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Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sun October 06, 2013 5:50 pm
by VinylGuy
Watching the Metro dvd from 1994, i think it was issued along the SD reissue...its very very good. Sounds awesome...Disarm is such a good version...so small and at the same time is fucking huge.
What a band.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 9:47 pm
by Soma.
I know its a hugely unpopular opinion, but Bullet With Butterfly Wings is still my favorite TAFH single (1979 follows closely). It doesn't matter to me that they're all covers. They sound amazing. Their version of Clones is so monumentally badass that it takes my breath away.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:05 pm
by Soma.
"Blew Away" is still trash but "The Boy", "Take Me Down" and "Go" are solid James Iha tracks. I'm obviously feeling brave.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:18 pm
by zeb
Blew Away is better than Go.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:18 pm
by Soma.
Lol. Shut up, zeb.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:27 pm
by zeb
I forgot Go was even a song. Blew Away I could at least hum.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:31 pm
by Soma.
The actual instrumentation and production behind Go absolutely crushes that of Blew Away.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:35 pm
by zeb
C'mon, the production on most of Machina II is like shit under my fingernails.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:39 pm
by Soma.
Agreed. The production ruins certain songs while propping up others, though. Gonna have to agree to disagree here. Go is simply a better track to me.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:42 pm
by zeb
We can still be internet friends.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:43 pm
by zeb
In reality I don't have many strong opinions on this issue. Iha's tunes wouldn't touch a top 50 SP song list from yours truly.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:43 pm
by Soma.
Yeah man.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:48 pm
by Soma.
Zeb, its been many a year since we ranked TAFH singles. Care to weigh in?
1. BWBW
2. 1979
3. Thirty-Three
4. Zero
5. Tonight, tonight.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:50 pm
by zeb
1979
0
33
BWBW
Tonight x2
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:51 pm
by zeb
The non album material on the Tonight Tonight single is the most insipid nonsense this band ever committed to DAT.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:54 pm
by Soma.
Agreed. Its basically awful. Re: Zero single. Pistichio being so inaccessible hurts its overall rating to me. How much is that a factor in your obvious lauding of?
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 11:01 pm
by zeb
I sort of put the Medley to one side. My consideration is based on actual songs like Pennies, God and Mouths.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 11:06 pm
by Soma.
Right on. Mouths is top 20 to me, which is obviously pretty big dick material.
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sun October 20, 2013 3:44 am
by Soma.
"Galapogos" isn't as strong a track as I remembered. I used to think pretty highly of it, even placing it in the top tier of MCIS. Its not that good. Is that a weird opinion?
Re: Smashing Pumpkins Reissues
Posted: Sun October 20, 2013 4:05 am
by zeb
Middle tier.