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09-14-2014, 12:48 PM | #31 |
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https://ia600504.us.archive.org/21/i....d1t07_vbr.mp3
Jimmy and D'Arcy are locked in to me. Fuck the technical side, D'Arcy was part of what made the Pumpkins sound. I don't care if Melissa played better - as some said, her tone was awful (let's not mention her banter). And since then, it's been...shredding on bass, as annoying and useless as Jeff's. |
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09-14-2014, 01:00 PM | #32 |
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The entrance band, she doesn't sing but is obviously the star of the power trio. |
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09-14-2014, 01:56 PM | #35 |
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let me put it this way - the bass playing on a bc-related album has never been an issue
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09-14-2014, 04:05 PM | #36 |
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09-14-2014, 08:10 PM | #37 |
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09-14-2014, 08:22 PM | #38 |
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Exactly this list. It's when you listen to practices and demos that you realize that d'arcy was barely a musician.
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09-15-2014, 12:19 AM | #39 | |
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To be fair, we have no rehearsal or demo recordings that exist of Melissa, Ginger, Or Nicole. And ultimately, Darcy was able to sound pretty damn good for the recordings and live shows.. So all that reveals is that she was able to adapt and progress as a result of practice, which is a hallmark of a good musician. Also, listening to any of those demos/rehearsals, Billy's voice sucked just as much if not worse than her bass playing. And RE: on Darcy not being a shredder.. Maybe this band would have been so much better off with a Vic Wooten? Christ. Less bass=more jimmy. Even Melissa was too much. Nicole only sounded decent because she had to make up for the shit drummer behind her, but other than that she noodled too much. My list: 1. Darcy 2. Melissa/ginger (can't decide which I prefer) 3. Nicole That's it. |
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09-15-2014, 12:24 AM | #40 |
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Plus we got to see D'arcys boobs. A few times.
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09-15-2014, 08:01 AM | #41 |
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I agree wholeheartedly with the last two posts.
http://www.feelnumb.com/wp-content/u...3/darcy028.jpg |
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09-15-2014, 09:20 AM | #42 |
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09-15-2014, 10:11 AM | #43 |
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Everyone is a caveman at some level
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09-15-2014, 07:05 PM | #44 |
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incorrect
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09-16-2014, 02:07 AM | #45 |
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09-16-2014, 12:08 PM | #46 |
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Shall we rank Billy's bass playing as well ? It wouldn't be high in the list for me.
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09-16-2014, 01:16 PM | #47 |
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[quote=dodoz;4092764]https://ia600504.us.archive.org/21/i....d1t07_vbr.mp3
Fuck the technical side, D'Arcy was part of what made the Pumpkins sound. I don't care if Melissa played better QUOTE] Totally agree. People should not be so quick to dismiss D'Arcy. There are many ways to define who was the "best bass player" in the Smashing Pumpkins, technicality aside. |
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09-16-2014, 02:41 PM | #48 |
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Even BC thought Melissa sucked.
"BC: If the bass is too on top, like for example, Melissa Auf der Maur. When she played with us, she played very on top, and it was constantly tripping all over the fucking guitars. It’s hard to get… the Pumpkins’ sound. If you can bottle it, it’s sort of predicated on the idea the guitars are clearly on top and ahead of the drums; the drums sit in the middle, and the bass is a little back, so it has an impact and wide-scope sound. That’s the sound that I like to hear. Maybe it was developed through playing with D’Arcy and the way she played. I got used to that feeling, and so I’ve looked for that feeling ever since. " http://consequenceofsound.net/2012/0...hing-pumpkins/ |
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09-16-2014, 02:50 PM | #49 |
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Melissa was not the most technical, she was the most metal \m/ don't know why pepple thought she was so technical....
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09-16-2014, 02:58 PM | #50 |
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Guitars being on top is the gist of straight rock music in general.
There's a sound guy in my town whom everybody wants working their gig because he's, simply put, the best in town. I had a chat with him and asked him what made his work stand out. He said to consider the instrument that the audience want sto hear the most, turn it up as loud as possible, and just make your way down the totem pole. The loudness hierarchy for rock shows is guitars-drums-bass. Hip-hop: drums-vox-everything else. Folk: Vocals-guitars/auxiliary instruments/drums. Kind of simple formula. Hasn't much to do with this thread but I thought I'd share that interesting thing I learned. Zeitgeist and MSOTS would be much better sounding records if the guitars were the loudest thing on them. |
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09-16-2014, 03:05 PM | #51 |
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Guitars can suck a dick.
Billy says that shit about melissa because she is cooler than him and commanded the stage, d'arcy was more shy, james was shy, jeff is shy. |
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09-16-2014, 03:13 PM | #52 |
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Feminism can suck a dick. |
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09-16-2014, 03:31 PM | #53 |
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juliana, i'm not calling you dumb, but you post a lot of dumb shit
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09-16-2014, 03:37 PM | #54 |
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When guitars are mixed loud it sounds fucking amazing, especially if they can drive the song but still have melody
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09-16-2014, 03:43 PM | #55 |
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09-16-2014, 06:35 PM | #57 |
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09-16-2014, 06:57 PM | #58 |
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I hate it when people mix the vocals louder than the music...they should be on the same level.
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09-16-2014, 07:07 PM | #59 |
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in terms of bc, i blame it on trying to do rock songs with headphones on. you need monitors and bleedthrough i don't care what anyone thinks.
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09-16-2014, 07:11 PM | #60 |
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Yes I find it easier to sing more extreme when the guitars/drums fill the room.
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