discuss the finer points of sp songs

[slunken]

[dreams of glass]

On WBFTT, he sings

on dead highways, her black beauties roam
for june angels, so far from home

after he sings angels, he lets out this UH that is in time with the snare hit.

Its such a badass little touch, in fact the whole thing is badass, that song just swaggers

[Ram27]

golden era pumpkins could really be summed up with the word swagger

modern connotations aside

[Elphenor]

I don't think so. I think "sincere" and "Goofy" and "emotional" are the best describers of SP

[Elphenor]

I never feel like Corgan is putting on an act when I'm listening to MCIS he's unapologetic in his melodramatic teenagery sappiness

[Grox]

Originally Posted by dreams of glass

On WBFTT, he sings

on dead highways, her black beauties roam
for june angels, so far from home

after he sings angels, he lets out this UH that is in time with the snare hit.

Its such a badass little touch, in fact the whole thing is badass, that song just swaggers

HOLY FUCK, i put the record on to listen for this and i've never heard that before- it fucking rules!! it's mixed REALLY low

[Grox]

one of the best- during the BODIES breakdown, with the "dis" and "de" overdubs, how it launches from "die, deceive, deny, destroy, despise, disconnect"- gnar pickslide- "now we drive the night"

[washer]

listened to porcelina for the first time in ages recently, on headphones

was so struck by the transition into the first verse– when, immediately following the introductory "heavy" passage, the guitar/regular drums are panned hard left, and the synth/tribal drums are hard right

i mean this was not a new thing i'd noticed by any means, yet in this particular moment of re-listening it was surprising and lovely. i was reminded of the pleasure in listening to/experiencing music, of enjoying the interaction of the sounds, silly as i feel typing that phrase

love the strange noise in the first chorus, at about 4:37 or so, like pulses moving out across a distance

also the rich, e-bow-like feedback that kicks in around 8:00

[dreams of glass]

during the verse:


the empty bodies stand at rest
casualties of their own flesh
afflicted by their dispossession

at 1:32-1:36, as he's singing dispossession, there is a ghostly backing vocal track, most likely Billy, on just that one word.

[thedeadofnight]

1:27-1:43 in Tom Tom is pretty awesome. That part after the first chorus

[chotchkiss]

I like how the synth in the Blondie Cover, Dreaming off the BwBW single transitions from the lead instrument in the intro, to the bass through most of the song and then back to a lead in the outro. It's the same instrument drastically changing registers.

[inkless]

Originally Posted by killtrocity

the end of by starlight when de arcy's vocals come in with the little solo

it's not billy ?



United States "metalique noise 8.30

[Ram27]

Right before the real drums come in on Luna, there's a little electronic snare note on an upbeat at 0:40, right after 'who rights wrong'

[Grox]

Originally Posted by Ram27

Right before the real drums come in on Luna, there's a little electronic snare note on an upbeat at 0:40, right after 'who rights wrong'

not hearing it

[Grox]

btw, dreams of glass, i want to thank you again for pointing out the UHNN! in where boys fear to tread. now i look forward to it. seriously an awesome little touch, this thread rules

[dreams of glass]

Originally Posted by Grox

btw, dreams of glass, i want to thank you again for pointing out the UHNN! in where boys fear to tread. now i look forward to it. seriously an awesome little touch, this thread rules

hey thanks!

[Lt_Beans_McGood]

Finest point: in the Smashing Pumpkins hit alternative song "Rat in a Cage", guitarist James Iha utilizes the 'distortion' guitar effect during the chorus. Just caught this the other day while jogging. Use earbuds and you can't miss it

[Grox]

when the double tracked vocals slip out of sync at the end of rotten apples and you hear bill cry the last syllable of "unrequitED!!" faintly

[run2pee]

Originally Posted by Lt_Beans_McGood

Finest point: in the Smashing Pumpkins hit alternative song "Rat in a Cage", guitarist James Iha utilizes the 'distortion' guitar effect during the chorus. Just caught this the other day while jogging. Use earbuds and you can't miss it

I hereby cast my vote for Lt Beans as the most consistently hilarious poster of recent times

[Grox]

secret synths in zero

[Ram27]

I really love the contrast of the harsh, metronomic drum machine with the breezy guitars in Dizzle:

[Slurpee]

Originally Posted by dreams of glass

On WBFTT, he sings

on dead highways, her black beauties roam
for june angels, so far from home

after he sings angels, he lets out this UH that is in time with the snare hit.

Its such a badass little touch, in fact the whole thing is badass, that song just swaggers

This song is #1 in SP Swagger Rankings

[Slurpee]

The intro to Bodies on the reissue sounds fucking amazing, by the way.

[FoolofaTook]

fuck yeah, wbftt+bodies is so fucking killer. best start to the best tsp disc. so heavy and, like someone said, arrogant. dark too.

[cork_soaker]

Originally Posted by avsfan7733

wait who is james

heh heh

[redbreegull]

the part in Where Boys Fear To Tread when Billy sings, "a veiled promise to never DAAAAIAIAIAIAIAIAAAAeeeeeeeeeeeee aaaaaaaahhrhrhrhreee."

@ 2:54, I lol every time

[redbreegull]

Originally Posted by slunken

she's better

[Ram27]

Holy shit

[FoolofaTook]

am I the only one who can't hear him say "in" in here is no why at the part where he says "if you're giving in"?

[Grox]

if you're giving eehhhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn