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Re: Nice to Stir Things Up!!

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006, Mybadmamajama@xxxxxxx wrote:


Well I promised Jeremy that I would post  about the need for a re-union but I
had no idea just how hot of a topic that  was. The one thing for the life of
Hey- sorry I ahven'tresponded to that original post, I do still intend to, but you touched some more points here I wanted to reply to 


me I can not get over is how people still  criticize the WHO for only being
Roger and Pete for gawds sakes and was only 4  of them to start with, 2 died.
The Grateful Dead went belly up with the death of  Garcia, what remains is
crappy and a total useless waste of time for no one but  the remaining members 
who
can make money (certainly not the sort they were  making towards the end, they
were the highest grossing act in the 90s, another  generation had discovered
them) the Allman's incredible as it may be, have been  able to continue
without Dickie Betts nor Duane Allman, yeah Dickie's a  peckerhead, lives down 
the
road here a piece and shows up in Coachman Park a lot  especially for the
Charlie Daniels Xmas thing but what in the world is the  Allman Bros doing 
without
Duane nor Dickie. I think people like Derek Trucks,  Warren Haynes etc have
picked up fairly well and I understand Haynes is back or  will be back. That is
outstanding his Govt Mule was one of the best power trios  ever until he lost
Woody Allen.
I think where the difference lies is that the Dead, the Allamn Brothers, etc mall lost members early on in their run. Zeppelin and the Who went 10+ years with their original members.The Allman's had only been around a few years when Dwayne died, and the Dead was relatively new when Pigpen passed. The Who on the other hand had been around for a decade and a half when Moon died, and attempted one album after that and then we saw nothing new from them for years other than a tour here and there. Then Entwhistle turns around and does some coke with a bad heart condition and he was gone. Next thing you know, they're releasing a new song.....I personally found that rediculous. The Stones, in my mind, fall into the category with the Allmans and the Dead, there have been so many members in and out of those bands over the years it is different to me than a core group of 4 guys who were always the same oens writing, recording, and performing the music.
I mean, INXS coming back with a reality show to find a new singer to replace teh one that died almost a decade ago......that, to me, is lower than what the Who has done.
Not to say the Who can't put on great performances...hell I loved the Page/Plant shows....I would have preferred to see JPJ there but I'm not sure if I would have spent the money to go to any of them had it been billed as "Led Zeppelin" 

I probvably would have but it still wouldn't mean I liked the idea.


I propose to the list to come up with a list  of groups that could or would
not be able to continue should 1 of the members  got out one way or the other.
Another prime example is Blue Oyster Cult, they  lost the Bouchard brothers in
the early 80s, bounced back are one of the hottest  rock acts still and are
recording GREAT music still, Heaven Forbid is an  absolute masterpeice although
Maybe they are, but I don't hear a lot of people talking about them. They have their diehard fans. I personally wasn't even aware they were still doing things. 

I mean, should Pantera reunite without Dimebag Darryl?
It's also interesting to think about how the deceased member would ahve felt. If there was an agreement to continue on prior to their death, I guess there's really no arguement there. If bands were smart, they'd make that agreement when signing their first big contract...,.because the rock and roll lifestyle is ahead of them then and they need to realize how rare it is for a long time band to continue without someone croaking.
It's amazing that all of the members of Cream are still alive today. Half of the Beatles are gone (though one was not naturally) ...its hard to think of bands from the 60's in which all of their core members are still alive. Jefferson Airplane lost Spencer Dryden a year or so ago, and while not an original member, he was part of them during their biggest years. The man he replaced, Skip Spence, died several years before. And Papa John Creach died in teh early 90's Sonny is dead, no more Sonny and Cher! BUT the Monkees are still kicking..... they are in a minority. It is 40 years after the mid-60's now, mix in that party lifestyle along with the normal course of life and....well, we are lucky to have so many amazing musicians still with us really. 

Jeremy

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