one of the two people in the world who both John Cale and Lou Reed would speak to, is dead now, but the other person, Maureen Tucker, is still out there somewhere. Things got ugly fast when the four of them tried to reunite back in the '90s but what the hey. Nobody ever sounded like this band, even on a bad night, before or since.
- Shay Quillen
Vue Weekly.
ENTER SANDOR
STEVEN SANDOR / steven@vueweekly.com
What's the expiration date on that classic rock?
I turned 36 earlier this year, but I realized just how old I was getting this past weekend, when I caught Dinosaur Jr at the Phoenix. J Mascis’s hair had gone completely grey.
And that’s when it came to me. For many of the 30-somethings—like myself and the thousands of others who have caught this tour—Dinosaur Jr is our classic rock. So is Sonic Youth. The Cure. The Pixies. Hey, to us, the Clash and the Sex Pistols are our vital oldies.
You hear it in commercials; hell, I’ve heard the Pogues flogging Cadillac to yuppies, the Smiths downer classic “How Soon Is Now?” used to flog Nissans and the Jesus and Mary Chain providing a backdrop for beer ads.
So why hasn’t classic rock radio caught up? Why do program directors still assume that “classic” rock has to come from the ‘60s or ‘70s? Looking at the BBM rating for classic-rock radio in Edmonton—and even in Toronto, for that matter—stagnation is the word. That’s because, as my generation gets older, classic rock radio offers nothing to us. Yes, we all like the Beatles and Stones, but we were just as inspired by the Buzzcocks and the Stone Roses.
According to the BBM book for the first quarter of 2007, K-Rock held just a 4.7 per cent share of the Edmonton market, down from 7.3 per cent in the final quarter of 2006. Its core audience (that is, listeners within the metro Edmonton area), was at 95 000 unique people who tuned into the station for more than 15 minutes a week. The Bear, which plays some classic rock, saw its share go up, but its actual number of listeners held at just over 150 000. In Toronto, Q107, the nation’s most famous classic-rock station, saw its share fall from 6.8 to 6.4 per cent of the market.
These stations’ audiences get older and they haven’t changed their formats to endear the next generation of 30-somethings. And don’t even get me started on the argument that a lot of the rock bands of this generation weren’t popular enough to ever be considered classic rock. The Jesus and Mary Chain once headlined a show at SkyDome (now Toronto’s Rogers Centre); New Order played to sold out arenas; the Smiths are now rock icons. And, it should be noted, a lot of the bands you hear on classic rock stations didn’t chart well either; their music simply endured the years and kept its audience.
Kinda like Dinosaur Jr. And Sonic Youth. And the Pixies.
And, if a classic-rock radio programmer doesn’t know who these bands are, or hasn’t considered adding them to the playlist, maybe it’s time for a new boss. V
Steven Sandor is a former editor-in-chief of Vue Weekly, now an editor and author living in Toronto. |
| Jefrey |
Posted - 06/06/2007 : 09:45:19
quote:
Originally posted by ObfuscateByWill
Shudder to Think
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin.
Heh, I totally forgot about their Crosstown Traffic cover till just now. Never saw them live, but my room mate was always going off about them.
== jeffamerica == |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/06/2007 : 08:46:10
Swervedriver's Raise album is great. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/06/2007 : 04:51:57
Do Swervedriver still tour?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| ObfuscateByWill |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 08:23:32
Shudder to Think
*Take a bite of the chocolate coffin. |
| Carl |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 08:18:57
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
I hear Ride are touring again. Sweeeeet.
The shoegazer era returns!
"Aw yeah, that's the good stuff!" |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/05/2007 : 05:26:05
I second McLusky and My Bloody Valentine.
I hear Ride are touring again. Sweeeeet.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| IceCream |
Posted - 06/04/2007 : 14:20:35
quote:
Originally posted by SPEEDYMARIEGONZALES
archers of loaf
minor threat
drunk injuns
Manuel wants to keep his pet rat.
Manuel: Mrs. Fawlty, please understand. If he go, I go!
Basil Fawlty: Well, goodbye!
Finally! Another Archers fan on the forum. I would very much love an Archers reunion, especially considering that Eric Johnson didn't make many shows during the White Trash Heroes tour. |
| El Loco |
Posted - 06/04/2007 : 08:47:42
Jellyfish
IN MY PAST LIFE I WAS CALLED FARTBONE HERE. |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 06/04/2007 : 07:21:09
The Cocteau Twins - that would be really good
Sugarcubes as well
But surely you are missing the one reunion that could happen but never will - The Smiths
Bands that should never under any circumstances be allowed to reunite:
Limp Bizkit
The Mission
REO Speedwagon
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| SPEEDYMARIEGONZALES |
Posted - 05/30/2007 : 17:26:42
archers of loaf
minor threat
drunk injuns
Manuel wants to keep his pet rat.
Manuel: Mrs. Fawlty, please understand. If he go, I go!
Basil Fawlty: Well, goodbye! |
| bedrock_barney |
Posted - 05/30/2007 : 13:45:41
I'll second Grandaddy. They're never off my car stereo.
I'd pay to see Faith No More on a reunion also.
 The humble apple |
| KimStanleyRobinson |
Posted - 05/30/2007 : 13:32:44
Cocteau Twins
Uncle Tupelo
im old and boring and hate stuff |
| the acorahs |
Posted - 05/30/2007 : 07:12:57
Mclusky would be lovely
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| Jefrey |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 23:10:52
quote:
Originally posted by shineoftheever
quote:
Originally posted by Jefrey
quote:
Originally posted by shineoftheever
pixies 2004
police 2007
i know there have been a tonne more but which ones would you like to see most. no resurrecting the dead please.
mine.
stone roses
dead kennedy's with jello
husker du and sugar (heck bob, do it at the same time!)
black flag with henry rollins
the jam again for an extended north american tour
ned's atomic dustbin anyone? (must have rat though)
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind.
DID YOU MISS NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN? THEN YOU FUCKED UP!
(printed in neon green on their concert tee's from back in the day)
== jeffamerica ==
no no, i saw them like 5 times they were best with rat on guitar. amazingly i only own one ned's shirt. it's from brainbloodvolume tour and it just says "neds suck" on the front. i get asked all the time "who's ned?"
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind.
Sounds like you need to get the other shirt!
I enjoyed them live, but it was in like 1994 or 1995, so maybe toward the end of their run. Good show.
== jeffamerica == |
| shineoftheever |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 21:56:36
quote:
Originally posted by Jefrey
quote:
Originally posted by shineoftheever
pixies 2004
police 2007
i know there have been a tonne more but which ones would you like to see most. no resurrecting the dead please.
mine.
stone roses
dead kennedy's with jello
husker du and sugar (heck bob, do it at the same time!)
black flag with henry rollins
the jam again for an extended north american tour
ned's atomic dustbin anyone? (must have rat though)
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind.
DID YOU MISS NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN? THEN YOU FUCKED UP!
(printed in neon green on their concert tee's from back in the day)
== jeffamerica ==
no no, i saw them like 5 times they were best with rat on guitar. amazingly i only own one ned's shirt. it's from brainbloodvolume tour and it just says "neds suck" on the front. i get asked all the time "who's ned?"
The waxworks were an immensely eloquent dissertation on the wonderful ordinariness of mankind. |
| yingguoguizi |
Posted - 05/29/2007 : 09:48:53
not a big fan of the reunion tour where the band plays their perceived "hits" but in an imaginary world where all these bands could make a new album as good as their best...
Pavement
Arab Strap
Sebadoh (These guys have recently reunited- but not for an album)
New pixies album
Black Francis and Eric Drew Feldman
My Bloody Valentine
I second Stone Roses |
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