richbass Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 (edited) Police, Zeppelin, Van Halen, maybe Pink Floyd(fingers crossed) Phish? I'm sure that are more on the works........these are all LEGENDARY bands but do they still have the chops they still had about 20-30 years ago? (Phish exempted) I know Stu Copeland does! But I mean is the music era of today so weak that we must dig up our old rockstars just to make us feel better? Well for me seeing Zeppelin, Floyd and The Police would make me feel A LOT better. Even with my empty pocket. Edited January 26, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 is the music era of today so weak that we must dig up our old rockstars just to make us feel better?no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdness Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Um, they need the money... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 ya money, can't blame them with all their money, how could they NOT want more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 The Police are the most intriguing of the bunch. They got out when they were on top but left the world wanting more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Ya The Police tour is at the top of my agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 I believe some of them are factoring in the oodles of cash, but not all of them. The guys in Genesis, or Sting, for instance, are set. In those cases, I think the reunion impulse is genuine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 It's all in good fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdness Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Just ask MC Hammer where all his millions went... You'd be surpised how fast some celebrities go through their dough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Honestly, I wouldn't shell out more than 20 bucks to see any of these bands. (Phish excluded) It used to be that washed up pop acts did the casino circuit in order to beat that dead horse for a few more dollars. Now they play stadium shows for $250 a ticket. And everybody's happy about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 Honestly, I wouldn't shell out more than 20 bucks to see any of these bands. (Phish excluded) It used to be that washed up pop acts did the casino circuit in order to beat that dead horse for a few more dollars. Now they play stadium shows for $250 a ticket. And everybody's happy about this?The thing is, The Police were never washed up, unlike Phish and the still active and irrelevant moe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 The Police exited at the TOP of their game, unlike all those other examples. They are the cream of the crop, reunion-wise.I hope they can live up to the hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 (edited) I hope they can live up to the hype. They wont live up to my hype. It's not possible.I am a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge Police fan but I will still pay a premium dollar to finally see them. Edited January 27, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 I agree 100% with the above three posts, with the possible exception of the following statement:They wont live up to my hype. It's not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 You know they're riding the gravy train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 (edited) If I were in a famous band and twenty or more years passed, I think I would rather enjoy playing again with my old mates...don't you? don't you think it would be more fun than sitting at home telling stories of what you 'used to do'? So, if some of it sucks, so what?...they are probably having the time of their lives...again! Edited January 27, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bald guy in a blanket Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 You left out Genesis.I'm pumped to see a "greatest hits" tour.Maybe Tony Banks can finally remove the ballad hammer from Phil's head.JefP.S.--They don't "need" the money...they want it.It's different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 If I were in a famous band and twenty or more years passed, I think I would rather enjoy playing again with my old mates...don't you?I'd have to think that would be a big part of it. It would, of course, be good to see some evolution in the playing, the chemistry, and all that, at the same time as touching all those old musical bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Jane Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 ::fingers crossed::I'm just waiting for the Hughey Lewis and the News come back / reunion tour has there ever been a more poingnant lyricist.....?::fingers crossed:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I heard that even Diesel Dog is reuniting with a new album and tour..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I'm sure that the desire to get back together with old friends and have fun ranks somewhere on the charts but most of these bands (Van Halen, the Police) are notorious for hating each other. So, I don't really buy that.Maybe The Police did go out at the top of their game, but I really just don't like Sting, or Bono or The Edge or Prince or Madonna or and other one named pretensious prick. Just my own opinion.It all seems a bit too much Barbera Streisand or American Idol/Supernova and not enough like an actual art form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hey Toast, many bands are fueled by love-hate relationships. The love-hate conflicts add to the chemistry, songwriting and performing. These bands all had often bitter and combustable inner termoils and for the most part, buried the hatchet for dubious and good reasons: Cream, Band Of Gypsies, The Kinks, The Who, Oasis, Pink Floyd, The Clash, Van Hagar, Van Halen, The Police (and that was with Sting and Copeland) etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 They haven't announced a tour, but The Eagles are working on a new record.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal Johnson Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 I saw the CSNY show this summer and wasnt all that thrilled with it. It would be one thing if they toured and didnt ask an arm and a leg, but they do, and thats the nature of the best. The thing that pissed me off about the CSNY show though, is that they went on an anti-capatalism rant to a sold out crowd at the ACC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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