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Talking Heads

Prince and The Revolution

The Auteurs

McAlmont & Butler

Blur

Pulp

The Tears

 

Much prefer to see the original Suede lineup.

And, did Pulp actually break up or was Jarvis just taking a break to do a solo thing?

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You did not.

It would have been a bigger deal if they had, and I would have certainly heard of it and been there.

 

It just came to me........it was Vulgar Boatmen............sorry about all the rumor-mongering folks, please return to your homes and families

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It just came to me........it was Vulgar Boatmen............sorry about all the rumor-mongering folks, please return to your homes and families

 

They have played in Chicago several times recently. Not sure what the lineup was though.

 

GREAT band.

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It just came to me........it was Vulgar Boatmen............sorry about all the rumor-mongering folks, please return to your homes and families

I don't know if that whole band has ever played together, even when they were in their prime. One of the main singer/songwriter guys lived in Gainesville, Florida, and the other in Indianapolis. They maintained separate lineups for live shows.

 

But yes, great band. :yes

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I don't know if that whole band has ever played together, even when they were in their prime. One of the main singer/songwriter guys lived in Gainesville, Florida, and the other in Indianapolis. They maintained separate lineups for live shows.

 

But yes, great band. :yes

 

 

the boatmen

 

all-time top 10 band for me

 

you don't love me yet may be the greatest pop song ever

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the boatmen

 

all-time top 10 band for me

 

you don't love me yet may be the greatest pop song ever

Glad to see them getting some love here.

 

I spent much of the early '90s spinning their discs quite often ... as well as those of a somewhat related band -- the Silos.

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Glad to see them getting some love here.

 

I spent much of the early '90s spinning their discs quite often ... as well as those of a somewhat related band -- the Silos.

 

yeah, to me Cuba and The RCA Album -- the two records with Bob Rupe -- were phenomenal

 

then Walter forgot how to write good songs and that was it

 

but those two records, Cuba, especially are stunning

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led zeppelin (with mini bonham on drums)

 

 

they proved themselves perfectly last december

As much as I would love to be in line to enter an arena holding a ticket that reads "LED ZEPPELIN", I think their legacy would be well served if that December show was indeed their triumphant finale.

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I had fifth row tickets for the Pixies' reunion tour a few years ago, and they canceled that show to go play one in Boston that was recorded for a DVD. I was devastated, because I felt like it was probably going to be my only chance to ever see them. Musically, I think they were very good on that tour, but as was captured on the documentary excellent documentary Loud QUIET Loud, things were really awkward between them. Not tense necessarily, not volatile--just very uncomfortable. Seeing the movie didn't leave me with much hope for a second reunion.

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OK, I stand corrected on the Cheap Trick thing. The last time I saw them was 1980 (true fact).

 

So if they're still going strong, then why on earth would they hook up with Journey and Heart on this Geritol Reunion Tour? Journey wasn't any good when they were allegedly good. Perhaps the most useless band in history, with the possible exception of Van Halen (ducks). Heart had a couple good songs early, but I saw them on TV a couple weeks ago... hooboy.

 

Is it money? Gotta be money...

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Well, ALL (the Scott Reynolds version) is playing Riot Fest in Chicago this October. First show by that line-up since '93-ish (and first show at all since 2001 or so). I know it's not Milo, but ALL are still awesome...

 

 

Eh. Not good enough!!!

 

After Milo's B-Side from the last EP is any indication, I don't think he'll be back on stage any time soon.

 

Music was my hobby, something that I did for fun

Now that it's become a job, the damage has been done

No amount of money can repair my broken lungs

And who cares what yer makin' if yer makin' it alone

 

Sick all the time, I miss my wife - I quit

Got better things to do with my life - I quit

I quit - I quit

 

Go ahead and say it, tell me I'm getting old

Tell me I'm a sellout, but it's you that's being sold

See, I refuse to think of rock and roll as my career

Tell me all my opportunities, ask me if I care

 

The rock star lifestyle ain't for me - I quit

Got somewhere else I'd rather be, so I quit

I quit - I quit

 

Go ahead and say it, call me a fuckin' wimp

Just cuz I've got a different kind of life that I wanna live

You can criticize my ideals and my priorities

But ultimately I don't give a flying fuck what you think of me

 

I don't believe in that macho shit - I quit

I know there's no way you can understand it - I quit

Sick all the time, I miss my wife - I quit

Got better things to do with my life - I quit

I quit - I quit

 

What'd ya think, I wanted to be Mick Jagger or something,

Playing the pixie at 50 or 60?

Gimme a break!

I mean,I don't wanna grow up and all that, but

The time has come for me to say'

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Journey wasn't any good when they were allegedly good. Perhaps the most useless band in history

 

journey was actually incredible once upon a time

 

long before steve perry joined, they were basically a group of santana sidemen (greg rolie, aynsley dunbar, etc.)

 

i saw them twice during this period and they were phenomenal

 

then perry joined and they spiraled downhill

 

but for a while there, they were a hell of a band

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journey was actually incredible once upon a time

 

long before steve perry joined, they were basically a group of santana sidemen (greg rolie, aynsley dunbar, etc.)

 

i saw them twice during this period and they were phenomenal

 

then perry joined and they spiraled downhill

 

but for a while there, they were a hell of a band

I agree wholeheartedly. The first album is quite good - Rolie's voice was perfect for that band ("Of a Lifetime" in particular). Too bad they got the lust for hit records.

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OK, I stand corrected on the Cheap Trick thing. The last time I saw them was 1980 (true fact).

 

So if they're still going strong, then why on earth would they hook up with Journey and Heart on this Geritol Reunion Tour? Journey wasn't any good when they were allegedly good. Perhaps the most useless band in history, with the possible exception of Van Halen (ducks). Heart had a couple good songs early, but I saw them on TV a couple weeks ago... hooboy.

 

Is it money? Gotta be money...

 

I believe a lot of bands from the 70s, as well as, various old metal acts are doing tours like that now. I have often read that those type of bands you mentioned do big business - particularly when they do summer shed tours. I see that STP is back at it now - after Scott was kicked out of Velvet Revolver. Personally, I am not a fan of bands that hire replacements for their former lead singers and then carry on. I was never into Journey, Styx, etc. But millions of people were - so they have a audience to play to. I recall that we had a thread like this once - and there were was some talk about how only bands such as Queen, Styx, etc. do such things - not "cool" bands like the Pixies or whatever. As time passes, we see that everyone will do a reunion - if there is money to be made and some former glory to be relived.

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