Top Ten - Bands I'd Love to See Reform

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[@colmseoighe]

Really enjoyed this video as always... you really know what your talking about and I like the way you included bands who are still on the road but are missing one or more former members. Glad to see Eagles mentioned here , fantastic band and great to hear your opinion about it...I would love to see them live but without a reunion I cant see it happening for me. Reading about break-up of CCR really left a sour taste in my mouth , they had so many great songs ,, truly iconic. I have been following John's expeditions around lately and he still has what he had...having said that said I would love to see them return but whether or not they would tour is another story but I really hope so...one of my favorites. Some other great picks here although out of my realm in terms for me to form an opinion on but I'm so surprised Oasis wasn't on the list , I'd really love to see them return. You should make a top 10 bands video (although it would be incredibly difficult to form)

[@classicalbum]

Thank you for you wonderful response to my video

[@paulayers1111]

Love seeing Starless And Bible Black in the background there.

[@siljeff2708]

Do I see a second copy on the shelf to our left of his shoulder near the window?

[@johnrtomlinson]

A classic line up of Jethro Tull would be near the top of my list: Anderson, Barre, Evan(s), Barlow and I guess Dave Pegg on bass since the brilliant Glenn Cornick is no longer with us

[@billbez7465]

100% agreement on GFR. One of my favorite bands of all time. GFR without Farner, is just a covers band.

[@stevetracey7785]

No one. Rock music should it be of it's time. Bands should arrive, make there mark and get out before they "jump the shark". I was lucky to see "The Jam" in a small club in 77, raw, vibrant and brilliant. Why would I want to see three old blokes at the O2 now? Unless they intend to write and perform new work then don't bother. Compare Springsteen and the Stones one is still writing exploring new ideas and directions. The other have turned into it their own tribute act performing nothing recorded in the 21st century. Bands reforming for nostalgia reasons only sully their own memory.

[@shanewright2772]

A fine point well made, Sir.

[@LuchaLibertaria]

Spot on 👍

[@shanewright2772]

I'd rather see 10 good new bands form than 10 has been old ones, no matter how big they were "in the day" re-form. I find there's something vaguely loathsome about paying money into a pension fund for an entity which has realistically turned into its own tribute band - or even worse, a rump composed of 1, 2 or occasionally a generous 3 (or in the case of the reformed Ramones, none) of the original members.

[@jerryg5100]

No more Stranglers- Heroes. RIP Our heroes- The ageing process - wishful thinking the void between what was and what is and what will be - luckily we still have have our memories and past recorded work. Indeed being is time so let’s keep our eyes open- Spot on. I too have seen many of these bands and content myself with the repackaged, reissued, from the vaults material popping up for the fans. Wonderful insights-

[@executioners_bong]

XTC is my #1 hoped-for band reunion

[@bigboyoz]

Free/ Bad Company and Slade(original classic lineup),Alex Harvey band

[@paulwheeldon3075]

Jethro Tull with Martin Barre, Dee Palmer, Dave Pegg, or Jon Noyce and whichever ex-drummer wants to do it! Likelihood: 1/10

[@martinhayward4466]

Why not Barre, Evan, Hammond & Barlow. The 70's golden era.

[@wabba67]

As much as I would love to see Led Zeppelin reunite/reform, I feel like their 2007 reunion show was the final hurrah. If you watch or listen to the live album, the build-up for the first song is just so immense, signalling, at least for me, that this is it: enjoy it for the next two hours, after that the band is gone.

[@lilajagears8317]

Also Page will be turning 80 in December, I am lucky enough to see them live in 73, 75,and on two different nights in 1977 when they played six nights at the forum here in L.A. And of course the Page/ Plant tours in the 90s, but it's time to move on (plant would never do it anyway).

[@xtstevie]

XTC is the band i'd love to reform for one last hurrah....

[@mikegray002]

i would like to see the original members of slade to do a reunion tour, a fantastic band and amazing live as well. Noddy Holder has always been asked every year to get back and do a few shows but he has always said no. And they have big musical differences between them as well, so i doubt that it will ever happen.

[@blindpink]

Slade gets my vote.....C'mon Noddy.....sort it...!!!

[@roywatson8133]

@@blindpink and my vote slade wete really a kick ass band

[@peterkiefel4324]

If the definition of "reform" is to produce new music AND tour, then that tends to narrow the field. Black Sabbath made a great fist of it with 13, but would have nailed it if Bill Ward could have at least played on the album. A band that pulled off a reformation brilliantly was the original Joe Jackson band in 2003 with a fantastic album (volume 4) and tour

[@luttrell1973]

I'd love to see a Guns n Roses reunion with Izzy Stradlin he wrote a lot of good songs with the band.

[@RuiBarEdits]

Gentle Giant.

[@classicalbum]

What are the odds of that happening? Like you I'd love to see those guys back together.

[@RuiBarEdits]

@@classicalbum I would love too but the chances are less than zero, I guess... :-(

[@roxannewalsh]

Does someone know what became of them? Are they even playing music after all. I was a big fan of their music and then they slowly faded away with their final albums. They were very much ahead of their times (as the saying goes) but then - times have not evolved in the direction that would make them being contemporary today. And if, would it be the Civilian band or the Octopus band?

[@RuiBarEdits]

@@roxannewalsh Check out the Wikipedia page of Gentle Giant. There are details on every member. They are all in their seventies, so I think a reunion would be very improbable, but, we never know. Answering your question, I really doubt they played Civilian, Giant for a Day or even The Missing Piece in a present gig. They know what they have done well.

[@rikgay857]

Marillion making one more album with Fish. Duran back with the great Andy Taylor.

[@bobgordon236]

I can only wish that the Rolling Stones would finally call it quits !

[@chrisvsevil9790]

The Kinks was a good number 1. I’d love to see The Smiths reunion, but it’s about as likely as Zeppelin getting together.

[@ezg6410]

I'd love to see Roger Hodgson get back with Supertramp.

[@PhilBaird1]

I was convinced that your number one would be the original Alice Cooper Band. I can't help thinking that much as in our hearts we want to see some of these bands reform, very few of these reunions would work. Many of them are just too old now, or as you say Barry, they've become a brand or commodity. I'd rather remember them as they were. Of the 10 on your list, I think the Eagles could still do something; and it would be nice to see the Kinks play London one last time. Thanks.

[@classicalbum]

In my heart I know you're right

[@jase1914]

Alice Cooper is a good pick, easier to do than most of the bands discussed too with all the surviving members still on good terms. Glen Buxton woulbbe missed though. The surviving members have collaborated for a few songs on the most recent solo Alice album and did a handful of part shows in London. Unfortunately, from reports Neal, Michael and Dennis just aren't up to doing full concert tours anymore.

[@josepha5885]

The original Alice Cooper Band were very good. A shame I was too young to see them live. Although I did see Alice live in 1977. It was my first concert

[@alfietomkins2453]

Agreed would love to see the Kinks reform,I would also love to hear some of their 80's output on any possible reformation, between 81 and 89 I felt they produced some amazing albums like Word of Mouth, Give the people what they want and UK Jive that were completely overlooked here in the UK, I feel the Kinks deserve so much more recognition for that period, Dave Davies himself wrote some stella tracks. check out Perfect Strangers from 1989

[@jeffreycoy]

I'd only be interested in another Police reunion if there's a new studio album.

[@davidrobinson2776]

Oasis, The Smiths, Squeeze with Jools Holland, Inspiral Carpets with Tom Hingley, The Maccabees, Mercury Rev with David Baker, The Tears, The White Stripes and Talking Heads. Also a little known female 3 piece called The Mescalitas.

[@andrekoerber7334]

I have seen Iggy Pop, Joe Cocker, Nick Cave, Pere Ubu, Arto Lindsay, Marianne Faithful, Tortoise, Einstürzende Neubauten, Stones, Chicago, And you will know us by the trail of dead, Swans, Giant Sand, John Cale, Louisana Red, Czeslaw Niemen, Roger Chapman, Molly Hatched, Georgie Fame & Oblivion, Woven Hand, Iron & Wine, Residents...just to name a few....and unfortunately no Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Hendrix, Coltrane, Miles Davis, Joy Division, Throbbing Gristle, Tom Waits, Fred Frith, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd ..............

[@earlgrey691]

On reflection....none of them. Undignified to see greatness in decayed form, especially without new music to showcase.

[@sebastiankraft9977]

Genesis with Gabriel

[@traceymcintire7754]

Agree 100% on a Kinks reunion. I’ve seen them at least 10 times in concert over the years and they put on the best show of any band I’ve seen. Just wondering if Dave Davies would have the stamina to tour since he did have a stroke a few years ago. Maybe they could do just a couple of gigs. One can only wish!

[@oolongoolong789]

I'd like to see Morrissey and Marr back together, and Hugh Cornwell and Jean-Jacques Burnel back together. And a Roxy Music reunion including Brian Eno. And Talking Heads. And Henry Cow. And Family. And Au Pairs.

[@classicalbum]

That would be cool

[@fredericlatreille]

1- The Beatles (at least an appearance of McCartney in the All-Starr Band ... I saw the line up with Gregg Rolie and Steve Lukather and it was awesome!) 2- CCR 3- Simon & Garfunkel ( a couple of years before Garfunkel lost his voice) 4- Operation Ivy 5_ the Clash ... RIP Joe Strummer 6_ Sublime (before Brad Nowell OD'd) 7- The Police (only to see Stewart Coppeland play ...what a friggin' drummer!) 8- Pink Floyd (I saw them in 1994, without Waters ... ah well) 9- Led Zeppelin 10- Sex Pistols (whith Malcom Maclerean .... he was the best musician in the group so that's why why they kicked him off)

[@josepha5885]

I wish Hole, the 1998 version, would reunite. I miss them. Melissa Auf der Maur's backing vocals blended well with County Love's aggressive singing.

[@Nounboy1066]

The Smiths

[@richardbuckley1232]

I can’t ever imagine anything The Jam doing as being vapid. Love the channel 😎🙏

[@jeffreybechthold2417]

I just recently started watching your channel. Love it. I am about your age. I am a California native. When I heard you say The Jam. My ears just perked up. Have been a huge fan since their inception. Would love to see that reunion. I don’t quite understand bands who’s members are all still alive not wanting to do a tour. Leave all your past shit at the door and just play some music. Before one or all of you pass on. Keep up the great work.

[@MrMojoRisin]

Fantastic video, Barry. Zeppelin, Creedence, The Kinks & Floyd reforming would be tremendous.

[@raybrash375]

REM seemed to end too soon. I know the drummer had issues with his health. But they were heading to the stratosphere.

[@pjw5328]

In the mid-90’s I was able to see the Page/Plant tour, the brief Styx reunion with DeYoung before things fell apart for good, and Foreigner with Lou Gramm still fronting them. Looking back now, I feel very lucky to have caught those shows. I was born too late (1978) to see any of those bands at their absolute peaks, but it was still much better than them being all split up. Most of the reunions I’d actually pay to see could never happen because of people being dead or out of the music business, unfortunately. But if I could wish one into existence without using necromancy, I’d love to see Anneke van Giersbergen perform with The Gathering again. They were one of my favorite bands from the early 2000s and it was never the same after she left. Unfortunately (for us fans, not for her) it seems like she’s another one like Plant and Weller who’s more interested in looking forwards than backwards.

[@benedictdonald4338]

Great call on the Gathering. Without Anneke, they were/are incredibly dull.

[@Shadowking-oz5tb]

A new Bad Company studio album with Rodgers!....that would be sublime.

[@CaseAgainstFaith1]

My very first major concert was Styx, Pieces of Eight tour. I completely loved it and made me into a concert fanatic of sorts. But as far as Styx themselves, well, not very long after the Pieces of Eight tour, I got more into more progressive bands. Yes, Supertramp, Rush, Tull. By the very next tour, Cornerstone, I felt like I had already “outgrown” Styx. I went to the show, but, I felt, eh, I’m kinda beyond this now. I still feel that way actually. I’ve never seen Styx again after Cornerstone.

[@zephyrsonzephyrson8618]

Genesis with Hackett and Gabriel...at least Gabriel if I can't have both. I'm pretty satisfied with everybody who I've seen (who are still alive) so I don't have a band list but I'd like to see PULP, with Jarvis. I never had that opportunity. They are poppy but dark, creepy, sexy and funny. I love them.

[@Ed9870]

Well the three other CCR members (including Fogerty's late brother) banded together and sold their 75% of the publishing rights to Fantasy records owner Sal Zantz who has since licensed the material to anyone who is willing to pay him. John Fogerty wrote, sang and played lead on virtually all of it.

[@jongiometti6595]

Great choices. I was fortunate enough to see the Police at Bonnaroo during the last reunion, GFR in Bosnia when I was serving with NATO, Styx every tour since 1980, and I agree that although it would be great to get Hackett and Gabriel back in Genesis, I doubt that they would sonically improve on Steve's Revisited tours which are FANTASTIC!

[@jake6887]

Journey with Ansley Dunbar and Gregg Rolie would be great.

[@nicoladolby2154]

Great video, made me think about so many might-have-been concerts and albums people have missed out on. For me the one band I'd love to see recording and writing again would be the Jeff Beck Group. To hear new music from Jeff & Rod Stewart would be stunning, especially with a tour to back it up. Genesis with Peter Gabriel would also be stunning. Others would be The Police, Ultravox (again) and a Creedence Clearwater Revival reformation would be brilliant.

[@tonyslupe3828]

and Bernie Leadon

[@siljeff2708]

Deep Purple with Ritchie Blackmore

[@montyrose3529]

ray dave dalton and mick and maybe gosling would be great

[@chutspe]

As much as I personally would love to have seen any of the mentioned bands (and some more, most notably Deep Purple and Black Sabbath) live, when they were in their prime: All those guys now are well into their 70ies. In any other field of work everybody else would long be enjoying retirement. So I don't even know if I really wished to see them on stage now...

[@roywatson8133]

great video barry perhaps you will cover this subject again in the near future

[@scottinglis6456]

Another excellent video - really enjoyed that. Agree 100% about the Kinks. We've all heard murmerings about things happening but never anything concrete. It's something which may just be sprung on us out of the blue one day at some sort of special event. Fingers crossed anyway.

[@UnkleJohn84]

a CCR reunion would be unreal but cant see it happening for me a Van Hagar reunion would be a dream come true

[@magnuswettermark6085]

WISHBONE ASH !!!

[@rushbravado1972]

Love this video and of course the "bury the hatchet" for Styx. I could see Dennis, Tommy and James throwing a few hatchets. I still think they should take one more tour with Dennis. He is a founding member and Styx just doesn't sound the same. I would love to see Genesis back together for one tour with Gabriel and Hackett. I love every era of Genesis even the very underrated Calling All Stations.

[@jtoms3]

If a Police reunion is inevitable, they'd better get on with it since Andy Summers will be 78 by the end of the year.

[@classicalbum]

didn't realize he was that old.

[@jtoms3]

@@classicalbum Neither did I until recently. 10 years older than Sting and Stewart.

[@johnnyh293]

78? OMG

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

And Sting has been ill of late hasn't he ?

[@PhilBaird1]

The Police got too big too quickly and were a corporate sell-out even while they were together. Shame as they were a great trio of musicians with excellent material and a distinctive sound. A similar thing happened to Dire Straits. A couple of great albums then suddenly they were playing stadiums and shifting truck loads of the new CD format. Money for Nothing. No wonder Mark bailed out.

[@maxslamer]

Great video. I have loads of albums with all these bands, with the exception of Grand Funk Railroad, which I've never got into. Some day, maybe. :) My thoughts about your picks: 10. Agree that Felder would make Eagles seem more complete. 9. Creedence reunion is very unlikely. Like with most of the bands on your list both old quarrels and age are reasons why these reunions probably won't happen. Fogerty is turning 75 and the other surviving members have just turned 75. Are Cook and Clifford in physical/musical shape for a reunion? 8. The Jam members are at least, by far, the youngest guys of the bunch. :) 7. Andy Summers being 77 might also be a problem .6. As mentioned, I know to little about Grand Funk. 5. Agree about Styx. Too much friction, and being an "age rascist" again: Dennis De Young is 73. 4. I think the Live 8 reunion was a worthy end for the classic lineup of Pink Floyd and I'm not sure I want a reunion in their case. 3. Tony Banks is probably the main reason why there won't be a Gabriel-Hackett reunion (most likely). 2. Led Zeppelin could happen. Not very likely though. 1. The Kinks seems to be the most likely one to happen, but as you are hinting the Davies brothers are well over 70 as well. With a Beatles reunion out of the question the band I miss the most is XTC. I also dream about a 10 cc original band reunion, a Supertramp with Roger Hodgson and so on. But in many of these cases it's maybe better to let it be...It's sad however that so many of these heroes are soon in their eighties and disappearing one by one. RIP Adam Schlesinger (only 52) and Dave Greenfield (71).

[@thefarrell5654]

All truly great bands in their time all the reason not for them to reform

[@shawnminnier6117]

Porcupine Tree

[@arianrhod9588]

Fascinating programme - thank you! Can I just chuck in another shoutout for Wishbone Ash? Now, that would be unlikely!

[@chuckwilliam4746]

Clearwater Creedence Revival?

[@jameslindsay24601]

Felder is great-why not bring him back in? He is a fabulous guitarist.

[@spiritualarchitect4276]

What, Porcupine Tree was not on your list?

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

So many bands who we would like to see reforming but the problem is that most of these band members are now old men(and women) with health issues and often cannot perform as they did during their prime.

[@frankrizla8665]

Stone roses

[@siestatime4638]

I would just enjoy seeing performers put aside enough of their egos to acknowledge their fans.

[@robj8862]

I get that these guys like Plant dont wanna get mired in nostalgia,BUT get of your high fookin artistic asses and do it for the fans who if I am correct gave you your solo career because you were famous in the BANDS they loved AND if you werent in those bands you might not have a career today or at least would haD to have worked 10 times harder.Im talkin to you PERCY.

[@KennyJ73]

Of course Plant was an integral part of the band but Page wrote the music. Page is the main man. Plant, stop being a killjoy and get back on stage, without Page you would still be singing in boozers in Wolverhampton.

[@MikeAG333]

That'll be Creedence Clearwater Revival....... :)

[@neub4321]

I've got to get the Kink's Greatest Hits.

[@anorak211]

10cc

[@pardyhardly]

Where are all of these bands who are touring playing ?

[@67Parsifal]

I think most bands tend to split too late. I can’t actually think of a band that split too early. Of the acts you mention, I’d say the Genesis reunion is the most likely, though that’s not to say it will happen. I can imagine the classic lineup getting together for maybe two or three performances at the 02, just to put things to bed for themselves and bow out on a dignified note. I must say, I’m very grateful to Robert Plant for preventing a Zeppellin reunion - his voice type is just wrong for most of those songs now and some of those lyrics aren’t age appropriate. Hst, I could imagine a Zeppelin reunion (on stage, but not in the studio) working IF the accent was placed on the cerebral side of the band - In The Light, No Quarter, Carrouselmabra, etc, though I wonder how satisfying the fans would find that?

[@alancharlesworth2153]

You can go and see a great show by Daltrey and Townsend, But trust me, it ain't the Who!!!! And that goes for any reunion after 10 years past their prime!

[@gordonmcinnes5055]

So, Eagles, Creedence, Grand Funk, = Money related. Jam, Police, Styx, Pink Floyd, 'Genesis', Led. Zep. = artistic persona/egos having no desire/ability to revisit. Kinks would be interested.

[@iamreg1965]

I agree with you 100% about Don Felder having also read Felders book. Walsh and Schmidt come across as being pretty spineless in the end. Bernie Leadon, on the other hand, didn't take any shit from Frey.

[@clivesilver463]

Interesting, as Steve Davis would say, there are not many bands I would like to see reform, I think age is problem with many of these band members who are just not up to it. But I would like to comment on the bands you mentioned plus a few others. Led Zeppelin sounded great in 07, Plant would struggle today but a formation of Jones Jason Page and Paul Rodgers, would be something to see. Pink Floyd will never reform, but Gilmour with Mason would well be worth the admission, Genesis reunion would be a struggle for Gabriel and Collins, and I would want the Gabriel era stuff not the pop band Genesis become. One of my favourite bands was ELP but when I saw them in 92 they just lacked the energy and power they had by the bucket load in the early 70's, so a reunion that failed. Deep Purple in 85 Knebworth was another disappointment of a get together, whilst it was great to see that line up, Gillian voice was shot and Blackmore's guitar sound was awful. And to see the Rainbow flag flown again is sad to see, sometimes its best left alone, when I saw rainbow in 1977 its was full of power and punch and volume, not something that belongs on a cruise ship. What I saying is expectation of bands you love don't live up to the standards they set back then, I think Zeppelin in 07 were fantastic but when you see a band at their best Its moment in time that cannot be replicated years later very few can carry it off. The only reunion I would want to see is Porcupine Tree, Wilson best music was with that band.

[@mikebull1972]

Regarding Genesis, beyond everything you said is also the fact that Collins can barely walk now, let alone play drums in the classic 5 piece line-up.

[@classicalbum]

Yes this is true... mind you I've still bought a ticket to see them.

[@danielthenorwegianguy]

@@classicalbum a reunion of the Classic Genesis lineup is never gonna happen. Not only from what you mentioned, but also this: Collins can’t play the drums anymore given his age and health in recent, altough they could get Phil Collins Nicolas to do it place. Banks and Rutherford haven’t exactly expressed any fondness so they do t wanna be bothered with it unless they absolutely have to. Hackett has his Genesis revisited thing so we know he’s be up for it. The problem is also that Gabriel hasn’t played any of the classic material on his solo tours since the early 1980s. He has really distance himself from those early. We’re lucky if he were to do one classic Genesis song alongside Hackett

[@NicholasSadlier]

@@classicalbum Ditto

[@dvdbytes4348]

Unfortunately all the bands I'd like to see reform are impossible. The Beatles ( yeah that is never gonna happen ) Queen ( it's not Queen with out Freddie or Deacon ) Pink Floyd ( Syd and Rick are dead, Gilmour and Waters can't stand each other. ) Nirvana ( no Cobain ? no Nirvana. and Nirvana is 33 years old now ....) and finally the Clash ( it's not the Clash without Strummer)

[@shanewright2772]

I thought "Cut The Crap" proved irrefutably it isn't the Clash without Jones.

[@carncats07]

Dire Straits

[@mikekeeler6362]

Yeah but they don't have the drummer in the bass player another Bandits old and should stay retired or go away rather

[@user-ys3qq6rf6z]

why you dont like black giants ???

[@mikekeeler6362]

Led Zeppelin way too old to be back on stage

[@mikekeeler6362]

All of these guys are too old in their 70s stay retired

[@alexconway4950]

Such a shame about Pink Floyd post The Wall.

[@MarkLysaght]

"CLEARWATER CREEDENCE" Revival? Are you serious? Do your homework!