galapogos
not all songs are meant to grab you by your heart and soul and transport you to another place. and not all songs are meant to be a story-telling event either. galapogos by the smashing pumpkins achieves both for me. this song is a crowning moment on the album, melon collie and the infinite sadness. the record is like a musical, and this track is the number that makes you think everything is going to be okay before act one comes to a screeching unresolved halt.
it's a wonderful song, but cannot be fully enjoyed unless listened to in context with the rest of the album.
recently billy corgan and the pumpkins (aka: billy corgan) posted this: PUMPKINS DRUM UP INTEREST: Auditions will be held Friday, April 10, in L.A. for drummers who are looking to play with the Smashing Pumpkins and are able to put up with Billy Corgan. Send background info, photos and performance web links via e-mail only to: pumpkinsdrummer@gmail.com. This gig is apparently more treacherous than playing for Spinal Tap.(3/30p)
this post not only depresses me but it causes me to lose respect for billy corgan as an artist - he should not ride the pumpkins name like a crappy old bicycle - especially after what was created prior (see above) - the smashing pumpkins are comprised of billy corgan (the brains), d'arcy wretzky, james iha, and jimmy chamberlin - they should not exist in any other shape or form - without the other 3, billy corgan hasn't been able to write and produce a successful album since melon collie - he's had his moments, but nothing can be compared - Chamberlin's drug issues and Jonathan Melvoin's (touring keyboardist) overdose are what caused the group to fall apart (the firing of Jimmy Chamberlin, the album adore, d'arcy quitting, the album Machina, then shortly after: James quitting... then the re-hiring of Jimmy... zeitgeist... ugh shall i go on? what a mess...)
when a band has a certain dynamic, you can't recreate it without the people originally involved and expect the same results. billy can go on denying this all he wants, but he will never be able to go back. that door is closed. everything performed now at this point is heard from a nostalgic listener's ears
i unfortunately am still hanging on and waiting for that galapogos though to tell me they aren't done yet...
it's a wonderful song, but cannot be fully enjoyed unless listened to in context with the rest of the album.
recently billy corgan and the pumpkins (aka: billy corgan) posted this: PUMPKINS DRUM UP INTEREST: Auditions will be held Friday, April 10, in L.A. for drummers who are looking to play with the Smashing Pumpkins and are able to put up with Billy Corgan. Send background info, photos and performance web links via e-mail only to: pumpkinsdrummer@gmail.com. This gig is apparently more treacherous than playing for Spinal Tap.(3/30p)
this post not only depresses me but it causes me to lose respect for billy corgan as an artist - he should not ride the pumpkins name like a crappy old bicycle - especially after what was created prior (see above) - the smashing pumpkins are comprised of billy corgan (the brains), d'arcy wretzky, james iha, and jimmy chamberlin - they should not exist in any other shape or form - without the other 3, billy corgan hasn't been able to write and produce a successful album since melon collie - he's had his moments, but nothing can be compared - Chamberlin's drug issues and Jonathan Melvoin's (touring keyboardist) overdose are what caused the group to fall apart (the firing of Jimmy Chamberlin, the album adore, d'arcy quitting, the album Machina, then shortly after: James quitting... then the re-hiring of Jimmy... zeitgeist... ugh shall i go on? what a mess...)
when a band has a certain dynamic, you can't recreate it without the people originally involved and expect the same results. billy can go on denying this all he wants, but he will never be able to go back. that door is closed. everything performed now at this point is heard from a nostalgic listener's ears
i unfortunately am still hanging on and waiting for that galapogos though to tell me they aren't done yet...