Small bands who would be much bigger if they reformed

[clandestino]

Talking about much, much bigger...The Smiths. Moz already sells out Arenas on his own. I reckon the reformed Smiths would fill Wembley Stadium.

 

[twistedAM]

Talking about much, much bigger...The Smiths. Moz already sells out Arenas on his own. I reckon the reformed Smiths would fill Wembley Stadium.

and do a lot better in America

 

[Maggot]

And The Jam, of course

What do you reckon?

How can anyone think the Jam were small?

They had 18 straight top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their breakup in 1982; including four No. 1 hits.

They played some huge venues too.

 

[northernhord]

^ you have a good point there maggot, I was at one of their last gigs at Wembley

 

[corporate whore]

They played some huge venues too.

Dunno about that - I got a DVD of their final tour off ebay a while back, filmed at Aston Civic Hall in Brum. If they reformed they'd be playing arenas.

This from The Jam thing that's been touring, with a guy from a Jam tribute act replacing Weller. I struggle to see the point of this. Sure Rick Buckler thinks differently..

 

[littlebabyjesus]

bloody hell, what's your definition of a big band then?

The Velvets were virtually unknown in their time. But yes, they did reform already.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

The Pixies haven't *properly* reformed though, have they? I mean they're doing reunion get togethers, but they aren't making new material or anything...

 

[northernhord]

The stone roses with their original vocalist, garage flower or whatever its called is a fuckin good tune, I saw em at the Ritz in Manc before Brown joined they were really good, after Brown joined they good but inna different way.

 

[rekil]

The Replacements.

Rocket From The Crypt.

Husker Du.

The Fall (Brix, Scanlon, Hanley era)

 

[rekil]

Nirvana with Courtney in Kurt's place.

 

[May Kasahara]

Silverfish

 

[clandestino]

The Fall (Brix, Scanlon, Hanley era)

But the Fall are on fine form at the moment, apparently. It would be a mistake for such a forward-thinking but always-staying-the-same band to go, well, backwards. Anyway, most of their hits during that time were covers - There's A Ghost In My House, Mr Pharmacist, Victoria, etc, etc.

 

[rutabowa]

Nirvana with Courtney in Kurt's place.

that would be ace in so many ways!
The KLF could produce the album.

 

[Dubversion]

Silverfish

that's a fucking stupid way to get attention...

 

[Dubversion]

Done Lying Down

China Drum (when they were punk)

damn right. Did you see DLD last year? still phenomenal....

Scarfo - well, i feel sorry for Jamie. Scarfo sounded like Placebo before Placebo but then the drummer fucked up his back (i think) and they had to take long break and missing the boat.

Jamie's OK though, he's in the Kills and hanging out with Jack White (not bad for an ex Blyth Power member)

 

[The_Reverend_M]

The Pixies haven't *properly* reformed though, have they? I mean they're doing reunion get togethers, but they aren't making new material or anything...

Well there has been talk, it's been on/off really ... tbh let's hope they don't! It'll only spoil their perfect legacy

 

[Baron Samedi]

Cr@ss ( see what I did there ) would clean up, and it would be so good to see them do it for the money

 

[Dubversion]

no it wouldn't.

 

[skyscraper101]

Some of these might not be possible BTW...

ABBA
Guns N Roses (original line up)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
The KLF
Nirvana
Leftfield
The Shamen
Pulp
Atari Teenage Riot
The Verve
Led Zeppelin
Orbital
Pantera
Jackson 5
Altern-8
Rod Jane & Freddy
Pink Floyd
Take That (avec Robbie)
NWA
Dodgy
The Jeff Beck Group
Menswear
Add N to X
Dubstar
Black Grape
Kenickie
China Drum
The Beloved
Headswim
Lush
Biohazard
Graham Parker & The Rumour
Ben Folds Five
The Ramones
The Grid
Marion
Bis
60ft Dolls

 

[saucisson]

the weather prophets

 

[Meltingpot]

that's a fucking stupid way to get attention...

Why? Silverfish had a following in their day.

How about the Runaways (and perhaps the Go Gos)?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

have you not heard the album? its fucking great! there she goes is a great song but there are loads of other brilliant songs.

I cant sleep
doledrum
liberty ship
timeless melody

etc etc

I have. It's all shit.



Including there she goes.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

the weather prophets

Nobody would give a shit.

They only had two good songs and one of those was over the hill and down the slope which was the loft anyway.

 

[Baron Samedi]

no it wouldn't.

Oh, come on now - it would be funny.

 

[kained&able]

I was always shocked janus stark never did anything. A good slice of pop punk on thier first album then pissed it up the wall for various reasons.

I wanna say king prawn they wouldn't sell but i miss em. Vex red i think would sell a bit better in the more emo enviroment we find ourselves in. They were quality.

Some of the bands listed are silly led zepplin, nirvana, guns n roses are small bands??? Oh and heres a hint nwa can't reform one lost his voice one died of aids. i guess no one would notice is lil easy replaced his daddy though, they sound so similer.


dave

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

that's a fucking stupid way to get attention...

?

Bit of an outburst.

 

[rekil]

Some of these might not be possible BTW...

ABBA
Guns N Roses (original line up)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
The KLF
Nirvana
Leftfield
The Shamen
Pulp
Atari Teenage Riot
The Verve
Led Zeppelin
Orbital
Pantera
Jackson 5
Altern-8
Rod Jane & Freddy
Pink Floyd
Take That (avec Robbie)
NWA
Dodgy
The Jeff Beck Group
Menswear
Add N to X
Dubstar
Black Grape
Kenickie
China Drum
The Beloved
Headswim
Lush
Biohazard
Graham Parker & The Rumour
Ben Folds Five
The Ramones
The Grid
Marion
Bis
60ft Dolls

We're talking about small bands not behemoths like the Zep. They used to book entire hotel floors and use motorbikes to get around them ffs. Not the sort of stuff you can do if you've been playing the camden toilet for 10 years.

 

[Dubversion]

Why? Silverfish had a following in their day.

it's the name of a silverfish song.

ditto @ atomic suplex..

May will have got it, she's

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Humm not one I know. I used to love them and saw them many times. Dolly Parton was my favorate.

I had a listen a few years ago and it turns out they were shit all along. I don't think I have thought the same about any other band.

Must be the Ruby curse.

 

[Baron Samedi]

Young Marble Giants have got together for a one off gig, coupled with the Raincoats I wonder how much the Cobain factor will be influential ?

Southern Death Cult might be a goodie ( although still pretty shit music at the time ).