I like Smashing Pumpkins, but it's gotta be a serious liability that even Billy Corgan can't listen to his own voice for long enough to get through Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
The music critic for the Toronto Star had an even better zinger lede in 1996, on The Aeroplane Flies High boxed set: "despite all his rage, he still has a mortgage to pay". ;)
As a 90s Pumpkins fan whose interest in the band was lost due to the combo of D'Arcy leaving and the release of "Machina", this is possibly one of the funniest things I've ever read from a critic!!
I saw them at VooDoo Fest in New Orleans that same year and my only take away was “this is way more boring than I expected.” Billy Corgan cordially thanking the venue and gently smiling at the crowd like he was James Taylor.
Hahaha oh man that sounds so...not right lol.
"Good evening ladies and gentleman my name is billy corgan and we'd like to play a few of our favorite numbers this evening if that's alright"
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I worked as an usher at a Smashing Pumpkins show in like 2008, i fell asleep during the show
"Good evening ladies and gentleman my name is billy corgan and we'd like to play a few of our favorite numbers this evening if that's alright"
These days, I can't tell Corgan from Bill Burr.
Nah, fam, you should be earning a commission for that incredible opening.
But agreed, solid lede❣️