Everything Old is Old Again
There’s exciting news out there for those of us that are children of the 80’s – yet another rock & roll band from our teen years is talking about a reunion tour: The Police.
So now we’ll get Sting & Co. back on the road, where they’ll be joined by “reunited ‘cause it feels so good” musicians such as Genesis, Wham!, The Stooges, plus already back & touring bands (Eagles, Stones, The Who, you name it.) But is it a good thing?
First, I want a true Police reunion tour, and not a couple of Police songs mixed in with “Sting’s Greatest Crap from the 90’s.” I really liked The Police, but Sting’s solo stuff (and mega-ego) always made me boot.
Second, what do you suppose they’re going to gouge us for tickets? I have a bad feeling...
The Stones were charging something like $350 or so for some seats, and the Eagles have a reputation for ticket prices that would make your head spin. Hell, when the Lovely Mrs. G. and I went to see Billy Joel and Elton John a couple years back (I won tickets), the face value on those seats were $198.00. Each.
I may be old(er), but I still remember when concert tickets were about $20 each. I doubt it’ll be that cheap again.
Third, will it be worth it? I mean, I’ve seen footage of Def Leppard’s last tour on TV - those guys are looking RAGGED. And if you’ve seen the pictures of Eddie Van Halen floating around, you’ll see what a hard-livin’ life can do to a fella.
So can these now-pushing-60 (and beyond) rockers still find the energy to perform decently for two and a half hours, especially after they haven’t played in front of 20,000 people in twenty years? We’ll see. Sinatra performed well beyond the time he should’ve given it up, and the Stones have to use Tele-prompters to remember their words. I’d rather keep my memories intact than see a once-great band become decrepit.
Still, if the reunited Police happened to come to town anywhere near here (‘cause we all know they’ll never play here in Sioux Frickin’ City), I’d have to consider going, provided I didn’t need to take out a second mortgage to afford tickets. I’d go see Genesis, too.
But what’s the one old band that I’d love to see back together again more than any of these guys? That’d be the Talking Heads. As much money as there is floating around for these old 80’s acts, you know it’s probably in the works. (So get on it, David Byrne!)
But for now I’ll just keep listening to my old 80’s CDs, and maybe for old times sake I’ll dig out the cassette versions, too. But no - I don't have any 8-tracks.
So now we’ll get Sting & Co. back on the road, where they’ll be joined by “reunited ‘cause it feels so good” musicians such as Genesis, Wham!, The Stooges, plus already back & touring bands (Eagles, Stones, The Who, you name it.) But is it a good thing?
First, I want a true Police reunion tour, and not a couple of Police songs mixed in with “Sting’s Greatest Crap from the 90’s.” I really liked The Police, but Sting’s solo stuff (and mega-ego) always made me boot.
Second, what do you suppose they’re going to gouge us for tickets? I have a bad feeling...
The Stones were charging something like $350 or so for some seats, and the Eagles have a reputation for ticket prices that would make your head spin. Hell, when the Lovely Mrs. G. and I went to see Billy Joel and Elton John a couple years back (I won tickets), the face value on those seats were $198.00. Each.
I may be old(er), but I still remember when concert tickets were about $20 each. I doubt it’ll be that cheap again.
Third, will it be worth it? I mean, I’ve seen footage of Def Leppard’s last tour on TV - those guys are looking RAGGED. And if you’ve seen the pictures of Eddie Van Halen floating around, you’ll see what a hard-livin’ life can do to a fella.
So can these now-pushing-60 (and beyond) rockers still find the energy to perform decently for two and a half hours, especially after they haven’t played in front of 20,000 people in twenty years? We’ll see. Sinatra performed well beyond the time he should’ve given it up, and the Stones have to use Tele-prompters to remember their words. I’d rather keep my memories intact than see a once-great band become decrepit.
Still, if the reunited Police happened to come to town anywhere near here (‘cause we all know they’ll never play here in Sioux Frickin’ City), I’d have to consider going, provided I didn’t need to take out a second mortgage to afford tickets. I’d go see Genesis, too.
But what’s the one old band that I’d love to see back together again more than any of these guys? That’d be the Talking Heads. As much money as there is floating around for these old 80’s acts, you know it’s probably in the works. (So get on it, David Byrne!)
But for now I’ll just keep listening to my old 80’s CDs, and maybe for old times sake I’ll dig out the cassette versions, too. But no - I don't have any 8-tracks.
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