Word: bassists
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Corgan’s first success, however, came in the form of alt-rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, which he started with guitarist James Iha, bassist James D’Arcy and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain...
...claustrophobic underpinnings of each song. The murky, atmospheric production of their first album has been revived here, but the sound is warmer, and the band is more self-assured. The rhythm section has solidified, tighter and bolder now after long months playing together on tour. Drummer Sam Fogarino and bassist Carlos D lock into a groove right away and stretch it out easily for the course of a song. The often danceable bass lines add satisfying counterpoint to the darker, choppier guitar licks layered on top. Guitarists Daniel Kessler and Paul Banks let their sound intertwine, ringing out with Clash...
...head upstairs to buy a Libertine shirt for Gela's husband, Duran Duran bassist John Taylor. I spot a houndstooth coat with horse prints that I think would look particularly good while performing Wild Boys. The guy working at the store thinks it's too small for Taylor, so Gela passes on it. She does, however, compliment my eye--the first time that has ever happened when I wasn't playing softball...
...themselves apart and put themselves back together. There were definitely times when I wondered: Why the hell are they letting us film this?" When shooting commenced in 2001, Metallica - drummer Lars Ulrich, guitarist Kirk Hammett and singer James Hetfield - were starting a new album, dealing with the resignation of bassist Jason Newsted, and entering therapy with performance-enhancement coach Phil Towle. With their record label, Elektra, the band hired Berlinger and co-director Bruce Sinofsky (Brother's Keeper, Paradise Lost) to document the process with an eye toward turning the footage into an infomercial. "You know, sell some albums...
...could prevent things from going nuclear. After one particularly brutal argument, Hetfield storms out of the studio and slams the door behind him. Without a word of explanation, he goes into rehab for alcohol addiction and does not return for 11 months. Ulrich and Hammett watch their ex-bassist's new band, Echobrain, and wonder if Metallica is washed up. Ulrich is vilified for taking on the band's file-swapping fans. And when Hetfield finally returns, he tries his best not to scowl at the cameras. "Every day I thought about telling [the directors] to turn the cameras...