Smashing Pumpkins reunion
 

Erm, has anyone heard of this? There is a news bit posted on a German site today. It says that Corgan posted a full-page ad in a Chicago newspaper concerning a Pumpkins reunion:

"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 dream. In this desire I feel I have come home again."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...6/18118271.pdf
http://www.visions.de/news/5518/

Woohoo?!?! :crazy:

Great. That's the last thing I need.

Already? What's it been, two years? Doesn't surprise me that much, Zwan was crap anyway. Not that Pumpkins' last record was much better...

Half a decade. Scary!

That much? So what are Pavement waiting for?

Waste of talent... Their instrumentals kick monumental amounts of ass, but his voice just drags it all down :(

Or better yet, The Pixies?

Corgan's in. I doubt anyone else is. I don't see this actually happening.

I don't see Iha going back there anyway. Corgan blamed a lot on him some years ago. But remember: Corgan's talking about renewing, not just reviving.

Even if it does happen I don't think anything will come of it :frown:
The Pumpkins were great in their early days of Siamese Dream, Gish and Melon Collie, but imo they went downhill after that - I bought Adore as I was a major fan but was sorely disappointed, I didn't even bother with Machina :frown:

Maybe I'm just showing my age and being a bit too nostalgic, but I'd really like to see them go back to their earlier sound :crazy:




:D :D :D :D :D

^ Agreed. Mellon Collie was one of the most superb albums of the nineties, even if some of it was a little unlistenable.

Yes, there were some *odd* songs on that album, but it does bring back some great memories :D

I liked "Adore". And there were some good songs on Machina II (Friends and enemies of modern music). Anyone listened to Corgan's solo record yet?

I only wish it were true but this won't happen. Their last two albums were their finest, and Machina II was even better. I thought Zwan was better than all the rest of the Pumpkins pre-Adore crap, and I'm really liking the solo album(have been for a month now). I hope it happens, but I'm not betting the farm.

I saw them in Berkeley with Chris a few months ago...

What? The Pixies...the band that inspired and spawned an entire generation of musicians...is back together again? Hallelujah!

ScottMate

They got together for a reunion tour, but I suppose that was just a one time thing? They did record a couple of new songs, however, one of which (Bam Thwok) was pretty good.