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Old 06.15.2009, 03:11 AM   #65
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Originally Posted by Green Magnesium
You tell me that Smashing Pumpkins weren't all that good to begin with (an opinion that many would share with you) and then go on about hipster credibility? If you knew me you wouldn't be making these accusations as I really could care less about popular opinion OR underground/hipster opinion... I like what sounds good to my ears.

Having said that, a band can ruin their good name for me and/or the public in general. Just check out all the articles and blogs about how Billy Corgan has done nothing but embarrass himself these last 10 years (especially with this recent Pumpkins fiasco). This doesn't destroy the band's early output, but it certainly can create a stigma around a band's name. I for one think Adore is an outright masterpiece and have continued to enjoy Corgan's stuff including his gorgeous solo record right thru to the Zwan album. This recent Pumpkins mess is too much, even for me, however. It will make it hard for me to take anything that he/the band puts out in the future seriously.
And how are you not talking about credibility alone in that second paragraph? Even reunions aside, no band has an immaculate discography and even if one did have a discography that you enjoy in totality it doesn't preclude them from writing material that you wouldn't like in the future. I'm sorry, but fretting over the credibility of a band's entire career seems beside the point to me. The freedom I assume you appreciate in bands to experiment and grow also includes the right to do things which you wouldn't like, such as reuniting with half of the band and playing less sophisticated (?) music. If a band decides to reunite and tour, they're still turning on perhaps thousands of people on to their music despite your distaste of their new stuff. However, you simply can't choose to ignore the stuff because you feel it is some blemish on a reverse ownership you have over the pedestaled idea of a band.

Personally, I think bands that I like reuniting is awesome despite whether I like how they sound now or what new material they produce.
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