Pixies reunion?

http://www.nme.com/news/105556.htm

Can you EVEN imagine??? Let's say 2 nights at the 9:30 Club…good God, I'd travel all over the place for that tour. Now THAT was a real band. Is Frank pulling our leg here?

To me, that would be the best news ever. Strange to see that he still plays with Kim Deal and the other members. I thought Frank Black and Kim Deal didn't get very well.

This has the potential to be the best news I've heard in years….

I heard they were going to be the opening act for Guided By Voices.

reunion tours make me produce vomitus.

If by vomitus you mean cash, then yes, they do make you produce vomitus.

"three buckets, one for urine, one for faeces and one for vomitus"

name the film I have probably just misquoted?

yea, old frank doesnt really seem to be selling a lot of records or pulling the crowds in anymore. I imagine a pixies reunion tour with tickets at $40 a pop would be a good source of income. I would go, but whine about it. Whats new?

Trainspotting.

I think the Pixies would be the one reunion tour that I would be completely psych me up. Honestly, against all popular theory on reunion tours, I don't see how it could be bad.

Originally posted by the scientist:
reunion tours make me produce vomitus.

YES thirsty, well done.

Originally posted by nkotb:
I don't see how it could be bad.

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.

Originally posted by the scientist:
YES thirsty, well done.

Originally posted by nkotb:
I don't see how it could be bad.

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.

Mission of Burma would disagree with you.

Man, the Pixies could play the opening to Debaser repeatedly for 30 minutes and I would be happy. That song is so good.

I missed the Pixies train. I know, I don't understand it myself.

Same with Pavement and Sebadoh. Don't ask me where I was, I have no idea…..

Who are Pavement and Sebadoh? They must have come after my affair with alt-rock ended.

Originally posted by ggw:
Mission of Burma would disagree with you.

So would X.

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Who are Pavement and Sebadoh? They must have come after my affair with alt-rock ended.

This is just before the alt-country dance heated up??

I'm so glad I discovered those guys…they really made my quality of life better. That's the beauty of music. Anyone that seriously loves music probably has at least one band or performer that they will ALWAYS have a soft spot in their heart for. For me, the Pixies was the soundtrack for adolesence…the highest of highs, the lowest of lows. Anyone else here remember seeing the Pixies at the Citadel Center in Adams Morgan in November of 1991 with Pere Ubu opening? They came out onto a stage filled completely with fog, with strobe lights flashing to look like lightning and the sound of rolling thunder over the PA. They opened with "Wave of Mutilation" (the UK surf version) and played for a good 90 minutes. It was one of those nights I'll never forget. I guess if you think they are selling out, that's cool…you're entitled to your opinion. But personally, I can't imagine a band I'd rather see reform more except maybe Husker Du (or Joy Division, if they brought Ian Curtis back from the dead). A while back there was a great article on the Pixies' breakup in some Brit mag (Uncut or Q or one of those). It mentioned that some promoter offered a huge sum of money if the Pixies ever reformed and toured Europe (where they were MUCH more commercially succesful). However, I remember the band selling out the Riviera in Chicago and would imagine they could probably do some dates at the Aragon or Roseland in NYC. But I won't hold my breath.

Originally posted by bunnyman:
Anyone that seriously loves music probably has at least one band or performer that they will ALWAYS have a soft spot in their heart for.

But personally, I can't imagine a band I'd rather see reform more except maybe Husker Du (or Joy Division, if they brought Ian Curtis back from the dead).

You're spot on. Ditto for me – Husker Du and the Replacements. The bands with huge impact on me, but I missed by just a coupla years in order to see live (okay, I saw the Replacements in Phillie on their last tour, but I mean in their heyday, at a hole in the wall – with Bob back from the dead).

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Who are Pavement and Sebadoh? They must have come after my affair with alt-rock ended.

Not sure if you are serious or not but Sebadoh is Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr. and now Folk Implosion (or New Folk Implosion) and Pavement, how could you have not heard of pavement. Stephen Malkmus, recently played here, was the front man.

Of course I have heard of them, but I had gotten outo listening to most indie/alt rock by they time they became popular. I dated someone who loved Sebadoh maybe 8 years ago, but I can't recall any of their songs. I know that Pavement song "Cut Your Hair"…it sounds like it could be a Wilco song.

Originally posted by Bob Pollard:

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Who are Pavement and Sebadoh? They must have come after my affair with alt-rock ended.

Not sure if you are serious or not but Sebadoh is Lou Barlow from Dinosaur Jr. and now Folk Implosion (or New Folk Implosion) and Pavement, how could you have not heard of pavement. Stephen Malkmus, recently played here, was the front man.