Billy's Q&A on Instagram

[Cool As Ice Cream]

this is a great topic. let's discuss it for another five pages, at least.

[Cool As Ice Cream]

come at me!

[Cool As Ice Cream]

that is right! i am calling you out.

[FoolofaTook]

fuck yeah i'm ready to go! you looking at me, fool? you wanna piece of this american fist?

fuck yeah!

[FoolofaTook]

[Mals Marola]

damn, happy 9k Mars Corona!

[Shadaloo]

I'd like to think most people who listen to any form of rock music still know who both bands are today and that's good enough. They both carved out devoted fanbases. Both have fan favorite albums and ones nobody would bother touching ever again.

Arguments from people who are so invested they're willing to dissect reputations and can't argue objectively due to their own bias are worthless.

Now I'm gonna go down to the river and compare these two ducks because they've got those weird corkscrew dicks and I want to see which one's bigger

Because that's a good use of my time

[Shadaloo]

Oh shit, happy 9k plus posts MARS

[Mals Marola]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

yes, this is a picture i took myself

[smashingjj]

Originally Posted by Kahlo

3. Who starts a conversation with someone they just met about The Smashing Pumkins? What is wrong with you?

I agree with this. how random could you possibly be?

[Mals Marola]

i can think of a few people

a few people who identify as a certain type of machine in a certain type of downcast mood, to be specific

[Kahlo]

Originally Posted by Mals Marola

i can think of a few people

a few people who identify as a certain type of machine in a certain type of downcast mood, to be specific

"So hey, it's lovely to met you - so...what do you think of the inclusion of Speed Kills on the Machina vinyl? It totally should have been on the initial album release, just like the Japanese cd...why are you walking away?"

[myosis]

the thing is, that when talking about an artistic career, money is the important factor for so few of them... people choose an artistic career first and foremost for the love of the arts, and as long as they can make a living out of it, they will consider their career to be successful.
and in terms of keeping total artistic freedom and creativity, and in terms of number of different art projects, vs. income achieved, i'd say that sonic youth has had a pretty damn good career.

[run2pee]

Originally Posted by slayed23

And let me give you my take:

Sonic Youth: An obscure band that few people in the general public know. Those that do know them though tend to like them. You can never start a conversation with some person you just met and start talking about Sonic Youth because they probably will assume you are talking about Sonic the Hedgehog.

Smashing Pumpkins: During their peak, became one the biggest bands in the world and critically acclaimed. Then then had probably the 2nd most publicized break up in the last 30 years behind GNR. They came back to lukewarm success but were never able to stay as relevant as the likes of Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam or the legacy of Nirvana. Although they still have the ability to attract 5-20K at a concert depending on the location... just not 20-30K like those bands above... or 50-70K like Metallica.

If you wanna ask who has had more bad publicity and a fallout of fans, ofcourse SP has. The thing is though that you actually have to have that to lose it. And what they have now is still better than anything Sonic Youth ever had.

Come at me.

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[emilem]

Originally Posted by slayed23

And let me give you my take:

Sonic Youth: An obscure band that few people in the general public know. Those that do know them though tend to like them. You can never start a conversation with some person you just met and start talking about Sonic Youth because they probably will assume you are talking about Sonic the Hedgehog.

Smashing Pumpkins: During their peak, became one the biggest bands in the world and critically acclaimed. Then then had probably the 2nd most publicized break up in the last 30 years behind GNR. They came back to lukewarm success but were never able to stay as relevant as the likes of Foo Fighters, Pearl Jam or the legacy of Nirvana. Although they still have the ability to attract 5-20K at a concert depending on the location... just not 20-30K like those bands above... or 50-70K like Metallica.

If you wanna ask who has had more bad publicity and a fallout of fans, ofcourse SP has. The thing is though that you actually have to have that to lose it. And what they have now is still better than anything Sonic Youth ever had.

Come at me.

obscure band? just because they don't play it in your jock rock radio doesn't mean it's obscure. they're a household name. if you asked anyone born after 1995 about smashing pumpkins they would go 'huh?', whereas SY is first band you learn about after you discover nirvana or some other teen music. they're the velvet underground of last 30 years. moderately succesful but influencial enough to enjoy bigger and bigger recognition as years go by. the exact opposite of what happened with pumpkins.

i mean, i guess pumpkins were bigger in the 90s than SY. but so were sugar ray. or that 'two princess' band. or weezer. and it all doesn't matter now. because SY proved to be just a more important band in the longrun.

[Mals Marola]

never in a million years did Mars Carolla think his little post about Sonic Youth & Smashing Pumpkins, in response to Fool of a Took's own post about Kim Gordon & Billy Corgan, would result in 2+ pages of CHAFF!!!!!!

[FoolofaTook]

Here's the twist: at the start I thought it was kim from the breeders.

[Mals Marola]

you fuckin'

shittin me?

[trev]

Originally Posted by slayed23

And let me give you my take:

Sonic Youth: An obscure band that few people in the general public know.

you lost all credibility right there.

[trev]

Originally Posted by Mals Marola

yes, this is a picture i took myself

i'll pack soon. where am i off to?

[FoolofaTook]

does it really matter? one of them fake-ass terrorist "countries" is the same as another.

[trev]

so if the usa flag offends you, they'll help you pack so you can leave and head for another terrorist country like the usa.


why not just stay in the usa?

[Mals Marola]

i have a feeling the man in the picture isn't approached by all that many folk, offended or not! or rather, certainly not folk who are looking for a good ol' packing partner

[Cool As Ice Cream]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

Here's the twist: at the start I thought it was kim from the breeders.

lolololololo

[amoergosum]

Billy answered my question:

[wHATcOLOR]

Originally Posted by FoolofaTook

Here's the twist: at the start I thought it was kim from the breeders.

same here

[myosis]

https://www.loc.gov/programs/nationa...on-years/2005/

"Daydream Nation" (album). Sonic Youth. (1988)

[wHATcOLOR]

Originally Posted by myosis

so is it obvious to everyone that Joe Sakic had a better career than Wayne Gretzky then?

i'm here for the hockey references

[FoolofaTook]

SY is at the top of the list of "bands i need to get into"

[wHATcOLOR]

i had a dream last night in which furry corgan called me out in an instagram story. he said something like "fuckface lowlife netphorian whatcolor" and then he tried to tie my real name to it, but he ended up tagging someone else with my same name which created a whole additional set of problems, it was distressing! hahaha