New Wave Bands That Should Reunite
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:34 amOn the heels of The Police reunion this summer what are the 3 new wave era bands you would like to see reunite? The only rule is that all the original members need to be alive (this rules out The Clash).
Here are my top 3:
English Beat -- How great would it be to see Dave Wakeling/Ranking Roger/David Steele/Andy Cox/Everett Morton and Saxa on stage just one more time? VH1's Bands Reunited couldn't do it so it may never happen.
Talking Heads -- David Byrne has repeatedly stated that a reunion of the legendary new wave outfit is never going to happen, citing internal conflict and the fact that he is in a vastly different place musically than the rest of the band. But what drives creativity more than conflict and diversity? Byrne’s current obsession with world music would work beautifully with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz’s love of dance music, which they have been perfecting ever since their first record as the Tom Tom Club in 1981.
XTC -- According to a recent Andy Partridge quote, the status of XTC is a complete unknow. “I actually don’t know where (Colin Moulding) lives these days and don’t have a phone number for him. He’s kind of disappeared off the planet. I don’t know, he’s just…he wants out of everything. He certainly wants out of being my pal, I think.” Now, while there’s never been a formal declaration of XTC’s demise, after reading that quote, it doesn't look good.
Here are my top 3:
English Beat -- How great would it be to see Dave Wakeling/Ranking Roger/David Steele/Andy Cox/Everett Morton and Saxa on stage just one more time? VH1's Bands Reunited couldn't do it so it may never happen.
Talking Heads -- David Byrne has repeatedly stated that a reunion of the legendary new wave outfit is never going to happen, citing internal conflict and the fact that he is in a vastly different place musically than the rest of the band. But what drives creativity more than conflict and diversity? Byrne’s current obsession with world music would work beautifully with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz’s love of dance music, which they have been perfecting ever since their first record as the Tom Tom Club in 1981.
XTC -- According to a recent Andy Partridge quote, the status of XTC is a complete unknow. “I actually don’t know where (Colin Moulding) lives these days and don’t have a phone number for him. He’s kind of disappeared off the planet. I don’t know, he’s just…he wants out of everything. He certainly wants out of being my pal, I think.” Now, while there’s never been a formal declaration of XTC’s demise, after reading that quote, it doesn't look good.