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Dan · 04.18.2006, 10:06 PM

Haha, yeah, sort of.

From wikipedia:

"Another single, "Range Life," was infamous chiefly for lyrics which seem to criticize alt-rock superstars The Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots. Malkmus has insisted over the years that the line is meant to be light-hearted and timely, sung from the point of view of the aging hippie character in the song - later live versions of the track had the singer substituting "Stone Temple Pilots" for "The Spice Girls" - but it only cemented the band's reputation in the mainstream as hipster snobs. Billy Corgan, leader of The Smashing Pumpkins, retaliated by demanding that Pavement be banned from playing (as they had been scheduled) during the 1994 Lollapalooza Festival, of which The Smashing Pumpkins were headlining. [9] Corgan and Malkmus would trade barbs through the press for several years after."

04.18.2006, 10:06 PM	#6
Dan bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 156	Haha, yeah, sort of. From wikipedia: "Another single, "Range Life," was infamous chiefly for lyrics which seem to criticize alt-rock superstars The Smashing Pumpkins and Stone Temple Pilots. Malkmus has insisted over the years that the line is meant to be light-hearted and timely, sung from the point of view of the aging hippie character in the song - later live versions of the track had the singer substituting "Stone Temple Pilots" for "The Spice Girls" - but it only cemented the band's reputation in the mainstream as hipster snobs. Billy Corgan, leader of The Smashing Pumpkins, retaliated by demanding that Pavement be banned from playing (as they had been scheduled) during the 1994 Lollapalooza Festival, of which The Smashing Pumpkins were headlining. [9] Corgan and Malkmus would trade barbs through the press for several years after."
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