The last few years certainly haven't been short on reunions. If you were in a band that reached cult status years after your disband, you may just be headlining festivals over current major selling artists who worship the stage you didn't play on for ten years. What makes us yearn for the reunion itself? Not every band went out on top to some, but some of us never even got a chance to make that judgement until years later. Still, no one can deny that a little nostalgia never hurt anyone.
I think the biggest incentive is when a band disbands after writing something so special with no follow-up. It's a Nolan film with a closer that keeps us guessing, "Well?! Is that it?! Need MOAR!" While I've been fortunate enough to see a lot of bands take to the stage again for a room overpowered with nostalgic stench, there are a still a few bands I wish would give it one last show to hopefully catch, because that last album was such a damn fine record. Here are ten "swan songs" that deserve one more moment of glory. What bands, based on their final album, deserve to give it another run, if not another record for that matter? Hit the replies and let us know.
Very interesting read, really well done. Whenever thinking about reunions all I ever think about is Hopesfall. I'm a gigantic fanboy, and I'll admit it. After Magnetic North, they fell apart and Jay tried to keep the band going with hired guns. It wasn't the same and they disbanded (thankfully). But if they were to regroup, I mean Jay, Josh, Dustin, Mike, and Adam, I'd be there in a heartbeat, singing every lyric of "It Happens".
I back Crime In Stereo so much, first band I immediately thought of when I saw this thread. Someone last year said they had talked to someone in the band who said they were getting back together but obviously that didn't happen
And Thursday, I would love to hear how they would build upon No Devolucion
Set Phasers To Stun was a local-ish band that I wish would get back together. They only had an EP released, but it was pretty solid pop punk, in my opinion. Would've loved to hear more. Aside from that, I wish Harvey Danger would get back together. They put out an awesome album with Little by Little and I really wish they would do something more.
Still really psyched and surprised that The Fratellis got back together this year.
I totally agree with you one hundred percent on Bear vs. Shark and Botch. Didn't get into them until too late but they both are incredible bands. I'd also probably include Modern Life Is War in there too. Still probably my favorite hardcore band of all time. I'd love to see what they could have possibly done after Midnight In America because I loved the progression between that and Witness.
A lot of fans seemed to tire on the Bloods by Young Machetes but I thought that album killed it. Just behind Piano and MAYBE ahead of Crimes in their catalog. Just vicious and unrelenting.
Agreed a bunch with Daughters. Bummer I only got to see them once, and it was in support of Canada Songs (which, still, ruled).
That last CIS album is wildly overlooked. They got weirder and more experimental and naturally everyone clamored for the older songs, missing out on a very cool swan song.
A Bear vs. Shark tour would be wonderful. Would lose every ounce of shit to "Catamaran".
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