Original title
Bands Reunited
Released
1/19/2004
Origin country
US
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
19
Bands Reunited is a television program produced by VH1 in 2004. Hosted by Aamer Haleem, the show documented an attempted reunion of a formerly popular musical ensemble for a special concert in either London or Los Angeles. A show normally consisted of the crew first hunting down the ex-members of the band one-by-one, and convincing them to agree for the one-time concert; the members were "contracted" by signing a record album by their former band. The band members were then interviewed, usually focusing on the reasons of the breakup. The final segment would consist of the formal reunion of the band in the rehearsing studio, and a joint interview about why the group parted ways. If the reunion was successful, the episode ended with the final performance. In 2005, VH1 attempted to reunite the British band The Smiths, but the show abandoned its attempt after Aamer Haleem was unsuccessful in his attempt to corner lead singer Morrissey before a show.
This episode of VH1's Bands Reunited chronicles the effort to reunite the '80s new wave/electro-pop group Berlin, best known for ""Take My Breath Away,"" the hit theme from Top Gun. Aamer had a successful reunion with early-80's new age band Berlin.
This episode of VH1's Bands Reunited chronicles the effort to reunite the group Romeo Void, known for post-punk hits like ""Never Say Never."" Host Aamer Haleem travels the globe to track down former band members and convince them to come together for a one time only reunion and performance.
This episode of VH1's Bands Reunited chronicles the effort to reunite A Flock Of Seagulls, the creatively coiffed Liverpool act that brought us new wave hits ""I Ran (So Far Away)"" and ""Space Age Love Song."" Aamer successfully reunites A Flock of Seagulls. Both Score brothers, who haven't spoken to each other in a decade, make amends.
Ammar reunites Klymaxx, although one member refused to join due to professional and personal differences with the other band mates.
Frankie did not go to the reunion, making them the first band in this series not to do so.
This popular 80's band had a successful reunion.
Despite his aggressive efforts, Aamer was not successful in reuniting Extreme.
The Alarm not only became a Band Reunited, but have stayed together!!
Sad to say, Ammar tried his best, but it wasn't enough to reunite Squeeze.
Aamer successfully reunited Haircut 100 for a one-night Reunion! Big in the UK in 1981, the boys transported their hit ""Love Plus One"" to the States in 1982 where it peaked in the Top 40. Despite the positive reviews of their album Pelican West, personal trauma prevented lead singer Nick Heyward from completing their second album.
Despite his impressive efforts, Aamer was not successful in getting the kids to return to their neighborhood. Danny Wood refused a camera interview, and Donny Wahlberg's management communicated with Aamer. The Knight brothers were up to it, but Joey preferred a reunion on the Kids' terms, not someone else's.
Aamer gave it his best, but only two of the original members made it to the one-night only reunion. The bassist from Kajagoogoo and some session musicians filled in the space for an enjoyable concert.
Aamer was able to reunite four of the six original members. Although they did not perform as The English Beat, some of them performed with the newly organized group The Beat.
It was tough and tense for a while, but Aamer got the original Motels back together for a one-night reunion. Right after lead singer Martha Davis told Aamer he'd be on drums, he went into the hallway and got Brian Glascock.
With little effort, Aamer was able to reunite Scandal. Most of the band members expressed an interest due to respect to their late bassist, Ivan Elias.
Despite a law suit from the 1990's that they are still not comfortable discussing, the ladies rocked the house! There is also some discrepancy regarding the making of the 3rd album, Tangerine.
Although Aamer got all four members to ""sign on,' lead singer Kurt Valaquen cancelled at the last minute. Aamer was able to track down the elusive keyboardist Amanda Kramer and allow her to open up about her personal issues.
A thorough look at Band Reunited's best moments - both seen and unseen! We get a look at just how difficult and tiring the process can be, but our fearless leader Aamer keeps going! We also learn the proper pronunciation of his name. We learn of the groups that Aamer tried to reunite, but there was not enough footage for an entire episode.
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