Word: corgan
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...head off for a Smashing Pumpkins concert. I'm as much of an political junkie as the next guy--I'm dying to find out how the Parental Rights Amendment fares in Colorado, and of course, what becomes of California's Proposition 215, the medical marijuana provision. Still, Billy Corgan only makes it to beantown so many nights a year...
...arrive at the Fleet Center and, soon after, the Pumpkins take the stage. Early in the set, one of them asks the crowd, "Did you vote today?" The alternateens and their older Generation X comrades respond with shrieking affirmation. But when Corgan responds, "we didn't," the crowd reaction is nearly as loud...
...When Corgan has second thoughts about his promise to let members of the audience up on stage, he responds to the boos as Bob Dole himself might: "Dancing on the stage isn't a right, it's a privilege." Soon enough the show is over, and the band trudges off toward the next stop in the campaign, readying themselves for the next Pumpkins' rally...
...AWARDS] SMASHING PUMPKINS singer Billy Corgan, who said, after winning five awards, "I think, in the end, all videos kind of ruin the song...
...SMASHING PUMPKINS Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Virgin). Raucous and sweet, pretentious and populist, this Chicago-based alternative rock group's hubristic double CD soared as high as its lofty ambitions, an Icarus with wings that worked. Bandleader Billy Corgan is adept at turning out swift, radio-ready hits, yet he also excels at creating epic art-pop songs that explore enigmatic ideas and twisting melodic pathways. For listeners looking to take a journey, not just a joyride, this is a trip that shouldn't be missed...