New Live Smashing Pumpkins Video - “99 Floors”
That Smashing Pumpkins celebratory 25th Anniversary DVD, If All Goes Wrong, is out next week: The 2-disc set looks at SP’s 2007 19-show comeback tour, also dedicating an entire disc to live footage from their 2007 residency at the Fillmore, San Francisco. When they did their California stand, Billy Corgan explained it to Spinner:
The general idea of doing the residencies for us was to create an artistic opportunity … By being in the same bed every night, but yet being in the same community, it affords the opportunity to see the band really have their teeth sunk into a certain energy and vibe. As the old music business systems break down, a residency will create a sense of a moment in time that general touring no longer can.
That makes very little sense if you read it slowly more than once. Leading by example, though, here’s Billy with his acoustic guitar [...]
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