Comments on: Smashing Pumpkins: Love of a great guitar tech

By: *kehlee

*kehlee — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:45:06 +0000

Hey Jeff! Thank you for taking the time to write these blogs! It’s really great to hear about your experiences. A friend and I drove up from Charlotte to see the DC shows, and we especially enjoyed the 2nd night where we were planted in 4th row seats right under you! The concert was the best we’ve been to, and I think that had a lot to do with all the energy we felt from you and the rest of the band! Thank you for all your hard work! I hope you are feeling that it is paying off. :)

By: Stephen Bayne

Stephen Bayne — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:14:06 +0000

A Blur fan? Wicked. What’s your favourite Blur track? I have to agree with the two fellows above me. Any time I’ve heard this new lineup I’ve been blown away. I’m hoping you all stick around for many years to come.

By: Treg

Treg — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:36:19 +0000

Wow Jeff, you clearly have some anger issues.. I’m starting to like you even more lol

By: kevin

kevin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:22:33 +0000

drbenway –

That is obviously the fault of Jeff’s lame copy editor. Apologies, they taught me better in college … all 11 years of it.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:52:47 +0000

Hey Jeff -

I picked up some of the books you were talking about in those “day in a life of the pumpkins” features last summer.

Can you recommend a few more?

By: drbenway

drbenway — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:49:07 +0000

Jeff, you spelled “decent” incorrectly! What would your thesis supervisor say!?

By: Diana

Diana — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:25:06 +0000

hey jeff! i had a great time in new york! this alleged “falling” of the guitar… hmmm… looked like you threw it to me! lol!

it seems like you and billy have good musical communication on stage, great ambient guitar riff exchanges going on between the two of you guys.

good luck and thanks for the blog! awesome.

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Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:07:55 +0000

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By: Brad Jaeger

Brad Jaeger — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:58:59 +0000

While there are a series of questions I’d love to ask, could I focus on our mutual appreciation of fine literature for just a moment?

Some of my favourites include: Death in Venice, Paradise Lost, Faust, Hamlet (granted, not a book per se), Beowulf, Tin Drum, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, the short narrative “We Are Norsemen” by T.C. Boyle, and the collective poetry of William Blake. Sprinkle that with more Joyce and top it off with a little Orwell, and you’ve got a brief glimpse at my soul.

What stirs your passion? I’d love to know.

Brad Jaeger,
http://www.nachtkabarett.com/smashingpumpkins
Shattering Fast Alchemical Glass

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:47:26 +0000

As I sit on my couch watching your guitar solo going into the second verse of “Heavy Metal Machine” on If All Goes Wrong, I’m proud to call you a Smashing Pumpkin! I wholeheartedly agree with Scott’s statement about that the musicianship that you, Ginger and Lisa possess take the band to very high place; likely higher than the original quartet. I’m going to have to say, Mr. Schroeder, when I saw the Pumpkins in Orem, UT, you made the concert for me. There was talk around me of, “Where’s James?” but when “Zero” rolled along in the set, you proved yourself to the crowd and stuck a big goofy smile on my face because I knew that you were the real deal.

I really hope that you are having a great time on this tour and stay healthy. I’m so excited to see my favorite band on November 29th in Vegas with 4-star VIP tickets.

I’m curious as to which song in the current 48 song set is your favorite. :) If you could get back to me on that, it would make my day.