If there’s anything more amusing than a reunion of a band that very few people cared about in the first place, it’s a “reunion” of said band that essentially doesn’t involve most of the band. Just the thought of that kind of thing makes me want to start giggling hysterically. Seriously.
Anyway, the latest such band to “regroup” seems to be When In Rome, whose only album, a self-titled affair, came out in 1988. However, after their only memorable song, “The Promise,” was used for the ending of the geek-chic hit Napoleon Dynamite, someone thought it would be a good idea to get the band back together.
They were only able to get one of the original members, however — and unlike, say, A Flock Of Seagulls, they weren’t even able to get the singer. Instead, they’re stuck with keyboard player Michael Floreale and a cast of even more anyonymous extras, if that’s possible.
They claim that they’re recording a new album right now, to be released before the end of the year, and they’ve even somehow managed to get themselves signed to Virgin. No good can come of this, mark my words. But in the meantime, you can click on over to their myspace (they don’t have a regular site, just a myspace), and listen to their rerecording of “The Promise,” sung by their replacement singer, with a couple of extra keyboard blips to remind themselves it’s the ’00s.
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I grew up and in the Iowa/Illinois area. The one an only ‘Guess Who’ were constantly playing the gambling riverboats and VFW halls. Original members? Just the bass player. Care to hum me the bass line from a Guess Who song? Now that I am thinking about, the may have also been the worst named band in history.
Heh…I can’t even tell you the name of the bass player for the Guess Who — and I actually own a Guess Who double best of…
sheesh! i’m sorry but i’m just thinking of the right words to say here.
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Comment by amber — September 22, 2006 @ 5:41 pm
bahahahahha!
i live for these moments.