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The Smashing Pumpkins — Set the Ray To Jerry
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gvan
(From inside the house!)
Posted: May 15, 2013 - 09:53
 
More like buzzing than singing.

Dinges,_the_Dude
(below sea-level, N52°37', E4°88')
Posted: Nov 08, 2012 - 05:59
 
Nice song when the singer should shut his mouth...! {#Taped-shut}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 20:26
 


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jul 23, 2011 - 05:52
 
Yes, you do not have to have a trained professional voice, but it also helps if your voice does not sound like fingernails on a chalkboard!!!!{#Stop}

Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH)
Posted: Jul 23, 2011 - 05:52
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

My cat is untrained as well, but I don't reckon I like to hear him sing neither.

 

Got it in one. Actually I like Billy Corgan, but that is one hilarious frickin comment!

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 15:50
 

Whatever, everything about this works for me. . . 
 

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 10:34
 
 FluorideFreeMN wrote:


Same was said about Bob Dylan- his career turned out alright~
 

Yea, but Dylan just had a bad voice, Corgan takes bad voice to a whole other level!!!!{#Stop}


derekd
(Mudball called Earth)
Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 14:08
 
Normally find the Pumpkins grating. But this track is cool I must admit.

FluorideFreeMN
(Central Minnesota)
Posted: Jan 15, 2011 - 08:03
 
 thaidirect wrote:
Hmm, i never heard this one before. Billy Corgan is a gifted songwriter. He would be much more successful if he actually had a good singing voice.
 

Same was said about Bob Dylan- his career turned out alright~

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jan 15, 2011 - 07:44
 
 lemmoth wrote:


Because he's a flippin ingenious, diverse, inspired, poetic, masterful songwriter.

And it's Rock and Freaking Roll people -  stick to show tunes and opera if you want trained voices.
 
My cat is untrained as well, but I don't reckon I like to hear him sing neither.


icemang
(Boston & DC, mostly)
Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 10:29
 
...must...find...uzi...

 

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Sep 10, 2010 - 16:07
 
 ick wrote:

+1... for the life of me I can't understand how people could pay their hard earned money to hear his caterwaulin'. 
 

Because he's a flippin ingenious, diverse, inspired, poetic, masterful songwriter.

And it's Rock and Freaking Roll people -  stick to show tunes and opera if you want trained voices.

ick
(S.E. La Jolla)
Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 15:33
 
 Ljenny wrote:
i really hate his voice.
 
+1... for the life of me I can't understand how people could pay their hard earned money to hear his caterwaulin'. 



thaidirect
Posted: Jul 08, 2010 - 18:46
 
Hmm, i never heard this one before. Billy Corgan is a gifted songwriter. He would be much more successful if he actually had a good singing voice.

Ljenny
Posted: Jan 31, 2010 - 09:53
 
i really hate his voice.

marca17
(Brooklyn, NY)
Posted: Jan 31, 2010 - 09:52
 

 rdo wrote:
I think something is amiss when Cherub Rock, or Rocket, do not get played on a station, yet this song does. What gives?  I cannot understand it.   I have nothing against this song.  It is OK.  The best of this band is not played here.  No wonder so many people complain about the pumpkins here.
 
try FM radio stations for Cherub Rock.


rdo
(DC)
Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 15:01
 
I think something is amiss when Cherub Rock, or Rocket, do not get played on a station, yet this song does. What gives?  I cannot understand it.   I have nothing against this song.  It is OK.  The best of this band is not played here.  No wonder so many people complain about the pumpkins here.

a_genuine_find
(not me, Radio P) (3rd stone, sol, orion belt, milkyway)
Posted: Sep 27, 2009 - 14:58
 
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judas o

Baby_M
(a 100-year old building in downtown Akron, Ohio)
Posted: Jul 26, 2009 - 13:20
 
 keller1 wrote:

I wanted to say "Jimmy Chamberlin is Smashing Pumpkins"  . . . .

 
Well, it seems kind of wasteful, but as long as they're his pumpkins, I suppose he's free to do it.  If it's other people's pumpkins he's smashing, then he really needs to learn to respect others' property.

{#Mrgreen}


FluorideFreeMN
(Central Minnesota)
Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 07:09
 
Great song...off the 5 disc box set following the Mellon Collie release.  Some of their best (yet rarely heard) stuff made its way to this collection.

Some of those cuts included Ugly, Pennies, etc

Sweet!

vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Nov 15, 2008 - 10:21
 
 keller1 wrote:

I wanted to say "Jimmy Chamberlin is Smashing Pumpkins" but that wouldn't make any sense.

Suffice it to say that without him Billy Corgan would quite likely have had to find employment in the food service industry ... I mean, there's just not a big market for funny looking bald guys modeling skirts.



 
too funny



keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Oct 14, 2008 - 22:35
 

I wanted to say "Jimmy Chamberlin is Smashing Pumpkins" but that wouldn't make any sense.

Suffice it to say that without him Billy Corgan would quite likely have had to find employment in the food service industry ... I mean, there's just not a big market for funny looking bald guys modeling skirts.




marmoteenha
(Ituiutaba)
Posted: Aug 12, 2008 - 16:50
 
God save billy córgão!!{#Mrgreen}

bizon
(Victoria, BC.)
Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 13:24
 
FlatCat wrote:
Yes, I've always hated this guy's voice.


Me too. I can't stand the back and forth breathy/abrasive/breathy/abrasive/breathy/abrasive...
KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 13:14
 
Well I like it.
themotion
(underwater)
Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 16:35
 
Pyro wrote:


I'll concede your point, as I do appreciate Neil Young, who can't sing. Corgan is just whiney and nasal. At least Neil belts it out with his every fiber.


Oh, and Corgan doesn't belt it out ... right.
FlatCat
(Chicago)
Posted: Nov 03, 2007 - 12:09
 
Yes, I've always hated this guy's voice.
deepwoodskev
(In a town west of Chicago)
Posted: May 30, 2007 - 07:35
 
Jimmy Chamberlin is just incredible!
prickelpit96
(Hannover, Germany)
Posted: May 30, 2007 - 07:34
 
love the voice and the outstanding drums...

have always one or two CDs from the pumpkins in the car.
ever listened to 'Adore' in the night on a highway?
musikalia
(Somewhere (over the rainbow))
Posted: Feb 25, 2007 - 00:46
 
I can't help myself, I have to join in the whining. This guy's voice is awful .
auburntigerrich
(Mesa, AZ)
Posted: Nov 28, 2006 - 14:17
 
I agree with Comic Book Guy, for the most part. You either love sushi and wasabi, or you don't. You either enjoy the vocals of Smashing Pumpkins, or you don't. But that's what makes it eclectic, as mainstream as they were.

I also agree that folks that listen to RP have less tolerance for garbage on FM radio. I can't stand it. Thank goodness for Bill and Rebecca.
(former member)
(Shadow Valley Condos)
Posted: Nov 13, 2006 - 23:41
 
Jeez he was out of tune there near the end.

As much as I liked the groove and the production, it just wasn't enough to get me above the fact that it was bad.
ploafmaster
(Richmond, VA)
Posted: Oct 30, 2006 - 08:01
 
dmick wrote:
...You'd think people drawn to eclectic non-mainstream music would have an ounce of tolerance for a vocal style that doesn't fit their narrow parameters for "good"...


I know this is from an older post, but I think an important point to make here is that a fair amount of people drawn to eclectic non-mainstream music actually have less tolerance for certain musical short-comings. The same high standards that drove us away from Cox and Clear Channel make it hard to swallow grating vocals or meandering guitar solos or whatever musical issue you may think of.

Many times I can get past it, many times I can't. In this case, it lowers the rating to a 6 (still positive) where it could've been an 8 with a different vocalist, perhaps.

And then there are those times when the vocals can be ignored (Ben Folds, Weezer) and only individual taste can explain the double standard.
Daveinbawlmer
(Bawlmer, Merlin. Hon.)
Posted: Oct 15, 2006 - 17:41
 

I gave it a 7 cause the drumming is damn good.


Darkmatter
(Sweden)
Posted: Sep 16, 2006 - 09:38
 
dmick wrote:
it's just incredible what a bunch of whiners RP attracts. You'd think people drawn to eclectic non-mainstream music would have an ounce of tolerance for a vocal style that doesn't fit their narrow parameters for "good".

jeez. I don't like the way you *type*, ok?


Yeah, I agree. All the whiners make me think of this guy for some reason:


spacemoose
Posted: Aug 18, 2006 - 04:26
 
abysmal
dmick
Posted: Aug 10, 2006 - 21:08
 
it's just incredible what a bunch of whiners RP attracts. You'd think people drawn to eclectic non-mainstream music would have an ounce of tolerance for a vocal style that doesn't fit their narrow parameters for "good".

jeez. I don't like the way you *type*, ok?
orpheus
(east coast)
Posted: Jul 12, 2006 - 13:13
 
AliGator wrote:
I love this song. The bass line makes up for Corgan's voice, which - hey! - isn't THAT bad.


Yes. It is.
Gish05
(Pittsburgh, PA)
Posted: Jun 27, 2006 - 21:11
 
Wisercrowe wrote:
what album is this song off of?

The Aeroplane Flies High. It's a 5CD boxset. I don't believe it's actually sold in stores anymore. You'd have to buy it from a used record store, eBay, Amazon, etc.
Wisercrowe
Posted: Jun 20, 2006 - 12:27
 
what album is this song off of?
zakfoy
(Chapel Hill, NC)
Posted: Apr 30, 2006 - 12:57
 
What an AMAZING set of songs! The combination on RP is one of my favorite aspects of this gem
dead > lyle lovitt (covering dead) > wp > this jerry song.
cool.
jayvee2
(Lancaster, PA)
Posted: Apr 08, 2006 - 14:32
 
I LOVE IT...because my name is JERRY and how many songs have MY name in them???
(OK..so I’m self-absorbed but we're all entitled to that from time to time!!!)
--Jerry

AliGator
(Home)
Posted: Apr 01, 2006 - 07:38
 
I love this song. The bass line makes up for Corgan's voice, which - hey! - isn't THAT bad.
Pyro
Posted: Mar 24, 2006 - 22:16
 
JohnDoeKyrgyz wrote:
Some of the greatest songwriters of recent history have had what most of us would term bad voices. Bob Dylan, Niel Young, and now Billy Corgan have all been criticized for their vocals, but their songs are still quite good.

Of course there are songwritters who have good voices, but I like the ones with bad voices just as much.


I'll concede your point, as I do appreciate Neil Young, who can't sing. Corgan is just whiney and nasal. At least Neil belts it out with his every fiber.
Bizzarefall
(SoCal)
Posted: Mar 17, 2006 - 14:53
 
apd wrote:




were these guy's ever even considered "fake" punk?


Not that I have EVER heard before...
I actually like his voice, it's unique.
leander37
(Taos, NM)
Posted: Mar 17, 2006 - 14:48
 

JohnDoeKyrgyz
Posted: Mar 02, 2006 - 20:20
 
Some of the greatest songwriters of recent history have had what most of us would term bad voices. Bob Dylan, Niel Young, and now Billy Corgan have all been criticized for their vocals, but their songs are still quite good.

Of course there are songwritters who have good voices, but I like the ones with bad voices just as much.
Pyro
Posted: Mar 02, 2006 - 20:19
 
I never got the allure of this band, and believe me, I listened to them a lot (thanks to a friend). Corgan's voice is just plain awful.
apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Feb 23, 2006 - 12:19
 
islander wrote:
meh.

I used to love these guys, but they haven't really held up so well over the years. Give us some REAL punk.




were these guy's ever even considered "fake" punk?
chris34
Posted: Feb 23, 2006 - 12:16
 
beautiful song