The AP Poll
These days, the best career move a band can make is to break up—because when the inevitable reunion show, tour and/or album happens, fans greet them with unbridled excitement. (Heck, bands often receive more praise than they received when they were together in the first place.) In the case of most well-received reunions, it’s hard to tell whether nostalgia overwhelms objectivity. Fans desperately want their favorite band to be as good as they remember, and they can’t bear the thought of their idols not living up to past glories. And if they’ve never seen the reunited band, it’s expected that the second go-’round will be nothing short of amazing, even if reality isn’t quite as rosy. It’s a tough question, which is why we want to know:
When a band reunites, is it ever as good as it was the first time around?
Tell us here and you could see yourself in an upcoming issue of AP!
