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September 09, 2004
Wha'ppen?
The latest episode of VH1‘s Bands Reunited just ended on a very sad note — they couldn’t get all of the original members of The English Beat back together (is this the first time that this has happened on the show?). I am really surprised, actually, but I guess Andy Cox and David Steele just couldn’t find it in themselves to attend. It was neat to see a few of the members get back together, though; not a complete loss.
One of the things I don’t like about Bands Reunited is their failure to tell the “whole” story about the bands that they are spotlighting. The first time I really noticed this was when they got Berlin back together. See, my very first roommate (after moving out of my parents’ house), Mitchell, is Berlin’s current keyboard/guitar player. He has been with the for a while now. Well, while Bands Reunited recapped the history of the band, they completely left out the fact that Berlin still plays and has a pretty large following — to the uneducated, it would seem that Berlin had been defunkt since the 80s. (In any case, Mitchell became one of the Bands Reunited equipment techs as a result of that particular show, so I guess it wasn’t all bad.)
During tonight’s episode, the fact that Dave Wakeling still plays sold-out shows all around Southern California was neglected (I am fortunate to have seen Dave play numerous times in Ventura, CA). Rankin’ Roger’s stint in the 90s with Neville Staple and a few other members of The Specials, as The Special Beat (I’ve got an autographed CD to prove it) was also left out of the show.
Anyway, I still enjoy the show. It’s entertaining and fun to watch old bands that I like get back together.
Here’s an early forcast of the English Beat’s Bands Reunited episode that I found — the guy mentioned in the article was more right than any of us Beat fans would have ever wanted. Do yourself a favor and follow the provided links on that page to find out about one of the most original, catchy, musical, daceable genres of music ever created (if you dont’ already know).
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