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tafh barcode appears on a white piece of paper on the back. if you bought it when it came out, chances are, it’s the first pressing. no way to confirm this w/o the paper. the paper could easily have been thrown away, as it wasn’t really attached and could fall out if you opened the lid.
if you have loads of items, try using our My Collection feature to organize your possessions. If you’re not familiar, I can walk you through the process.[/quote:28n071gc]
My bar code is 7243 8 38583 2 3
I will check it out.
yes they do kick ass. and if anyone noticed on the hour billy mentioned that boston was a big influence on them for sd.[/quote:1ci1vboe]
Yup I know. That’s been known for a long time that Billy was influenced by them. I think that’s why I took time to listen to them in the first place. At a beginning I wa like "how the heck can you call a band Boston and have UFO’s as your album cover?!". Eventually their greatness caught me up!
On their two first albums every song is fantastic. I mean, EVERY single one.
no, that’s chicago silly. but they are good too!
this is boston
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcsVPis1iNs[/youtube][/quote:1t5yvuj3]Hey cool! I LOVE Boston. Brad Delp and Tom Scholz were/are geniouses!
A shame that Brad commited suicide in 2007 though….
"Boston" from 1976 and "Don’t Look Back" from 1978 are the best!
You could put it on Youtube.
[/quote:zb94xv0d]Yeah, there are a lot of sickos on that site.
Like this one (he must be mentally ill?)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUAEk8MO1Bg&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okJTOFYz2Bc&feature=related[/youtube]
He must be.
Translation on the James Iha story:
Headline: \"World celebrity robbed at stay in Sweden\"
Robbed and threatened to death (
). That happened to Niklas Frisk and James Iha, former member of Smashing Pumpkins, in Stockholm. -An experience I could have been without, says Niklas.
Niklas Frisk and James Iha had been to the Kvarnen pub at Sodermalm, Stockholm the night before monday. When they had finished eating around 2 am and were walking to Niklas car on Hogbergsgatan they were assaulted from behind by two men. One of the men grabbed James Iha’s jacket and threatened him with a bottle. The other one had a revolver looking object in his pocket and stepped forward to Niklas Frisk and said that he would shoot him and James Iha if they didn’t leave all their money over.
– Of course sometime you’ve got to be robbed too, an experience to add to the act. I lose 1000 kronor. It was over within a minute. We weren’t physically hurt, says Niklas
James Iha lost 300 dollars, two credit cards and his driving license. He currently lives in New York and saw the ironic with the whole situation.
– Yeah, he said he missed the safety on Manhattan, says Niklas.
James Iha was one of the original members in Smashing Pumpkins, a band formed in Chicago in 1988 that achieved world success with albums such as \"Siamese Dream\" and \"MC&IS\" before dissolved two years ago. Niclas Frisk broke through in 1993 as a guitar player for Atomic Swing and have after that became a well-known and respected producer and songwriter. He was the man behind most of the music from Nina Perssons A Camp album. Something that James Iha amongst others noticed.
– He really liked A Camp and that’s how it goes. Today we see each other as friend and have some projects together. We’re writing songs and working with a girl from New York called Karen. It’s mainly James project but I also contribute with music.
James Iha and Niklas Frisk are also working with a french debutant named Vanessa. That project also features Lou Reed.
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Wow, awesome pictures Opiate, thanks for sharring it with us.
Its also cool since i can read Swedish as well.Thanks again.
[/quote:183bgv9h] yeah, that’s cool with the gig at the Tivoli in Copenhagen.Translation to \"A funny band\" :
\"With last weeks reviews of SP’s Stockholm and Copenhagen gig you could only fear the worst.
Here all the fuzz was about an uninspired, pompous, boring band that drags the songs into eternity. The last album \"MC&IS\" was an eternal adventure on two cd’s. Here Billy’s and Jame’s guitars werestrongly reduced and instead the music got a symphonic feel to it. Many are those that hold that album as truly one of the 90’s best album and the follow-up must have been very hard on the band.
How could you do an album like \"MC&IS\" withouth hitting the wall?
Instead they’ve changed their style and when you hear \"Adore\" it’s hard to imagine that SP once started as a grunge band ( ) in the wake of Nirvana. The tempo is reduced and there ain’t no mean, nasty guitars here. Several songs are all about Billy Corgan’s voice and an occasional instrument comp. It’s easy to see why this didn’t turn out good live, especially with a lot of people in the crowds wanting a more powerful set. Slowly increasing feelings demands more of the listener, especially since the lyrics are more sad than usual due to the depart of Billy Corgans mother. But still in a lot of ways \"Adore\" is so much easier than it’s precurser. The soundscape is wider and more organic, with the exception of some sampled rythms and drum machines. \"For Martha\" that is mainly intended to his deceased mother is a tender song with a simple piano comp and a sorrowful Corgan singing.
Due to the cliché-filled lyrics it’s a miracle that the song doesn’t get pathetic. But then again, Corgan is one of todays greatest and biggest songwriters. With \"Perfect\" it’s the opposite.
Here it comes down to pure pop in the New Order spirit, with an uptempo beat and melody loops on the bass. Melancholic and floating. This must be a hit. The funny things about bands like SP is that you never know what will happen next, and they always surprise you. More and more reminding of that rock is slowly dying out. And when it comes to SP it’s the apparently less motivated moments the price you have to pay for the greatly brilliant moments.[/i]Translation to \"Pumping nicely\" :
\"Billy Corgan looks a bit like Klaus Kinski in Werner Hertzog’s Dracula movie \"Nosferatu\", but without the rat teeth. He has got something demonic in his chlidish face that makes people uncomfortable and unsecure. He is simply exciting. And horribly talented. During their career he and the Pumpkins have achieved masterpieces such as \"MC&IS\" from -96, and two albums shortly following that masterpiece, \"Siamese Dream\" and \"Adore\". This is something that could be very inhibitant. Something that doesn’t get better by the fact that SP in magazines gladly get mocked by critics.
A band with that caliber only have to expose themselves the smallest bit to be hit by unscrupulous critics big sledge. \"Machina\" has in some ways done that. Totally undeserved. SP is still an interesting band.
And \"Machina\" is a great album even compared to the band’s earlier achievments. You just have to let the songs sink in. Since with the Pumpkins you always seem to find more that it first appears.
Corgan’s squeezed voice and a homogenic soundscape – this time really striking again – darkens the fact that the songs separate pretty much.
\"Machina\" is usually like an SP album, lots of melancholy and filled with angst, this time embedded in rumbling guitar riffs. Songs like \"Glass And The Ghost Children\" a wonderful paraphrase of old guitar rock in the spirit of Link Wray through Sonic Youth’s beautiful noise sculptures indicates the fact that it’s a matter of rock again for the Pumpkins.
In the same way they experimented with other various genres. \"With Every Light\" is essentially not that far from the original soft folk-pop-ballades the bands other guitarist James Iha was doing on his solo album. Here we also find really bright lyrics to the extensive love of Jimmy Chamberlin’s jazz-like drumming.
It’s an atmospheric, beautiful expanding song that behind pleasure is showing off some melancholy.\"Machina\" isn’t an album for a personwhois looking for hooks, handles and radio friendly refrains – an art that Corgan also control. \"Machina\" is an album to get lost and disappear into.
The one that takes time listening shall be greatly rewarded.Sure, no problem Opiate, I’ll resize them. But we keep the forum pics max 800 wide, as on some screens the board will be ripped apart when the pics are bigger. Do you have all the scans, including the smallest, in bigger (readable) size? If so, please send to spfreaks at gmail dot com, ok?[/quote:3o9ejt32]
Yup! I’ll mail it to you!
Translation to \"Where is Corgan heading\" :
\"The balloon that cracked! It’s true Billy Corgan has said that the band will hit new roads after ‘MC&IS’…
A great thought since that album was SP’s crown of creation, and the crescendo the band had achieved through albums such as \"Gish\" and \"Siamese Dream\". But however much you try to like \"Adore\" however much you turn it around you only find a handful of songs that is durable – and maybe only for a summer.
The beginning with \"To Sheila\", Cure-smelling \"Perfect\", and the strong \"Tear\", and beautiful \"For Martha\" is really the only songs that sticks to your head. The rest of the twelve songs are missing that special nerve that’s before been so outstanding. Nowadays, Billy is mostly standing scraping with his foot in the ground, unsure which direction to go. Where he is going and why only god knows. A question that finds no answer is which sense it made firing Jimmy Chamberlin. He may have brought a lot of negative issues to the band, but still he is one of the worlds best drummers. To face that loss with computer processed beats is a deeply great loss. James Iha’s solodebut released this spring feels ten times more interesting than \"Adore\" that is unfortunately a great big disappointment.\"—My oh my….
Jikes! Sorry ’bout the size
Since I really have much spare time right now I’ll do the translations.
Yup, I’d be glad if you wanted to add these in the catalogue!
If you want I can e-mail these their fully size and maybe someone at SPfreaks now how big to make them (so that they are readable…)blueczarina: That actually might be the case!
But if it was like that I just guess they’d walk the \"grande stairs\" together. That would be a sight for sore eyes.
I’ve had like this sickest dreams.
Once I was on my way up to heaven walking the \"grande stairs\". You know, bright lights, long stair etc etc.
As I made my way up the stairs I met the Kids In The Hall gang. I talked to them for like five minutes before I started walking up the stais again. Shortly after that I met Bill Clinton. He was going DOWN ( !!!) the stair. I wonder what that ment. Though I never figured it out. Also I’ve had a pillow-fight with George W. Bush back in 2002. Ha ha! THATS crazy
Thanks Artie! Maaan, I thought the red one was released in the States also?! Oh my dear, I was wrong….
Cool interview. I think we can’t be blame for being silly when Billy is way sillier than we’ll ever be, seriously!
Couldn’t stop laughing when he was imitating the fan. *blogblog*I have to disagree with Billy, though, about that "put only your favorite songs on your ipod" . I do carry a playlist ’round in my iPod, but when I want to listen to an artist, especially one I like a lot, I like taking the whole discography and listening to the full albums. I really hope they don’t o that just 2 or 3 songs a year thing, but I guess I just should be grateful to be getting that at least.[/quote:26feb1vt]
Oh yeah, absolutely me too. My mp3 (it ain’t even an Ipod) is always filled with the "Mashed Potatoes" cds and a lot of early great stuff.It’s silly of him to judge everyone the same way.
That’s the japanese "Siamese Dream"!
[/quote:1rmxpekl]Is that a joke?
Because it isn’t Japanese. It’s the standard US release.
But maybe I’m slow tonight, because I don’t see how that would be a joke… So that’s why I ask. Just to be on the safe side.[/quote:1rmxpekl]Alright, alright. I thought so. Sorry then.
Neat interview!
\"….That’s why everyone is looking like f***ing lizards!\"
Ha ha! I think William has got a point there.Siamese Dream-what is this?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Smashing-Pumpkins … 240%3A1318
Is it a jukebox cd or something?[/quote:zs4dwunj]
That’s the japanese "Siamese Dream"!
So you couldn’t do to the show? Oh man, that must have been frustrating?
I sooo want the Pumpkins to come to Sweden or Denmark again.[/quote:286bwj37]You Know "billetnet" here in Denmark ? They told me there were sold out, lying bastards i guess.
Yeah would be soo fucking awesome if they did a european tour, so maybe, just maybe, i could count myself lucky and get a ticket.Smashing Pumpkins længe leve! You probo understand that
[/quote:286bwj37]He he! Länge lever SP! I like denmark. We used to go to København…
The danish mentality is in general better than the swedish I think.Copenhagen, Denmark.I so wanted to go to that show, but all the ticket were gone lin like 5 min.I called in 20 min after the tickets were available and asked for some, they just told they sold out in 5 min.Man i was so sad that day
How was the show Honeymade ? Kicked ass probo.[/quote:rwl2p7ph]So you couldn’t do to the show? Oh man, that must have been frustrating?
I sooo want the Pumpkins to come to Sweden or Denmark again.
