my man wearing a coat made out of weed
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 22:13 (five years ago) link
The coffeeshop at my work has been playing a Pumpkins song lately that I can't identify; guess it's one of the new ones? They usually play very mainstream/familiar stuff.
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 22:14 (five years ago) link
Does he say lover a lot
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 22:36 (five years ago) link
Ha ha -- I'll have to listen more closely next time I get a small light roast
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 22:47 (five years ago) link
Btw -- I saw them play in Detroit, and searched to see if maybe it was *that show*... but no, it was Nov. '91 (opening for RHCP, with Pearl Jam).
So guess I saw him play with that guitar!
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 22:55 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I would have too -- late December 1991 club show with Hole.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:03 (five years ago) link
July 1991 in Northampton, MA, hardly anybody there. I remember a short set, they were restless afterward and Billy invited us back to their hotel for drinks. We said no!
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:15 (five years ago) link
Then he wrote a song about you.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:19 (five years ago) link
Mayonaaise is about that night, yes
― Rhine Jive Click Bait (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:21 (five years ago) link
man I just went looking on spfc.org to see if any of those shows were taped but nope, not even any setlists
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 6 February 2019 23:56 (five years ago) link
only decent closeup show I can find with the Gish Strat. good showcase for it, they open with an early version of Drown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXIaxN2SQ6U
― flappy bird, Thursday, 7 February 2019 06:09 (five years ago) link
Wow — great sound in that video!
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Thursday, 7 February 2019 06:16 (five years ago) link
Man, did I love this band in this era (in high school).
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Thursday, 7 February 2019 06:20 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyjBDmEcKAE
― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK), Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:23 (five years ago) link
Any footage of Billy talking is immediately improved by just 5 seconds of James.
― Sam Weller, Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:36 (five years ago) link
I love James and his sense of humour. I think even Billy comes across pretty well in that video though, it was a better watch than I was expecting.
― brain (krakow), Thursday, 28 February 2019 12:51 (five years ago) link
lol @ james
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 February 2019 16:23 (five years ago) link
the little bit of the "drown" riff he plays at the end, wonderful
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 28 February 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
i confess i feel very happy when i see them getting along.
― Nourry, Thursday, 28 February 2019 17:33 (five years ago) link
I still didn't finish listening to Billy's Cotillions but it already seems his best songs since zwan or machina.
― Nourry, Friday, 22 November 2019 11:33 (four years ago) link
listening to it now and it's sounding pretty good, pleasantly surprised. though i did think Shiny & Oh So Bright Vol. 1 was surprisingly good for what it was too so maybe he's finally making a return to form of sorts. Shiny & Oh So Bright Vol. 2 & 3 is being recorded at the moment apparently and it's going to be a double album with 24 tracks (not sure if it's being released as one or two albums though).
― ufo, Friday, 22 November 2019 12:08 (four years ago) link
yes, Shiny & Oh So Bright Vol. 1 was way better than his previous albums, but i never felt the need to return to it. but, as you said, with this new one i'm also pleasantly surprised. let's hope he keeps in this form.
― Nourry, Friday, 22 November 2019 12:15 (four years ago) link
Billy has apparently discovered country music about 25 years after James Iha's Gram Parsons phase.
― Sam Weller, Friday, 22 November 2019 12:19 (four years ago) link
This sounds nice but seems way too samey to be this long?
― Simon H., Friday, 22 November 2019 12:31 (four years ago) link
kinda feeling that too. but still surprised.
― Nourry, Friday, 22 November 2019 12:41 (four years ago) link
this would also have maybe been a good time to take a step back from making his lyrics so impenetrable, but alas
― Simon H., Friday, 22 November 2019 12:48 (four years ago) link
nourry did you hear Ogilala? that one blew me away
― flappy bird, Friday, 22 November 2019 18:26 (four years ago) link
never really got into 'ogilala'. something with the mix kinda put me off, but I have to give it another chance, i suppose.
― Nourry, Friday, 22 November 2019 18:54 (four years ago) link
The west coast rap origins of one of Billy Corgan's most famous couplets.
Shock G: I'm in a rageHumpty: Oh yeah? Yo, why is that G?Shock G: Other races, they say we act like rats in a cage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXGgWf2lacM&feature=youtu.be&t=188
― ☮️ (peace, man), Sunday, 15 March 2020 23:43 (four years ago) link
whoever had "synth-pop" on their Corgan Pivots bingo card, step right up
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Friday, 28 August 2020 12:34 (three years ago) link
Was just about to dig up this thread to see what anyone thought.My immediate reaction is positive, if lukewarm, on first listen.
― brain (krakow), Friday, 28 August 2020 12:44 (three years ago) link
The sound is really cool but, as usual with late Corgan, the songs feel half-baked. he seems to have developed a fear of choruses
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Friday, 28 August 2020 12:45 (three years ago) link
it's not even bad. it's just so completely nothing.
― Monte Scampino (Le Bateau Ivre), Friday, 28 August 2020 13:13 (three years ago) link
the last album was actually kinda alright, guess he's over that
― ufo, Friday, 28 August 2020 13:30 (three years ago) link
wow it's like thefutureembrace never happened
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 13:55 (three years ago) link
"cyr" needs another part so bad to the point where i can hear this sudden explosion of major-key guitars in my head and it never happens
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 13:57 (three years ago) link
still on a basic level i think it's kinda cool and surprisingly not embarrassing, the backing vocals are great
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 13:58 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4f2VcOva4M
remember this? it's fucking sick
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:00 (three years ago) link
I always forget about thefutureembrace cause it's not on spotify, in canada at least. it rules of course!
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:02 (three years ago) link
yeah zwan, thefutureembrace, and zeitgeist are all absent from streaming services
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:03 (three years ago) link
zwan really the big tragedy there
i'm really not thrilled with either of the new songs as songs but the arrangements are great, hope i hear something as good as "silvery sometimes" in this environment
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:05 (three years ago) link
hard to think of someone more in need of a solid guiding hand, and also no one I can think of less likely to accept said guidance
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:09 (three years ago) link
corgan getting bent into shape by a decent non-indulgent producer... ugh dare i dream. corgo would probably try to curse the studio afterward though
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:11 (three years ago) link
they actually really should make a record with jmj honestly
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:12 (three years ago) link
you say that about everyone but nevertheless otm
honestly, even just pondering what Oceania could have been like with a tough and sensible producer is mega frustrating
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:16 (three years ago) link
rick rubin did produce the last one so i'd presume he at least managed to provide some guidance especially since the results were well above average for corgan this century
― ufo, Friday, 28 August 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
Rubin hasn't produced a great album by himself since....when, exactly?
― unpaid intern at the darvo institute (Simon H.), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:32 (three years ago) link
yeah rubin hasn't had a good track record for a long long time now but he still somehow garners the sort of respect that gets people like billy and kanye to listen to him
― ufo, Friday, 28 August 2020 14:38 (three years ago) link
black sabbath 13 xp
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Friday, 28 August 2020 14:38 (three years ago) link