what was wrong with their performance? they were always like that, well from what i could see at the v-fest..music was good, sure their new stuff isnt as heavy but hey...buy a pirated concert dvd if you want something crazy over the top 90's!
it was always going to be a let down, its 2008. shoulda seen em 10 years ago! ooh sure wish i did
[video: www.youtube.com]PS the adelaide confidential review of the concert
Pumpkins, lost in the smashing 90sTHE pioneers of 90s fuzz rock returned under a cloud of mystery – and they left in the same fashion.
Taking the stage after a blistering set from Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Corgan brought the remnants of one of the nineties' best rock bands back to town to rekindle the flame.
Like a slow burning candle the crowd warmed to Corgan's songs. It wasn't until the piano rang out with the opening chords of Tonight Tonight that the crowd remembered why they were there.
Following straight on with Mayonnaise, off their Siamese Dream album, the audience was in grunge heaven all over again, reminding us all of a time when Smashing Pumpkins ruled the scene along with Pearl Jam and Nirvana.
The band did a great job at mixing the new material in with the old, it was just enough to keep the audience mesmerised at the fact the band had returned to Adelaide after all these years.
At times, Corgan was quite candid with the crowd, talking about the state of the music industry, He also acknowledged most of the crowd was there to hear the band that dominated the music world in the mid 90s, maybe not so much in the new millennium.
The first hour and a half of the show was fantastic, the band were tight and Corgan's onstage presence was a towering force. But by the end, when the band launched into a 25 minute-plus jam, they had lost us.
The bald frontman has a reputation for self indulgence, and by the end of last night's show the mood in the audience was dropping considerably.
When you have a back catalogue as exclusive as the Smashing Pumpkins it's not hard to ask for an encore that will leave you feeling good when you leave the concert.
An impromptu jam then a quick acoustic number and no 'goodbye' was simply disappointing and not enough to bring the audience back to the level of attention he was commanding earlier in the evening.
One punter walking out summed up many people's thoughts after the gig.
"Why the hell does he still sell T-shirts with Zero on them, if he doesn't want to play the song?"
My thoughts exactly.