Smashing!

If you're a fan of alt-rock legends the Smashing Pumpkins they you may be interested to know that they've released a live DVD called 'If All Goes Wrong' which features a documentary about the band's reunion, as well as concert footage from the band's residency in San Francisco. Looks like Corgan is milking this reunion for all it's worth: not content with releasing a shoddy album (Zeitgeist) and a pointless EP (American Gothic) he's now cashing in on a DVD which, by looking at the tracklisting, is not exactly an essential purchase. But hey, make up your own mind, here it is...

01 The Rose March *
02 Peace + Love *
03 99 Floors *
04 Superchrist
05 Lucky 13
06 Starla
07 Death From Above
08 The Crying Tree of Mercury
09 Winterlong
10 Heavy Metal Machine
11 Untitled
12 No Surrender *
13 Gossamer *
14 Zeitgeist

*previously unreleased

Hmmm, looks like there's quite a lot of new songs on there. I suppose that's cool if you actually like any of the new stuff , but personally I think it's a pale shadow of what Corgan's capable of. In any case, it seems like the band are still touring relentlessly and in all fairness they put on a pretty awesome show when I saw them at the SECC in February. It lasted about 2 and a half hours (probably the longest gig I've ever been to) and the setlist was basically a 'Greatest Hits' with a few new songs thrown in. At the end of the show there was also a hilariously rambling rant from Billy, during which he took pot shots at Linkin Park(?) as well as comparing the SECC to a car manufacturing plant (pretty accurate).

There is one new Pumpkin song I've heard that sounds pretty badass, but unfortunately it seems the only way you can hear it is if you buy the new Guitar Hero game. Anyway, here's some live footage of G.L.O.W. Check out that evil sounding bassline!


If you want to relive the good ol' days there's a cool live version of 'Starla' from Pisces Iscariot on their myspace