The Discographers: Smashing Pumpkins special

[Kahlo]

I haven't listened to this podcast, but Season 2 focuses on The Smashing Pumpkins.

Each episode discusses an album review, with 6 so far starting at Gish and so far up to Machina. Each is at least 2 hours long, so that's 12 hours or more of listening pleasure. Maybe.

Some of you may find it interesting.

https://thediscographers.simplecast.com/episodes

[FoolofaTook]

This sounds interesting.

[FoolofaTook]

Thank you, this was great!

[FoolofaTook]

I want to recommend this to the rest of you. Great, just great, stuff!

[run2pee]

Is this an ok podcast? If so i might work it into my routine, gotta long ass commute. Would give me a break from Last Podcast On the Left, my most recent addiction

[ilikeplanets]

Gonna check this out, thanks!

[ilikeplanets]

My immediate issue within the first 5 minutes is that the only album they've listened to fully is Zeitgeist. This will be void of personal connection, for better or worse

[Corgan's Bluff]

Direct links to the Smashing Pumkins albums on Brian and Tyler's podcast:

https://thediscographers.simplecast.com/episodes/gish

https://thediscographers.simplecast..../siamese-dream

https://thediscographers.simplecast....sadness-part-1

https://thediscographers.simplecast....sadness-part-2

https://thediscographers.simplecast.com/episodes/adore

https://thediscographers.simplecast....odes/machina-1

[paranoid]

This is cool but also shows how glaringly wrong classical music theorists often get it wrong.

To forgive for example, obviously in e minor and not b minor as he says.

[paranoid]

Also galpogos, middle section Bb chord hints at a minor iv chord, typical Beatles move that is all over rock and pop music, but he interprets it as this over complicated Db mixolydian b6 mode.

This stuff annoys me lol.

[toase]

is that all they talk about?
hmmm

[toase]

they are so nerdy it's actually interesting

[ilikeplanets]

This makes up for all the times I've never heard the word "mixolydian"

[toase]

Sounds like a rafiohead song title

[paranoid]

It’s interesting, but a chunk of it is wrong, and is approached from a musician trained in Classical theory, which causes him to miss the mark on some pretty straightforward things.

[paranoid]

Lol then he says “some might disagree, but it’s my podcast.” Don’t broadcast it if you’re not confident with your analysis.

[ilikeplanets]

I've listened to the Gish and Siamese Dream episodes, and my favorite part so far is their reactions to the liner notes. They honestly contain a lot of laughable stuff, particularly to a non-fan who is wholly unaffected by the lore of the band.

The piece by piece musical dissections are a little too lengthy while the reviewing is a little underdeveloped, but I'm enjoying this and will definitely listen to the rest.

[srt4b]

Originally Posted by paranoid

This is cool but also shows how glaringly wrong classical music theorists often get it wrong.

To forgive for example, obviously in e minor and not b minor as he says.

To Forgive is obviously in G major

[Kahlo]

Started listening to the Machina episode which so far has been pretty interesting. Enjoying their fairly non-fanboy take on things, especially teasing out elements in the songs I'd previously ignored.

[thedeadofnight]

haha yeah me and dirk geek out to distant chugs of beer

[paranoid]

Originally Posted by srt4b

To Forgive is obviously in G major

Nope.

[toase]

Originally Posted by thedeadofnight

haha yeah me and dirk geek out to distant chugs of beer. over there dude, thewidowwakemymindisthebestsongeverwrittenbywillia mpatrickcorgan , sorry haha my finger slipped. anyway i like a good rock solo, the one in the boys are back in town is neat and tidy, lacking on the fucksakeicantevengoadaywithoutblastingteargardenin thebackyardnakedwithacanteloperestingnearby, fuck sorry gotta go my wrist is slippy with this cream of feta milkshake.

Later toolafalkook and ram!!!??

I really hope this is just a stupid troll

[Shadaloo]

"You may not know it, but this song fucks." - This Time

[Kahlo]

Originally Posted by Shadaloo

"You may not know it, but this song fucks." - This Time

some of that commentary was actually pretty funny. I loved the enthusiasm for Machina, and the fact they aren't blind to its flaws.

[topleybird]

Originally Posted by toase

I really hope this is just a stupid troll

Hell of a way to talk to our boy Mike Byrne

Hell of a way

[srt4b]

Thanks for posting this. I listened to all of these. Very good stuff obviously. Can't believe I missed these when they were coming out but seems like it's a very small pod. He says they get less than 2500 listens per episode and no ads. Really took me back to learning all these gongs and the little nuance and details that were fun/annoying to play.

[FoolofaTook]

Originally Posted by srt4b

Really took me back to learning all these gongs...

[srt4b]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

That is only one of the several hundred I learned.

[FoolofaTook]

[topleybird]

Man, for a hobby, I've been thinking about starting a collection of something but I just don't like anything enough

But look at how much pure joy this dude gets out of his gongs —could gongs be right for me?