Reunions, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Zombie Bands

Today, Something Corporate announced they will play their first show together since a brief three song set in 2006. A Youtube video has the four members holding up signs saying March 2010, Bamboozle Left, See you then!

This announcement is following a year filled with reunions: Blink 182, Pavement, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Starting Line, Phish, Blur, and, everyone's favorite Pearl Jam wannabe, Creed. All these bands who seemed to nothing more than a memory, nothing more than left for dead, are back.

Sometimes, these reunions become one-off shows (Sublime), other times they turn into full-blown tours and new albums. A break, or what every band now seems to refer to as a "hiatus," is becoming more of simply that, a break.

I remember when Blink-182 went on an "indefinite hiatus" back in 2005: I thought they were done. Stick a fork in them, and all that jazz. But all they needed was a rest and time to remember why they make music in the first place.

As much as I love Something Corporate, I doubt I will be able to make it to California in March to see them perform again. I hope they elaborate on this reunion and make it more than just a performance.

I'm curious to know your opinions on reunions and what you hope for when a beloved band seems to come back from the dead?