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02-04-2018, 02:53 PM | #31 |
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Yeah. I bet Bill was eating orphans' hearts and skinning the last remnants of endangered species when he told her.
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02-04-2018, 03:06 PM | #32 | |
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Yes, I meant they may mostly play their period of time of involvement in the band. And JAMES isn't yet involved in the new recordings... |
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02-04-2018, 03:10 PM | #33 |
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Absolutely! You know for a fact this will be labeled a 30th anniversary tour to boot. It's just going to suck to see this stamped REUNION when basically all we're getting is what we've always got since 2007. Yeah well, James is in tow, but who cares? Don't call it a reunion unless it's all 4 original members...no one else.
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02-04-2018, 03:16 PM | #34 |
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Either way, you can count me out. I'm tired of being let down every time they do this shit. His singing has gone downhill and he won't let go of the awful vibrato that he thinks is good singing. He has one chance left to so this right and he's blowing it. You know this is all him.
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02-04-2018, 03:19 PM | #35 |
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They've played together before, the three of them played old songs like Whirl, and new songs like Amaranthine back in 2016.
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02-04-2018, 03:32 PM | #36 |
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02-04-2018, 03:33 PM | #37 |
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The "reunion" band:
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02-04-2018, 03:36 PM | #38 |
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02-04-2018, 03:51 PM | #39 |
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I'd really hoped Jeff would at best be demoted to a guitar tech for this |
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02-04-2018, 05:23 PM | #40 |
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Ah fuck this. Sorry Jeff, I've nothing against you but you have no place in a band with Billy and James.
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02-04-2018, 05:27 PM | #41 |
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Nah, I don't buy this narrative of assuming she had to re-audition and she got an email from sp camp inc or whatever theories exist solely to serve the angle of making BC look like the worst human being in the world this week. Boring.
I'll hold out for facts if we can get them. It's too big of an elephant in the room for them to not address. It'll probably amount to "personal reasons" as a public statement, but who knows. |
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02-04-2018, 05:37 PM | #42 |
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Man, 3 guitars in Smashing Pumpkins? I know on the records there's overdub central, but I don't know why they'd bother trying a brand-new touring approach this late in the game... I know some people think that Jeff might be playing bass, but I can't see that happening. They'll have some young woman up their to fill the aesthetic... Guaranteed.
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02-04-2018, 05:40 PM | #43 |
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I'll say this: as much of an opportunist as Bill is, he knows a full reunion would mean $$$$$. There has to be a really, really, really, really fucking good reason she's not present.
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02-04-2018, 05:44 PM | #44 |
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maybe airplane mode was jealous of d'arcy
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02-04-2018, 05:50 PM | #45 |
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I have to assume that D'arcy is probably a total junkie... Probably not worth the headache.
I was initially really bummed out because I thought they'd at least try to factor her in in someway, but these guys are all in their early 50's with families, bringing along some addict on the road for some perceived "authenticity" probably wasn't worth the hassle for them. I'll say that having Jeff involved sorta muddies the waters though. Smashing Pumpkins was such an image based band and it kinda wrecks the aesthetic if you're gonna have some other random Asian guy up on stage. They should have just rolled with Billy Corgan/Jimmy Chamberlin/James Iha and bring back Ginger... That would feel and seem more authentic. |
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02-04-2018, 05:52 PM | #46 |
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Maybe also have a guy in the corner to play keyboards... But you start talking about making the stage show a 3-guitar venture and it's just totally unnecessary... I know Billy thinks he's being loyal, but he doesn't owe anything to Jeff, why have him up there when James is gonna be back? More often than not bands fuck up the live sound when they take the 3 guitarist approach... Or usually one of the rhythm guys is turned down so low, and I can't see Billy making Jeff do that.
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02-04-2018, 05:56 PM | #47 |
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02-04-2018, 06:14 PM | #48 |
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You may not think so, but the image of Smashing Pumpkins in the 90's was a major selling point.
Image aside, people wanna feel like what they're seeing is authentic, why have some guy up there who is unneeded who wasn't in the original band? You already have the 2 original guitarists in Billy and James. Bassist would be the only suitable role for him, and that would throw off the image and romance of a reunion. A mainstream big-time rock band with a female bassist was a big deal in those days. It was a huge selling point of their image... It's easy to overlook that fact in 2018, but to the casuals that association matters |
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02-04-2018, 07:39 PM | #49 | |
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Which made me think of a biological wonder, being fitter with near fifty than in your twenties, or her having had permanent drug problems in the past. Fact is, she barely spoke for herself the last years and not very organized. He instead did some curious statements that should have kept private. |
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02-04-2018, 07:43 PM | #50 | |
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02-04-2018, 07:44 PM | #51 | |
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02-04-2018, 08:18 PM | #52 | |
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02-04-2018, 08:22 PM | #53 |
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i never thought i'd be this disapoint that James would be back
total shit show this is |
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02-04-2018, 08:42 PM | #54 |
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02-04-2018, 08:55 PM | #55 | |
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I'd like to buy the narrative that Corgan is being a cruel dick here, but we all know no one would enjoy the hype and relevancy of having a real reunion more than Billy. Even in that blurry photo she looks like a mess. She's probably too far gone. I'm sure she could play the parts fine, but it's likely just the headache of having her on board that the guys wanna avoid... I can't really blame em. To hell with her. |
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02-04-2018, 08:59 PM | #56 | |
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I'm actually looking forward to making plans to catch an out of town gig on this tour... If it were just he and Jimmy, I probably wouldn't have bothered unless they came to town. |
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02-04-2018, 09:00 PM | #57 |
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The lack of transparency from the band is definitely shitty though...
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02-04-2018, 09:55 PM | #58 |
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had you told me 5-10 years ago we'd be seeing jimmy and james in a promo photo with billy again, i'd been over the moon. the possible darcy return with no darcy at the end of the day does sour it.
however, i imagine, given recent interviews, that billy truly wanted her a part of it, as did james, but ultimately her own health is at stake and that's not something they were willing to risk for the sake of having a full band reunion tour. i have a feeling this was a decision that was hard for them to come by and ultimately everyone involved is bummed about it. I have a feeling she is still indeed drug free, has the total ability to play, or would have given enough rehearsal, but her mental health is probably not in a spot where going on a tour with the added pressure of being back in the spotlight is something that'd not be good for her. if we're being real here, the media and fan base over the past 10+ years has been brutal to billy as it is, i can't imagine half of the brutal shit that would be said about darcy if she put herself out there again. people are vicious. they're probably doing her a favor and there's really still good vibes going on between all of them. she's just sad she couldn't shake it ultimately. |
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02-04-2018, 10:02 PM | #59 |
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but this is also why they've been so secretive about who is in the studio for the la sessions.. not knowing if james is involved then announcing he ultimately is takes away some of the impact of darcy not being involved. they all know that her not being a part of it will disappoint a lot of people.
it's sad. i feel bad for her. everyone goes on and on about drugs etc etc but her health probably took a bad nose dive as she was quitting in 1999 and has struggled with it since. so quit it with the shitty darcy is a drug fiend she looks horrible etc etc remarks. it's probably a big reason why we won't be seeing her on stage now. |
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02-04-2018, 10:08 PM | #60 |
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had you told me during the zeitgeist tour that 10 years later the media coverage of a "reunion" would come down to Brett reading netpho - writing in on altnet - nme copying altnet - I would have asked why I should assume that SP camp would be incapable of something as easy as PR. they really left nothing out the past 2 weeks to go full amateur with this reunion.
https://www.alternativenation.net/sm...le-photoshoot/ http://www.nme.com/news/music/new-sm...n-line-2236438 |
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