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Originally Posted by Jelly Blossom
Translation: My releasing material under the Smashing Pumpkins name by myself has proven to be a commercial and critical failure in recent years and I now know that in order to continue using the SP brand I need to reconnect with the original members in order to sell the product to fans and promoters.
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that's awfully cynical, but I get the point.
Maybe, just maybe, he has a better understanding of how band alchemy works. He got lucky with Melissa, even Melvion as they added to the existing element. There's no way he's oblivious to the dynamism that was present in the band through 2000, but perhaps he took it for granted and went down the "Me and Jimmy are world class musicians, James and D'arcy were not -- it was an issue." Uh, actually no, it never was to the fans. It was perfect for a while there how it all blended.