Smashing Pumpkins Band • Page 56

Jeff is a much better lead guitarist than James and I think Billy now writes 3-part guitar songs so, while it may not be essential, definitely beefs up their sound.

 

The most obvious answer is Herman Li from Dragonforce.

 

Josh Klinghoffer would be a good fit

 

yeah my understanding was james only really plays the parts he recorded and otherwise just kinda does minimal rhythm stuff, whereas jeff has been their lead guitarist for like 15 years now

 

That would be so tight, but I guess it would all depend on his touring schedule this year with Pearl Jam. Or if he’s still filling in on guitar for Jane’s

 

Stephen Malkmus is available

 

This is the first time I have heard of and listened to Clumsy by Our Lady Peace and it sounded exactly like I thought it would.

 

They're one of my all time favorite bands honestly haha

And Clumsy is the song that hooked me on them in the first place as an 11 year old kid in 1997.

 

Yeah, OLP is the bee's knees, and I won't hear otherwise.

 

Facts. Fantastic live too.

 

Their first 4 albums have 0 bad songs

 

Maybe I'm showing my age, but never hearing Clumsy by Our Lady Peace is wild.

 

I'd guess that it's less related to age, and that it was just a more ubiquitous song in the US and Canada than it was or has since been in the UK.

 

Julien Baker cover of 1979

 

https://www.spin.com/2024/08/best-smashing-pumpkins-albums/

 

Putting Oceania that low is a choice.

 

Chino is so hyped.

 

chino sounds great!

 

How good is Zwan? What an album.

 

So good Corgan refuses to let people stream it.

 

I like it way better than anything he’s done since, wish it would get a re-press

 

Spent a lot of time with their discography the past week.

I vaguely remember songs from Siamese Dream playing on TV as a kid, so I consider Melon Collie as my intro to the band. I used to sneak into my sisters room and hijack her Melon Collie album and listen to it. Loved everything about it.

Adore is still criminally underrated. Incredible album.

and then there’s Machina….this album means so much to me. I have an emotional connection to this album. My mom took me to Kmart to buy the album. I think it’s their most beautiful album and it holds up front to back.