Friday June 10, 2005
Billy Corgan at Paradiso
- Posted by Rob (#1) on June 10, 2005 08:56 CEST
Last night Billy Corgan rocked Paradiso, Amsterdam. And it was a lot of fun!
True, Billy solo is not The Smashing Pumpkins. Never has been and never will be, end of the debate. But it's Billy Corgan alright: complete with alternative guitar solos and a trademark creepy voice. Oh, yeah - and a fabulous stage setup this tour. What looked like a set of bathroom tiles turned out to be an old-fashioned disco wall in all sorts of colours. True video images were not possible at an estimated resolution of 100x40 pixels but it was still fun to see Billy and his band perform in front of what is best described as a bunch of Winamp/Noatun visualisations.
Supporting act were Gliss. Never heard of them before, but I walked out with a shirt and CD. And I might see Billy Corgan again at the Forum next week just so I can see Gliss again. They're very, very nice. Sort of a spacy, modern The Cure. Or something. Check them out!
(To avoid repetition all references to sex, drugs and alcohol have been removed from this entry. Just be glad I kept the rock and roll in!)
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