Page 6 - The Rehrend College Collegian Thursday, February 6, /997
Smashing Pumpkins Live
by Tim Holsopple
Asst. Entertainment Editor
'Drawing strength from past
personal problems and a hyped
crowd, the Smashing Pumpkins
delivered the best show I have ever
had the privilege to witness.
They played to a sold out crowd in
the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn
State Main Campus on Wednesday.
Jan. 29, pulling a wide selection of
songs from their coffers. They
offered up such gems as
"Rhinoceros"(from "Gish") and
"Rocket,"(from "Siamese Dream")
and even snippets of "The
Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left,
looks Right)"(from "The
Aeroplane Flies High "singles box
set) and an instrumental that Billy
"Corgan composed for the Ransom
soundtrack.
The show was pan of a tour in
support of their latest album
"Mellon Collie and the Infinite
Sadness." Starting late 1995, this
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this particular set of songs together
for over a year.
They played most of the current
singles: "Thirty-three," "Zero,"
"Tonight, Tonight," and the
perennial crowd-pleaser "Bullet
With Butterfly Wings." The latter
of which had to he started over:
Corgan lost his place at the very
beginning of the song and could
never catch up.
My personal favorite was "/979,"
because they invited Jimmy Frog,
of the San Francisco band The
Frogs, to perform with them.
Before they began, Jimmy went
into the crowd and selected four
squealing girls to dance on stage
during the piece. They started the
song, and Jimmy, dressed in a
sparkling green suit and bird wings,
ran around the stage, half the time
not even playing his acoustic
guitar. He mostly danced with the
goofy girls and jumped off of the
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better opening act than Fountains
of Wayne, who play uninspired
bubblegum Bryan Adams pop. The
Fountains seemed unsure of
themselves, and could only bide
time until they played their MTV
hit "Radiation Vibe."
Matt Walker, the Filter drummer
filling in for the fired Jimmy
Chamberlain, handled the traps
fairly well. Often it seemed the
songs were in hyper-drive, as Matt
was playing too fast. Other than a
few barely noticeable mistakes and
one complete goof-up, he was a
formidable presence, showing off
his knack for wicked beats during
the improvisational finale.
The Smashing Pumpkins, having
almost ten years under their belts,
still command genuine respect.
Corgan mentioned in pre-tour
interviews that this might very well
be their last tour together. That
made the experience all the sweeter,
if not more sour.
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