I’ve always found reunion concerts to be dubious. The bands rarely have the energy they did in younger days (although they could hardly be blamed for that - aging happens) and the music is much less vital and relevant than it was when first released. Case in point: I saw the Pixies on their reunion tour 2-3 years ago and it was rather boring. The songs sounded great and the band played well together (no fights or faxes), but almost two decades after their first album and EP, we all know the Pixies. They’ve been incorporated into our musical consciousness thoroughly - I’ve even heard the adjective “pixie-ish” used to describe bands that sound like them. (You know - loud, soft, loud?) Then again, that could’ve been because I was stuck behind a row of complete douchebags who sang and danced loudly and drunkenly to every song like they were watching a Village People show. Jerks.
And don’t even get me started on the Urge Overkill reunion show I saw a few years ago. Fucking embarassing.
That said, maybe Pavement will have better luck. I likely won’t be there to find out first hand, given my intense dislike for crowds and people. Thank God I have an interwebs so I can keep up with the world outside my house.
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