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View Poll Results: Are the Pumpkins destined to suffer from the Aerosmith syndrome? | |||
Yes | 13 | 19.70% | |
No | 45 | 68.18% | |
Other (please specify) | 8 | 12.12% | |
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05-31-2007, 06:43 AM | #1 |
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Are the Pumpkins destined to suffer from the Aerosmith syndrome?
Let's face it, a band can't have a return to massive popularity in the rock business without putting out music that brings in new fans and 95% of the time that means that they must appeal to youth (barring an unusual case like Eric Clapton). When an established band who is trying to return to prominence is successful at appealing to youth (i.e. new fans from the current generation of youngsters), a lot of their old fan base are guaranteed to be pissed off. Why? Because the band in question has to produce music that will play on the radio today and that involves changing their style and it brings accusations of "selling out." I'm calling this the Aerosmith syndrome.
Basically, if Billy Corgan tries to appeal to the current younger generation he is guaranteed to suffer from the Aerosmith syndrome, IMHO. Are the Pumpkins destined to suffer from the Aerosmith syndrome? Last edited by morespsoon : 05-31-2007 at 06:52 AM. |
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05-31-2007, 06:45 AM | #2 |
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This has been brought up already...more than once too.
SP/Aerosmith comparisons trouble me. |
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05-31-2007, 06:45 AM | #3 |
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why do you do this?
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05-31-2007, 06:46 AM | #4 |
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05-31-2007, 06:58 AM | #6 |
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I think the difference here is that Aerosmith and bands like them kind of became uncool when grunge came in because grunge seemed to be the opposite of what bands like Aerosmith were seen to be about where the Pumpkins seem to have actually regained a lot of their lost stature due to todays bands siting them as an influence. I think as long as the album is good they've got a chance of brining in some new fans although I can see more old fans coming back then new fans coming in.
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05-31-2007, 07:05 AM | #7 | |
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Hopefully this will always be a vital difference between the two:
Aerosmith had very little to do with writing their main comeback hit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Don%2...o_Miss_a_Thing Quote:
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05-31-2007, 07:05 AM | #8 | |
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No, grunge didn't even touch Aerosmith's popularity. |
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05-31-2007, 07:08 AM | #9 | |
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05-31-2007, 07:10 AM | #10 | |
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05-31-2007, 07:18 AM | #11 | |
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nichola...n/history.html Incidentally, that's the first thing I've heard you say that sounds like Woody Allen. |
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05-31-2007, 07:24 AM | #12 | |
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No, just going from a questionable memory. I just remember that whole scene getting a bad rep back in the day for being too corperate and kind of dorky. I may be thinking of something else though. |
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05-31-2007, 07:31 AM | #13 | |
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05-31-2007, 07:33 AM | #14 |
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Billy is not the type to sell out. So calm down. I can't even tell you how many times this has been discussed.
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05-31-2007, 07:36 AM | #15 |
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i think bill took the artistic road and people laughed at him so now he's just gonna try and cash in and people will laugh at him
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05-31-2007, 07:51 AM | #16 |
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billy totally sold out......
this entire tour. |
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05-31-2007, 07:51 AM | #17 | |
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05-31-2007, 08:06 AM | #18 | |
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i feel dirty and want to high five you. |
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05-31-2007, 08:18 AM | #19 | |
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05-31-2007, 09:55 AM | #20 |
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I welcome the support of MisterSquishyHalo and SlingeroGuitaro in this thread.
What do the three posters who have voted "yes" in this poll have in common? Three of the coolest animated gif avatars you'll ever see on this site! You better listen to the cool animated gif avatar people! We're coming at you with truth, bitches! http://forums.netphoria.org/image.ph...ine=1178733241 http://forums.netphoria.org/image.ph...ine=1178512567 http://forums.netphoria.org/image.ph...ine=1172578963 Last edited by morespsoon : 05-31-2007 at 10:03 AM. |
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05-31-2007, 02:33 PM | #21 |
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Of ALL bands to compare them to..Aerosmith..reeeally?
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05-31-2007, 03:03 PM | #22 |
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http://www.gocontinental.com/photos2/rundmc2a.jpg
if the Pumpkins hooks up with 50-Cent for a re-do of Rat in a Cage, then ya... |
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05-31-2007, 03:17 PM | #23 |
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That would actually be pretty awesome.
Also, Corgan singing "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" would also be pretty awesome. And if he had hair extensions. |
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05-31-2007, 05:20 PM | #24 |
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hm
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05-31-2007, 05:48 PM | #25 |
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aerosmith made their big come back in 1989 with the album PUMP. multi platinum. huuuge hit!
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05-31-2007, 05:59 PM | #26 |
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"love in an elevator, livin' it up when i'm goin' down....for you"
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05-31-2007, 06:06 PM | #27 |
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I dont know much about aerosmith, but i get the feeling they didnt talk shit about being an artist and always wanting to be at the cutting edge, challenging everything and crap like that. Billy has, thats his problem.
He hasnt sold out, he's just set standards with his careless talk that he doesnt care to live upto. |
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05-31-2007, 06:08 PM | #28 |
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No. Steven Tyler was a poor man's Mick Jagger from the start and Aerosmith were always hacks.
You could call Corgan and SP a lot of things, but not hacks. |
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05-31-2007, 06:11 PM | #29 | |
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05-31-2007, 06:59 PM | #30 |
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People just don't get what I was saying in the OP.
Look, if someone gets Lou Gehrig's disease, do people start debating whether or not the person is like Lou Gehrig? Of course not, it's 100% irrelevant. What's going on here? |
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