Bands you would like to see regroup, but won't happen

[hadrons]

Band: Reason it won't happen

Sublime: Brad Nowell's death

Nirvana: Kurt Cobain's death

Ramones: Joey Ramones' death

10,000 Maniacs: Natalie Merchant's ego

[democracyindanger]

1. The Police

Reason: Just too damn old

[fudge stripe cookays]

7. Another biggie...

they can't stand each other. Once came to fisticuffs between Stewart and Sting.

[democracyindanger]

19. That'd be a good one

Sting has all that yoga flexibility and strength, but Copeland's dad was a CIA agent, so you know he has some tricks...

[ProfessorGAC]

Dunno 'Bout That

The reunited for Sting's wedding to Trudy. They all said they enjoyed it and made them think a future reunion was possible. Asked about the earlier battles, both Sting and Stewart said they were older now and hopefully wiser.
The Professor

[Arbustosux]

2. Queen

RIP Freddie

[phillybri]

3. Extreme: Nuno's a little nutty...

n/t

[Wickerman]

4. The Plimsouls

who the hell was anyone besides Peter Case?

[masshole]

5. 3 picks

The Clash
The Jam
The Pajama Slave Dancers (original line up)

[Beware the Beast Man]

6. Pink Floyd

Reason: Roger Waters said it himself, he doesn't need the money.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

21. even better-how about pink floyd w/ syd barrett?

now that i'd like to see

[southpaw]

32. Nah... The Waters/Gilmour Floyd was the real thing.

Besides... Barrett would just sit there and mutter to himself about orange alpacas while smearing himself with his own drool.

[kingdamon]

8. The Revolting Cocks

[CanuckAmok]

9. The Beatles (the two good ones are dead...well, Ringo's okay)

Also the Clash. RIP Joe.

[CanuckAmok]

10. Dead Kennedys

Ca-ching-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g.

[LastKnight]

11. RATM

Rage against the Machine: audioslave, various solo projects, and zach's side projects (anyone heard much about these, btw?)

-LK

[johnnie]

12. Elvis and the Blue Moon Boys

..the singer and bass player are dead.

[Richardo]

13. Conversely: Bands you wish WOULD break up 'cause a member is gone...

#1: Chicago has no business playing as 'Chicago' without Terry Kath.

[mac56]

17. Beach Boys.

They never should have toured without Brian, but it was a different era then. Now it's Mike Love, Bruce Johnston (sometimes), David Marks (played with them for about two weeks), and four guys who used to sweep out the tour bus.

[drumwolf]

31. The Who.

As far as I'm concerned, they definitely should not have continued calling themselves "The Who" after John Entwistle passed on. Many people would go even further and say that The Who should have broken up after Keith Moon's death back in 1978.

[skypilot]

14. Cocteau Twins!!!!!

Please, please, please, please!!!!!

[Commendatori]

15. Aerosmith

I'd like the hard rockers of the 70's and 80's to get back together and toss aside the popsters that are impersonating them.

[mac56]

16. The Raspberries.

Either the original lineup, or the 1974 group. Eric Carmen's ego is the main deterrent there.

And I can't let you get by with dissing Natalie Merchant. I love-love-love that woman.

[ProfessorGAC]

22. Eeeeeep!

Eric Carmen. I did like the Raspberries, too, but Eric Carmen needed those other guys to avoid being treacly. Listen to any of his solo stuff and you'll hear what i'm talking about. Or, you already know.
The Professor

[mac56]

26. Hi Professor

Wally Bryson was the unsung hero (no pun intended) of that band.

[ProfessorGAC]

28. Correctamundo!

He arranged all the harmonies and came up with most of the bridges of the tunes, IIRC.
The Professor

[NewJeffCT]

18. Van Halen with David Lee Roth

Unfortunately, the egos involved are too big.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

20. add to 10,000 maniacs- Rob Buck's death

he was the guitarist and, along with merchant, main songwriter of the bunch

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

23. Public Image Limited

but all the members of the classic lineup hate Lydon's guts now

[Hobarticus]

24. The Replacements

Westerberg solo just ain't the same.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

25. he tried to do it recently

but couldn't get his guitarisr away from that prick axel rose

i saw paul earlier this year and his between song banter was all about the 'mats. he's obviously thinking of a reunion and wanting to do it

[fudge stripe cookays]

27. Tommy's playing with Axl?

Good Lord.

I tried to talk to him once after a show, and he was a complete dick. Doesn't surprise me one bit.

FSC

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

29. yep

and making an ass out of himself in the process

the guns n roses- expect their first cd some time in 2031

[Chovexani]

38. Haha

The VH1 Behind the Music show on them that aired recently was pretty good (the best one in a really long time actually).

"Guns n Roses" is basically Axl and some other dudes. I think everyone else is involved with Velvet Revolver.

[FunBobbyMucha]

44. Where did you hear that?

I've read that twice in DU about Paul trying to reform the Mats, but I've never found any source about same. Do you have a link or something?

Big Mats fan, and despite my gut feeling, would loooooove to see them again.

[Caution]

30. Led Zeppelin

[Westegg]

33. Zep can't reunite because Bonzo is dead. They've said it themselves...

...No Zeppelin without Bonham and they all know it. I've enjoyed the Page/Plant tours and seeing John Paul Jones as a solo artist, but Zep ended in September, 1980.

[Caution]

40. I know though if they were going to do it Bonzo's son would

be the way to go. I dont need new material but god I would love a tour just to see them play a set of zeppelin material only.

The DVD's helped a lot but I was too young to see them live.

[ChoralScholar]

34. Journey with the original Steve Perry... EOM

[Redneck Socialist]

41. Please god, NO!

Worst. Band. Ever. :evilgrin:

[Deja Q]

35. Top this list.

ABBA (the two couples got divorced)

The Monkees (they all hate having gotten involved, even if they were unique in transcending the manufactured image to become their own)

The Mamas and the Papas (Mama Cass and John Phillips died)

Soho (broke up, came back to do "Whisper to a Scream" for a recent popular movie, I forgot which one though)

The B-52s (Ricky Wilson died, but group broke up in 1992 - and came back briefly in 1991 for 2 new songs.)

[Magrittes Pipe]

36. The Brix-era Fall.

[DU GrovelBot]

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[Chovexani]

39. Smashing Pumpkins

Corgan's ego is probably the thing stopping it. The guy's a genius but what a prick.

[rocktop15]

42. Phish

Phish : Accomplished everything they can do. At 40 years old, Phish is no longer what motivates them to get up anymore.

[Emboldened Chimp]

45. I'm with you on that one...

They've done more in their career than most bands can even imagine. Glad to have seen them 10 times.

[truthspeaker]

43. Walt Mink: tired of being screwed by their record companies

You just get sick of trying after a while. And Joey Waronker has found plenty of other projects that actually pay.