Smashing Pumpkins with Tommy Lee ("Monuments To An Elegy")

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http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.co...ATE/c7ba/A4447854-8D95-48BF-881E-0C301E6591DA

 

weird

 

Kind of a big step down from Jimmy Chamberlin IMHO.

 

Let's be honest...it's not SP anymore...it's Billy Corgan's new project.

 

Hopefully Tommy sings :0)

 

They should just leak out the sex tape together and be done with it.

 

True. But to me, a step up from what they currently have in place.

 

Billy sure knows how to destroy a legacy.

 

Honestly, Tommy Lee isn't that good of a drummer. Jimmy rules!

Evan

 

Tommy Lee knows how to get that really hot drum sound >>>

 

Look...I'm not the biggest Motley Crue fan, but you folks are being a little silly...Tommy is a great drummer.

 

There's no doubt about it. I didn't like Byrne's drumming at all.

 

And writes....and raps.

**** the haterz, "Get Naked" rocks!

 

What really matters now:

Does this make Smashing Pumpkins a "glam metal" band?

 

Tommy is a great player and for those of you that didn't really get a chance to listen to his stuff outside of Crue, he's got the feel and skills to be much more than just a simple drummer that pounds the skins. He's got a sense of time and a groovy feel that could work with the Pumpkins, depending on the material that is being recorded. I am a little surprised that Mike is not playing on the album. I wonder if there was a falling out or if he's out of the band? I do miss Jimmy though, to me there could never be another Pumpkins drummer. I got to see the Pumpkins on the Siamese Dream tour in Montreal, front row, right in front of D'Arcy, and man the power of Jimmy's playing was mind blowing. I've never heard a kit sound so good in a live setting, it was insane.

 

Smashing Pumpkins has become to the 90s, what GNR is to the 80s.

 

I don't think this is bad at all! Tommy is a great hard driving drummer with excellent meter. There's no reason why this wouldn't be awesome regardless of what you might think of TL or the Crue.

 

SP update >>>

"
The notion to reach out to T Lee came from The Shredder, who in hearing me say ‘we really need to get someone like Tommy to play on this song’ said, “well, why don’t we reach out to him?” And let me tell you something: I’ve had the fortune of being in the room with some of the all-time greats, and when you’re that close to someone who is the best at what they do you gain insight into the way they are able to communicate to so many. Let’s call it a universal language (which music is, obviously), and in applying it with heart/soul they present intangibles that give dimension and depth to a composition which otherwise would not be as kaleidoscopic.

So on flying out a few weeks ago I presented T Lee with the idea, played him all the songs that I’d worked hard to finish, and discussed the way we’d be most comfortable finding common ground in the studio. Which explains the rush to prepare the arrangements for him to drum on, and also our keeping the work under wraps; so that nothing and nobody could influence the process.

I’m also happy to report that not only did we have a blast, but the 9 ‘MONUMENTS’ songs sound epic in a way that is indescribable. I guess I could toss off hyperbole after pronoun, but it would sell short what I like to call ‘Supersonic Pumpkins’; which is a descriptor in itself. Tommy hits the drums in a crushing manner, but as many fans know this is not without nuance or reaction; as he has a fantastic ear for music and plays with the songs in a means that only enhances excitement. The only other place I’ve heard this phenomena is with John Bonham of Led Zeppelin: where heavy drums can sound soft and expressive. Good company indeed!

As for the connection, I first met Tommy way back in 1991 when he came to one of our shows, and through the years we’ve run into each other many times at various places. So the coupling is not as odd as some might assume, as he, like I, has pushed into embracing new technologies, electronics, etc where it pertains to making new sounds. He is a wonderful, warm person to be around, and I wouldn’t have come to him with this proposition if I didn’t trust that this was something we’d both be proud of. So we expect to finish up the drums in a few weeks, seeing as we’re in a rush to get this stuff out and oh yeah, Tommy’s got this mega-Crue tour to do.

Let me also add on a personal and public level that I’m truly excited, for there’s an excitement in the music that is vital and necessary; especially when you consider what’s dying on the vine out there. I believe this is soul music we’re making, and I’m proud of who I’m stuck in the foxhole with. Attack, attack, attack…


W.P.C."




Source:
http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.co...ATE/c7ba/E7E0B435-D937-471A-AE6D-066C538F6B66

 

LAME
LAME
LAME


Mike was a great fit for SP... This choice annoys me!

 

I predict the new Smashing Pumpkins album with Tommy Lee will be underrated.

 

I highly disagree.

 

I don't like Mötley Crüe at all, but I think this is a big step up from Mike Byrne. At least Tommy Lee is a professional drummer, that's how bad I think Byrne's drumming was, even his timing was f-cked up. It's not that I was dreaming about Tommy Lee playing with the Smashing Pumpkins, but I would take any professional drummer over the sloppy mess Mike Byrne was. They even needed to do some pro-tool surgery to his drums on Oceania, that's enough.

 

Does anyone else find it odd that he still hasn't explained why Mike is not involved?

 

Embarrassing.

This used to be my favorite band... up until after Billy went plum loco around 2002-ish.

Tommy Lee is a pathetic excuse for a human being, capable drummer or not.