Comeback Music Acts
Comeback Bands
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. I already knew all the words so it was easy and comfortable. The classic rock songs were a reminder of my childhood. A few years ago my children became old enough to discover their own musical tastes and were able to program an mp3 player. It was for them I decided to start listening to newer music. I put on my old favourite alternative rock station, but was worried I would hate everything I heard.
To my extreme delight, that first day I heard not one, but two songs that I fell in love with. I was very excited at still being cool enough to love the newest hippest music, and as soon as I got home I looked up the songs to find out 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. You don’t really 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. I had well-worn Weezer cds on my shelf from about TEN years ago.
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 joint effort with one of my faves also from a decade ago, Blur and a band whose tape – that’s right, TAPE – that was given to me in grade 11, De La Soul.
I decided that I may not be hip on the newest music, but I still have super cool taste. And my kids are ahead of the game. 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
I can’t help but laugh thinking about Jon Bon Jovi’s frosted hairdo he used to wear as I notice other women my age lusting over his comeback career.
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 offers me optimism and at the same time takes me back. If they can still be hip then I really can’t be that old!
I’m just waiting any day now to look over my daughter’s shoulder to see her searching for NKOTB song lyrics or the like. I will make sure her dad isn’t listening and say, “It goes like this. I know all their lyrics. I was at their concert in the ninth grade.” Too bad I didn’t keep New Kids t-shirt.
