I agree that the Smashing Pumpkins have been largely inconsistent
BUT
Am I the only one who believes that Teargarden by Kaleidyscope is actually a return to the good albums?
After Steven Tyler nearly killed himself in a motorbike accident, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford visited him in the hospital, laying the groundwork for an Aerosmith reunion. While their 70s work is better, they still produced quality work after getting back together.
The thing with Aerosmith, though, is that they never actually broke up, and they never stopped making albums even with Perry & Whitford gone.
I suppose... They never did completely breakup, but you could make a similar (best less viable) case about Guns and Roses (kept going, but without their original line-up). Aerosmith was dead without their guitar players. Have you heard the crap they released then? (Rock in a Hard Place) Joe Perry was gone for 5 years, and Aerosmith was spiraling to oblivion without him and Whitford. I'd still call it a reunion.
After Steven Tyler nearly killed himself in a motorbike accident, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford visited him in the hospital, laying the groundwork for an Aerosmith reunion. While their 70s work is better, they still produced quality work after getting back together.
The thing with Aerosmith, though, is that they never actually broke up, and they never stopped making albums even with Perry & Whitford gone.
I suppose... They never did completely breakup, but you could make a similar (best less viable) case about Guns and Roses (kept going, but without their original line-up). Aerosmith was dead without their guitar players. Have you heard the crap they released then? (Rock in a Hard Place) Joe Perry was gone for 5 years, and Aerosmith was spiraling to oblivion without him and Whitford. I'd still call it a reunion.
True. And I'd say more so that GNR. GNR has been Axel hoarding the band name while spending over a decade trying to record what was basically a bad solo album. Axel had none of the original lineup...Tyler at least had the original rhythm section still around.
RoundTheBendI miss the comfort in being sadProfile Ground Control
I agree that the Smashing Pumpkins have been largely inconsistent
BUT
Am I the only one who believes that Teargarden by Kaleidyscope is actually a return to the good albums?
I like em. I mean I guess the idea of a band reunion is that a band reunites. And well that failed for the pumpkins, but I liked Zeitgeist (especially the new style of vocals) and think Teargarden is awesome.
I agree that the Smashing Pumpkins have been largely inconsistent
BUT
Am I the only one who believes that Teargarden by Kaleidyscope is actually a return to the good albums?
I like em. I mean I guess the idea of a band reunion is that a band reunites. And well that failed for the pumpkins, but I liked Zeitgeist (especially the new style of vocals) and think Teargarden is awesome.
that's interesting, for me the vocals were the major turn-off. While Billy doesn't exactly have the voice of an angel, it is the sound of the band, but the way the back-up harmonies/vocals were done made his voice more annoying than it should have been. I would have preferred them to be slightly more subtle, or even done by someone else (D'arcy & James did do backup vocals on a few songs on Mellon Collie as far as i know)... _________________ "Bunch of opinionated, hipster twats!"
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