the new track Silvery Sometime (Ghosts) is much better than Solara and definitely a better song than I thought Billy was capable of these days
― ufo, Thursday, 13 September 2018 16:00 (five years ago) link
oh that's exciting!!!
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 13 September 2018 16:01 (five years ago) link
it feels a lot like one of the poppier Machina tracks except without the muddy production
― ufo, Thursday, 13 September 2018 16:10 (five years ago) link
oh wow that description is otm
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Thursday, 13 September 2018 16:17 (five years ago) link
album is Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. out 16 November
Knights of MaltaSilvery Sometimes (Ghosts)TravelsSolaraAlienationMarchin' OnWith SympathySeek and You Shall Destroy
lmao never change Billy. what are the chances he ever makes it to volume 2
― ufo, Friday, 14 September 2018 03:13 (five years ago) link
zero ;p
― flappy bird, Friday, 14 September 2018 03:27 (five years ago) link
this isn't saying much but Silvery Sometimes is maybe the best song he's released since Zwan
― ufo, Friday, 14 September 2018 03:36 (five years ago) link
Certainly sounds Zwany. Not crazy about it but it's better than Solara, which as much as I dislike(d?), has been stuck in my head all summer. I don't think I've actually listened to it since July.
Silvery Sometimes sounds car commercial pop/alt rock. It's good. Now I'm listening to Solara and actually sort of enjoying it? What the fuck?
― flappy bird, Friday, 14 September 2018 04:11 (five years ago) link
"Silvery Sometimes" has more emotional heft than "Solara" (wtf was that song anyway), although I kept waiting for a chorus and then the song ended. Listening to it some more. I like it! Hoping the LP has a bit more to sink your teeth into.
― Sam Weller, Friday, 14 September 2018 10:38 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSb9YSr38u8
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 14 September 2018 12:16 (five years ago) link
― ufo, Thursday, September 13, 2018 8:36 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hmmmm don't know if i'd go that far but this def is in "ma belle" territory quality-wise
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 14 September 2018 12:17 (five years ago) link
wish I voted for this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMBFts2aoAM
― flappy bird, Saturday, 15 September 2018 05:58 (five years ago) link
yo flappy i think you'll really enjoy this if you haven't watched it already
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XtQRODxJYg
zane gets into "the time when it really started clicking, the european festival tour for siamese dream"
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 17 September 2018 18:55 (five years ago) link
oh and then billy starts talking about lolla 94
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Monday, 17 September 2018 18:56 (five years ago) link
Does he mention getting Pavement kicked off the bill? lol
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Monday, 17 September 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link
oh snap, I missed this latest salvo: http://exclaim.ca/music/article/stephen_malkmus_writes_off_the_smashing_pumpkins_reunion_as_fake
― stan in the place where you work (morrisp), Monday, 17 September 2018 19:20 (five years ago) link
haha classic malkmus
― Οὖτις, Monday, 17 September 2018 19:28 (five years ago) link
lmao Malkmus: "I'm into Zwan. Zwan was good."
thanks for sharing that Brad, listening now.
― flappy bird, Monday, 17 September 2018 21:39 (five years ago) link
internet agrees that stephen malkmus and rosemarie dewitt are the same person
― for i, sock in enumerate (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 17 September 2018 22:12 (five years ago) link
zwan WAS good!
― canary christ (stevie), Wednesday, 19 September 2018 10:02 (five years ago) link
yes they were
― flappy bird, Thursday, 20 September 2018 06:07 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDVbkFRVTh8
I never understood the "Range Life" diss (good song, btw). What's a "nature kid" and does he say "uh, they don't have no function" or "I/they don't have no function"? The former makes sense but the latter doesn't (because no way is SM being self-effacing). Either way the verse isn't very funny so I never understood why the band said they couldn't stop laughing when SM sang the lyrics the first time...must have been a pretty dull session if that'll make you lose your lunch.
At any rate, D'arcy must have made quite an impression on SM!
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 20 September 2018 08:27 (five years ago) link
It's "I/They don't have no function." He's playing a character but it's semi-autobiographical - he is being self-effacing but I think the dis is sincere, too - admitting he's out of touch with the rock mainstream and at the same time saying that if these chumps are the rock mainstream in 1994, why would I want to be in touch? Also trolling Corgan's ego, which obviously worked. (N.B. I was 12 in the 90s and love all three bands, but I get where Malkmus is coming from here. And Corgan deserves to be trolled endlessly for the remainder of his public life.) "Nature kids" I've always thought of as filler words.
― It's like an Christian pop (thewufs), Thursday, 20 September 2018 09:18 (five years ago) link
Has anyone ever noticed or commented on the Stone Temple Pilots line that comes next in the song?
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Thursday, 20 September 2018 11:43 (five years ago) link
Well he was vaguely comparing her absence to Lindsey Buckingham's in Fleetwood Mac...
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 20 September 2018 14:16 (five years ago) link
What I mean to say is that if his main objection to a so-called Pumpkins reunion with Billy, James, and Jimmy is that D'arcy is not around, then he must have a hugely favorable opinion of whatever she contributed to that band.
Btw I always liked the funny Scott Weiland impression after the STP line.
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 20 September 2018 14:23 (five years ago) link
Keep in mind that Billy hit Pavement hard when they reunited in 2010: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/nov/16/billy-corgan-pavement
― growing up in publix (morrisp), Thursday, 20 September 2018 14:31 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9czpVjVL1wM
apparently they streamed their seattle show last month on twitter in case anyone wants to live/relive this show
i skipped right to "porcelina" and damn
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 21 September 2018 22:40 (five years ago) link
yeah actually i recommend anyone who likes this band do what i just did
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Friday, 21 September 2018 22:46 (five years ago) link
same
and yeah when that video went up I did the same thing. Porcelina was the highlight of the show for me.
― flappy bird, Friday, 21 September 2018 23:01 (five years ago) link
they sound really really great
shame Corgan said that Australian promoters aren't interested in bringing the tour here
― ufo, Saturday, 22 September 2018 02:56 (five years ago) link
Just saw my first Zero shirt out in the wild in years .
― Ubering With The King (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 27 September 2018 04:09 (five years ago) link
Weird, I saw similar the other day.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 27 September 2018 04:11 (five years ago) link
James is looking sufficiently embarrassed during the Mark McGrath portion of the "Silvery Sometimes" video. As he should!
― Sam Weller, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 14:20 (five years ago) link
that video is very dumb but also still pretty fun, glad billy gives a shit again
“silvery sometimes” is the sp song i wanted after “untitled”
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 14:51 (five years ago) link
it's a really good song. definitely get early 00s vibes (maybe it's just that "we're in the middle" hook)
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 17 October 2018 17:01 (five years ago) link
I'm not sure Corgan could ever be accused of "not giving a shit" when it comes to his music - if anything he has the opposite problem: he gives too much of a shit. Even in the periods considered to be his worst, I'm sure he was doing what he felt was his best at the time.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 17 October 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
one minute clip of "Wound" alt-take / instrumental
#Machina pic.twitter.com/oGU4NSwL8t— Smashing Pumpkins (@SmashingPumpkin) October 29, 2018
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:20 (five years ago) link
I'm not sure Corgan could ever be accused of "not giving a shit" when it comes to his music
glad you're back, i was talking about his music videos
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:32 (five years ago) link
if you could avoid ever referring to one of my posts again that'd be great thanks
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:39 (five years ago) link
That "Snail" performance with Chino Moreno is cool.
― jmm, Tuesday, 30 October 2018 18:40 (five years ago) link
just realized yesterday that the end of "Window Paine" is a direct reference/rip/reprise of "Rumble" by Link Wray. just two chords - D to E - but the strumming pattern and Jimmy's drumming make the reference explicit.
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 6 November 2018 21:21 (five years ago) link
My neighbors are always blaring Rush through the walls and I swear there's a part in one of their songs that's almost the exact same as the end of Window Paine.
― Fetchboy, Wednesday, 7 November 2018 18:17 (five years ago) link
Man, I love your neighbors. Now I have to dial up Window Paine and see if I can solve this mystery.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 18:33 (five years ago) link
Reminds me a bit of certain passages toward the end of 2112
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 18:37 (five years ago) link
Yeah, there's definitely a Rush track that it reminds me of, but I can't think of what it is. Great to see Brad being his usual charming self, too!
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 18:45 (five years ago) link
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Tuesday, October 30, 2018 11:39 AM (one week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― princess of hell (BradNelson), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 18:52 (five years ago) link
also don't misgender me you shithead
Okay, then just pretend that I wrote "their" instead of "his", since I ain't psychic. Still FP'd you anyway for calling me a shithead, trying to start an argument and generally being aggressive. I think you need to calm down.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Wednesday, 7 November 2018 18:58 (five years ago) link