Smashing Pumpkins - Tarantula (NEW SONG!)

IceBus · 22 May 2007 at 12:36

Hopefully this'll interest a fair few people... Smashing Pumpkins have released the first song from their forthcoming album Zeitgeist.

Have a listen here: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=154013558

Click on Tarantula obviously

Pretty awesome in terms of heaviness/direction for the new material methinks. Really hope they come to the UK other than festivals!

What do you reckon?

Sweetloaf · 22 May 2007 at 13:50

Amuses the hell out of me when bands split, claiming that they had gone as far as artistically possible with said band...then reform when solo projects make no cash

I'm sure it's a damn fine track though

/Off to have a listen.

Just had a listen...not impressed to be honest, like a garage band doing an Iron Maiden cover :confused:

Unlike this:

http://www.qotsa.com/

Supercow · 22 May 2007 at 17:04

Sweetloaf said:
Just had a listen...not impressed to be honest, like a garage band doing an Iron Maiden cover

The perfect analagy!
Didnt like it much either... hope it's a grower maybe

EvilGrin · 22 May 2007 at 17:16

Yeah, Zwan wasn't great

Nor was Machina though tbh...

Wonder if James Iha and D'arcy or Auf Der Maur are joining up? Anyone know?

Sweetloaf · 22 May 2007 at 17:41

EvilGrin said:
Wonder if James Iha and D'arcy or Auf Der Maur are joining up? Anyone know?

So is this just Corgan using the name? :confused:

Will · 22 May 2007 at 19:17

Corgan and Chamberlain....

Not too keen on this track, but more Pumpkins is always good...have high hopes for the album. Hope for a UK tour as well, but might be too much

JUMPURS · 22 May 2007 at 20:34

Unfortunatly they haven't seemed to have moved on since Machina

Was willing to put Machina down to flood and his 'wall of sound' that he likes to try.

Was hoping for a return to the Siamese Dream era tbh.

And i will never pay money to see them again after the farce that was the SECC concert in 2000. Played for 60 minutes, mostly machina, so bored, thought a few thousand angry Scot's where going to lynch them tbh.

Big Kev · 22 May 2007 at 20:56

Well I actually quite liked it, let's hope the album will be as good, if not better.

Wang Computer · 22 May 2007 at 22:01

Not sure if I like it... Corgan's voice does tend to grate at times and it does remind me of a Machina 2 track. The guitar playing is kewl though.

Siamese Dream/Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness are still among my favourite albums nonetheless, so I shall be purchasing the new one upon release.

Hellsmk2 · 22 May 2007 at 23:40

I quite enjoyed it. This gives me a lot more hope that the album may actually be quite good.

EvilGrin · 23 May 2007 at 10:14

JUMPURS said:
Unfortunatly they haven't seemed to have moved on since Machina
Was willing to put Machina down to flood and his 'wall of sound' that he likes to try.

Was hoping for a return to the Siamese Dream era tbh.

And i will never pay money to see them again after the farce that was the SECC concert in 2000. Played for 60 minutes, mostly machina, so bored, thought a few thousand angry Scot's where going to lynch them tbh.

Despite all their rage, they were still just glasweigans in a cage?