Uh oh, it's magic...
So The Cars are back together - kinda. They have added Todd Rundgren, but lost Ric Ocasek.
What is the point? This is a good time for a rant about bands that should JUST STOP!
Like, I'm nota Who fan but if I was, I would be embarassed. When Moon died they should have stopped. Page & Plant have lots to musical silliness to be embarassed by but time and time again they have resisted reuniting "Led Zeppelin" knowing such a thing is impossible. Ditto for the Beatles.
The Band, for all their genius, simply were not the same without Robbie Robertson.
Th eRolling Stones have shed more members than most bands even have but as long as Mick and Keith can breathe, they'll keep going.
Queen at leasthas the courtesy to say "With Paul Rogers," acknowledging that they are whoring their past to make some $$ but while recognizing that they aren't the same band without Freddy Mercury.
If it's obvious to fans what constitutes THE BAND, why can't they tell?
No Ocasek=no Cars.
That's the bottom line.
Yeesh.
What is the point? This is a good time for a rant about bands that should JUST STOP!
Like, I'm nota Who fan but if I was, I would be embarassed. When Moon died they should have stopped. Page & Plant have lots to musical silliness to be embarassed by but time and time again they have resisted reuniting "Led Zeppelin" knowing such a thing is impossible. Ditto for the Beatles.
The Band, for all their genius, simply were not the same without Robbie Robertson.
Th eRolling Stones have shed more members than most bands even have but as long as Mick and Keith can breathe, they'll keep going.
Queen at leasthas the courtesy to say "With Paul Rogers," acknowledging that they are whoring their past to make some $$ but while recognizing that they aren't the same band without Freddy Mercury.
If it's obvious to fans what constitutes THE BAND, why can't they tell?
No Ocasek=no Cars.
That's the bottom line.
Yeesh.
posted by Heavy Early at 11:11 PM
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Is INXS the same without Hutch?
Medicore then, mediocre now...but more of a sellout. Hmmmmmmm....I'll say, "Pretty much the same."
Is/was Van Halen the same without Roth?
Oh God - pulleeze!
Van Halen without Roth is like chocolate milk without milk. All that deliciousness but without what makes it special.
Were the Beach Boys the same without Brian?
I could have called the entire article "The Beach Boys Principle." Without Brian they are a decent pop act. But now they're truly a shadow of their former selves. A once legendary band reduced to total also-ran status. John Stamos, anyone?
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