Band reunion; you have the power...

[Blue in Munich]

One for the music lovers amongst us, I don't think it's been done before.

You have the power to reunite/resurrect a band with the previous line up of your choice in order to see them play; who do you choose? It can be a band that you've seen before, or one that you never got to see, but can no longer perform, usually because of the demise of one or more members.

In my case, it's an honourable mention for Tom Petty and Led Zeppelin who I have never seen, and The Who and Queen, who I have seen but not in the original line up. However, the choice I'm always drawn to when the question is considered...



Thin Lizzy. Something about the atmosphere they generated at a gig that I really miss.

So, who is it for you?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Queen for me

 

[Blue in Munich]

Queen for me

They were close Phil, but I'm not sure I like them enough to oust Phil & the boys, as undoubtedly talented as Freddie was as a frontman.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Another vote for Queen. I saw them in 87 and no band I've seen since has ever come close. That in itself is a bit of a bummer really. However, to see Freddie in his pomp was worth it. To see him again

 

[ADB]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

 

[Old Skier]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

You sir are a scholar. My old man took me to see them in the 60’s at Star Club Hamburg. My iPod is full of their music.

 

[Billysboots]

I saw The Jam way back in 1981, when 2 Tone trousers and Pods were all the rage. I’d love to have the chance to see them again and take my lad, who’s turned into a real music buff.

 

[ADB]

You sir are a scholar. My old man took me to see them in the 60’s at Star Club Hamburg. My iPod is full of their music.

Before my time so never had the opportunity - great times to see live music, I'm jealous!

 

[SaintHacker]

Motorhead. Ridiculous that i never got to see them live but it just never happened

 

[Robster59]

Kate Bush. I saw her first tour which just blew me away. Sadly I didn't get to see her last set of live shows and the fact that they have chosen not to release it as a video makes it doubly sickening.

 

[backwoodsman]

Talking Heads - with David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison & Alex Weir (ie the line up of the Stop Making Sense gigs)

Or, The Jam. But they are in second place as I did see them, as opposed to T H who I didn't

 

[AmandaJR]

Easy one for me. Bruce and The E Street band with Clarence Clemons and Danny Federici, both sadly departed.

Seen them multiple times but would still pick them over any others.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

10 cc.

Original line-up, Godley, Creme, Goulding and Stewart.

Great musicians and great writers.

 

[Imurg]

I'm choosing a band i never got to see live.
Free.
Paul Rodgers strutting, still, in my view, the best frontman ever
Paul Kossof - why use 100 notes when 25 do the job perfectly
Andy Fraser in a world of his own
Simon "Metronome" Kirke..

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Elvis.

 

[Imurg]

Of the bands I have seen...just one.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Eurythmics

 

[SatchFan]

Van Halen

 

[Taz]

The who, saw them at the valley it too young to appreciate. Seen them loads of time since without Moon and the ox.

Band I never saw live, Blue oyster cult.

 

[Imurg]

First time I saw them I was supposed to phone my dad for a lift afterwards but I couldn't hear anything he was saying (I was screaming down the phone at him, allegedly). My ears didn't stop ringing for a week. Parents were very unimpressed!

I saw the classic lineup at Reading Uni and then at HammyO the next night on the Iron Fist tour....supporting them were an unknown Welsh band called Persian Risk..their guitarist? A young man named Phil Campbell...Lemmy obviously saw enough to be impressed