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10 Bands We Want to See Re-form in 2010

Blur, Public Image Ltd., Mott the Hoople, Faith No More and, yes, even Wang Chung are just some of the bands who reconvened, re-formed and reunited in 2009. With the likes of the Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. proving the reunion circuit can be lucrative, Spinner brings you the list of the bands we really, really, really want to see visiting a town near us in 2010.

10. Suede
Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler buried the hatchet enough to make a record as the almost-Suede offshoot the Tears back in 2006. It was OK, but didn't stand up with the best of their old band. Would it take that much more to dust off the old name? We're sure Messrs Osman and Gilbert could do with the work. No offence.

9. Pulp
Glastonbury 1995 was the making of them -- the Sheffield art-popsters had been grinding away in relative obscurity until the last-minute cancellation of the Stone Roses led to them clambering on to the Pyramid Stage and playing the gig of their lives. Our plea to Mr Eavis: Get on the blower to Jarvis Cocker and make it so.

8. The Stone Roses
If only to stop Ian Brown and John Squire rolling their eyes every time the subject is mentioned by an interviewer. Squire may have a post-music career making art, but does he never have the desire to slip that strap over his neck? Really? Brown's admitted he offered him a song for his new album. Meanwhile, bass player Mani has been trying to be peacemaker for years. It's time to reward him for all that hard work.

7. The Replacements
Paul Westerberg's fondly remember rock band were a massive influence on everyone from Green Day to Wilco, Buffalo Tom to the Hold Steady. Though two members of the shifting lineup have passed away, we're as keen as Mr Tweedy or Mr Finn to be down the front should this re-formation happen.



6. Menswear
Only joking ...

5. The Kinks
The very apogee of the feuding brothers syndrome in rock, the Kinks songbook is one of the most underrated in rock. The legendary bad blood between Ray and Dave Davies can surely only have mellowed with age, especially after Dave's stroke. Ray's tweaking of the canon for the choral project shows he's not got tired of these evergreen tunes. And neither are we.

4. The Jesus and Mary Chain
The sheer weight of scuzzy, dissonant types strumming their stuff from Buenos Aires to Blackpool shows just what a debt the current scene owes to the permanently shaded Scottish outfit. 'Munki,' from 1998, was an odd, enigmatic gem. We're sure they've got another in them.

3. Uncle Tupelo
Jeff Tweedy left Uncle Tupelo as the less fancied of the pair – the intervening 15 years have seen his old foil Jay Farrar's star wane as Tweedy's has inexorably risen. Given Wilco's settled place in the top tier of alternative rock, we think it's time they made friends again.



2. Hüsker Dü
The band that melded the worlds of hardcore and college rock, and in doing so laid the foundations of alternative rock. Sugar was fine; the solo work of Bob Mould has certainly given us some fine songs. But we think the reformation of this alterna-rock staple is well overdue.

1. The Smiths
Another year, another rumour that X-millions have been offered to reunite the shattered alliance. A Smiths reunion might give Morrissey -- who's had quite a difficult year onstage -- some much-needed help sharing the spotlight. Johnny Marr's admitted the pair have been e-mailing, though we might have to wait for the Cribs to stop touring. Come on, lads. You know you want to.

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paul

Cant believe The Jam not mentioned in top 10 for reunions....some gigthat would be

February 06 2010 at 8:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Col

Has everyone forgotten one of the best groups of the past with their great sound Supertramp

February 06 2010 at 3:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bubba Boondocks

I should'nt have seen that because the well of possibilities exploded in my hopeful brain,so here goes.
1)The 5th Dimension(with all surviving 4 members please,not just one of them.) 2)Can(w Damo and the other three)3)Friends of Distinction 4)Moby Grape 5)Sly and the Family Stone (All the orig. members,not just him and get him on stage for more than just a few songs per performance) 6)Black Flag 7)Sergio Mendes Brasil 66 8)The Soft Machine(With Kevin Ayers,Robert Wyatt,David Allen, Mike ratledge) 9)Grand Funk Railroad(all 3 please) 10) Deep Purple Mach III (Blackmore,Coverdale,Hughes and ? whatever drummer on offer) 11)Talking Heads 12)Yello 13)3 Dog Night(With all three singers) 14)The Guess Who 15)The Byrds(Surviving members McGuinn,Crosby and Hillman) 16)Gabriel and Hackett era Genesis 17)Roxy Music(Where is that promised finished Lp of 6 years ago?) 18)God Speed you Black Emporer 19)The Isley Brothers 20)Dead kennedys(With Jello) 21)Gentle Giant 22)Kansas 23)Guided by Voices 24)Rare Earth 25)Charlie 26)Rainbow 27)King Crimson(At least tour more than every 12 years)28)X 29)The Nazz 30)Ohio Players 31)The Swans 32)SPK
If only a handful of these reformed I'd be a happy man indeed!

January 30 2010 at 9:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
wils

It must be the 3 remaining members of Led Zeppelin - they are all active!! Come on Percy!!

January 30 2010 at 7:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ben

System of a down? Would really love for Serj to get back with the rest of them... Neither Scars on Broadway or Serj's solo career compares with SOAD

January 30 2010 at 7:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Del

Really want to see Suede back. Butler or Oakes. Who would you want?

January 30 2010 at 5:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jay McGlynn

STEPS - its been too long and we need some fun cheese back in the charts.

January 29 2010 at 10:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
phil

Beautiful south,really need them back!

January 16 2010 at 12:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alexander Martinez

They're not technically broken up, but seeing Oasis led by the Gallagher brothers would be nice. Also the old Smashing Pumpkins line-up would be good. And if Deakin could return to Animal Collective, that would be greatly appreciated. Merriweather Post Pavilion was great, but hearing the 4 of them together again would be amazing.

January 06 2010 at 1:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DIL

Going on about a band reforming is like asking your mate "When are you going to get back with your first girlfriend?".You can't reheat a souflee - get over the fact The Smiths are gone,get over Husker Du's demise.
Suede R.I.P.The Kinks AWOL.

January 05 2010 at 9:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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