Great story, thanks for sharing. Can only imagine what the vibe on that bus must've been.
― flappy bird, Friday, 27 May 2016 16:45 (seven years ago) link
Billy played "This Time" for the first time since 2000 recently. I always loved this overlooked song, it's really sweet and very sad- all about the impending collapse of the band...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vto9efbruA0
― flappy bird, Friday, 27 May 2016 17:16 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 31 May 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Results are about right.
― Crazy Eddie & Jesus the Kid (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 1 June 2016 01:10 (seven years ago) link
Yep, could've easily predicted the outcome of this one.
― Turrican, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 17:25 (seven years ago) link
no votes for Machina II though? sorta shocked. who tf voted for monuments to an elegy
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 1 June 2016 17:55 (seven years ago) link
I never understood the sd love. After the amazing gish which was new, fresh and psychedelic as hell to me sd was where they became mainstream. Boring almost classic rock. Mellon collie was a return to form after that as it had great tunes sd didn't have. I guess it was also the production on sd which did not work for me. Too slick.
― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Friday, 3 June 2016 16:28 (seven years ago) link
I agree, I almost never listen to the album proper because the production is so homogenous. But my favorite live era of the band is 1994 - they were like a paramilitary unit, and the SD and Gish songs sound great played really fast and with a lot of venom.
― flappy bird, Friday, 3 June 2016 16:59 (seven years ago) link
bombs away!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLHEitwq20w
― flappy bird, Friday, 3 June 2016 18:26 (seven years ago) link
man, that really brings out the song's kinship with "ace of spades." not in a bad way.
― bucyrus ohio, vus cun nus en l’aria (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 June 2016 21:06 (seven years ago) link