Reunions that will never happen

[MirrorMask]

In the word of rock n' roll it seems that for a reunion it's not a matter of "if", but "when".

Black Sabbath reunited, Van Halen reunited, Kiss reunited, Iron Maiden reunited, Helloween reunited... there are so many examples of band that "would never reunite" and yet they did.

What bands do you think, however, will NOT reunite and why?

For this potentially short list, I propose Nightwish. Everyone in the band and in the fanbase is in love with their current singer, Floor Jansen, and the original one, Tarja Turunen, was unceremoniously fired with an open letter that in short said basically "Hi, we feel you're a spoiled bitch and your husband is an asshole, you're out. PS: all the internet knows about it", and I don't think she will ever forget that. So I can't imagine a scenario when Nightwish reunites with Tarja.

Other bands you think will never do the inevitable? (btw, until it actually happened, I would have included Helloween in the list.... so really, never say never I guess)

[Crow]

Tool

[Evermind]

Porcupine Tree

[Crow]

Dream Theater

[SoundscapeMN]

Jellyfish
XTC
Peter Gabriel with Genesis
John Deacon with Queen
Kevin Moore with Dream Theater

[KevShmev]

The Beatles...because John and George are dead.

[Crow]

The Beatles...because John and George are dead.

I mean if we're doing this kind of impossible reunion might as well throw Lynyrd Skynyrd up there

[Samsara]

I'll never say "never," but I'd say the likelihood of the original lineup (DeGarmo, Jackson, Tate, Rockenfield, Wilton) of Queensryche getting back together is pretty minuscule at best. Particularly if it doesn't happen in the next year.

[MirrorMask]

The Beatles...because John and George are dead.

I mean if we're doing this kind of impossible reunion might as well throw Lynyrd Skynyrd up there

Yeah, I didn't explicitly said so but I meant reunions in the realm of possibility, but that you think will not happen anyway. Otherwise we could also count the Heaven and Hell lineup of Black Sabbath and others 450 similar examples.

Also, I'm talking about "classic" / famous lineups - Blaze Bayley will never reunite with Iron Maiden, well, d'uh.

[wolfking]

Accept with UDO.
Judas Priest with KK

[T-ski]

Journey.

[lucasembarbosa]

Helloween with...OH WAIT

[Adami]

Do you mean full on reunion or a one on off thing?

I'd add Metallica (Jason) to that. Or Megadeth.

[KevShmev]

I was being a wiseacre with my prior answer.

I agree with the XTC and Porcupine Tree mentions, and would also throw in:

Styx (with Dennis DeYoung)

[pg1067]

Styx (with Dennis DeYoung)

Unfortunately....

Also, Rush.  The most that I think we might get is some sort of Lee/Lifeson project with a lyrical contribution from Peart.

[TheCountOfNYC]

Do you mean full on reunion or a one on off thing?

I'd add Metallica (Jason) to that. Or Megadeth.

I think if Rob Trujillo ever walked away, Metallica wouldn’t hesitate to bring Jason back. Of course, Rob seems happy in the band and the other guys seem happy to have him on board.

Also, since Nick Menza died three years ago, Megadeth’s classic lineup can’t reunite.

[Adami]

I can't see Metallica moving backwards and asking Jason back if Rob were to leave.

And my Megadeth comment was more aimed at Marty Friedman.




And to add to the list. Pain of Salvation. I'm talking One Hour - Be lineup.

[El Barto]

Rush is the winning answer. Hell freezes over all the time. People who hate each other personally or musically reunite despite all odds. Maybe for money, or maybe for the fans. Usually for money. Live Nation guarantees him enough money and Friedman will tour with Megadeth in a heartbeat. Newstead happens to be in San-Fran next time Metallica does one of those birthday gigs he'll play Whiplash and Creeping with them. Neil's retired, though, and he's not the flaky type. He's staying retired. By all accounts he doesn't even own a kit anymore.

Dream Theater won't reunite, but it's not because of Portnoy. At some point finances will dictate that they tour and/or record together. Moore ain't coming back, though.

I wouldn't rule out a PT tour. SW won't be going back to them full time, but he might get a wild hair and want to play with them again. In fact, I'd be surprised if he didn't.

[OpenYourEyes311]

I can't see Metallica moving backwards and asking Jason back if Rob were to leave.

Eh, I don't know. I feel like since Rob's been on board, Metallica has turned into a "family" unit. And Jason's a part of that. He's made multiple appearances with them since the split, and I think if Rob decided to walk away (I don't he will), that the other three would LOVE to play with Jason again, and vice versa.

As has been said, Dennis ain't coming back to Styx. But I'll still hold out hope until they die.

[WilliamMunny]

Journey.

It is with a heavy heart that I am forced to agree with you.

And on that note, I will add the VH1 line-up...I sincerely hope/pray that I am proven wrong (rumors are swirling), but I sincerely think that I will never VH with Michael Anthony.

[Anguyen92]

Tool

This is not the "Albums that will never happen again" thread.  Tool still tours occasionally.

[KevShmev]

And on that note, I will add the VH1 line-up...I sincerely hope/pray that I am proven wrong (rumors are swirling), but I sincerely think that I will never VH with Michael Anthony.

I think Anthony and Roth would do it, so it's just a matter of the brothers pulling their heads out of their asses and swallowing their egos and doing it before they are all too old.  I know it's been said many times, but it's unbelievable to think of what a waste the last 20 years have been when you think of how much more new VH music we could have gotten.

[Crow]

Tool

This is not the "Albums that will never happen again" thread.  Tool still tours occasionally.

yeah but they'll never get together in the studio again

[Anguyen92]

^^ All right, fair enough.  Can we throw System of a Down in the mix as well?  It seems like everyone is not on the same page in terms of making new music as well.

[lonestar]

Marillion with Fish.

[Ben_Jamin]

^^ All right, fair enough.  Can we throw System of a Down in the mix as well?  It seems like everyone is not on the same page in terms of making new music as well.

You'd think?

And I'll say...

Mudvayne...I don't see chad and Greg joining anytime soon. Even though that band was rhythm based

[MirrorMask]

Do you mean full on reunion or a one on off thing?

I think we should consider, for the purpouse of funny speculation, full reunions, like a classic lineup reuniting and touring or releasing albums. It's too "easy" for anyone to bury the hatchet for a couple of hours just for an encore song at a local show.

[fibreoptix]

I'd say Mr. Bungle is a pretty safe bet. But then I'd have said that about Faith No More a few years ago too and look what happened there.

[The Curious Orange]

There's a possibility that Rush could get back together to do something in the future, not a full album and tour, but something on a much smaller scale. The three of them still get along, so while it's unlikely, it's not in that unlikely. Ditto Fish invited the other 4 members of Marillion to join him on stage a few years ago, there's no reason something like that couldn't happen again.

The bands I can't see reuniting are ones where there is bad blood between the members. I can't see the classic line-ups of Kiss or Van Halen getting back together, for example, and after last year's shenanigans, I can't see Lindsey Buckingham rejoining Fleetwood Mac anytime soon. Neither can I see Waters, Gilmour and Mason kissing and making up.

[Elite]

I wouldn't rule out a PT tour. SW won't be going back to them full time, but he might get a wild hair and want to play with them again. In fact, I'd be surprised if he didn't.

While I like your optimism, I don't see why this would happen. Steven Wilson is a larger act than he's ever been and he can play whatever the heck he wants with his current (solo) band. He's been playing PT songs with this line-up as well, so I don't see any 'need' for him to reunite his old band.

I'd say Mr. Bungle is a pretty safe bet.

Mr. Bungle is definitely a safe bet, unfortunately.

[Zantera]

With PT I would lean mostly towards no, but I could see it happen for like a special anniversary show or something. I don't think we'll get another PT album, or a full tour, but could see some sort of special Royal Albert Hall anniversary show happen. Not for money (as I think SW has other, better ways of earning that) but maybe just for a one off.

[jingle.boy]

Skid Row.  Bach is dead to the rest of the band.

While there's the issue of band situations like these where the members hate each other so much they'd 'never' have a reunion, my question is why would the core band members disrespect the replacement to bring back a reunion lineup - Dream Theater being the prime example.

[Ruba]

The Smiths. There was the lawsuit about royalties and it seems Morrissey and Marr aren't willing to share a stage.

Kyuss. Josh Homme is a massive dick about that, with the lawsuit against Kyuss Lives! and all.

[mikeyd23]

I can't see Metallica moving backwards and asking Jason back if Rob were to leave.

Eh, I don't know. I feel like since Rob's been on board, Metallica has turned into a "family" unit. And Jason's a part of that. He's made multiple appearances with them since the split, and I think if Rob decided to walk away (I don't he will), that the other three would LOVE to play with Jason again, and vice versa.

They have turned into a family unit, and they have had Jason play with them (30th Anniversary of the Black Album), but I'm with Adami here. If Rob walked away and they needed a bass player, I'm not sure they would go back to Jason. That said - I'm also with Adami in that I'd love to see Metallica reunite with Jason and tour. Just last night some random YouTubing took me to this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyZHjFXv6ZI

It made me miss Jason so much, his stage presence and mostly his backing vocals here are soooooo great.

[WilliamMunny]

Skid Row.  Bach is dead to the rest of the band.

While there's the issue of band situations like these where the members hate each other so much they'd 'never' have a reunion, my question is why would the core band members disrespect the replacement to bring back a reunion lineup - Dream Theater being the prime example.

That's one that I will never understand. Not even for a 'one off' ala Rocklahoma?

Both sides come off as a bit nutty, but I am kinda confused they have never been able to bury the hatchet.