Spin magazine had a free "Myspace Tribute to the Smashing Pumpkins" CD with the July issue. I must put in my 2 cents here and declare that... There is NO substitute for the Smashing Pumpkins! In no way can they be altered, covered, mirrored, sliced, diced, chopped, minced, or scalloped and even come close to the original thing. No ifs, and, or butts about it. Siamese Dream through Mellon Collie is about as good as it gets. Having not listened to the Pumpkins in quite some thyme, I saw the mag on the rack at the airport and had to buy it. All these bands are great bands and do a good job covering, but my ears longed for Billy, Jimmy, D'arcy, and James.
I had a great discussion with T-Jo about them a couple weeks back and the merits of how loud the new album is, and how our old balls selves are into more mellow music these days. I wasn't such a fan of the later electronic-based stuff, but Gish, Siamese Dream, Pisces Iscariot, and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness certainly bring down the house.
Actually this tribute album is very good, just no substitute for the original.....
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