New topic
Printable| Author | Message |
smashing pumpkins to reform. Rocker Corgan to reform Smashing Pumpkins
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. Copyright © 2005 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expre | |
- E-mail - orgNote -  Report post to moderator |
cheers , good news  | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Dewrede said: cheers , good news
yeah, of course, the way the article is worded, it could mean billy's just gonna get a bunch of musicians together, and call them the smashing pumpkins. much like Axel Rose and his "Guns n' Roses" I hope that's not true. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
byronic said: Dewrede said: cheers , good news
yeah, of course, the way the article is worded, it could mean billy's just gonna get a bunch of musicians together, and call them the smashing pumpkins. much like Axel Rose and his "Guns n' Roses" I hope that's not true.  That's what it sound like. I heard his new album. It's alright and nothing to write home about. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Question:
Did any of the previous bandmembers in Smashing Pumpkins have any significant input, or did Billy pretty much run the show? If that's the case, maybe it won't matter if he reforms with other musicians. If the original lineup was successful due to a degree of chemistry, then yeah, it would be good to see them all back together. Then again, maybe he'll do the whole "supergroup" thing and get together with people from other previously-successful bands. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
He totally has ill will towards his last band, Zwan. he can't stand them. He's still close to Jimmy Chamberlain the drummer.So if there's a reunion he'll definetly will be in the band. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
All I know is Siamese Dream is magic. That album is flawless. Someone told me that Billy did that whole album by himself. Is that true? If so, it shouldn't matter but there was something about just knowing this band was together. One of my favorite bands of all time  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: All I know is Siamese Dream is magic. That album is flawless. Someone told me that Billy did that whole album by himself. Is that true? If so, it shouldn't matter but there was something about just knowing this band was together. One of my favorite bands of all time
Billy pretty much did all of the guitar and bass parts. But SP wouldn't have their sound if it weren't for Jimmy's solid drumming. James and D'arcy are two of the most colorful characters in modern rock and I love thier playing. I was at the final show in Chicago on December 2, 2000 and it was one of the most exciting, sad and strange days of my life. I will be SO thrilled if they all get it together again. This is strange news though, just after the release of his solo album. Is that out in the States? I'm so bad about keeping up with new releases anymore. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
The media is jumping the gun with this one. Billy has put out an ad basically asking the other Pumpkins to come back. He has stated in the past that it was Iha who wanted to break up the band, and he wants to repair the void between them. He's still on good terms with Chamberlain, so that won't be a problem.
I do have to wonder if he'll be able to get D'Arcy involved, since she was fired for excessive drug use. 
Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
JediMaster said: The media is jumping the gun with this one. Billy has put out an ad basically asking the other Pumpkins to come back. He has stated in the past that it was Iha who wanted to break up the band, and he wants to repair the void between them. He's still on good terms with Chamberlain, so that won't be a problem.
I do have to wonder if he'll be able to get D'Arcy involved, since she was fired for excessive drug use. How 'bout using the old-fashioned telephone? | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
GangstaFam said: JediMaster said: The media is jumping the gun with this one. Billy has put out an ad basically asking the other Pumpkins to come back. He has stated in the past that it was Iha who wanted to break up the band, and he wants to repair the void between them. He's still on good terms with Chamberlain, so that won't be a problem.
I do have to wonder if he'll be able to get D'Arcy involved, since she was fired for excessive drug use. How 'bout using the old-fashioned telephone? Seriously  2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
they were damn cool. And they had better videos than Prince. Don't hurt me, I'm a newb. I'm supposed to be stupid. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Not that it will make anybody run out and buy Billy's new solo record, but - Attention CURE fans!! Robert Smith sings backing vocals on BC's cover of the Bee Gee's classic "To Love Somebody". It's a good version, and also a very good CD all around. It reminds me of the Pumpkins 'Adore' CD. If I want your opinion, I'll beat it outta ya! | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
what the  ?
in an EW interview a few weeks back he said a reunion would never ever ever happen.... WHATEVER!!! he must be broke or something... Space for sale... | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
to answer another orger's question about who ran the SPs:
Billy was the main force behind the bands' sound. On record, he played nearly all of the guitar solos and often took on a lot of the rhythm work that James Iha would later play live. The same goes with D'arcy's bass playing. You can hear this on their first two records and some of Pisces Iscariot. Just Billy and Jimmy Chamberlain. By the time Meloncollie was recorded, the band as a 4-piece layed down the tracks together and I am pretty sure it stayed that way for most of the rest of the albums. So, really, the bands' main players have always been Billy and Jimmy Chamberlain, but live and on later records, there was a definite chemistry between the whole group (I saw them live back in 94 and they were pretty darn rockin'!). . [Edited 6/21/05 18:26pm] | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
lyricsdaddy said: Not that it will make anybody run out and buy Billy's new solo record, but - Attention CURE fans!! Robert Smith sings backing vocals on BC's cover of the Bee Gee's classic "To Love Somebody". It's a good version, and also a very good CD all around. It reminds me of the Pumpkins 'Adore' CD.
I need this bad. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
GangstaFam said: lyricsdaddy said: Not that it will make anybody run out and buy Billy's new solo record, but - Attention CURE fans!! Robert Smith sings backing vocals on BC's cover of the Bee Gee's classic "To Love Somebody". It's a good version, and also a very good CD all around. It reminds me of the Pumpkins 'Adore' CD.
I need this bad. Me too!!!
Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
byronic said: Dewrede said: cheers , good news
yeah, of course, the way the article is worded, it could mean billy's just gonna get a bunch of musicians together, and call them the smashing pumpkins. much like Axel Rose and his "Guns n' Roses" I hope that's not true. Ooh, I hope not - considering how unsuccessful Axel was. VOTE....EARLY | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Billy Corgan.....    His level of self-importance is ridiculous. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
lilgish said: Billy Corgan.....
His level of self-importance is ridiculous.yeah i think the cover of his new album is fuckin hilariously bad and the after having scanning the songs on iTunes....i can safely say that the music is the same. he seems to have lost his way with a melody, poor guy. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
James Iha Had a decent solo LP back in 98 I think it was
 "Thinking like the Keys on Prince's piano, we'll be just fine" | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I think the expecations for the new solo CD (which I didn't even see at my store) is evident. It almost smacks of desperation but who cares! I would love to hear them reunite! | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
OdysseyMiles said: Question:
Did any of the previous bandmembers in Smashing Pumpkins have any significant input, or did Billy pretty much run the show? If that's the case, maybe it won't matter if he reforms with other musicians. If the original lineup was successful due to a degree of chemistry, then yeah, it would be good to see them all back together. Then again, maybe he'll do the whole "supergroup" thing and get together with people from other previously-successful bands. I think I recently hear him say that he wrote the lyrics but they wrote (or where part of writing) music and he didn't have as much freedom as he would have liked in that department. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Soulchild82 said: James Iha Had a decent solo LP back in 98 I think it was
I remember really liking his first (and probably last) solo single. Reminded me of Matthew Sweet's soloer stuff. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
doctamario said: they were damn cool. And they had better videos than Prince.
alot of people have better videos than P. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
From Billy's website:
June 21, 2005 Today is a special day in my life as it marks the release of my very first solo album 'TheFutureEmbrace.' For over 17 years I have been proud to represent Chicago as an artist through my words and music, and am continually humbled by the undying love that I have been shown from this city as one of its native sons. I'd like to take this moment to address all that is going on in my musical life, from the new album and the current tour, to the future of The Smashing Pumpkins. I had the opportunity to record 'TheFutureEmbrace' CD here in Chicago, and its embers bear witness to this town's unique soul. I have done my very best to create something fresh and exciting to listen to, and I hope you get the chance to check it out. Having just returned from a tour of Europe, I am now set to play 18 additional dates in North America, beginning tomorrow in Atlanta. After that we head to Japan, and then Australia and New Zealand for the first time since 1998. 'TheFutureEmbrace' is an album of hope, and represents fully my desire to make music to stand and to fight for. Encouraged by the musical progress of the record, I have already begun writing new songs for a subsequent solo album I hope to start by the end of this year. Plans are still in the works to finish my 'ChicagoSongs' DVD, a group of songs about the city. I'm also in the process of writing my life story on-line, updated almost daily and not so ironically entitled 'The Confessions of Billy Corgan.' It truly has been a creative time for me, with many new revelations. Many have assumed that the decisions that I have made over the last few years have been to try to get away from something. But what I have been really trying to do is find that same kid again, the one who believed he could change the world with a song. There is an old saying that goes "you can't go home again,"but I believe that your home is wherever your heart lies. When I played the final Smashing Pumpkins show on the night of December 2, 2000, I walked off the Metro stage believing that I was forever leaving a piece of my life behind. I naively tried to start a new band, but found that my heart wasn't in it. I moved away to pursue a love that I once had but got lost. So I moved back home to heal what was broken in me, and to my surprise I found what I was looking for. I found that my heart is in Chicago, and that my heart is in The Smashing Pumpkins. For a year now I have walked around with a secret, a secret I chose to keep. But now I want you to be among the first to know that I have made plans to renew and revive The Smashing Pumpkins. I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams. In this desire I feel I have come home again. 'TheFutureEmbrace' represents a new beginning, not an ending. It picks up the thread of the as-yet-unfinished work and charter of The Smashing Pumpkins. I know this city gave me the gift of my music, and it is my honor to share this love that I have with you from the bottom of my heart. There is still so much work to do, and as always, so little time! Rock on and may God bless you! Billy Corgan
Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
That's wonderful news! | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
GangstaFam said: That's wonderful news!
From the interviews he's given recently, I suspect it may just be him and Jimmy so far... not sure if the others are committing.... ? VOTE....EARLY | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
DiminutiveRocker said: From the interviews he's given recently, I suspect it may just be him and Jimmy so far... not sure if the others are committing.... ?
Ahh...what else do James and D'arcy have to do? I'm sure they're just sitting around bored and unemployed. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
GangstaFam said: DiminutiveRocker said: From the interviews he's given recently, I suspect it may just be him and Jimmy so far... not sure if the others are committing.... ?
Ahh...what else do James and D'arcy have to do? I'm sure they're just sitting around bored and unemployed. True dat!
Do not hurry yourself in your spirit to become offended, for the taking of offense is what rests in the bosom of the stupid ones. (Ecclesiastes 7:9) | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |