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[–] sauce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 11 months ago (9 children)

Meh, I absolutely loved this album, it was definitively formative. I still listen to some of the songs. But fuck Billy Corgan.

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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (7 children)

Wait - what’s up with Billy Corgan?

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[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

He seems to have very messy relationships with women with whom he also collaborates, he went on Alex Jones' podcast to compare "SJWs" (lol) to the KKK, and apparently he threw a bunch of guitars at his guitar tech (who went on to join A Perfect Circle) while at Lollapalooza.

Finally, he sacked the drummer for suffering a heroin overdose between Melon Collie and Adore and they changed their sound to more electronic, and a lot of fans saw that as him trying to change the Pumpkins into a solo act, and responding by calling anything after Adore a "tribute act" and claiming that the real Pumpkins are Iha, Chamberlain and Wretzky, and Corgan is just a side member.

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[–] sauce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 11 months ago

Also he made a lot of transphobic comments. Search for "Billy Corgan devi ever" to find the story. Just an asshole all around, it seems. Had a few good albums in the 90s though!

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[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 1 point 11 months ago

Well he did essentially turn it into a solo act.

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[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

He just kinda went crazy.

That, or he always was.

Like the other comments said. For my part, I saw him live in 2010 and that was enough for me.

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[–] gid@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

I think he's always been this way. I don't think any of his former bandmembers have much that's nice to say about him.

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[–] gid@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 11 months ago

Yep I'm in the same boat. Loved the music but Billy's not someone I'd want to be in the same room as. He's not getting any more of my money.

I've got a used copy of Siamese Dream, and I'm only considering buying used copies of the other formative albums.

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[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago

IDSPISPOPD

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 1 point 11 months ago

Not very fond of this stuff. I'd prefer new music, have much more respect for Pulp's More and Suede's Antidepressants than these derivatives milking fans purses.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 11 months ago

Gish was better