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does anyone know a place where the canadian american gothic can be bought online?[/quote:2xtarl9v]
http://cgi.ebay.com/SMASHING-PUMPKINS-A … dZViewItem
This is where I got mine. Same seller. Auction doesn’t specify that it’s a CA release, but I just assumed and turns out I was right.
Well, yeah, I’m going with I didn’t make it either, because I didn’t get a thumb up or down. Only one straight up the ass, as it were.
I’m happy for the one member who did make it through, however. Seeing as how this person writes a lot, it should be obvious to the Media Militia that this person belongs with them.
I’m mainly bothered by the person(s) who were handling this. Very unprofessional. Buyer beware, fellow freak. Careful what you might be stepping into. You may need sewer boots.
News: at least 1 SPfreaks member got confirmation he is in the next round. He has to write another essay within 48 hours. Just to be sure I asked their Media Dept. why 2 of us didn’t get any email.
Could it mean that we are in the top 5 already without having to do anything?
[/quote:15xz4ccb]Yeah right!
Nice new avatar.
i’m not quite as confident in mine brotagaia, but pretty close. i wrote it in 30-40 mins, it was a page long, got straight to the point, and was one of the better critiques i’ve ever written.
and the way the \"media militia\" responded to a few inquiries as to the status of the hiring left a lot to be desired.
basically, i’m glad i wasn’t picked either, because i don’t want to work for such assholes.
for the record, i didn’t get an email either way, which again, doesn’t surprise me. not even organized enough to send rejection letters to all that applied. real fucking professional.
okay, so i suppose my initial post didn’t really address any solutions, so here goes:
the smashing pumpkins play and tour on their most recent material. the platform that every band seems to follow. and, they can put in any of the old material that they want. but here’s what i don’t get… why is this some sort of new problem? during the mcis tour, they played 90% mcis, same for adore and machina. now all of a sudden, they are expected to play more old material. is it because their new touring catalogue is so small?
why do we, as fans, go apeshit if they don’t play old material? i never went to an adore era concert just dying to hear today. it was about adore. i wanted to hear all the adore songs including b-sides that the band could possibly cram into one gig. and a few oldies for the road. and that’s exactly what i got, and i left very satisfied.
i don’t see new fans/old fans. just because the band broke up, then reunited, doesn’t mean by definition you accumulate a new generation of fans that are unfamiliar with the old songs. this would mean that when they released mcis, they were afraid of alienating SD or gish fans. were they? no. they were completely confident in their new material and pummeled it into our heads. and we loved it.
so instead of a new smashing pumpkins, it’s a new album. yes, iha and d’arcy are gone. jimmy was gone during adore, my second favorite album. it just so happens i do not like zeitgeist a whole lot. i didn’t like machina either. i still went to both tours. still bought the albums. still supported the band. now make a new record, go on another tour.
i don’t understand why the smashing pumpkins and the fanbase are so goddamn disconnected right now.
late, stupid post, but confirmed canadian version. holding it in my hand as we speak. the CD.
get your mind out of the gutter![/quote:2xo45spg]
ooh! me want.
any news on the japanese version?[/quote:2xo45spg]
not from this front, i’ve not seen one yet.
when this issue comes up of pleasing the fans, i’m not sure why the pumpkins or better yet, billy, sees this as something to address.
he’s said in an interview before about how it is unhealthy to play for the audience. how to play for the reaction(s). i agree. this was during lallapalooza era i believe.
and i think back to the times of SD and before. the pumpkins never gave a FUCK about the audience. matter of fact, it was routine for them to be booed and have the fans throw shit at them and all that. is billy above that now? i can understand if he feels like he is, however, that’s the ultimate problem w/ fame.
at first, you’ll do anything, break all the rules to get there, but once you achieve it, especially for so long, you begin to become distanced with the fuck it all attitude that got you there in the first place.
i guess i’m a little disappointed that billy is even thinking about this.
late, stupid post, but confirmed canadian version. holding it in my hand as we speak. the CD.
get your mind out of the gutter!
very sorry about that…………i wasnt thinking, wont do it again.
thank you.[/quote:3agp0h2m]no worries. in this day and age, it’s hard to remember man! seriously!
Eh, fuck Machina. I can’t even listen to that album. I know that sounds weird, but damn, I just don’t connect w/ it at ALL.
crap
i don’t have the CD in front of me. all i can say is that i love hearing the band in interviews. mostly billy.
yes yes yes
that must happen!!!
think that guy would loan us some money?[/quote:2ryjq7er]
yeah, i think so. we just need to become a charity.
Yeah, thats a lot of money for some baseball shirt.
So, you wouldn’t buy $175,100 worth of Pumpkin stuff, Arthur?
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What Pumpkins item would be that expensive? I thinks it’s more fun to organize a secret Smashing Pumpkins concert in US or EU for 150 SPfreaks members max, and fly all of us in for 4 days of "Pumpkins’ Rock & Acoustic Party". That would be a good cause also for that amount of money, right?
(Keep on dreaming Arthur…
)[/quote:1nkfl1ie]Make this happen!
That poster kicks butt. $40 is not that much for a poster. I think if you wait, it may be hard obtaining for less. The seller will list like:
Rare Limited Version only sold Online!!!
Buy it Now for $100!!!!
Ah, you shouldn’t really discussing the filesharing of copyrighted material in the main forum.
I’ll PM you[/quote:1xknjl5x]
Good point there Superlord. Thanks for taking this elsewhere in a positive way.
Just curious kittykat… Is this website being helpful to you in selling your collection?
Could you maybe update us what is sold and what is not?[/quote:r1i6nc57]
Agreed that would be helpful! Looks like I missed most of the boat already! *weeps* but I’d be interested to know if anything else is available for sale
Thanks for sharing all of this with us kittykat![/quote:r1i6nc57]I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the rarities that are left. He has a great depth of rarities up for sale.
I was totally outbid on one of these on ebay.. lol. Anyway congrads!!
[/quote:3vpq2g2s]So was Arthur.
Adore, to me, is the only album that truly stands out from all the other Pumpkins work. And I don’t think it is solely due to the fact that Jimmy wasn’t on this album. It just doesn’t have that rock edge, that most of the other albums at least delve in and out of.
I’d say it’s my favorite album, after Siamese Dream of course. And yes, the thought of no Adore?
Maybe its because he was dealing with a lot of issues at the time that involved women. His mom died, he was getting a divorce, Darcy was on her way out, Yelena was around. I think maybe it just got expressed in his music. Plus as bullettwoutbutterflywings said, the album is softer.[/quote:227psx8z]
That makes sense. Like, For Martha is obvious. Just the rest. I wonder if these are inspired by real people or just poetic parameter.
