Smashing Pumpkins, Cheap Trick, Hanson, Fountains Of Wayne

[sev]

I just read that a new band called "Tinted Windows" has formed.
The members are:

James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins guitarist)
Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick drummer...one of my absolute heroes, and biggest drumming influences)
Taylor Hanson (From the kiddie band Hanson)
Adam Schlesinger (Fountains Of Wayne bassist)

Weird.

Apparently, the album is done, and they're unveiling the live show at South By Southwest.

Hmmmm. I have no idea what to think.

[ohsojayadeva]

ooh would iha or the hanson kid be fronting the band, i wonder?

[Smorfelt]

According to a source close to the band, Taylor Hanson will be the primary singer, and the album has an “old-school, naive, young, bubblegum power-pop” sound. Iha has apparently mentioned the Buzzcocks and the Knack as influences.

[ohsojayadeva]

Well, i'm not going to try to hold out and not pass judgment too soon...

i'm going to try....

[sev]

The Buzzcocks and The Knack? Sounds cool to ME.

[jrmy]

Whoa. That is a crazy lineup.

I will say this: that Hanson kid's been playing & singing since he's been able to stand - hypothetically, if he's developed good taste, he should certainly have the chops by now to get it across. And if those particular folks have chosen to back him, I'll certainly give it the benefit of doubt... now let's see what it sounds like!

[htsamurai]

Whoa. That is a crazy lineup.

I will say this: that Hanson kid's been playing & singing since he's been able to stand - hypothetically, if he's developed good taste, he should certainly have the chops by now to get it across. And if those particular folks have chosen to back him, I'll certainly give it the benefit of doubt... now let's see what it sounds like!

is that optimisim i smell?

my only question is; how did they all meet?

[sev]

my only question is; how did they all meet?

Well, Bun E. Carlos and James Iha are both Illinois cats. Maybe that accounts for part of it?

[Dr. Sherman Sticks M.D.]

wow did not expect that when i clicked on this thread......

apparently another connection:
Schlesinger and Iha co-own Stratosphere Sound Studios (along with Ivy’s Andy Chase), where Tinted Windows recorded their debut.

from
http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/02/18/one- ... d-windows/

[gishlullmoon]

oMfG pumpkins are my fav band, i wish best for james.......i was not behind him in circle tho.......i never liked circle or cared for tool that much...........they rock they just weren't my thing but i can see definitely why people could love them, its just im not that dark of a musciain i suppose?

but hanson ?

[jrmy]

is that optimisim i smell?

That's either optimism or whatever it is in this funny cigarette I've been smoking. It makes me feel all giggly... and kinda hungry...

[ohsojayadeva]

this really sounds like the hanson kid was recording a new record and the band was put together around that, likely after it was recorded.

[Smorfelt]

- Fountains Of Wayne opened for Smashing Pumpkins during the Infinite Sadness Tour in the US (I saw them in Cincinnati during that tour)... and got signed on Scratchy Records (owned by James and D'Arcy).
- Cheap Trick is really close to the Smashing Pumpkins, specially with Billy... they played several shows together since 1995.

[sev]

That's great! Billy doing his best Rick Nielsen impression, with the checkered Explorer, wacky sweater, and flipped-up bill.
One of my favorite guitarists/songwriters of all time. Rick, that is.

[Gunner Recall]

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