Smashing Pumpkins concert review
Written by fredward on November 12th, 2007
I don’t know where to start…the first three songs I can honestly say I’ve never heard of.. Brief ditties w/ Billy playing acoustic solo. From what I’ve read they’re unreleased songs that have just been playing for this tour.
I promise to give a detailed review later… but here is what I remember. Jumping up and down like crazy, screaming at the top of my lungs and singing along to every song. You could tell the die hard fans at the concert when they’d start screaming at the top of their lungs during the first few drum beats or chords out of the guitar…even the modified live versions of songs…I made sure to dl about three shows from the 07 tour just because I wanted to know what kinda changes he’d be doing…and so if there was a rant (a la I am One) I could sing along…and there was a rant. SP completely changed up Heavy Metal Machine and I have no idea how to properly explain it. Only the chorus remained the same, HMM was a lot heavier on guitar but it was more just heavy alt-rock vs the spacey darkness of the Arising! tour.
The light show was insane and our seats couldn’t have been better. The Ryman is a small venue to begin with and our seats where stage center about halfway back. Highlights of the show were seeing Corgans patented solo hunch when he goes crazy and completely wails. Jimmys clenched face as he’s well, going crazy =P
Hummer was a nice surprise…I really wasn’t expecting non-single from the SD era.
To Shelia was probably the only song to completely give me goosebumps..The Pumpkins have always been known for their ability
but, the song that made me happier than any other…was the very last song of the encore. Cherub Rock. Finally getting to hear that solo live was an indescribable intense experience. and of course I had to get a tour 07 shirt!
But, now I’m sore from jumping around so much…not to mention my voice is completely shot. Oh well, it was all worth it!