http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... n-20110928

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan:
In the early 1980s I was riding in a friend's car and he goes, "Have you ever heard Dark Side of the Moon?" I was like, "Yeah, I've heard it." They were like, "No, have you actually sat and listened to it?" So we just drove around and around and listened to the album. I had listened to albums and I was crazy about music, but that thing was from some other level. You had to acknowledge, "This is weird." There is some experience here that is distinct from, say, Sgt. Pepper or Pet Sounds. That's when I started going back and really looking at Pink Floyd in a much more serious way.

From a geeky audio perspective, Dark Side of the Moon is a landmark. But when I was a kid it wasn't so much about the sound. It was about the emotional experience. It was kind of an out-of-body thing. It taps some inner loneliness and alienation, but it does it in this way that sort of has a humanity to it. That's what I think is so brilliant about it. It both alienates and isolates you, but you don't end up feeling bummed out when it's over.

When the Beatles would talk about Sgt. Pepper being a concept record, Lennon would shit all over it and say it's not a concept record. He'd say, "It's a fucking lame idea and we just stitched together the songs to go together." You can project a concept record on Sgt. Pepper, but it's not really there. Pet Sounds has a similar thing with alienation. But Dark Side of the Moon is a concept record. It has a narrative theme with a beginning, middle and end. It goes somewhere and actually makes sense. There's not a wasted ounce on the fucking thing.

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My guy!

DSOTM is my favorite album of all time, from my favorite artists of all time. It's the goods.

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http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

And he shits all over Sgt. Pepper also. Kudos to Billy.

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Geek USA

first time played in USA since 1999....can't wait for next Thursday night!!!

setlist from last night:
Quasar
Panopticon
Starla
Geek U.S.A.
Muzzle
Window Paine
Lightning Strikes
Soma
Siva
Oceania
Frail and Bedazzled
Silverfuck
Obscured
Suffer
Thru the Eyes of Ruby I Am One (tease)
Cherub Rock
Owata
My Love is Winter
For Martha
Encore:
Pissant
Bullet With Butterfly Wings

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That's a pretty good setlist. Great choice of older material.

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The show last night was amazing. The setlist was the same one Doug posted above. The band sounded great, and Billy's voice was strong as hell. The new tunes are good and blended really well with the older stuff.

Also, the Nicole Fiorentino is fucking hot, and really solid on bass.

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Yep...it was a great show. One of the best I've seen for sure.

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Just watched "Oceania" from the same Wiltern show doug posted geek usa from.

Whoah!

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the Riv. show from 10.14.11 is up on archive.org.

zip file.
http://www.archive.org/download/sp2011- ... br_mp3.zip

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http://chicagoist.com/2011/11/30/revisi ... ins_or.php

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Have Faithe-Be Merry

TSP Christmas song...

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Hourlong interview of Billy Corgan, conducted by @VinylSchminyl on Feb. 24, regarding guitarists and classic rock.
MP3..save target as.

pretty cool discussion...

http://t.co/dwKWkYCN

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Hour long Billy Corgan Interview....from crestfallen.com a TSP fansite

good stuff!

On Friday the 13th (April 2012), Crestfallen.com interviewed Billy Corgan over the phone. The interview lasted for well over an hour and covered the reissue process, an in-depth look at the Lucky 13 project, the upcoming release of Oceania, and much more.

4.13.12 Billy Interview.mp3

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to be released June 19th.

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Tix are on presale now for Smashing Pumpkins at Metro as part of the Len and Bob thingy...$57 total.
I got two.

purchase tickets link at bottom...
http://www.foundationtobenamedlater.org/

enter promo code HSCM

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Billy on XRT link

Boat Cruise!

album streams on Itunes June 12
released June 19.

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what was that thread about most consecutive posts without a reply ?

Well, you just ruined it...

You can stream the album for free on Itunes.

First listens now...

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Well, it's definitely the best sounding record they've recorded since Mellon Collie....Especially through my studio monitors.
You can tell the songs were really well rehearsed as the band is super tight...

I'm holding out for a few more listens, but there are 4 songs that jump out right away. There is a "modern" element to classic tones. Some really different mixing techniques, synths, a glockenspiel, fucked up distortions, chick backing vocals, grandiose endings. There might have even been a tuba at one point. The drums are pretty huge and I don't miss Jimmy at all. Lyrics are corny at times, but that's to be expected.

encouraging...

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http://www.antiquiet.com/interviews/201 ... w-oceania/

pretty good interview.

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So far, tracks 1, 2, 10, and Pinwheels are the standouts.
Billy's voice sounds awesome on this record, too.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

I've hated the last couple albums but liked this one enough to say yes to a ticket offer for tomorrow.

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

I'll be there tomorrow.

The Chimera is my favorite so far....Glissandra is also very cool.

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Happy TSP album release day!

I'm off to Best Buy to get my copy.

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Douchebag might appreciate this article.

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/807 ... -rock-cool

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Doug, did you catch Corgan's interview on Stern? Good stuff.

Yep. I was able to find an mp3.

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It's really sad that only selling 54,000 copies of an album in the first week of release is good enough to get #4 on the charts.

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