on 7/2/03 1:40 PM, ssmith36@sprynet.com at ssmith36@sprynet.com wrote:
The reunions in '91 and '95, both of which featured Jon King and Andy Gill, and both of which produced eminently respectable albums ('Mall' and 'Shrinkwrapped,' respectively). The second reunion even coincided with the Infinite Zero reissues of 'Entertainment' and 'Solid Gold.' And both reunions petered out almost immediately. The latter, if I remember correctly, had trouble filling small clubs.
I think '95 was too soon. And I think Dave and Hugo would have to be the rhythm section (tho, when I saw them in 1981 with Sara Lee, it emphatically DID NOT SUCK). And you're damn right it would have to be the old hits. The X reunions will, for instance, likely continue to pay real well -- until somebody brings a new song to a rehearsal, and record deal is procured, and etc. sh