Billy Corgan is a wanker.
The Pumpkins concert on the 4th was the least entertaining show I've ever seen, and I went to see Jan Arden with my mother a couple years ago.
The show started off with a lot of promise. Billy skulked onto the stage singing Ava Adore, wearing a really pretty gothy coat, carrying a jack o'lantern full of glitter. He played some great songs, like Soma (which was the highlight for S and I) but things went to pot after the first forty minutes.
The music from there on in just got dull. They weren't playing for the fans anymore. When people go to a reunion anniversary tour, they want to hear songs they know and love the band for, not marathon length experimental shit.
S and I actually sat through most of the show with hopes that maybe Billy would stop wanking and play a classic, but gave up for the encore. We weren't the only ones disappointed. All of the talk we heard on our way out was negative.
So it goes.
Polysics put on an AMAZING show at the Horseshoe on the 5th. I missed Jaguar Love, but got to see the bands between them. Black Gold was great. Very danceable, and the guys in the band were personable on stage. The next band was okay, but there was way too much high pitched screaming to be enjoyable. If they sacked their singer, it'd be better, I think.
The floor was full for Polysics. People were dancing and jumping and the whole place was full of energy. There were a couple of people in orange jumpsuits, and one girl had POLYSICS shaved into her hair. Hardcore! S and J and I loved it loved it, and I think P-head liked it too, but I haven't really talked to him about it.
I bought all four of their albums so now I don't feel like I'm ripping off the band.
Also: A tiny Japanese girl stoically playing keyboard and doing the synth voice may be the cutest thing ever.
yayayayaya
The Pumpkins concert on the 4th was the least entertaining show I've ever seen, and I went to see Jan Arden with my mother a couple years ago.
The show started off with a lot of promise. Billy skulked onto the stage singing Ava Adore, wearing a really pretty gothy coat, carrying a jack o'lantern full of glitter. He played some great songs, like Soma (which was the highlight for S and I) but things went to pot after the first forty minutes.
The music from there on in just got dull. They weren't playing for the fans anymore. When people go to a reunion anniversary tour, they want to hear songs they know and love the band for, not marathon length experimental shit.
S and I actually sat through most of the show with hopes that maybe Billy would stop wanking and play a classic, but gave up for the encore. We weren't the only ones disappointed. All of the talk we heard on our way out was negative.
So it goes.
Polysics put on an AMAZING show at the Horseshoe on the 5th. I missed Jaguar Love, but got to see the bands between them. Black Gold was great. Very danceable, and the guys in the band were personable on stage. The next band was okay, but there was way too much high pitched screaming to be enjoyable. If they sacked their singer, it'd be better, I think.
The floor was full for Polysics. People were dancing and jumping and the whole place was full of energy. There were a couple of people in orange jumpsuits, and one girl had POLYSICS shaved into her hair. Hardcore! S and J and I loved it loved it, and I think P-head liked it too, but I haven't really talked to him about it.
I bought all four of their albums so now I don't feel like I'm ripping off the band.
Also: A tiny Japanese girl stoically playing keyboard and doing the synth voice may be the cutest thing ever.
yayayayaya
