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Reactions to this tour have been varied. hawaii kamaaina rental cars A lot of fans seem to think that as long as Corgan and Chamberlin are on stage, they're still hearing a bona-fide version of the Pumpkins. Others don't think so but are willing to settle for the difference if the setlist is loaded with oldies.
Apparently it isn't on this tour. From a message board: "I am still a huge fan but was really, really, really disappointed in the show … last night. It's really unacceptable to call it an anniversary tour and then play about three-fourths of the show from a new album which isn't all that good."
These days it's hard to figure out when a band is reuniting or just reviving itself after it a long hiatus. Is the AC/DC tour a reunion? Motley Crue? Like AC/DC, the Eagles started touring again after recording another album, "Long Road Out of Eden." They played plenty of new songs, but the night felt more nostalgic than contemporary, even without Don Felder in the band.
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This reunion thing is exclusive to music; no other form of art or entertainment attempts this kind of endeavor — the resurrection of youth? — unless watching golfers on the Senior Tour gets you warm and fuzzy about the '65 Masters. Hollywood does the opposite: It takes old movies and refashions them into something that evokes the flash and sizzle of the present.
If you're going to either or both of the Pumpkins' "anniversary shows," be prepared. Corgan apparently is trying to deliver this version of the Pumpkins the way Rose will present Guns N' Roses: as the band in the "now," moving forward and looking back. That's understandable if you don't want to become a heritage act. It worked for Jackson Browne at Ameristar Casino recently, where he played hawaii kamaaina rental cars a lot of new stuff and hired two young background singers to burnish his sound.
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I ve always said Led Zeppelin and The Beatles ended their respective careers the proper way. It feels like maybe if Led Zeppelin would reunite with Jason Bonham it would be a little more natural that the way, say, Kenny Jones fit into The Who. But I don t think bands can survive personnel changes and not be somewhat different - especially hawaii kamaaina rental cars in the cases the likes of Keith moon or John Bonham.
I went to Omaha to see what is left of The Who a couple of years ago - after Endles Wire was released. I found it sad when Pete Townshend all but apologized for playing songs from the new disc and thanked the crowd for their patience while they did so. Steve Miller spoke about this on last Sunday s CBS Sunday Morning. He said the crowd shows up to hear The Joker and Take the Money and Run, not any new stuff. hawaii kamaaina rental cars How sad.
It s hard for new bands to get that same kind of ubiquitous brand identity that those old names had. I can t think of any other reason Corgan is brining back the Smashing Pumpkins name. There comes a point where the name becomes bigger than the music I suppose.
I, myself will always love reunions - hey, they re HUGE these day. Why? One reason is there s so LITTLE good music out today. Might actually depend on your age. Heard from several sources THE WHO should hawaii kamaaina rental cars basically quit touring before one of them drops during a performance + I ve read in several live reviews that ROGER DALTREY simply cannot sing anymore - heck, they ve HAD to cancel shows after one or two songs before.
I d rather see a Faces show than Stones. Rod can rock when he wants to, but will Clive Davis let him off his Frank Sinatra oldies gig? How long has it been since he had an original song that was popular?
I m asking a real question here. Why all the hatred towards Creed? While I m not a big christian rock band fan, they seem to have put out a couple of albums that sold millions and were quite popular for awhile. Granted, the singer was a tool but many a band has that going for it i.e The Cardinals, Oasis, Black Flag, Kiss and the like. I ve heard bands a lot worse. What gives? just curious...
Bubba makes a good point about the success of reunion shows. There is very little good new music out there. Case in point in one month this summer at the Crossroads hawaii kamaaina rental cars acts included: California Voodoo (Widespread Panic cover band,) Badfish (Sublime), and The Licks (Stones). Not reunions but certainly not bands playing original hawaii kamaaina rental cars music.
You guys that say that there s very little good music out there today are either crazy or just not looking hard enough. I m 48 years old and while I still adore some of the oldies acts (I too went to Omaha for The Who), I still get excited by discovering a new act on the internet and even better catching them live for the first time. Heck, just last Sunday, the opening act for Gov t Mule was a young trio (Back Door Slam) that pretty much blew away the Mule crowd with their advanced for their years prowess and it was a sound that should appeal to even old farts still stuck in the 70s.
The problem is familiarity. Look at every corner in the burbs: same 2 restaurants hawaii kamaaina rental cars and 3 big box stores. Look at every downtown entertainment district that popped up in the last 10 years: same chain piano bars, pubs, restaurants. This land of pioneers has developed into a bunch of lemmings, content to keep marching towards national homogenization of culture. Luckily, there are some radicals out there for those of us tired of the packaged BS that passes for entertainment hawaii kamaaina rental cars these days.
Disclosure: I will be at the Pumpkins hawaii kamaaina rental cars show, prepared for total disappointment/disgust. Music fans all know it s going to happen: their rock stars aging not so gracefully. hawaii kamaaina rental cars We just don t like to face it. Reminds me of seeing Ozzy at one of the first Ozzfests. Poor guy all hunched over, looking like rigormortis had set in. Looked over at my brother in law, who d grew up on Sabbath, etc., just shaking his head.
Yup, I m prepared for disappointment too (the Chicago and NY shows got awful reviews, by the way), but I got my Balcony 1 row C seat to the 1st show (heavier setlist, less radio-friendly) for around ten bucks on eBay,so hawaii kamaaina rental cars I ll probably hawaii kamaaina rental cars be a lot less pissed if this show goes south.
Good point, Pellboy. Back Door Slam was AWESOME. But there is a reason hawaii kamaaina rental cars for cover bands and reunion gigs popping up all over. Maybe its the crummy music played on fm radio, which keeps really good bands from getting their due. Any radio stations in town been playing Back Door Slam this week?
Thanks, Mike A. Yeah, I ve seen many great reunions that I m glad I attended, a few include: JIMMY PAGE ROBERT PLANT 98 - that was was ZEPPELIN in spirit hawaii kamaaina rental cars , BLACK SABBATH on Ozzfest, 1999, VAN HALEN, 2007 and the POLICE, 2008 are just a few. Attention: EAGLES fans, heard the guys loved the Sprint Center SO much, they might return hawaii kamaaina rental cars in six months. Kansas City doesn t get a LOT of repeat major shows as such, reason is - of course the money ju$t ISN T there. Let s see what happens.
MikeA - what ARE you talking about? Everything in my previous posting is 100% true. Say, did anyone else see on Channel 4 Kansas City news at 9 tonight that clip about the 550 lbs. woman who was complaining about being pre-judged and mis-treated? Those eating disorders are like a freaking myth - JUST an excuse - it s all hoof and mouth disease.
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