I know they're old men, but they are legends and can do better than this, especially Ginger Baker's drumming. It's borderline amateur-ish at times (changing drum patterns mid-stream, miss-timing/miss-hitting cymbals or other drum parts here or there).
In case you didn't hear, the saxophone player who toured with and played on a couple of albums by The Killers committed suicide today. Very sad day for music all-around with this news, that news (of Chuck), and the fact that influential independent alternative FM station WFNX in my hometown of Boston just got sold to Clear Channel and had to fire 17 of their 21 employees in doing so today. We are all in shock in Boston about that since it was the only real "alternative" to the rest of the Top 40 crap on the rest of what's left of rock and pop stations in the area.
This is a woman (Courtney Love) who allowed her late husband's personal diary to be sold to the public, and she's upset about Dave Grohl (allegedly) licensing Nirvana music to The Muppets? Gimme a break, crazy bitch.
Sorry Jason but Dierks didn't even come close to ripping you off (not that he's reading this or anything but still). The chords and tuning are different in both songs (with Jason having a capo on the third fret; Dierks is in standard tuning and maybe even Eb standard tuning). Dierks' tune has a straightforward tempo, while Jason's is slower and lets notes ring out for longer time frames. And with Jason's capo use on the third fret box, his tune has more in common with Ryan Adams' "Lucky Now" guitar chords than with Dierks' tune ("Home"). I know this because I (briefly) played both songs just now on my acoustic.
Jason has too much emotion, not enough facts to backup his case.
Who would actually question his pro wrestling organization (which teaches about concussion awareness and prevention) and not like the current Pumpkins because of "the line-up" unless they are as ignorant as ignorant can be?
This isn't Guns 'N' Roses, where obviously not having Slash there now means a hell of a lot more than not having D'arcy or James back in the fold for the Pumpkins. At least Jimmy could play and record his instrumental parts to Billy's songs.
Pumpkins 2.0 is playing as well as they've ever have. Shame on anyone who still says "oh it's not the same without the original members." Bullshit. Smashing Pumpkins is and has ALWAYS been Billy Corgan's band just like The Cure has always been Robert Smith's band, no matter who comes and goes. You either like the new music they make when it comes out or you don't. Period.
Actually, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page invented heavy metal. They've even fought each other over who gets credit for it (the 1st ever heavy metal riff on "Beck's Bolero," which Page co-wrote with Beck in 1966). Jimi invented so much, but not metal.
I don't know how or why Billy Corgan always gets looked over as one of the best guitarists of his generation, but he deserves to be on any "greatest guitarist" list that also includes Mike McCready, Tom Morello (though as inventive as he is, he kinda sucks at soloing), Jerry Cantrell, J. Mascis and other greats from the alt. rock era. And of course, this RS list ain't such a list. It could've been compiled 25 years ago it's so predictable. It's basically your rock and roll dad's fav guitarist list.
You guys need to correct your post so that fans in the U.S. don't think the release date has been pushed back by EMI. These reissues come out 11/29 in North America and 12/5 (or as you put it, "early December") internationally. I know this because I've been counting down the days until November 29 here in Boston!
And it's not just you that's wrong but Stereogum itself. The NME article says "1996 to the present day," not "1997 to 2012." 2012??? We're still in 2011!
You say the " expansive riffage" on Ten is like Pink Floyd, Tom Petty and Black Sabbath. I hear a little David Gilmour and Tony Iommi (cuz of the blusier hard rock elements on the album) but not Mike Campbell/Petty. Better references include Hendrix, Led Zeppelin ("Black"), Keith Richards, and Ace Frehley/KISS, who Mike McCready admitted to ripping off on the "Alive" solo. Which Frehley/KISS song would that be? "She," which also rips off the guitar solo on The Doors "5 To 1." I don't really have any issue with this but just had to point that out.
Every song on Ten (just like all Nevermind and Gish songs) are winners. 1991 kicked mega ass for music overall, between the Pumpkins, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, G'N'R, Metallica, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Massive Attack, My Bloody Valentine, Soundgarden, R.E.M., and on and on. There's been a ton of great music since then but I don't think another year has had THAT many great albums come out ever since.
Technically, it's not Iha's studio alone. He owns it (Stratosphere Sound in NY) with Fountains of Wayne/Ivy/Tinted Windows member Adam Schlesinger and Ivy/Brookville member Andy Chase.
You put in "Music Tapes" (not "Memory Tapes") for the download option (Music Tapes is the Elephant 6-affiliated group, as you probably know), so you might want to fix that soon.
Dude, did you ever hear Nine Inch Nails' incredible cover of "Dead Souls" on the original The Crow soundtrack? It's the best Joy Division cover ever, IMHO.
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