Smashing Pumpkins: Vieuphoria Live
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Movie Reviews of Smashing Pumpkins: Vieuphoria Live
Movie Review: Come on, it's the Smashing Pumpkins
Summary: 5 Stars
I actually haven't seen the DVD yet. I got it earlier today. But I have seen the VHS Vieuphoria that came out a while back, and that blew my mind!!!! So there is that video on this DVD plus more concert footage which I assume is awesome. I didn't get an insert in my DVD either, so I think it didn't come with one. Oh well, the DVD makes up for it.Movie Review: Vintage Pumpkins
Summary: 5 Stars
How amazing was this DVD? If you're a SP fan and into Gish & Siamese Dream, GET THIS! Your nuts if you dont. Comedic skits with the band and authentic concert footage & performances. Corgan is god. The end.Movie Review: Almost Perfect
Summary: 4 Stars
I am a HUMONGOUS Pumpkins fan and never saw them in concert, so buying this recently was a no-brainer.
I think Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the greatest album of all time.
Siamese Dream is definitely top 5 though.
It was such a pleasure seeing them perform live, especially 2 of my favorites in "Today" and especially "Soma", which was breathtaking.
Even more amazing was the "Lost Tapes" where they do "Hummer", among others, just great.
Also, they do another performance of "Soma" there which featured a violinist and added to the grandiose atmospherics of that AMAZING song.
My only complaint is with 2 of the songs, 2 of my favorites from the "Siamese" era....
"Disarm" and most especially "Mayonnaise".
They played "Disarm" in a hardcore version, which was impressive (especially Jimmy on drums) but lacked the intended and very effective mood of the acoustic album version, which was superb.
And "Mayonnaise" is the 2nd best Pumpkins song of all time (behind their watershed song "1979" which I feel is the best song ever recorded).
They played "Mayonnaise" acoustic and half heartedly in my opinion and that song in it's entirety on the "Siamese dream" record in it's original form is one of the most incredible songs you will ever hear, it was so emotional and my point is the performance on this DVD is very UNemotional with Billy even laughing at one point.
Don't get me wrong, I am a class A Pumpkinhead, but I have never seen "Disarm" or "Mayonnaise" live and thought I was getting them on here, other than that misstep, I loved it and will cherish it forever, although I hear that the Pumpkins are in fact reuniting to headline the Coachella festival in California next month.
No word yet on whether James or D'Arcy are "in" but the early indications are that James may be which would be enough for me.
Jimmy is already in and if D'Arcy is not, Melissa from Hole, who took over for D'arcy later on anyway, is ready to step in.
That news made my year !!!!!!!!!
Movie Review: Gimme gimme gimme NOTHING!
Summary: 4 Stars
The Smashing Pumpkins were an inseperable part of my life. I grew up with countless melodies in my head, along with the images of Billy in silver pants and his Zero shirt, Billy in the ice cream truck, D'arcy grooving with the bass...I even saw the Smashing Pumpkins with my mom (oh my god the truth is revealed!) when i was 13 years old. What i never knew about the Pumpkins was that they weren't really rock demi Gods, they were just a bunch of rock demi geeks, who somehow found a bridge between metal and pop and made music that was strange, dreamy, and often stellar. This DVD catches the Pumpkins in they're growing up stage; going from a small club band to the Lollapalooza playing, mega tour headlining, double album releasing major rock and roll group. Here the vibe is still intimate, and we can catch SP playing early songs like "Today" and "Geek U.S.A." in clubs alongside television renditions of "Disarm" (beefed up and noisy) and "Mayonaisse" (acoustic and silly). They also like to film skits in their free time, which don't display any great talent for filmmaking, but do offer a glimpse at the band's personalities and often disarming sense of humor. (There is also a tribute to the Frogs, which is quite hilarious, as the Frogs often are.)
This dvd catched the Pumpkins in the middle of their Siamese Dream, and it is a further testament to the amazing career that Billy Corgan has had and continues to have.
Movie Review: Thank God for bonus content
Summary: 4 Stars
If not for the bonus content on this DVD I might have actually been annoyed at the offering of the main film on this DVD. To make this absolutely clear, I'm a big pumpkins fan from their album releases so this was a huge risk since having seen the VH1's storytellers and other people's reactions planted quite a seed of doubt regarding Smashing Pumpkin's performance value. Thankfully the performances are a lot better than average and some reach awesomeness to use a trendy typo buzzword. But the snippets in between performances are wtf at best. The pumpkin's brand of humor or attempt of humor suck at best. Sorry, but I sat through it and decided that in further viewings I'd skip those clips because they take away from some very good performances. Where does this band shine live though? If anyone says Billy Corgan's drama, they're sipping too much pumpkin flavored koolaid. The focal point of this band is Jimmy Chamberlain's thunderous drumming and Billy's guitar work, not his drama or all of his vocal chops which are mixed though leaning to the positive side. Thank god because I've heard my fair share of "his vocals suck live" comments. So in essence, if you're a Pumpkins fan, you can buy this album without worrying it'll totally suck. There will be parts you will skip but there will be parts that will make you raise and eyebrow while pumping your first.