anyone else get the new second volume? I really dig it, and the bonus track on the record is good.
I really, really, really, like Tom Tom. I like Freak too, The Fellowship isn't bad, but Spangled is one of the most cringe-worthy pieces of music I've heard in while.
10/23/10, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (24th Bridge School Benefit)
10/24/10, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (24th Bridge School Benefit)
07/11/11, Paramount Theater, Oakland, California (Eddie Vedder Solo Show)
10/22/11, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (Eddie Vedder Solo Show, 25th Bridge School Benefit)
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Going to have a long announcement soon (probably a long post from yours truly) about a directional change on Teargarden releases. BC
Shouldn't those initials read WC?
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The Smashing Pumpkins
Going to have a long announcement soon (probably a long post from yours truly) about a directional change on Teargarden releases. BC
I hope the new direction is more than one song every few months, so at least if they suck we don't have to wait as long to be disappointed.
Agreed. I feel like this has been a long, slow downward spiral. I'd like to see a standalone album, rather than a smattering of EP's that seem really disjointed.
but the whole premise of this idea was so that people would have time to actually digest each song, rather than just play the single on their iTunes playlist over and over. That was his main complaint with the cd format in a singles-driven music industry. you can buy one song off iTunes and forget the rest. Why even bother recording a whole cd if no one's going to listen to it?
I think what he's doing is awesome, but my guess is it's not capturing the imagination of fans like he thought it would. I think he should stick with it, unless it's no longer financially viable. Maybe people just aren't buying the deluxe sets like he thought. I bought both. I'm very happy with both. But I wonder if this "direction change" is going to be a complete redo. I mean, he was releasing a new song about every six weeks or so. That has significantly slowed down recently. Either they can't keep up with the schedule (although, I thought all these songs were already written, just not recorded), or he's disappointed in not being seen as a visionary.
Poor William.
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That's my complaint. They schedule has slowed down greatly. At first it worked fine, and it was fairly regular, but now it's longer and longer between each song, and the songs simply aren't that powerful to hold us over for such long stretches of time. He's planned 44 songs and in about a year and a half he's released 8 (or is it 9?) songs, so at this rate he'll being doing this for the next five years. Honestly, I'd much rather wait two years and get a whole, cohesive album, than a few sporadic song releases. Especially if he were to package the album similarly to the box sets.
Thanks EPOTTSIII!
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
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been a while since I updated this. I'm wondering if the next two tracks for Volume 3 are now in limbo because of Oceania, or if V3 will be released before then?
Who knows. Billy's MO seems to change on a minute to minute basis. Either way, I'm excited for this album. At least he's constantly putting out/working on music. I just wish the bastard would come to Winnipeg!
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so Oceania is coming out soon, digitally in November, and physically later in the year or early 2012, and Billy apparently tweeted the tracklisting. the rest of Volume 3 will be released digitally (and assuming physically) after that's out.
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who knows what the f*** is taking so long, but Billy now says that the release date for Oceania is not up to him. I thought he was independent now?? But either way, it's apparently now coming out June 2012. No firm date, which makes that sketchy to me.
It's been pushed back nearly a year now. His Teargarden free downloads stopped a year ago when they were supposed to be every six weeks or so. I mean, he commits to this 44 song project, and 8 songs in he re-evaluates it and changes it again? Dude, see this shit through.
Your fans are getting a bit tired of your OCD.
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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
PICK EMI LABEL SERVICES FOR LAUNCH OF NEW ALBUM
‘OCEANIA’ TO HIT STORES JUNE 19TH, 2012
EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution has announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Martha’s Music to release the highly anticipated album from THE SMASHING PUMPKINS entitled OCEANIA on June 19th, 2012. The agreement covers the world excluding Canada, Brazil and Australia.
Produced by THE SMASHING PUMPKINS’ frontman Billy Corgan, OCEANIA is an intense and dynamic offering that will appeal to new and existing fans of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS alike. OCEANIA, the band’s 7th studio record, is “an album within an album,” part of their 44-song work-in-progress TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE.
Peter Katsis, manager of SMASHING PUMPKINS for Prospect Park, added: “The Smashing Pumpkins created Oceania as an album experience, and it is intended for the process of the release to follow a path of inclusion, so that best efforts are made for all the fans hear it at the same time as press or radio. We were excited to find partners in EMI Label Services that were equally passionate about the plan for the album release as well as being huge fans of the Pumpkins.”
EMI’s relationship with THE SMASHING PUMPKINS dates back more than 20 years, to the release of Gish in 1991. That album was reissued this past November along with 1993’s Siamese Dream. Mike Harris EVP/GM EMI Label Services / Caroline distribution said: “We are thrilled to extend the long-term partnership between The Smashing Pumpkins and EMI with the release of Oceania. Everybody at EMI Label Services is looking forward to working closely with Billy and the band to help them deliver their vision and their music to fans around the world.”
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history having sold more than 30 million albums, and won multiple Grammy awards in the process. Formed in Chicago in 1988, they released Gish, their influential and platinum debut in 1991, which was followed by albums including the nine-time platinum Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness and the four-time platinum Siamese Dream, as well as the platinum certified 1998 album Adore. The pivotal group’s many hits defined the alternative music era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation. The PUMPKINS returned in 2007 with their acclaimed sixth album Zeitgeist. They have since remained on the cutting edge of music and technology with various online releases.
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Close your eyes and IMAGINE what you see when you think of the word OCEANIA Now look through the song list and do the same thing. Take it a step further and create your own visual imagery using photographs, design, painting, or words. Post your vision on your various social networks so we all can IMAGINE OCEANIA.
HOW IT WORKS
Use your imagination to create art based on any of the 13 Oceania Song Titles.
HASHTAGS
Hashtag everything with the following #SPoceania #smashingpumpkins #songtitle(insert song title here)
WHERE TO IMAGINE
INSTAGRAM
Post photographs based on any of the 13 Oceania Song Titles. Be sure to use the song title hashtag so everyone can see it. @SmashingPumpkins on instagram will be viewing daily and choosing our favorites to tweet out. Your photo might appear in the our Facebook photo albums or on the new timeline cover each week, storify or on our website.
PINTEREST
Create pins based on any of the 13 Oceania Song Titles. Tagged items will be re-pinned daily on The Official Smashing Pumpkins pinterest boards. We will also pin our own favorites from across the web for you to enjoy.
deviantART
Post Art Based on any of the 13 Oceania Song Titles – we will be looking for your best creative designs on DeviantART and posting to our social networks.
TweeGram or TextGram
Make up your own short poem via Tweegram or TextGram based on any of the 13 Oceania Song Titles. Send them out to your social networks. We will re-tweet our favorites daily.
WHERE TO WATCH IT UNFOLD
FACEBOOK: We will post images daily in photo albums and weekly on our timeline cover.
TWITTER: @smashingpumpkin will be tweeting our favorite art daily from instagram, deviantART and tweeGram/TextGram.
STORIFY: Check in to Storify daily to see if we’ve posted your images and stories.
WEBSITE: We will update favorite images to our website daily.
JUST ADDED: CHALLENGES
JPGMAG.com: To kick off the campaign, The Smashing Pumpkins are teaming up with JPG for their first-ever photo challenge series! (For more info visit jpgmag’s blog, facebook and twitter)
I also really like this quote on the SPRC page
SPRC WILL BE CREATING MORE CONTENT IN LATE JUNE WITH PISCES ISCARIOT RELEASING IN LATE JULY.
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
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I really, really, really, like Tom Tom. I like Freak too, The Fellowship isn't bad, but Spangled is one of the most cringe-worthy pieces of music I've heard in while.
10/24/10, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (24th Bridge School Benefit)
07/11/11, Paramount Theater, Oakland, California (Eddie Vedder Solo Show)
10/22/11, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California (Eddie Vedder Solo Show, 25th Bridge School Benefit)
The Smashing Pumpkins
Going to have a long announcement soon (probably a long post from yours truly) about a directional change on Teargarden releases. BC
Shouldn't those initials read WC?
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8/7/08, 6/9/09
http://seanbriceart.com/
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
424, xxx
Agreed. I feel like this has been a long, slow downward spiral. I'd like to see a standalone album, rather than a smattering of EP's that seem really disjointed.
I think what he's doing is awesome, but my guess is it's not capturing the imagination of fans like he thought it would. I think he should stick with it, unless it's no longer financially viable. Maybe people just aren't buying the deluxe sets like he thought. I bought both. I'm very happy with both. But I wonder if this "direction change" is going to be a complete redo. I mean, he was releasing a new song about every six weeks or so. That has significantly slowed down recently. Either they can't keep up with the schedule (although, I thought all these songs were already written, just not recorded), or he's disappointed in not being seen as a visionary.
Poor William.
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
424, xxx
yeah, I'm guessing this is what he means by a change in direction. Something must be going on.
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Who knows. Billy's MO seems to change on a minute to minute basis. Either way, I'm excited for this album. At least he's constantly putting out/working on music. I just wish the bastard would come to Winnipeg!
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
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Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
It's been pushed back nearly a year now. His Teargarden free downloads stopped a year ago when they were supposed to be every six weeks or so. I mean, he commits to this 44 song project, and 8 songs in he re-evaluates it and changes it again? Dude, see this shit through.
Your fans are getting a bit tired of your OCD.
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
PICK EMI LABEL SERVICES FOR LAUNCH OF NEW ALBUM
‘OCEANIA’ TO HIT STORES JUNE 19TH, 2012
EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution has announced that it has entered into an exclusive agreement with Martha’s Music to release the highly anticipated album from THE SMASHING PUMPKINS entitled OCEANIA on June 19th, 2012. The agreement covers the world excluding Canada, Brazil and Australia.
Produced by THE SMASHING PUMPKINS’ frontman Billy Corgan, OCEANIA is an intense and dynamic offering that will appeal to new and existing fans of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS alike. OCEANIA, the band’s 7th studio record, is “an album within an album,” part of their 44-song work-in-progress TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE.
Peter Katsis, manager of SMASHING PUMPKINS for Prospect Park, added: “The Smashing Pumpkins created Oceania as an album experience, and it is intended for the process of the release to follow a path of inclusion, so that best efforts are made for all the fans hear it at the same time as press or radio. We were excited to find partners in EMI Label Services that were equally passionate about the plan for the album release as well as being huge fans of the Pumpkins.”
EMI’s relationship with THE SMASHING PUMPKINS dates back more than 20 years, to the release of Gish in 1991. That album was reissued this past November along with 1993’s Siamese Dream. Mike Harris EVP/GM EMI Label Services / Caroline distribution said: “We are thrilled to extend the long-term partnership between The Smashing Pumpkins and EMI with the release of Oceania. Everybody at EMI Label Services is looking forward to working closely with Billy and the band to help them deliver their vision and their music to fans around the world.”
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history having sold more than 30 million albums, and won multiple Grammy awards in the process. Formed in Chicago in 1988, they released Gish, their influential and platinum debut in 1991, which was followed by albums including the nine-time platinum Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness and the four-time platinum Siamese Dream, as well as the platinum certified 1998 album Adore. The pivotal group’s many hits defined the alternative music era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation. The PUMPKINS returned in 2007 with their acclaimed sixth album Zeitgeist. They have since remained on the cutting edge of music and technology with various online releases.
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St. Paul 2014
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNtnXKpbBlQ&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vnd9Qi0fKo&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wyf0xalCrRc&feature=player_embedded
now THAT'S what I'm TALKING ABOUT
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbGu_WjDMhI&feature=player_embedded
WICKED
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http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/oceania/imagine-oceania/
I also really like this quote on the SPRC page
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
http://youtu.be/sD9ytrwKRAs
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