Billy Corgan @ The Ambassador, Dublin - Page 2

Beevers_uk · 06-21-2005, 05:01 PM

Rocker Corgan to reform Smashing Pumpkins

SMASHING PUMPKINS BILLY CORGAN PERFORMS HIS FINAL SHOW WITH THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Singer Billy Corgan said on Tuesday he plans to revive The Smashing Pumpkins, his Grammy-winning band which broke up in 2000 after more than a decade of blending alternative rock with the avant-garde.

In full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers, the bald-headed Corgan said, "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams."

He did not say which if any of the band's former members would be involved in the revived group, which broke through with albums such as "Gish" and "Siamese Dream."

The Pumpkins' top selling album was "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" which came out in 1995, but as the 1990s progressed their work became increasingly obscure as tensions arose in the group.

They broke up over differences among its four members and Corgan has since jumped from project to project but failed to match his early success.

Corgan, based in Chicago, has just released a solo album, "TheFutureEmbrace" on Reprise Records.

He did not say when he would try to reform the Pumpkins but the new album "represents a new beginning, not an ending. It picks up the thread of the as-yet-unfinished work and charter of The Smashing Pumpkins," he said.

cille · 06-22-2005, 10:36 PM

here's the picture from that ^ article:

i only wish damien would have billy's fashion sense...

hollowrose · 06-23-2005, 01:55 AM

ah that picture is over 4 and a half years old

and who asked could you hear linda strawberry at the gig?
no not really, kinda in a few songs

cille · 07-27-2005, 06:19 PM

from his australian tour:
http://www.nme.com/news/113157.htm

...how very damien of him...

Bumpman · 07-27-2005, 11:05 PM

Hmmm, don't know what to think of that really. It would have been understandable had he not recently declared that he really wants to play pumpkins songs live again, but since he has it's a bit unprofessional to storm offstage because people believe what he's saying.

Then again they probably should have accepted the tour for what it was...

hollowrose · 07-28-2005, 01:34 AM

yeah and he has been acting like a pricktease all tour and playing the intro of today plus others so i believe so he should expect people to ask for them songs

and how do mean how very damien of him?
do people often ask damien for juniper songs?

cille · 07-28-2005, 07:45 AM

no i just mean the walking off stage in anger bit.

hollowrose · 07-29-2005, 12:43 AM

has he done that a few times before?

god i'm such a noob

#Ian# · 07-29-2005, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hollowrose

do people often ask damien for juniper songs?

Insane and Toffee Pop are common ones, also most of O

hollowrose · 08-01-2005, 11:46 PM

i though volcano was the only juniper song *blush*

#Ian# · 08-02-2005, 06:51 PM

Nope:
Eskimo
I remember (as I remember december)
Amie (as Spaceship)
Volcano

Ok, not most of O, but much of.

hollowrose · 08-03-2005, 12:48 AM

ah some of O then
ok good to know

06-21-2005, 05:01 PM	#31
Beevers_uk Esquimal Conducido Pasión Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: In My Sugar Coated World, Filled With Angels And Love And Happiness And... And You. Posts: 4,421	Rocker Corgan to reform Smashing Pumpkins SMASHING PUMPKINS BILLY CORGAN PERFORMS HIS FINAL SHOW WITH THE SMASHING PUMPKINS CHICAGO (Reuters) - Singer Billy Corgan said on Tuesday he plans to revive The Smashing Pumpkins, his Grammy-winning band which broke up in 2000 after more than a decade of blending alternative rock with the avant-garde. In full-page advertisements in Chicago newspapers, the bald-headed Corgan said, "I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams." He did not say which if any of the band's former members would be involved in the revived group, which broke through with albums such as "Gish" and "Siamese Dream." The Pumpkins' top selling album was "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" which came out in 1995, but as the 1990s progressed their work became increasingly obscure as tensions arose in the group. They broke up over differences among its four members and Corgan has since jumped from project to project but failed to match his early success. Corgan, based in Chicago, has just released a solo album, "TheFutureEmbrace" on Reprise Records. He did not say when he would try to reform the Pumpkins but the new album "represents a new beginning, not an ending. It picks up the thread of the as-yet-unfinished work and charter of The Smashing Pumpkins," he said. __________________ ...~Gemma Hayes~... - Just To See How Hard, You Can Make Me Cry - ...~Duke Special~... - Im Not Who You Think I am, I Slipped A Stranger Inside - ...~Noelie Mcdonnell~... - You'll Be My Muse, And I'll Be Your Poet - ...~My Myspace Thingy~...

06-22-2005, 10:36 PM	#32
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	here's the picture from that ^ article: i only wish damien would have billy's fashion sense... __________________ Yeah

07-27-2005, 06:19 PM	#34
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	from his australian tour: http://www.nme.com/news/113157.htm ...how very damien of him... __________________ Yeah

07-27-2005, 11:05 PM	#35
Bumpman ... Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,801	Hmmm, don't know what to think of that really. It would have been understandable had he not recently declared that he really wants to play pumpkins songs live again, but since he has it's a bit unprofessional to storm offstage because people believe what he's saying. Then again they probably should have accepted the tour for what it was... __________________ Mic Christopher Is Great

07-28-2005, 07:45 AM	#37
cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	no i just mean the walking off stage in anger bit. __________________ Yeah

06-23-2005, 01:55 AM	#33
hollowrose Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 471	ah that picture is over 4 and a half years old and who asked could you hear linda strawberry at the gig? no not really, kinda in a few songs

07-28-2005, 01:34 AM	#36
hollowrose Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 471	yeah and he has been acting like a pricktease all tour and playing the intro of today plus others so i believe so he should expect people to ask for them songs and how do mean how very damien of him? do people often ask damien for juniper songs?

07-29-2005, 12:43 AM	#38
hollowrose Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 471	has he done that a few times before? god i'm such a noob

08-01-2005, 11:46 PM	#40
hollowrose Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 471	i though volcano was the only juniper song blush

08-02-2005, 06:51 PM	#41
#Ian# Destroyer of worlds Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,783	Nope: Eskimo I remember (as I remember december) Amie (as Spaceship) Volcano Ok, not most of O, but much of. __________________ One day we will die and our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea, but for now we are young let us lay in the sun and count every beautiful thing we can see

08-03-2005, 12:48 AM	#42
hollowrose Eskimo Regular Join Date: May 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 471	ah some of O then ok good to know