milan williams is dead
it would be a very sad thing if lionel ,roland,wiliam,walter,thomas dont reunite while they still have a chance to do it.
they can do one farewell tour make a dvd a finish as a legends as they realy are.
cream reunited after almost 40 years so why commodores dont reunite?
can we make a petition and send to lionels record label.
i mean it would bring more intersten then it is in lionel today.

http://www.youtube.com/wa...719cRXZ9t0

http://www.youtube.com/wa...5kyfKx145o

thebanishedone said:

The least they could do is reunite on one of the thousands of music award shows they have every six months. They could sing all their hit songs and bring the BRICK House down!

Lionel was on BET last week and said his biggest regret of his life was that the Commodores never did a final farewell tour. He said that he wants to do it and that the other members are cool now since the passing of Milan Williams.

I was excited to hear him say it, but he looked at the camera and asked them to call him so it could be done...(???). If everything is cool, then why would he ask them to call him? I really hope it goes down because it's long overdue.

maybe they should call him.

That would be awesome

I am so pissed that there hasn't been a Commodores reunion by now.Other legendary bands like the Eagles,Fleetwood Mac,Earth Wind and Fire,etc were smart enough to put aside their differences and reunite.I think the Commodores wanted to do it,but Lionel was too focused on his solo career,releasing one flop album after another.I remember in 2000,he was the opening act for Tina Turner! That's a shame.If he and The Commodores had been on their own reunion tour,they would have been selling out arenas all over the world (instead of being the opening act for another artist).The Commodores are a legendary,well-respected band with alot of classics to their name.A reunion make sense.

Dammit lionel do it. You make the call because i cannot
take j.d nichols singing lead on the songs you sung lead on.

Nothing personal. Do the math. Lionel's solo career is much more lucrative than his Commodores legacy. He's the chief money earner and the band is an expense; not business partners. The new single, "I Call It Love", is doing good and topped the Adult r&b chart. Right now, a Commodores reunion just doesnt make any business sense.


As a sidebar, I've been humming "Penny Lover" a lot and verses from James Taylor's "Handy Man" keep popping up.

PFunkjazz said:

I disagree.I think a Commodores reunion tour could be lucrative for all involved.EW&F routinely sellout large arenas,and there is no reason why The Commodores featuring Lionel Richie can't do the same.And besides,Lionel is already filthy rich.He doesn't have to do it solely for the money.Do a successful reunion for one year,then he can go back to his solo career.

phunkdaddy said:

This creates a problem.If the Commodores do a reunion,will they now kick J.D. Nicholas to the curb? Even though he's been a faithful,reliable member since 1984? It would be really unfair.

I don't think they'll get rid of J.D..I'm sure he would peform with them. I'm sure it'll happen. Lionel hasn't been playing or selling out arenas and The Commodres have been playing Vegas and college shows over the years..it has to happen.

SPYZFAN1 said:

okay,let's have some fun when and if the reunion tour happens,what would you like the setlist to look like? Here's mine...


THE COMMODORES REUNION TOUR 2007

intro: Machine Gun
Let's Get Started
Slippery When Wet
This Is Your Life
Sweet Love
Come Inside
Too Hot Ta Trot
Zoom
High On Sunshine
Lady (You Bring Me Up)
Fancy Dancer
Funky Situation
Just To Be Close To You
Still/Oh No
Old Fashioned Love
Flying High


Encore:
Brick House
Easy

I love to hear them sing "Zoom" again

missfee said:

I hear ya!

SoulAlive said:

People associate Lionel Richie with The Commodores, so it wouldn't be a slight against J.D. Nicholas at all. J.D. simply would take Milan Williams' spot in the lineup and sing the co-lead on "Night Shift."
[Edited 10/4/06 17:22pm]

Najee said:

that's a great idea!!! They gotta do this!

100MPH said:

One of the greatest "live" albums ever!!!

actually, the Commadores are appearing in select cities during Lionel's current tour. Go to a Lionel show, and you're liable to see them...

SoulAlive said:

No that would not happen because j.d and lionel are friends.
In fact,lionel gave him support and advice when he joined the
commodores.

mochalox said:

as Lionel's opening act??

SoulAlive said:

no. they jion him in the middle of his act.

phunkdaddy said:

For REAL.

SoulAlive said:

I didn't say it wouldn't be lucrative. I'm saying there's less gain for Richie as a business endeavor. That 1 yr window sounds like a fundraiser for the guys who aren't doing too well and exploits the fanbase. Personally, I have no interest in a reunion tour for the sake of a reunion. If there's some new purpose to new material and the band will be continuing from that point on, then it's all fine. Otherwise, thanks for the memories.

Also, there's really no comparison to EW&F because no one in that group had a solo career at the level that Lionel enjoyed.

mochalox said:

well,I guess that's the closest we will get to a reunion tour

Lionel plays my area soon,I wonder if I should go.Under normal circumstances,I would never go see him as a solo act.I don't even like any of his post-Can't Slow Down material.

PFunkjazz said:

I don't see a reunion tour as "exploiting the fanbase".Most of their longtime fans have been dying for something like this.Even Lionel laments the fact that they never got the chance to do a farewell tour.The way I see it,neither the Commodores or Lionel are having much success these days (despite what many people think,Lionel's latest CD really isn't the great big "comeback" that some hoped it would be).A reunion tour and possible album is a no-brainer.
[Edited 10/6/06 2:54am]

SoulAlive said:

yup. that's all we get.

Q: Reunions always make a lot of news. Any plans for a Commodore reunion?

lionel A: If I had one basic thing to change in my whole life story, there would be a Commodore reunion — a Commodore tour, a farewell tour at least. That’s the only thing that we missed out on in this whole story. On (my) tour coming up — its going to be a big tour coming up — somewhere in the middle of this tour we are going to surprise a few people and show up with the Commodores, just to set the groundwork for something that may come in the future.