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A lost nugget from Y2K

Posted about 1 year ago
I was enjoying a quiet evening here, geeking out the MP3 collection. (This entails using Media Monkey to ensure that every REM song has REM as the band name, not R.E.M. or some variant thereof. I know, I'm a dork. Anyway ...)I was flipping through Smashing Pumpkins, and hit upon this track, and thought, "Man, this song was AWESOME when it came out." Thing is, it still holds up. I wonder why it got so little love when it was released.I doubt the video helped; this was SP at their goth-wannabe peak. James Iha is seriously rocking the e-bow, and looking scarily like Michael Jackson. And what's with the pleather? Eeek!Anyway, dig the song anyway. I still do.
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Comments (24)

  1. satisfiedmind2
    satisfiedmind2 says ah yes, Y25...IT people EVERYWHERE still look back on this year fondly I am sure... Great song, indeed
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  2. I am
    I am says *(This entails using Media Monkey to ensure that every REM song has REM as the band name, not R.E.M. or some variant thereof. I know, I'm a dork. Anyway ...)* What a pain. Still 'Monkey' is one of the easiest to use. Great find. Like buried treasure.
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  3. Dale
    Dale says Actually, it was the year preceeding that kicked my butt, with all the preparations to make sure nothing happened. Of course, we did so well that everyone thought it was a big hoax. Not that I'm bitter...
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  4. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Ah. The REAL Smashing Pumpkins. That's more like it.
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  5. Dale
    Dale says I haven't even ensured that every song has its correct album art yet, Chris. __That__ will be painful, believe me.
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  6. Charley Rogulewski
    Charley Rogulewski says wow. corgan at his freakiest?
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  7. Dale
    Dale says Maybe; this was the time of the "now that stupid '1979' song has me all sorts of pop fans, gotta scare them away" phase for the hairless wonder. Then again, I'm not with the guy 24/7, maybe he's freakier elsewhere. Just sayin' ...
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  8. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says Love this album. I remember they played that vid to death on MTV & personally I think there are much better songs on the rest of the album than this one, like 'Raindrops + Sunshowers', 'I Of The Mourning', 'Blue Skies Bring Tears' & my two faves, 'The Imploding Voice' & 'Heavy Metal Machine'.
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  9. dachmo
    dachmo says But Dale technically it's How are your Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark filed, I hope not O.M.D.! or worse yet, OMD?
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  10. Dale
    Dale says I had a suspicion you'd be down, August. Not that I've got you figured out or anything, but though you'd like it. David, I went back and forth on that one for a while. Believe you me, I know that's how it's written on Reckoning (my fave REM album), but I went with the spelling used since Green. So I'm not so indie; meh.
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  11. dachmo
    dachmo says I've got to check out this Media Monkey thing because I've probably lost a good 6 months out of my life just geeking out over my files. I'm starting to rethink my R.E.M. decisions. I hate when people plant seeds.
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  12. Augusts1
    Augusts1 says It's not like I've kept my love for SP a big secret Dale, so I'm not surprised you had a suspicion.
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  13. ardyjormkiv
    ardyjormkiv says oh good, i'm glad i'm not the only one who obsessively organizes and edits my music files. i'm not surprised that it's you guys. album art is key! 'geeking out'...yeah that about describes it... i also love the smashing pumpkins, but i'm not sure if i've ever really heard this song! so thanks for enlightening me.
    Permalink posted 04/14/2008
  14. B42
    B42 says I was in the hospital for back surgery that tear, all of the medical techie gear had little round green "Y2K OK" stickers on them, thought they were pretty cool, i still have one stuck inside my wallet. Smashing Pumpkins always a bit wild for my tastes but you know that. Perhaps we could amend amcd with ocd, OCAMCD ?
    Permalink posted 04/15/2008
  15. Bartleby
    Bartleby says That video was their demise. All the dubious aesthetics of MTV circa 1999 summed up in one clip. Scary indeed. It's always nice to walk down memory lane with you Dale. -- Regarding the spelling of REM, I have my doubts. The dots have their importance. Still, it's nice to hear that I'm not the only one with an OCD when it comes to M-Pea-Threes and other compressed file formats. Incidentally, have you tried the auto-tag feature on Winamp linked to Gracenote?
    Permalink posted 04/15/2008
  16. Dale
    Dale says David: I'm sowing seeds, muwahahahaha. August: True dat, must have been kept in my subconscious. ardy: Yup, so true, album art is crucial. Now, if Rockbox (my MP3 player firmware) would actually show album art, that would be sweet. Bruce: Yeah, I never got any of those Y2K OK stickers. Bah. Michael: I've not used that feature on Winamp, but I'm familiar with Gracenote from using Sony SonicStage, as I owned a Sony MP3 player. Wasn't impressed; it fouled up a few of my tags.
    Permalink posted 04/15/2008
  17. mocha louder
    mocha louder says great song - definitely - i go back and forth with them pumpkins - one of my faves is actually the song on the lost highway soundtrack - Eye - and i hear ya about the band naming MP3 chaos - i have trouble with doing the & or the "and" -
    Permalink posted 04/15/2008
  18. Dale
    Dale says Oh geez yes M, don't even get me started ... Jesus & Mary Chain ... Siouxsie & the Banshees ... oy!
    Permalink posted 04/15/2008
  19. mocha louder
    mocha louder says martha & the muffins?
    Permalink posted 04/15/2008
  20. Sturgell
    Sturgell says Dale Why does it feel like I haven't seen you in forever?
    Permalink posted 04/15/2008
  21. Dale
    Dale says Well Sturgell, my blogging has decreased in inverse proportion to my workload, which is killing me as I type. Then, there is the exercising and the family time.
    Permalink posted 04/15/2008
  22. Sturgell
    Sturgell says Very legit reasons. No matter what, it's good to see ya back in the swing of things.
    Permalink posted 04/16/2008
  23. Sturgell
    Sturgell says Also, what's with the new avatar.... why so serious?
    Permalink posted 04/26/2008
  24. Dale
    Dale says Please see previous excuse. :)
    Permalink posted 04/28/2008

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