Smashing Pumpkins | 12.05.08 | Denver

Billy is a god...He might be an asshole...but he still can rip it, and still has the scream of a giant beast. Hes also extremely tall in person

My buddy went to the show in San Diego. he said it was pretty awful. I just think it's hilarious how Billy Corgan hired an Asian dude and a blonde chick to be in the new version of the Smashing Pumpkins. LOL.

if u think billy is tall u must be damm short

their new bassist is smoking !!! not enough pictures of her.

as a fellow chicagoian who loved the smashing pumkins as a kid, would someone please stick a fork in this band

whats with the blurry photos? arent jambase photographers supposed to be good?

Billy Corgan looks creepier with age.

hmmm...yes the photos are a bit blah. I would like to have heard the pink floyd cover though for some odd reason something is telling me that probably was the peak of their performance. What happened to the rest of the band?? would someone please enlighten me?

They all stopped getting along because billy is kind of a dick head. Word is the old bassist also got into a few too many drugs. The new bassist is fine but the new guitar dude definitely isnt as good as James Iha was for the band... I just hope they dont fuck up their legacy cus this is a much different band without james' crazy tripped out guitar parts

There are some good-sounding shows of the new lineup on archive.org, like this one:

http://www.archive.org/details/tsp2008-11-11.dab.flac16

To all the "I used to love this band in High School", "They used to be my favorite band" people that have posted under this review, you make comments like "without James or D'arcy this band is not the same",you clearly know nothing about the Smashing Pumpkins. The driving force behind the Pumpkins has ALWAYS been Corgan and Chaimberlain. Billy wrote about 95 % of those "trippy james" parts in their songs, so clearly you don't know what your talking about. I assume people who post on Jambase and go to this site, don't want to hear "popular" songs when they go see Phish.(Think bouncing around the room), but while talking about the pumpkins, you want the "hits", contradictory much? They are an artistic band, if not playing the "hits" for their fans equals ruining their legacy, then clearly you don't love music, nor art. An artist does what he or she feels, not what the "fans" want. Stick a fork in this band? Are you kidding me? They still have gobs of talent, they still make a good song, maybe your time with the band has passed, maybe you don't feel a connection with them anymore, but please don't go bashing a VERY talented band based on your personal preferences changing. The world will continue to spin while the people inside change, if you changed, good for you, no need to make comments about a band that you don't know anything about, or USED to love.

i NEVER liked SP and still think they are rubbish

I used to know some people that I think listened to this band at one time.

i saw the 2nd chicago show and i thought the noise jams coulda been much better, but the orchestrated parts with 5 extra musicians were really cool: 2 horns, 2 keyboards, and an electric violin...have they been doing that at any other shows?

and i reallllly wish i woulda been able to see their cover of pink floyd's set the controls...

I really like early Smashing Pumpkins. Everthing after Melon Collie I not to in to. I would be interested to see a show regardless of the mixed reviws. I gotta say though, Billy Billy Billy... what's with the dress dude? Come on.

billy corgan was/is the main force in that band, he played almost all the guitars on their albums. you gotta admit, siamese dream and mellon collie are absolutely inredible. you also have to admit that pretty much everything after mellon collie sucks in comparison. i tried to get into what they were doing after (adore? puhlease) and it just isn't that good. i'm sure some people dig it but i don't think they'll ever compare with siamese and mellon collie. also finding bass and guitar players that look like the previous members is lame. anybody remember at live 8 or G8 when billy started talking down to the crowd about them ripping off and stealing all their albums from napster? what a jerk.

I saw them earlier this year in Atlanta, and while they may not be the tight, intertwined muscians of the past, Billy is phenominal. He has an incredible talent but doesn't share the limelight well, as goes with most. I miss the combo of Billy and James, truly magical, but the genius is still there. He just needs to find compatible/comparable counterparts (other than Jimmy) .

My problem with SP the last 10+ years is the ambition to record "hits". The thought process seems to be self preservation and in the process he loses his soul, which is where the genius lies.

gotta respect these guys....brings back good memories....dont know if ill ever catch them live but will always appreciate what they have brough to my table

good one smittea....so that makes you what 14 now?

saw these guys about a year and half ago in Detroit. They sounded so so and their "jams" were not together. I found myself really disappointed. Also, Billy didnt like the crowd energy so instead of an encore he just came out and waved at everyone for like 5 min.

Billy may be the force behind the band but he needs better people with him to pull it off live.

ps. acoustic versions of songs he did at the show were the highlights

WACK!! I went to see billy and SP in NC for the 20th Ann. tour and decided to buy tickets for 2 different shows in NC, and judge them from there to see if i want to keep going. AWFUL. they put on the exact same show back to back, from raleigh to charlotte, and both sucked ass. i mean, really Billy? the same exact show...dress and all.....night after night? have your album sales dropped that dramatically?