Disarm was really beautiful. Billy was smiling not just because the crowd was beating him to the lyrics, but because you can tell by the look in his eyes that he knows he made it. He had a rough life growing up and I'm sure he was in disbelief at how far he had come. Not to mention, the crowd is amazing and full of energy, something you really don't get nowadays.
I love Billy. Such an interesting person, fantastic song writer and amazing guitarist. His songs are immaculate. The true sound of the 90's for me at least.
let me translate the beginning: smashing pumpkins broke trough on the lowslands festival a year ago in august. the weird guitar player billy corgan is the big man behind the band. despite the good reviews critics gave to siamese dream billy corgan said the best is yet to come, well thats pretty much what the guy said. its dutch
Far out! Would of been such a surreal moment performing and everyone singing alone to a song you created . Such a great performance of Disarm, probably one of the best performances of Disarm I have personally seen here on RU-vid.
I love how young D'arcy looks like she just walked out of the crowd and on the stage to play base. Actually they all look like average people here vs. their later superstar styles but James Iha always looked chic.
+dfisk79 There's plenty of good music you just gotta look bro. Seriously so many lazy people. Cower the internet. Reddit is a great place to ask for band suggestions.
Totally agree ! every decade had a style of music, 80's were metal, 90's grunge, since 2000 I really have not seen anything new. Everything has already been written, there is no new music to be made, it has all been done before. To the end we come. Nothing in the last 18 years has defined the post 2000's, and sadly nothing likely will. Just happy I got to experience the 90's music as it happened, and still listen to it today. Rarely a time when things happen together, directions change and moments define. Just be glad you were there, look back and smile.
I was in that crowd somewhere but weirdly I don't remember much about this performance, whereas I pretty much remembered the Crowded House set entirely. Perhaps there was alcohol involved.
i was at this festival just to see the Pumpkins - One of the 5 best gigs i have seen in the 90's by a large margin - Powerful - limitless mastery at their best . The crowd energy was unique - very communicative
The biggest difference I see is crowd involvement. You'd never see that many people crowd surfing and jumping up and down today. Most of the crowd would be wearing skinny jeans and trying to take pictures for their blog with an oversized digital camera. And everyone else would be too cool to get into it.
I used to be a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan and for some reason they faded away... I started listening to more modern music plus 80s pop / goth stuff, totally forgetting about the 90s... Now that I'm hearing this stuff... its freaking incredible
@DogStarChampion Not true. First off, there style has changed a bit. Get over it. It's not the first time. They had a grungy period, a metal period, and even some techno-rockish stuff. If you don't like it, well Billy doesnt really give a fuck, he'll do what he wants not what everyone expects him to. Plus if you really are craving classic Pumpkins a few of the songs I've heard off the upcoming album sound very Geek U.S.A. esq. It's not that new pumpkins suck, just nobody gives it a chance.
@thedogoffaleash Don't get me wrong, I give them chances and I even look forward to Oceania but I refuse to act like Owata was a good song. I really try giving them a chance, but there's a reason most fans are unhappy with the more recent Pumpkins. I wouldn't expect Corgan to give a damn how I feel and it's obvious that he's not making music for the enjoyment of others.
@DogStarChampion Early SP is the best by far, but I still dont think theyve done ANYTHING for so many fans to get mad at Billy. And just so you know, I really wasn't flipping on you, just the fans who are always always bashing anything that doesnt sound like Siamese Dream.
this song dissapeared from youtube, the not live version. why why why why why i need the fucking bass not a live cover i want the one perfect original that was perfected for the disc. god damn it. the song "hummer" not disarm.
Not even true (With Pumpkins, anyways). I just saw them in concert a week ago and it was the most incredible experience of my life.... except for when my friends started getting super super into it (we were dancing and head banging and screaming) a security guard grabbed us and yanked us by the shoulders and told my friend we needed to cut it out. Then he stood behind us for several songs until we got pissed enough to move away from him. It was bs. Don't blame it all on the youth today.
@DogStarChampion Okay, in honesty I totally agree with you on Owata, thats one of the few SP songs I really find it hard to like. Even the version with the guitar is still hardly an okay song at best, but hopefully Oceania is a bit of everything. But I dont get why people hated later pumpkins at all. Tarantula, the Everlasting Gaze, Adore, G.L.O.W., etc are all great songs in my opinion, and I feel like teargarden was the first real slip up but that was free so I kinda just let that slide.
Of course, there aren't many bands out there on the live scene who induce the need to mosh. I'm sure if you went to a RATM concert you'd still see some serious moshing. I remember seeing them at the Reading festival, it's the only time I've ever witnessed THE WHOLE ARENA moshing.
I used to love crowed surfing, it was an amazing buzz, the first time I did it I ran straight round to the back of the crowed and did it again. However, I ended up growing quite a lot taller and heavier, and this had two effects. The first was that I'd frequently nearly get knocked out by someone landing on my head, and I'd also I started sensing intense displeasure when I landed on top of someone else. It's a shame it's gone away, but maybe not an entirely bad thing?
I disagree, seeing a concert online and comparing it to actually being there is totally different, theres a sense of energy from actually going to a show thats unmatched by anything you can see on the internet
