Baseball Toaster was unplugged on February 4, 2009.
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I'm trying not to get too excited about the return of "The Shield." It's on Tivo (the new one, with the DVD burner, upgraded by Weaknees) and ready to watch. Next week is "24." How am I going to get anything done?
All I need now is "Bands Reunited," which may be the greatest concept ever. I know Jamey Newberg has been agitating for Jellyfish, but I'd really like to know what the hell ever happened to MC Serch and Prime Minister Pete Nice -- you might know them as 3rd Bass. I mean - two very, very good albums and then poof, nothing. I think Serch had a solo album.
It also reminds me - last two times I've been in the car, LL Cool J has been on the XM. Why is it that most rap has the shelf life of a Mariners pitching prospect, but LL's stuff -- internal references and all -- seems to hold up? I think it might be the familiarity.
Anyway - open thread question - what band do you want to see reunited?
Three big posts upcoming:
1) The Will and Scott sitting at a kitchen table talking about music "podcast"
2) Will's semi-big blogging announcement
3) Laminated List 2006
LL's just plain good, though I find hip hop from the '86-'92 period holds up very well in general.
As for bands reunited, I find most bands break up because it was time, so reuniting them is about as fun as a high school reunion, and about as much like the original experience. That said, only because I've been on a goofy '80s metal kick recently and the recently-reunited Judas Priest's 2005 album is actually really good: Skid Row (with Sebastian Bach) or Queensryche (with Chris DeGarmo). Or maybe the Black Crowes' Mark Ford line-up.
No. Strike all that, Elvis Costello with the Attractions with Bruce Thomas.
"But ayo, I'm white, I guess my game is hockey..."
Most of the groups I want back together involve a guy that has passed away, so the dreams will never become a reality (Run DMC, NWA, etc).
Side note - I've been on a Beastie boys Licensed to Ill kick lately. That album is either one of the best of all time, or I just like it because it reminds me of being younger. Maybe a mixture of the two.
Who should be reunited:
Husker Du
The Replacements (though you can't dig up Bob Stinson)
Black Flag (Rollins / Kira / Ginn / Stephenson or Rollins / Ginn / Dukowski / Robo)
Smashing Pumpkins (put an APB out for D'Arcy!)
Velocity Girl
TWo years later, a 2.5 hour show with Slim Dunlap was one of the greatest rock and roll moments of my life.
No ... not "Chicago" (R) ... not the Peter Cetera sappy love song gruesome lyric band, but the early 70s incarnation that put out that great eponymous double album.
Bring THAT band back!
A Talking Heads reunion would be nice while we're at it.
Put me down on the list who really dug 3rd Bass. They suffered at the hands of the anti-Vanilla Ice and Snow backlash.
The Replacements show would probably be the best, as Westerberg is a bitter phuck who would probably slag on his imitators who've made more money them him. Going to school in Iowa City in the late 80's gave me a chance to catch all the great Twin Cities bands like the Mats, Husker Du, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, and Trip Shakespeare.
I can understand how music can bring you back to your youth, thewebb.
Oh and by the way, Ill Communication kicks ass and is the best Beasties album as far as I'm concerned. Is Sabotage the greatest music video of all-time? Now that sounds like another great post to argue.
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