Smashing Pumpkins - "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"

superdeluxe

darthvedder88 wrote:

Seems like the Pumpkins are playing mainly festivals this year...hopefully they tour on their own really soon!

The positive thing is, The band is getting headline billing at these festivals. Which means one of the following

1)THey have heard the album, and they think its going to be huge
2)The Record company is pushing the pumpkins HARD
3)The original members are all back.

Either way. Good stuff for the fans.

prytocorduroy

superdeluxe wrote:

The positive thing is, The band is getting headline billing at these festivals. Which means one of the following

1)THey have heard the album, and they think its going to be huge
2)The Record company is pushing the pumpkins HARD
3)The original members are all back.

Either way. Good stuff for the fans.

I agree with 1 and 2, but 3 isn't necessarily true (though I hope so!).

darthvedder88

I think it'd be cool to see James back, but they could live without D'arcy. Let's get Paz back!!!! Though that won't happen either so screw it and let's see what happens.

darthvedder88

Let us not forget that Obi-wan Kenobi has a better chance of getting into the Pumpkins than D'arcy!!!

bharQ

Sidenote:

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE FIRST SHOW SINCE 2000 AT THE HISTORIC GRAND REX IN PARIS


BAND TO UNVEIL SONGS FROM UPCOMING ALBUM 'ZEITGEIST'



THE SMASHING PUMPKINS are excited to announce their first live performance since December 2, 2000 - a very special and intimate theatre show to take place May 22 in Paris, France at the historic and elegantly appointed Grand Rex. Tickets will go on sale April 11.

This marks the first time The Smashing Pumpkins will unveil songs from the upcoming ZEITGEIST (Martha's Music/Reprise), their sixth album and first of new material since 2000's Machina/The Machines of God and the free, digital-only release Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. ZEITGEIST was produced by Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin, with Roy Thomas Baker and Terry Date working separately on various tracks, and represents the culmination of two years of work.

After the Paris show, The Smashing Pumpkins will headline major European festivals from May 28 at Holland’s Pinkpop festival through June 17 at Switzerland’s Greenfield Festival, returning to England August 24 (Leeds Festival) and August 26 (Reading Festival). Stay tuned for more information about North American tour dates beyond the V Festivals confirmed in Washington, DC (August 5) and Toronto, ONT (September 8).



Catch up with the band at smashingpumpkins.com and myspace.com/smashingpumpkins


Here are the initial tour dates:



Tue 5/22 Paris, France Grand Rex
Mon 5/28 Landgraaf, Neth. Pinkpop (Near Heerlen)
Thu 5/31 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Sound Festival
Sat 6/2 Nurburgring, Ger Nurburgring Race Track
Sun 6/3 Nuremberg, Ger Zeppelinfeld
Sat 6/9 Lisbon, Portugal Super Rock
Tue 6/12 Madrid, Spain Las Ventas
Fri 6/15 Nickelsdorf, Austria Nova Rock
Sat 6/16 Imola (Venice), Italy Heineken Jammin' Festival
Sun 6/17 Interlaken, Swtz. Greenfield Festival
Sun 8/5 Washington, DC V Festival at Pimlico Park
Fri 8/24 Leeds, England Leeds Festival
Sun 8/26 Reading, England Reading Festival
Sat 9/8 Toronto, ON V Festival



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Rats of Multa

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darthvedder88

Rats of Multa wrote:

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Dude, the link's totally not working...what is it?

prytocorduroy

I forgot how much I loved The Boy
The Pumpkins and alcohol definitely mix well.

darthvedder88

danny72688 wrote:

I forgot how much I loved The Boy
The Pumpkins and alcohol definitely mix well.

So do the Pumpkins and calm nights when you're sad...

darthvedder88

HOLY FUCK!! GO TO http://www.thepumpkins.net AND SHECK IT OUT!!!!

Pearl Jam and toast

darthvedder88 wrote:

HOLY FUCK!! GO TO http://www.thepumpkins.net AND SHECK IT OUT!!!!

Superb cover. Very pumpkins. !

prytocorduroy

darthvedder88 wrote:

HOLY FUCK!! GO TO http://www.thepumpkins.net AND SHECK IT OUT!!!!

Cool!

Was this an April Fools joke by Billy? Just to get everyone all excited? I hope not!

bharQ

I really really hope that is an April Fool's joke.

manonkouch

Yes, its an April Fools joke. Most of those songs are actually unreleased Zwan stuff from the Spun movie.

bharQ

lol well the first giveaway was the lack of jimmy

kenny olav

definately an awesome album. siamaese dream is there masterpiece in my opinion, but mellon collie has a lot of moments that are SP at their best (or more accurately, billy corgan at his best). very gutsy album too. more often than not, the gutsiness paid off.

darthvedder88

Kenny Olav wrote:

definately an awesome album. siamaese dream is there masterpiece in my opinion, but mellon collie has a lot of moments that are SP at their best (or more accurately, billy corgan at his best). very gutsy album too. more often than not, the gutsiness paid off.

Hell yeah!!! Siamese Dream gets credit for being amazing too!! Really, everything between 91 and 96 for the Pumpkins was pure amazement, not that Adore and Machina 1 and 2 were bad, they rocked but they don't have the edge of the first 3...

Pearl Jam and toast

oh i didn't know there were music samples - though fake.

The fake cover was pretty cool though.

prytocorduroy

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

oh i didn't know there were music samples - though fake.

The fake cover was pretty cool though.

I liked the songs a lot, but something felt weird about them. They almost had an Adore/MACHINA feel to them (some medium between the two). Besides I didn't hear any of this guitar heavy and drum crazy sound Jimmy's been bragging about. Oh well, three more long months.

Ricsard

darthvedder88 wrote:

Hell yeah!!! Siamese Dream gets credit for being amazing too!! Really, everything between 91 and 96 for the Pumpkins was pure amazement, not that Adore and Machina 1 and 2 were bad, they rocked but they don't have the edge of the first 3...

These are my thoughts as well...and Siamese Dream is my all time favourite alt-rock record!!!!!!!!!!!!