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"Christof hamille" wrote:



>I have yet to see Bauhaus because of the whole reunion stigma.  They vowed 

>against it for so long...and then....1 record flops...another....and now 

>you have it.  I did the same with the Damned at first.  Now I'll go because 

>I kinow they are in it for at least a while (really because what else are 

>they going to do).  If Bauhaus comes through again and the tickets aren't 

>$50 (I wish I was kidding) then probably.

> There is one side that thinks band could reunite when they can see the 

> rewards of the earlier work (being ahead of the curve), but it erks me 

> when bands do it because all else has failed and this is their last ditch 

> effort to survive.  9 times out of 10 they still aren't tlaking to one 

> another and it is the same set over and over and over.


You know, one reasons why many bands reunite and tour is because they are in 
debt to a record company and just doing a lucrative tour is the best, 
easiest way to get out of hock with them and hopefully make a nice 
retirement nest egg.

I know for a fact Jane's Addiction did their "Relapse" tour in '97 for this 
very reason. They still owed Warner Bros an album on their original contract 
and were in continuous debt from their record company advances during the 
late 80's/early 90's. They authorized and contributed some unreleased songs 
and polished up a few demos, released "Kettle Whistle" and did a short 
reunion tour that pretty much balanced the books with Warner Bros.

Record companies are like lone sharks. They sign a young (stupid) band, 
throw a bunch of advance money for touring and recording and via creative 
accounting and criminal interest rates, keep said band under their thumb 
owing money and locked into the album/tour cycle for years until the band 
burns out. Oh, and of course, said band usually doesn't own the rights to 
their own music.

T.B.