Smashing Pumpkins 'Shiny And Oh So Bright' Tour 2018

[reprise85]

SP was always a kinda geeky band to like, but mainstream media mostly treats the 90s music as quality. They aren't a joke band and aren't reported that way by rolling stone, pitchfork, etc. Not that it really matters or anything. But they were definitely not the Nickelback of the 90s, that's fucking ridiculous. The only complaints people have are about Corgan's voice/personality. Literally everyone knows Today/Disarm/Cherub Rock/Bullet/TT/1979/Zero plus many know Landslide, Muzzle, 33, etc. Obviously an arena tour was stupid but they aren't trying it cuz everyone hates SP and no one wants to see them

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by reprise85

1979.

nah like my grandma knows creep because it's been on american idol and stuff at this point. 1979 was probably a bigger hit at the time?

[reprise85]

yeah well both of my grandmas are dead. fuck you.

[shadow47]

They might know a few songs but they are rarely impressed in my experience. "Underwhelming" is a word I hear a lot.

[Corgan's Bluff]

On sale now:

Shiny And Oh So Bright 2018. On sale now. https://t.co/MMqCmzf7so #SP2018 #tour #tickets #smashingpumpkins #livenation pic.twitter.com/vS24WMNity

— Smashing Pumpkins (@SmashingPumpkin) 2. April 2018

[Corgan's Bluff]

New solo shows of Thom Yorke sold out in seconds...

Tickets for @thomyorke shows are now on sale https://t.co/x6hFCbM23B

— Radiohead (@radiohead) 23. März 2018

[brothahi4L]

Radiohead haven´t really changed their sound in the last 20 years a lot.

Yorke still whines and whispers his sad and depressive vocals over a boring and depressive soundscape.

Tell me, when do you listen to such crap? Alone on a winter day when your girlfriends has fucked another guy? In the bathtub when you hold your dingdong tight in your hands?

Radiohead is for lonely depressive freaks that are crazy about this sad voice and oh so happy music.

i do not say that they are bad musicians, the y are really great, but RADIOHEAD ARE STILL MAKING THE SAME SOUNDSCAPES (more or less) , haven´t evolved really a lot -BUT are still successful

I do´n´t compare RH to SP, it´s another world

[enthusaroo]

Originally Posted by brothahi4L

Radiohead haven´t really changed their sound in the last 20 years a lot.

Yorke still whines and whispers his sad and depressive vocals over a boring and depressive soundscape.

Tell me, when do you listen to such crap? Alone on a winter day when your girlfriends has fucked another guy? In the bathtub when you hold your dingdong tight in your hands?

Radiohead is for lonely depressive freaks that are crazy about this sad voice and oh so happy music.

i do not say that they are bad musicians, the y are really great, but RADIOHEAD ARE STILL MAKING THE SAME SOUNDSCAPES (more or less) , haven´t evolved really a lot -BUT are still successful

I do´n´t compare RH to SP, it´s another world

I agree with you. Radiohead is better.

[Forgotten Child]

Originally Posted by enthusaroo

I agree with you. Radiohead is boring.

Fixed

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by brothahi4L

do´n´t

what the fuck

[Cool As Ice Cream]

do´n´t get angry , br´o !

[Cool As Ice Cream]

sù´orry ,i meant br`o. ..

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by reprise85

SP was always a kinda geeky band to like, but mainstream media mostly treats the 90s music as quality. They aren't a joke band and aren't reported that way by rolling stone, pitchfork, etc. Not that it really matters or anything. But they were definitely not the Nickelback of the 90s, that's fucking ridiculous. The only complaints people have are about Corgan's voice/personality. Literally everyone knows Today/Disarm/Cherub Rock/Bullet/TT/1979/Zero plus many know Landslide, Muzzle, 33, etc. Obviously an arena tour was stupid but they aren't trying it cuz everyone hates SP and no one wants to see them

well that is definitely different here. SP was 'big' here but mainly among alternative rock fans. I don't think they had an actual hit apart from 1979 and generally speaking, I don't think many people would remember any song apart from that or TT.

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream

sù´orry ,i meant br`o. ..

brothania$*l is an unashamed rapist of apostrophes

´ isn't even an apostrophe

legit reason for permabanning. on it

[Cool As Ice Cream]

wha´t aboot the batmansong ?? ?

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by Cool As Ice Cream

wha´t aboot the batmansong ?? ?

seriously? nah. how about in belgenland?

[Cool As Ice Cream]

lol! that's not even a real country.

[ninsp]

Originally Posted by redbreegull

It's true that Creep is the only Radiohead song in the "public consciousness" if you know what I mean. It has become a standard of the era, but there is no other Radiohead song even close to that popular or well-known in the United States.

karma police is in the ballpark but yes

[pavementtune]

Originally Posted by smashingjj

well that is definitely different here. SP was 'big' here but mainly among alternative rock fans. I don't think they had an actual hit apart from 1979 and generally speaking, I don't think many people would remember any song apart from that or TT.

yea, Eurolandia used to be much more Brit-heavy, I honestly don't think more than 1 out of 10 people I work with here currently would even recognize 1979, but they sure as hell know a couple of Radiohead songs, no matter what genre they usually enjoy.

Which is to say, good luck selling an arena tour for 2019 in Euro, Bully!

[Corgan's Bluff]

And there are still in SP's homeland even enough boring Radiohead listeners to sell four times the Madison Square Garden, but not enough Sad Machines to sell out one Pumpkins concert.

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by smashingjj

well that is definitely different here. SP was 'big' here but mainly among alternative rock fans. I don't think they had an actual hit apart from 1979 and generally speaking, I don't think many people would remember any song apart from that or TT.

I should amend this comment to say everyone teenage age to 30s in the 90s. Plus some others because of the popularity of 1979 itself and the TT music video. they were selling arenas in less than 10 mins

[FoolofaTook]

“I’m obsessed with a Japanese metal band, Boris.”

-Thom Yorke

[FoolofaTook]

Can you imagine B0lly listening to Boris? I DON"T THINK SO

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

Can you imagine B0lly listening to Boris? I DON"T THINK SO

Answer: see Billy‘s Spotify playlist

[slayed23]

I am not going to knock on Radiohead as they obviously are successful. It's not my cup of tea and that's ok.

It just doesn't make sense to compare them to SP in any way. It's not the same type of music. Radiohead is a novelty band. They make songs for a very select group of people. And either you love them or you don't even know much about them. They are not mainstream in anyway. The only similarity they have to SP is that they both came up in the 90s.

If we want to talk about a similar band that blows SP out of the water as far as popularity goes, it starts and ends with Pearl Jam. They have more hits than SP. They sell more tickets than any rock act that originated in the 90s. Everyone knows their music.

[FoolofaTook]

slayed23

[thomas_bland]

Very select group of people.

Headlines Glastonbury (3 times now?)
Album releases are worldwide events.
Sell out multiple arena shows in seconds
Lead singer dj'ing sells out large venues in minutes
Respected in the media

[houseofglass11]

Who’s the bigger asshole, Billy Corgan or Thom Yorke cheating on his wife dying of cancer?

[FoolofaTook]

Billy Corgan

[Rider]

Originally Posted by reprise85

pitchfork,

You must be reading some other Pitchfork than the rest of the world.