Bands Reunited Part 1

I'm guessing that I'm one of a classroom-sized number of people that not only watched but still remember the show Bands Reunited on VH-1. Yes, VH-1 did stand for video hits one, and they did care about making musical related shows at one point in time. I didn't always have a rooting interest in seeing the band reunite, but it was fun to watch New Kids turn it down only to come back a few years later when more desperate. It was also entertaining to find out that even one person on earth gave a damn that Squeeze and Berlin both came back together for one off shows. Does anyone really need to hear Take My Breath Away again that bad?

Nonetheless, I'm pilfering this early 2000s idea for a monthly or so thought about bands that I'd like to see reunite. Maybe some of these are still possible, and others may require some fill-ins based on the pulses or lack thereof of some of the original members. I'm getting this kickstarted with Soundgarden. All the members are alive and only one of them actually has a job currently. Matt Cameron is currently on tour smacking sticks for Pearl Jam as a full fledged member at this point. After the Backspacer tour runs dry this year or next, it would be a nice time for these boys to hit the tour circuit again while they still have something left. If Alice can find a new singer, Weiland can get sober for twenty minutes, then Cornell and Thayil can pick separate rooms for a few last shows.

Why would they do it? They probably wouldn't unless they need money, but maybe they could decide that a new generation deserves to hear some stone cold rock and roll music. Not genre related, just rock and roll. All the heavier stuff from the early days like Rusty Cage and Fell on Black Days with some Jesus Christ Pose to the big time hits like Spoonman, Blackhole Sun, and Pretty Noose. I'd like them to blow up the outside world one last time. Come on Chris, prove you didn't really mean to go solo again, kill two great bands in the process, and team up with Timbaland. You're better than that.

Digital Ditty

I'll keep with the old school Seattle rockers for this Tuesday's twofer to deliver the new Alice in Chains track Check My Brain. It gets catchier every day, and I hear the new album is great. I'm still not yet on that bandwagon, but when I finally jump, you'll be sure to read about it. On a total random note, I'm going to also select the last recording from another nineties rock favorite of mine. I doubt you have it in your old school collection, so go ahead and add All in the Suit that You Wear from Stone Temple Pilots. It can be found on the greatest hits album Thank You. And as always I thank you for partaking in this week's music segment.