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08-18-2012, 08:03 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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True, though to be honest I never got into Pavement (I know Slanted and Enchanted is supposed to be awesome and they had a video where they all got haircuts but that's it) nor was I aware they were doing a reunion so I can't really comment on that side of his comment.
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08-18-2012, 08:16 AM | #13 (permalink) |
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It seems to me that Billy Corgan is cashing in on the Smashing Pumkins name at this point, so he sounds like a bit of a hypocrite as far as I'm concerned.
They look like more of a tribute band now. Perhaps he should change the band's name and STFU. Last edited by Psy-Fi; 08-18-2012 at 02:08 PM. Reason: Had to fix an error. |
08-18-2012, 01:57 PM | #15 (permalink) | |
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I didn't see Billy Corgan rerfer to his band as a business in that article, so I didn't see any irony in the statement. He only thinks of bands that reunite and tour without new material as an oldies business. He may have said his band is a business in other interviews. (I can't understand people who are in a band that makes money and not realize they're in a business.) You're right there is irony in finger pointing at bands who want to make money - Smashing Pumpkin is his cash cow.
My ironic moment in the article was when he said it's "boring." I would rather a band stick to old material that I like than try to pass new boring material I don't care for so they can sell their latest albums (which is normal business practice for bands). But for the most part I agree with it. I can't see how a recording artist in could be solely about "art for art sake" with no business aspect to it. It seems for the most part music takes a back seat to all other aspects of the music business especially for big name stars.
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08-18-2012, 03:54 PM | #16 (permalink) | |
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