Hammersmith Apollo, LondonPerhaps the most compelling argument against legendary bands reforming and playing a classic album in its entirety is that, by design, it robs rock music of its essential spontaneity: you buy tickets knowing precisely what you're going to get. That said, a lack of spontaneity certainly wasn't an issue with the reformed Stooges, as anyone who witnessed the broiling chaos of their 2005 show at the same venue would doubtless attest. They didn't so much play their 1970 albu...
Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonPerhaps the most compelling argument against legendary bands reforming and playing a classic album in its entirety is that, by design, it robs r... more info