Solara is out for real

[Cool As Ice Cream]

it can't be a coincidence that both tracks have the same length. i think you'll find that this was billy's plan all along. he planned it before pisces iscariot came out. what the machina mystery unravel! it literally brings a tear of joy to my eye.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

no one can argue this! scholars are pointing at dogs to show that they illustrate this example!

[ninsp]

If Corgan would just sing like he gives a shit people would like these new tracks

Including Zeitgeist

That’s my hot opinion of the day

Listening to a SPv3.14 track is embarrassing because of his vocals

[bright_doom]

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream

It's a rather nuanced song. It reminds me of Transformer, You're All I've Got Tonight. But also The End is the Beginning and Tarantula. I also hear a strong goth vibe sorta like Ava Adore but I can't quite put my finger on it. The lyrical connections to Porcelaina too- (and in my mind I'm everyone).
I hear Nirvana, Cars, some punk aspects, pop, indie. Jimmy's drumming is spot on and makes the song. And I can't help but move to it.

‎Danke

[incubator]

New version of Solara coming soon

With James (Iha, original guitarist) and Jimmy (Chamberlin, drummer) back in the band have the old band dynamics and working methods returned also ?
No! And I wouldn’t want them to (laughs)! The way we used to live and work was exhausting. Ultimately it was very unhealthy and unsustainable. With Solara I had Jeff record the guitars, I recorded the vocals, Jimmy came in and did the drums in one take. It took half a day, in the old days it would’ve taken weeks. We’re all professionals, we don’t need to spend weeks jamming and developing songs. We can come back to them. We have what Jimmy calls a “RERO model”. That’s release early, release often.


That’s a software development methodology right?

Right. Jimmy works with internet startups and we’re adopting some of what works there. The idea is MaaS, remember that because in a few years everyone will be saying it and I invented it. It’s music as a service, not music delivery but the actual music. We released [Solara] as soon as we possibly could and we’re really monitoring the KPIs and learning from them. In any other industry if the users don’t like something then that’s a problem, it’s a bug and you release a fix. So if people are saying something’s mastered too hot or needs a guitar solo or whatever we can release a 1.1 and 1.2 and so forth. It’s common sense really, I had a real lightbulb moment with this, but we’re the absolute first in this sector to do it.


So there’ll be a Solara 1.1?

Definitely. We’re still working on a way to get all of the feedback from everywhere converted into actionable data but yes there’ll probably be a few versions before we get it right. From what I’ve read people would like some tweaks to the mix and a denser arrangement. I kept version 1 very simple so that we could build on it based on user feedback, so it’s going to be really interesting to see where that takes the song. Ultimately with Solara we’re trying to learn what people want from a Smashing Pumpkins song in 2018. Once we’ve done a few iterations and the fans are happy we’re going to look at releasing the EPs.

[brothahi4L]

I hear nothing but a crappy embarrassing song. I would have released a catchy first single, but this is just lower than low. Billy gets a lot of criticism from everywhere. Surf the net. Lol

[ninsp]

Originally Posted by incubator

New version of Solara coming soon

What the fuck

Lmao

Holy shit

Settle down Kanye

[Funbags]

Maybe because I'm listening on decent headphones

Maybe because I'm smoking weed

But I'm starting to like this song.

[LaBelle]

We’re still working on a way to get all of the feedback from everywhere converted into actionable data but yes there’ll probably be a few versions before we get it right.

So the Smashing Pumpkins is customer service now?

[Cool As Ice Cream]

lolololo :-D

[Corgan's Bluff]

New false eggs coming out of the incubator...?

Can't wait for the NEW version of Solara played for the first time at Jimmy Fallon tonight. With TWO guitars and a tambourine.

[fluxequalsrad]

Genuinely curious what they're going to pick if its not Solara. It's getting torched pretty bad on their instagram, and live nation would probably want the move that moves the most tickets. If I was on the fence and I heard Solara - I would pass and pass hard.

[incubator]

yeah uh well what we've found is people found the vocals to be.. I'm real fancy so get your dictionaries ready for this.. the vocals to be betwixt the percussion and guitars but what they really want is for them to be really upfront. thus we've uhh consecrated..? them

[Forgotten Child]

Adore has some very upfront vocals. They are good vocals tho.

[Ram27]

Their software development approach is actually really interesting, and could work

But I've heard Billy say so much promising shit in interviews then not deliver so many times...

[houseofglass11]

Incubutor, that was next level.

[Forgotten Child]

I can't believe people are falling for this

[incubator]

I know. The songs shit stop giving it the oxygen of publicity

[Butt Pope]

What a racket

[fluxequalsrad]

NOTHING BUT A BODY

[reprise85]

my guess would be today or 1979

[LaBelle]

They should play Look What You Made Me Do.

That'd resonate with the keedz

[topleybird]

Originally Posted by ninsp

Settle down Kanye

Imma fix Wolves, uh, Solara

Originally Posted by LaBelle

They should play Look What You Made Me Do.

That'd resonate with the keedz

Honestly taking TSwift's side against Ye and Katy Perry might be the thing they need to rocket back to superstardom right now

[brothahi4L]

Ticket sales will increase if the performance is good. If they choose solala they can cancel the tour. Billy has become so bad in recorfing and mixing properly. Fuckn rubin always wants to have dry instruments and dry vocals. Billys voice up front annoys 9 out of 1o people

[brothahi4L]

Bad. Srry

[JRock]

Over the past 18 years, Billy insists on placing his vocal track loud and front and center in the mix, so much so that it sounds as if it is literally separated from the rest of the music...like he is singing on a different planet than the band is playing. This is contrary to everything that most of us love about the pumpkins sound, which is ethereal, psychedelic sounds and dreamy vocals that float in and out of the mix. Billy knows this but refuses to put any filter on his voice whatsoever anymore which is why these songs sound SO boring and uninspired. Most importantly it's why the songs sound so UN-pumpkins.

[majesty]

So.

The reptilian who controls Corgan is going the Monuments route.

[RAWK]

Never mind. Was a troll.

[RAWK]

Never mind. Was a troll.

[Crepe]

are you serious