Bands Coming Back

Comeback Music Acts

In my late teens and early twenties, my musical taste was pretty hip. It was really touch and go before that, depending on what my friends were liking at the time. After having children, I went through a long stretch of listening to only my existing cds or classic rock stations. It was easy and comfortable, I knew all the words already, and the classic rock reminded me of my childhood. Several years back, once my children got old enough to program an mp3 player and develop their own taste in music, I realized I should start listening to some new music for them. I put on my old favourite alternative rock station, but was worried I would hate everything I heard.

I was extremely excited to discover that I heard two songs on the first day that I absolutely loved. I was delighted that I was still hip enough to love the newest, coolest music. The minute I got home I checked to see what my new favourite bands were. (By the way, I could love the internet just for all the lyric sites! There were so many time that I have asked, “What’s that song? The one that goes “blah, blah, blah… You know?” It’s amazing! I can find out in seconds!)

My reaction? You have got to be joking. What do you mean Weezer?!?! Although I was excited that Weezer had made a new album, it really didn’t prove my “I’m hip enough to like cool music” theory. I was technically probably just recognizing a sound that was already familiar. My Weezer cds from a DECADE ago were well-worn on my shelf.

I got my hopes up with my second song. I was not familiar with Gorillaz but I soon discovered with some research that the song Feelgood Inc. was a collaboration of the singer from Blur (also a favourite from ten years ago) and De La Soul (a band whose tape -yes, I said TAPE – was given to me in the 11th grade!)

Although I wasn’t exactly hip on the new music scene I definitely had really cool taste. And my children are already out in front. Last fall I joined them for their first concert: The Who – of course, a comeback band.

As far as comeback bands go, a really hot comeback band this year: New Kids on the Block

I watch other ladies in my age range lusting over Jon Bon Jovi’s comeback career and just laugh thinking of that frosted lion’s mane he used to wear.

As an adult in denial of my accumulating years, of course I am thrilled that so many bands are doing so well with their “comebacks”. They should keep at it if they were talented then still as talented now, by all means. It takes me back, and encourages me at the same time: If they can still rock, I can’t be THAT old.

Any day now I am expecting to look over my daughter’s shoulders to discover her searching on New Kids song lyrics or something similar. I’ll whisper, so her dad doesn’t hear “It goes like this. I know all their lyrics. I attended their concert in grade nine.” I wish I would’ve kept my New Kids on the Block t-shirt!