Long-awaited rock band reunions that didn't work out

Time doesn't always favour some of our favourite artists. While you may exist as a band of brothers every time you take the stage, it's hard to be with the same people over and over again and hope to experience the same magic you had at the beginning of your career... Sometimes bands cease to exist for whatever reason. Of course, this is frustrating for the loyal fans who have high hopes for reunification. However, practice shows: reunion is not always a good solution.

If it is a reunion, it is very important that the desire to join forces on the same stage again comes from the very depths of the soul - and from each participant. If it is for profit, hype, charity, or just "boredom" - especially if there is still a relationship between the participants - it is very important that the desire to reunite again comes from the very core of their souls. enemy relationship - it's better not to stir up the fans' minds too much. Otherwise, the brightest impulses may turn out to be a total disaster. collapse... As in these cases.

Sex Pistols

Truth be told, the reunion Sex Pistols in 1996 can't be called terrible. But the play of the participants and was not so enthusiastic and sincere... When they went to a very profitable Filthy Lucre TourThey played a series of gigs around the world, playing obscenely large venues that even the band itself was stunned by. Despite the totally un-punk idea of a reunion tour for money, the chance to fill their wallets to the brim was too tempting to pass up....

Subsequently, in an interview. John Lydon stated:

"We still hate each other so much! But we found a common interest, and that's money."

Of course, many fans sensed the Pistols' commercial interest, and there were those who stayed on disappointed - not so much the tour, but their idols. Well, the desire to earn more money really set the tone for the reunion.

Van Halen

In 2004, the band managed to persuade Sammy Hagara to join a tour that included 80 concerts!

However, according to Hagar himself, it was not a fun musical journey with old mates, but the worst torture of his career. Largely because of Eddie's addiction. Van Halen finally sobered up in 2008, but Hagar would never play with the band again.

"I've had enough. What happened on the reunion tour in 2004 was one of the most miserable, horrible and simply unbearable episodes of my life..."

The Doors

There's no doubt that Ray Manzarek и Robert Krieger played a crucial role in the formation The Doorsbut reuniting when they were both in their sixties indicated that it was all about the money, not the fans.

The reunion got off to a bad start when they announced at the first gig that the original drummer was John Densmore couldn't take part because he had tinnitus. When Densmore found out about this, he was furious and said that they hadn't even asked him to join. Densmore teamed up with Jim Morrison's family to stop the duo from using The Doors name, and they won the case, allowing them to change their name to The Doors of the 21st Century. The whole meeting turned into a soap opera, there were no winners, and it only tarnished their legacy.

Led Zeppelin

In 1985, as part of the Live Aid charity festival, the band Led Zeppelin reunited for the first time since John Bonham passed away prematurely in the early '80s. John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant decided to perform at a global event, but their reunion was marred by a series of missteps. The band played for 20 minutes, performing "rusty versions of rock 'n' roll" (as critics emphasised, and many fans agreed with this statement).

One of the main problems was that John Bonham's place was replaced by two drummers at once -. Tony Thompson and Phil Collins.! On top of that, there were hardly any rehearsals, equipment problems started during the show, and Robert Plant's voice appeared to have died before he even got on stage.

"I went hoarse. I played three gigs before I got to Live Aid. We rehearsed in the afternoon and by the time I got on stage my voice was long gone."

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd desperately tried to bury the hatchet for Live 8 in 2005. But despite the fact that their show was nothing short of sublime, it somehow managed to deteriorate relations even further David Gilmore and Roger Waters.…

The artists were only given a 20-minute set, making it difficult for the band to choose their set list. The problematic choice led to further clashes between Gilmour and Waters. Thus, Gilmour flatly refused to play "Another Brick in the Wall"As he did not feel that the message was appropriate for the event.

"The songs that Roger wanted were not the songs I thought we should do. The arrangements of the songs were not what Roger wanted them to be. But I kind of insisted."