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Keeping a reunion tour from becoming a broken record
Real estate news By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff
October 29, 2007
So Van Halen, you've decided to get the old band back together. Good for you. Maybe you're seeking some of that old glory, need a little cash to fill the retirement coffers, or just want to play one more time.
Whatever the motivation, this year has seen a rash of reunions big and not so big, and the results have been - receding and graying hairlines notwithstanding - surprisingly pretty. The Police, the Stooges, Genesis, Crowded House, Squeeze, and the Smashing Pumpkins have hit the Hub and offered up pop, punk, and prog pleasures.
With the arrival of the late-'70s, early-'80s lineup of party rockers Van Halen - vocalist David Lee Roth, guitar god Eddie Van Halen, his drummer brother, Alex, and Eddie's son, Wolfgang, replacing bassist Michael Anthony - at the TD Banknorth Garden tomorrow night and the DCU Center next Tuesday, we have high hopes that the streak will continue. In anticipation, we thought we'd take a look back at 2007's other ghosts of rock 'n' roll past and dispense a little friendly advice about how to ensure fans walk away happy instead of shaking their heads and cryin' like Jamie.
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