The last great Pumpkins song.

[WeilandFan]

Tarantula/That's the Way

[Ram27]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

SIYL slays.

watch yourself

esp this live version

[FoolofaTook]

solo and the outro are some of the greatest tsp moments of, like, all time yo.

[themadcaplaughs]

Originally Posted by WeilandFan

Tarantula/That's the Way

I'd peg "Tarantula" as a very good song, and certainly the best song of the revived Smashing Pumpkins. I suppose the last "great" SP song would be "Stand Inside Your Love" or "I of the Mourning."

[Ram27]

I think that's Pomp + Circumstance live



probably the only post-zwan thing I've actually repeatedly listened to

[TuralyonW3]

man there are some really shitty definitions of "great" from people in this thread

[soniclovenoize]

Either Stand Inside Your Love or Wound.

[Squish Squash]

I’ll admit I only listened to post Adore stuff once for the most part but the last time I think Corgan was still writing legit stuff was with the Machina stuff. The last truly GREAT stuff he wrote may have been on Adore.

[FoolofaTook]

The correct answer to this question is HOME.

Abase yourselves, mortal vermin.

[reprise85]

Originally Posted by Ram27

I think that's Pomp + Circumstance live



probably the only post-zwan thing I've actually repeatedly listened to

i'd go to bat for this. great song.

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by TuralyonW3

man there are some really shitty definitions of "great" from people in this thread

seriously.

[SomaPhreak]

Originally Posted by enthusaroo

it's a so-so song

[Spira|_]

Maybe SYIL.
And Pomp is one of the worst songs billy ever made. And one of the least smashing pumpkinesh too.

[Shallowed]

Stand your inside love

[Funbags]

Make It Happen - Backwards Clock Society was the last good song.

Seriously...I would have preferred Billy continue as a psychedelic 3-piece band.

[Ram27]

I always forget about them, but yeah, the whole vibe of that band was on point. He seemed earnest and like he just cared about making nice music with people

Really great band name too. It's just like SP - kinda dumb yet memorable

[Hereisnoguy]

For me the last great pumpkins song was apples and oranges

[fuzzyroes]

Originally Posted by Spira|_

And Pomp is one of the worst songs billy ever made. And one of the least smashing pumpkinesh too.

I've never understood this narrative and I've heard it a lot. It's one of the few songs on Z where the vocal production works and it's one of the few songs post reunion where he actually rips it on the guitar in his signature emotional style.

It's definitely a somber tune, but it really works as far as I'm concerned. It sounded odd initially, but it's really a song that takes time to sink in.

[fuzzyroes]

I'm not understanding all of the SIYL love. Sorta always struck me as a 1979ish kind of knock-off. Very straight forward type of song.

If one had to pick the greatest song off of Machina, It'd have to be TEG. I know it might not be a popular pick because it was a lead single and all, but really, that song kicks ass. Jimmy slays on it.

[BurtSampson]

Stand Inside Your Love sounds absolutely nothing like 1979

[FoolofaTook]

the singers sound alike tho

[amoergosum]

[amoergosum]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

HOME.

...beautiful performance:

What an intro...and that fat snare hit on the '4 at 1:16 is just perfect.

[eviltimeban]

Define "great". There's "good", which would be the likes of Quasar and One and All, or even GLOW and Superchrist.

"Great" suggests there more than just the music in play; there's an era, a meaning. If that's the case then it's definitely...


...Stand Inside Your Love. It's the only song that is of the same quality of feeling, performance, and production, as any of the great tracks from pre-Machina.

[Whir34]

Although I actually like Monuments as a whole it is true there are no great standout songs on the album that I would label as 'great'. A few very good ones but none I could call great.

Their last 'great' songs were all on Oceania. A great album in itself.

They are Panopticon, Violet Rays and Pinwheels, Pale Horse and Inkless. I would label all of them as 'great'

[LoveIsSuicide42]

SP2 had plenty of good songs. Oceania was good front to back- solid enough that I'd consider it great as a whole, even though I don't know if I'd call any of the songs 'great' individually which makes it kind of a weird album. Panopticon is probably as close as it comes for me. I like Tiberius, but it's felt off since someone pointed out that it sounds like a Weezer song.

The original albums each had songs that were totally absorbing and transcendent. You'd have to go back to Machina to find the last time there was a song that could possibly be an all-time favorite, for any band. Stand Inside Your Love is the most obvious answer. I'm also a huge fan of Wound, This Time, Vanity, and Slow Dawn.

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by fuzzyroes

I'm not understanding all of the SIYL love. Sorta always struck me as a 1979ish kind of knock-off. Very straight forward type of song.

Originally Posted by BurtSampson

Stand Inside Your Love sounds absolutely nothing like 1979

he made the same argument adamantly about Wound a few months ago, I wouldn't lose too much sleep trying to figure it

[Night for Days]

In March 2000, at the back of the promo signing line at Tower Records in Philadelphia, I met a man who was a fan of this band since their early days. He told me he thought their best album was gish. Neither of us met the band that night as we arrived too late, though our conversation enabled me to see the wisdom of someone who knew with clarity that their best album was their first album, and nothing since has bettered it.

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by Whir34

Although I actually like Monuments as a whole it is true there are no great standout songs on the album that I would label as 'great'. A few very good ones but none I could call great.

Their last 'great' songs were all on Oceania. A great album in itself.

They are Panopticon, Violet Rays and Pinwheels, Pale Horse and Inkless. I would label all of them as 'great'

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[FoolofaTook]

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