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the smumpkins!!!!! amazing!

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    #32
    melon_colly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭melon_colly


    yeah as far as i know they are a dublin band


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    #33
    eljono
    Registered Users Posts: 1,767 ✭✭✭eljono


    I never got to see the Pumpkins play and it is a huge regret. If this tribute band are as good as ye say, it would be worth going up to see them.


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    #34
    melon_colly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭melon_colly


    that is exactly the same as me ... i loved the pumpkins and never got to see them ... the smumpkins are seriously the next best thing! check it out for yourself .. :)


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    #35
    briano
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭briano


    Saw them play once or twice.

    The old bass player sucked really badly. But he was a handsome devil.


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    #36
    melon_colly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭melon_colly


    the bass players not that bad ... but yeah hot damn he is the spitting image of billy corgan aint he! the singer is amazing so is the drummer


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    #37
    briano
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭briano


    No, They changed Bass players. The new one is MUCH better. But the old one was hot.


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    #38
    magpie
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    Do they play all the stuff off Gish and Siamese dream first so you can leave when they get into the later Billy Corgan 'The moon is made of cheese whimsy voyage to the centre of the earth pastiche video tonight tonight cello lurch from the adams family shaved head gothic nonsense' type material?

    Is the Tribute James Iha as pointless/useless as the original?


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    #39
    melon_colly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭melon_colly


    i think youve got the wrong band ... all of the smumpkins are guys and always were! are you thinking about the actual real band the smashing pumpkins?


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    #40
    [Deleted User]
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    MAGPIE!!! You'll be pleased to know, when they played TBMC they stayed away from the whole Machina era. They Played the much rockier stuff and opened with a great version of I am one. As for Mr Iha. He's great on guitar, true, his solo album is turdacious.


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    #41
    briano
    Registered Users Posts: 678 ✭✭✭briano


    Nope, Pretty Sure its the right one.


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    #42
    cormie
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    I've seen this band a few times and I have to say they do an excellent job of covering the pumpkins.

    I've known the bassist since nappies, were good friends. He does a great job and does look the image of billy (one photo in particular I saw I couldn't believe the similarities)

    The Lead singer is a huge pumpkins fan, I thought I was bad until I met him, he went to America to see them tour, he went to about 8 different shows. He has met the band. He knows all the lyrics and can play the songs perfectly.

    The drummer does an excellent job. The original pumpkins drummer is amazing and he does him justice.

    Rythem guitar is perfect too!


    The first few times I saw them they were slightly out of time and tune but they have progressed and sound exactly like the real thing. The lead singer puts all his heart into it and they do special covers you may recognise from live sets (ear/viewphoria and the likes). They mainly play the pumpkins heavy material. I myself do prefer the more melodic softer material but as far as heavy music goes, the pumpkins produce some great songs to rock out to. I just loved "Stand inside your love" performed at TBMC.

    They only got to play about 4 songs last night but the crowd were cheering for more and going quite wild in the little space they had. The crowd react, if enough people knew about them they could certainly fill a venue and everybody would be impressed.

    They are based in Dublin.

    Keep an eye out as I will post the next time I hear about an upcoming gig. And if you know a pumpkins fan, let them know. I never got to see the pumpkins myself, I was too young and didn't know them at the times they played (except the last olympia tour, just didn't have the money to buy from a tout, checked their website about a week before tickets went on sale and there was no mention of it, when I saw an add on tv I jumped with excitement only to find out the next day that tickets had gone on sale a week prior and were sold out). This just about does it for me though.


    The band has always been the same 4 guys from the start. Bass player has always been the same.

    James Ihas solo album is good. It's not heavy but it's still good.

    They played "Stand inside your love" - Machine era at TBMC.


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    #43
    magpie
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    They Played the much rockier stuff and opened with a great version of I am one

    Excellent! I thought Gish was the shizzle when it came out, but everything they released after that was a slow laborious journey to the centre of Billy C's capacious rectum.


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    #44
    bumblebeemouth
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭bumblebeemouth


    eoin5 wrote:
    THE SMUMPKINS! sounds like some pisstake band name. Why wouldnt they call themselves Gish or Siva or something.

    Believe me man it took a seriously long time for us to all agree on name for the band. Gimme a decent suggestion (has to be a lot better than Gish or Siva though!) and we'll consider it!!!


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    #45
    Doctor J
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    Mashing Pumpkins?


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    #46
    [Deleted User]
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    We are one?


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    #47
    magpie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭magpie


    'D'arcy's Wretzkys'


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    #48
    [Deleted User]
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    magpie wrote:
    D'arcy's Wretzkys

    Hmmm D'arcy's Wretzkys... Fnarr fnarr


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    #49
    magpie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭magpie


    How about 'Billy No Mates' ?


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    #50
    magpie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,643 ✭✭✭magpie


    'The Dashing Bumpkins'


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    #51
    Doctor J
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    Auf Der Mars Bar?


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    #52
    Doctor J
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    Yeeha Iha and the Siamese Creams?


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    #53
    magpie
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    Yeeha Iha and the Siamese Creams?

    Now you're talking my language

    How about: 'Collie Flower and The Infinite Cheese'?

    EDIT: or just 'Collie Flower'... that's actually pretty good.


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    #54
    meditraitor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,207 ✭✭✭meditraitor


    0279


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    #55
    Doctor J
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    This Arm


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    #56
    [Deleted User]
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    *apologies in advance*

    I suppose 'The Bernadette O'Brien Show' would be a bit tasteless....


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    #57
    bumblebeemouth
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭bumblebeemouth


    Hey Doctor J we should have consulted with you ages ago, keep up the good work!!!


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    #58
    bumblebeemouth
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭bumblebeemouth


    Papa Smut wrote:
    *apologies in advance*

    I suppose 'The Bernadette O'Brien Show' would be a bit tasteless....


    eh, just slightly.........


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    #59
    cormie
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    bumblebeemouth wrote:
    Believe me man it took a seriously long time for us to all agree on name for the band. Gimme a decent suggestion (has to be a lot better than Gish or Siva though!) and we'll consider it!!!

    Who are you? Drummer or Rythem I doubt your Moe or Con?

    I threw a few suggestions at a party one time, it was more for the melodic softer pumpkins material though "Grateful Swans" and a few others:P

    How about just "Smashing Pumpkins" since "The Smashing Pumpkins" ditched that name on their later albums :D


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    #60
    Doctor J
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    Matching Pumpkins


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    #61
    bumblebeemouth
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭bumblebeemouth


    No Corm its the passionate vocalist - everyones thrown names at us at some stage but con didnt want to use any of them so blame him, he was really keen on "Homer Simpson smiling politely" but we put him in his place :)


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