seach & destroy: new material by reunited old bands

Not as good as Marquee Moon, but as good as Adventure, which is pretty good going really.

On the other hand, when I saw the Stooges two weeks ago, they played one new song ("Skull Ring," which will be on Iggy's next album, obviously) and it sounded like George Thorogood.

Honestly, I know it sounds like a given coming from me, but it's really better than it has any right to be, all things considered.

This would be a great poll: best song by a reunited band. What are some of the better ones?

The Alarm 45 RPM would get my vote.

Please nuke all of Aerosmith's post-Joe Perry return output.

"Nothing Lasts Forever" by Echo and the Bunnymen was as good as their old stuff, promised a return to former glories.

Unfortunately, it didn't really happen.

"Nothing Lasts Forever" by Echo and the Bunnymen was as good as their old stuff

Beg to differ.

I still go w/Undertones. Not only reunited a gazillion years later, but missing the original (and very integral to band sound) lead singer. Both of their reunion albums are ace.

Dinosaur Jr and Mission of Burma have done pretty well for themselves lately.

did people like the pixies' "bam thwok"? I don't think i ever heard it, or if i did, i don't remember what it sounds like.

slapp happy's 'ca va' had some drum loops & production that turned me off at first. but then I heard through the production to the songs, a few of which are as lovely as anything they've done and I'm very happy they made it

That is my favourite Slapp Happy album. Knocks spots off their earlier records IMHO.

Also, Van der Graaf Generator. Neither of their post-reunion albums matches up to the quality of their '70s work but then again neither does anything else.

Maria by Blondie was a good song.

'Everybody Finds Out' by Fleetwood Mac is pretty great, as is most of Say You Will though it does miss Christine. I like 'Nothing Lasts Forever' too.

BAUHAUS

American Music Club's Love Songs for Patriots and The Golden Age are up there with their earlier records.

i quite like stone temple pilots' "between the lines."

Definitely Bauhaus. Judas Priest's Nostradamus was bloated but had lots of good stuff.

Tears For Fears - "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending".

Really.

BAUHAUS

Uhhh. The reunion album was godawful.

Sorry - absolutely loved Go Away White.

My favorites are still Television s/t, Pere Ubu's The Tenement Year, and the Soft Boys' Nextdoorland. And based on just a couple of hearings, Portishead's Third.

agree about AMC's Golden Age. on the fence about Patriots.

Search: The E-Street Band's output since reuniting has been good-to-excellent. I agree with earlier posts re. Television, Pere Ubu, Dinosaur Jr., and Mission of Burma. Stooges, way better than I expected. Velvet Underground also surprisingly good. Monks - The recordings I've heard are again better than expected, but not as unfuckwithable as Black Monk Time.

Destroy: Sorry, cannot get behind the Fleetwood Mac love. The Doors - This was just... They can't... I don't know what to say. Original Black Sabbath line-up - I empty my nostril in the direction of this mistake. The Verlaines - I'm not sure they ever officially broke up, but "Pot Boiler" is the first Verlaines release I've disliked. Eagles - Transparently lame financial decision by folks willing to be human jukeboxes.

But shit man, reunited Black Sabbath mk II (aka Heaven And Hell) kicks tons of ass, actually could be my second place answer to this thread behind Television.

Stooges, way better than I expected.

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See, this is the problem I have: I do not care for any of the Black Sabbath discs after Never Say Die. I also have never been much of a fan of Ozzy's solo things. Yet, I adore everything up to Ozzy's departure except maybe Technical Ecstasy which is redeemed by the dazzling 'You Won't Change Me.' Go figure. Its me. The problem has to be me, but it seems Sabbath went from a singular original sound clearly under the metal umbrella to a band that tried to be a metal band. A good metal band, but not a creative original one. The reunited Sab Mark 1 had that same problem & also churned up an annoying schlock wave in the process. IMHO, as always...

did people like the pixies' "bam thwok"? I don't think i ever heard it, or if i did, i don't remember what it sounds like.

I loved it, and Ain't That Pretty At All was even better.

The Lilac Time's Keep Going (their third post-reunion album) is just about as strong as their early output. in fairness the only original members are the two Duffy brothers, so maybe it doesn't really count as a reunited band.

crowded house's reunion album wasn't very good. new one out next month, wonder if it will be better.

And based on just a couple of hearings, Portishead's Third.

they never officially split up did they ?

Tears For Fears - "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending".

Really.

― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Wednesday, May 5, 2010 10:08 PM (2 days ago)

Seconded. This was a really good album, though I haven't listened to it in at least a couple years.

crowded house's reunion album wasn't very good. new one out next month, wonder if it will be better.

the last one was actually the third Neil Finn solo album, he just decided to put it out under the CH name. the new one's going to be the first recorded with the new band lineup.

(having seen them play about ten songs off it back in March, I can confidently predict that it will be fucking boring.)

Even the rabid Finngirls at the Frenz Forum seem to be having problems getting worked up over it--posts about it have an odd mixture of bored enthusiasm and mild dread. I've seen live versions of the songs on it on Youtube, and I can also confidently predict that it will be fucking boring.

it's weird to think that paul hester might have been the critical member of the band. although the two times I saw them live (around woodface) he was actually the most engaging one.