so i know you all saw awhile ago that he took out a full page ad in his hometown's biggest newspaper. well it has been confirmed that Chamberlin is for sure back in as well as the second bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur has said she is in if the original does not return.

http://www.nme.com/news/smashing-pumpkins/22129

[Edited on February 6, 2006 at 10:01 AM. Reason : ]

2/6/2006 9:45:45 AM

it's not worth it if Iha isn't a part of it

2/6/2006 10:07:26 AM

You can't spell DICE without D'arcy and Iha.

2/6/2006 10:08:32 AM

it didnt say Iha wasnt going to be a part of it, just that she didnt know if Corgan had approached him. so we can hope for now still. I would still go see them live if they came through regardless

2/6/2006 10:19:29 AM

surprised no one else has had any comments, positive or negative.

2/6/2006 12:36:50 PM

well i was saving myself but since you mention it:

honestly i think smashing pumpkins kinda suck...they got like 3 great songs i like that i sometimes hear on the radio but thats it

the rat in a cage one, and i forget the others

but overall its a pretty shitty group

2/6/2006 12:46:16 PM

heh. thats not even close to one of my favorite songs by them. Siamese Dream is a nearly perfect album. One that i can listen to over and over and over and have been for years and i never really tire of it.

too many good albums/songs to list from me

2/6/2006 1:02:42 PM

if they can get a less whiny singer for the second go-round, that'd be nice.

2/6/2006 1:05:42 PM

Shut the fuck up.

2/6/2006 1:15:06 PM

hahahahah i wouldn't engage in a conversation about music with Josh

dude was like 10 when the pumpkins were killin it.

probably one of the best and most unique modern rock bands of the last 20 years.

[Edited on February 6, 2006 at 1:16 PM. Reason : eh]

2/6/2006 1:15:33 PM

yes thats true. even with my dislike of billy corgan's voice, i'd rather here their original sound rather than the same rehashed crap thats all over the radio.

[Edited on February 6, 2006 at 1:17 PM. Reason : .]

2/6/2006 1:17:24 PM

one of my favorite groups (and favorite of a few of my friends). if the only song you know is "the rat in a cage one" then you are competely out of your element. that's probably my least favorite single they had. i'm not sure how i feel about them getting back together. i love billy's work with the pumpkins, so it seems like this is the only way he'll go back to making music like before. as long as he continues to innovate, and as long as i can see them play a couple more times i'll be happy.

2/6/2006 1:19:08 PM

i cant really see this working without iha involved.

although im glad him and chamberlin are writing new material.

i expected a lot more from billy corgan's solo effort.

2/6/2006 1:36:13 PM

yeah id have to say their best stuff is not their radio-played stuff. saw em on their "last" tour in greensboro at the war memorial auditorium.

2/6/2006 1:38:24 PM

i would be nice if all artists understood that all other artists are self absorbed little shits and got over it to make great stuff 24/7

2/6/2006 1:40:39 PM

i'm excited, but it better not suck, or i'll be really upset

i hope iha shows up, and i hope it's rock again and not adore or machina type stuff. I liked those albums, but I want more rock. they rocked too hard to waste their time on industrial

2/6/2006 1:41:55 PM

i must admit other than those couple of songs that i like i havent heard but like 2 other songs that i heard and was like ok i dont like it

2/6/2006 1:44:31 PM

^^ woooord

2/6/2006 2:27:11 PM

i'm only sitting at 718 smashing pumpkins songs on my computer, and i must have more, so this can only be a good thing.

2/6/2006 2:32:12 PM

i remember when i first heard the song "Today" and my brother bet me a dollar it was a girl singing.

needless to say I got a dollar.

2/6/2006 2:56:48 PM

you should do that bet again with Rush

2/6/2006 2:59:25 PM

well hes not 8 any more

2/6/2006 3:09:56 PM

dude

i only realized that Rush's singer was a dude less than a year ago

I WAS SHOCKED

2/6/2006 3:14:07 PM

greatest band ever, hands down. no close second.

2/6/2006 3:18:42 PM

I hear all you're sayin
I hear all you're feelin

heh - this thread has caused me to listen to all my pumpkins mp3s

2/6/2006 3:33:34 PM

Quote :

"saw em on their "last" tour in greensboro at the war memorial auditorium."

i was at that show.... but then i saw them again in Canada in august of 2000.

2/6/2006 3:55:49 PM

Cat's Cradle, "Once in a While", fucking ACE.

AND James came out and played "Be Strong Now".

I was at ^ that show, too. I have one of Jimmy's sticks from that one.

[Edited on February 6, 2006 at 4:14 PM. Reason : d]

2/6/2006 4:13:13 PM

Quote :

"i'm only sitting at 718 smashing pumpkins songs on my computer, "

haHA, 920.
I win.



(lots of live, though)

Quote :

"Siamese Dream is a nearly perfect album. One that i can listen to over and over and over and have been for years and i never really tire of it."

I believe after I bought that album, it didn't leave my CD player (5 disc changer) for about 7 years.
Best rock album of the 90s, bar none. One of the best ever.

2/6/2006 8:32:10 PM

yea its definitely one of the best rock CDs of all time imo.

2/6/2006 8:41:43 PM

Cherub Rock = best song ever

2/6/2006 11:49:11 PM

I'm sorry, but that's Mayonaise. You're close, though.

2/6/2006 11:53:03 PM

probably my favorite songs by pumpkins are Soma, Porcelina, Galapagos and By Starlight.

i dig their slow, pretty songs

2/7/2006 1:20:18 AM

I hope you people claiming they are one of the best rock bands of the 90s don't also think disarm is a stupendous song

2/7/2006 2:12:32 AM

Disarm is a great song.

2/7/2006 3:51:41 AM

yup

2/7/2006 7:14:24 AM

X.Y.U.

2/7/2006 9:27:55 AM

i dont think id want to own multiple hundreds of songs by anyone, no matter how much i liked them.

2/7/2006 9:45:08 AM

I heard bodies on the radio the other day. I don't remember ever hearing that on the radio before. That song rocks too.

2/7/2006 10:11:26 AM

^^ they're just mp3s, what's the big deal?

Quote :

"I believe after I bought that album, it didn't leave my CD player (5 disc changer) for about 7 years."

it was the first cd I ever bought, and it definitely didn't leave my cd player for a LONG time

2/7/2006 10:42:44 AM

im just saying i wouldnt bother downloading them cuz id never listen to them or want to probably listen to them.

the most i have of any artist is in the mid to higher double digits and i definately dont listen to all of them.

2/7/2006 10:46:00 AM

i remember buying siamese dream on tape and making all my friends listen to it, it was instantly the shit


sp is easily top 5 band of our lifetime if not #1. i'm just happy to have the chance to see them again. Saw them 12 years ago and that shit was amazing.

2/7/2006 10:50:25 AM

My favorite group ever - I only hope that they can convince Iha and D'Arcy to come back (although I wouldn't be crying if Melissa Auf Der Maur was there instead).

I've been listening to Siamese Dream throughout the work day since I heard the news

2/7/2006 10:58:19 AM

Quote :

"I hope you people claiming they are one of the best rock bands of the 90s don't also think disarm is a stupendous song"

It's good, but it's one of the weaker songs on Siamese Dream.
In order:
Mayonaise
Hummer
Rocket
Soma
Geek USA
Quiet
Cherub Rock
Silverfuck
Disarm
Today
Spaceboy/Luna
Sweet Sweet

[Edited on February 7, 2006 at 1:35 PM. Reason : today]

2/7/2006 1:27:20 PM

that would rock if they came out with new stuff

2/7/2006 1:32:19 PM

siva.

2/7/2006 9:43:59 PM

i am one and rhinoceros.

2/7/2006 10:14:18 PM

my friend and i just realized we've been into smashing pumpkins for half our lives, literally.

2/7/2006 10:39:59 PM

I would give a testicle to see the smashing pumpkins live

3/15/2006 6:44:26 PM

i am a huge fan, but i wouldn't go that far :p

3/15/2006 6:50:14 PM

Billy Corgan has a HORRIBLE FUCKING VOICE!!!!!!
Holy christ, just because you aren't tone deaf, that doesn't mean you should be allowed to sing!
That "Tonight" song, where he sings, "TOOONNIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE." What the hell?!? Nails on chalkboard anyone?


flame on

3/15/2006 10:45:07 PM