mankie
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 07:54 PM UTC
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If I think of some of my all time favourite bands that I would like to do a "reunion tour", Smiths, Stranglers, Clash etc. Then the more I ponder on the issue I come back to the same conclusion….let it be. If they came back and sucked it would spoil the memory of them in their heyday. Sex Pistols take note!
Some reunion shows I have enjoyed but some bands need to be left in the memory. Sex Pistols take note!
bunnyman
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:23 PM UTC
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The funny thing is that just because a band does a reunion doesn't mean that they'll suck. The bands that I can think of off the top of my head that prove that theory are X, the Buzzcocks, Echo & the Bunnymen, Roxy Music, and the Damned. I've seen all of them in recent years and they have all been no less than excellent. Some shows are better than others, true, but it's pretty cool to be able to go to a place like the 9:30 Club and watch the Buzzcocks play over 90 minutes to 300 people and see them put on a set that leaves you completely on a high for a week.
kosmo
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:31 PM UTC
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I never thought of you having limited imagination before.
How about they all fall out and hate each other , they sulk on stage and are bitter and bored of doing the greatest hits tour and so put no energy or effort into doing it. they play for 45 pathetic minutes looking underenthused then walk off.
The reunion tour is just like admitting your a failure.
this from someone eager to see The Fall… oh wait they never actaully broke up, just went on long hiatuses and retain probably only one orginial member.
Sir HC
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:33 PM UTC
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I didn't see the Pixies at the Citadel, but in B-more that same tour. Was pretty darn cool. Missed them at the old club, but did see them open for Love and Rockets on the "So Alive" tour. That was a weird show, they opened with Bone Machine saying "This is our soundcheck". Love and Rockets were a mess that show. The Pixies kicked their asses big time.
I have seen many reunion shows, some great (Mission of Burma, B-52s, Camper Van, Bauhaus) some horrible (Book of Love, Jackson Browne). I guess it depends on:
(1) why they broke up
(2) who is left
(3) why did they get back together
(4) can they still play
If they broke up because of infighting, sometimes they can get it back together sometimes not. If there are key members not in the reunion then why bother. If they are doing the motions and not really liking to play that is way bad. And if they can not play well or are doing some new interpretation of their classics, f-em.
mankie
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:34 PM UTC
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Oh I totally agree..Echo were great. Psycadelic Furs at 930 were also excellent…the double header that Echo and the Furs did at that place in SE was a bit disapointing. Echo sounded great but the Furs had some major problems with the sound.
I'm just saying that bands I put on a higher pedestal I would rather live in my memory than take a chance on them sucking.
Rhett Miller
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:37 PM UTC
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Who did Jackson Browne reunite with? Daryl Hannah?
Originally posted by Sir HC:
I didn't see the Pixies at the Citadel, but in B-more that same tour. Was pretty darn cool. Missed them at the old club, but did see them open for Love and Rockets on the "So Alive" tour. That was a weird show, they opened with Bone Machine saying "This is our soundcheck". Love and Rockets were a mess that show. The Pixies kicked their asses big time.
I have seen many reunion shows, some great (Mission of Burma, B-52s, Camper Van, Bauhaus) some horrible (Book of Love, Jackson Browne). I guess it depends on:
(1) why they broke up
(2) who is left
(3) why did they get back together
(4) can they still play
If they broke up because of infighting, sometimes they can get it back together sometimes not. If there are key members not in the reunion then why bother. If they are doing the motions and not really liking to play that is way bad. And if they can not play well or are doing some new interpretation of their classics, f-em.
bunnyman
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:40 PM UTC
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Some bands should just never reform…Husker Du being one of them. The Velvet Underground reunion was a bad idea…but then there's X, who was brilliant. And honestly, that Rollins Band doing Black Flag songs was killer too. I love the Pixies, but I think they still ended things a bit prematurely. Husker Du ran its course and so did the Replacements.
mankie
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:43 PM UTC
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…and some bands should never have formed in the first place.
ggw
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:44 PM UTC
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Originally posted by mankie:
…and some bands should never have formed in the first place.
Beautiful South for instance…..
markie
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 08:49 PM UTC
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
this from someone eager to see The Fall… oh wait they never actaully broke up, just went on long hiatuses and retain probably only one orginial member.
they never seemed to go on that long a hiatus, but then its hard to work out at a quick glance if albums are real or live/B sides/ or compilations. The Fall are Mark E Smith, like The the is Matt Jonson they can never split up.
And I said I would go to the pixies and have low expectations…. I think the fall will be rather good.
bags
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 10, 2003 at 09:31 PM UTC
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
but it's pretty cool to be able to go to a place like the 9:30 Club and watch the Buzzcocks play over 90 minutes to 300 people and see them put on a set that leaves you completely on a high for a week.
Truer words have never been spoken. I was on a high for a week, plus my ears were ringing. So beautiful.
Barcelona
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 11, 2003 at 06:20 PM UTC
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Talking about reunions. Another reunion I would like to see is a Pogues reunion. I know last year they played a few shows in England and Ireland. Anybody knows what was said about those shows? They are still great musicians.
lily1
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 11, 2003 at 06:28 PM UTC
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i'm sure shane was drunk as shit, as usual.
that said, i love "fairytale of new york." and would love to see them once, all together.
bra
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Re: Pixies reunion?
July 11, 2003 at 08:06 PM UTC
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circa 9th grade: Pixies was my 2nd show ever, 1st being the Cure Disintegration tour: 20 bucks at the SD Sports Arena for around 3 hours of music. Now I'm paying 25 for Blur, who better play their oldies, goddamnit. I had to leave during the second encore, "Boys Don't Cry," with Mom parked across the lot at the Handyman hardware store.
Before the show, I was getting amped up, listening to my Surfer Rosa tape, and Dad came in to my room to tell me to turn it down and start my chores, and saw the album cover with the beautiful dancing half-naked muchacha, which got me busted and the tape confiscated.
At the show, I remember being moshed by the big college kids, Bob Mould "opening" but playing over an hour, and me, having no sense of history, giving him the devil eyes to get off the stage. Finally the Pixies came on, I got thumped around, and Kim Deal was the coolest coo-cooer ever. Then they opened for big bands in cities like LA at huge shows I couldn't make, and then they went away. Conclusion: I would love to see them again just tear it out for an hour and close it down.