Blog: Consequence Of Sound

On Second Listen: Zeitgeist

Seven years after Billy Corgan disbanded the infamous 90s mainstream phenomenon, The Smashing Pumpkins , he brought it back together-well, technically speaking. While he forgot to call friends James Iha and D'arcy Wretzsky (including Melissa Auf der Maur if you want to get really technical), he managed to snag Jimmy Chamberlin back on drums, which wasn't too hard, given the two have collaborated on everything post-Pumpkins together. Still, almost a decade later, Chamberlin has the energy of a ten year old with ADHD and all the poppy snares and thrashing cymbals stand out; unfortunately, it's Corgan, whose angst feels [...]