4. Guns N Roses: Axl Rose wants you to believe he is Guns N Roses. That’s like saying Trey Anastasio could put a bunch of unknowns together and call themselves Phish. It’s just not the same. I’ve heard a few bootlegs from GNR’s recent shows, and I was extremely unimpressed. For me, Slash’s guitar tone made that band. Give up on the 10 years-in-the-making Chinese Democracy and put the band back together, Axl. Just one more go ’round.
5. Led Zeppelin: One of the worst concerts I’ve seen was Page and Plant in 1998. Plant’s voice sounded awful and it felt like something was missing from the music. As a bass player I love the nuances and raw power John Paul Jones adds to the music of Led Zeppelin, and perhaps that’s what was missing. It appears from recent shows that Robert Plant’s voice is back in fine form. There is no time better than the present to prove the Zeps still have gas left in the tank.
6. Pink Floyd: One of the more impressive one-off reunion performances I have ever witnessed was Pink Floyd’s 45-minute set at Live 8 in 2005. David Gilmour and Roger Waters hadn’t been on stage together in more than 20 years, yet the band didn’t miss a beat and delivered a fantastic performance. Every promoter is foaming at the mouth to put together a Pink Floyd tour. Do it for charity, do it to put your kid’s grandkids through college, do it for drug money; but just give the people what they want. Let’s have one stadium tour for old times sake.
7. Uncle Tupelo: I gotta be honest here: I’m not that into the music, I just want to see Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar fight.
8. Genesis (w/ Peter Gabriel): You have the wrong guy if you think this is the sentence where I bash Phil Collins and mention I Can’t Dance. While I’m down with Phil Collins, I still enjoy the fuck out of early Genesis. Rumor has it Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett will be rejoining their old mates after Gabriel’s world tour. Make it happen Petey Gabes, we all know the ball is in your court.
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