Update: The Police are scheduled to open the Grammys on February 11th. I can only wonder what song(s) they will perform. I’m kind of hoping for “Synchronicity II” but I wouldn’t be surprised if they picked one of their bigger hits.
There are rumors that the Police and Van Halen (with original lead singer David Lee Roth) will be reuniting their bands and touring this next summer.
That would be a relief. Though these bands are quite different from each other, just listening to one solid album from either of them could be enough to slice clean through the the piles of grunge and indie crap that have been pounded into our ears for so long. Sting’s lyricism or Eddie Van Halen’s guitar riffs should be revelation enough for anybody.
Still, past history being what it is, my hopes aren’t too high. While these bands are brilliant, any single person in these groups has enough ego to keep the magic from happening.
Truth be told, I’m a little more concerned about Van Halen. The first question is whether Diamond Dave and Eddie can truly reunite the band. This would mean they have to manage being in the same room together for more than five minutes - nevermind a months-long multi-city tour. Also, they are saying that Eddie Van Halen’s 15-year-old son is going to replace Michael Anthony as the group’s bassist??!? While it’s undeniable that genetics can do good things, that still just doesn’t sound quite right.
1Sam B. on Jan 26, 2007 at 1:40 pm:
Just a nitpick–both bands are firmly 70s rock (or at least started in the 70s). Which explains why they’re any good (i.e., they’re not from the 80s).
/ducks
2danithew on Jan 26, 2007 at 1:52 pm:
I think both bands formed in the late 70s, but they took off in the 80s. At least that’s how I understand it. I could be wrong.
No reason to duck.
3a random John on Jan 29, 2007 at 11:24 am:
I have argued for years that Led Zeppelin is from the 1960s. Give that 1970 is the last year of the decade of the 60s, for the same reason 2000 is the last year of the 20th century, their first three albums were released in the 60s.
In any case both bands (especially the Police) will be able to charge pretty much whatever they want for tickets and sell out stadiums across the world.