ilovefuzz.com

devi ever wrote:I remember a quote... I believe from the Pisces Iscariot liner notes... where he mentions something about Frail and Bedazzled not being on Siamese Dream because it wasn't up to the standard of all the other SD songs (he said it more like "too small amongst the tall trees).

Frail and Bedazzled... not good enough to be amongst the Siamese Dream songs.

Now he's pumping (or pumpkining) out these truly lackluster and uninspired indie-rock songs one after another. None of which has yet to even remotely compare in depth or scope to a song that Billy once said wasn't good enough to be on a major release.

Look. I'm not saying the new music doesn't have merit, or doesn't come from a true place, but from a very scientific unbiased perspective, Billy just isn't pushing the same production boundaries he once did in the studio, and I'm beginning to think he's incapable of doing it himself (whether that be because of inability, or lack of motivation... i dunno).

Once and for all, I feel I can say... RIP Smashing Pumpkins.

I do not welcome our Corgan and Chamberlain indie-rock duo overloards.

WaveForm3 wrote:I know, and thanks alot, but I buy my albums, even if it's used. I still like to have a physical copy.

So prolly next weekend, I'll run to my local music store!

jdavyd wrote:depending on how you count it, this is either my least or most favorite part about billy corgan writing and releasing new material. there's always this explosion of "well it doesn't sound like bullet/cherub rock/i am one so clearly it's rubbish." a few years later, everyone's feeling a little calmer, and they come back with "you know this record is pretty good, actually."

it happened with TFE, it happened with Zwan... i daresay to an extent it happened with Machina and Adore. it will happen with Zeitgeist & the renewed band.

i'm really curious about something though, when the band toured for Machina with MADM on bass, was that "not" the Pumpkins?