When Smashing Pumpkins released "Siamese Dream" in 1993 and I saw them at the Metro in Chicago the week that record got released, I thought they were going to blow Nirvana right out of the water. They were a better live band than Nirvana (when the Pumpkins were having a good night that is), and I still will put on their first 2 LPs and be blown away by them. I never, ever get an urge to listen to Nirvana. (I know, maybe it's an unfair comparison.) That being said, I think the Pumpkins made some huge mistakes and especially Billy Corgan screwed up a bunch of stuff for that band. He is a big baby. I've met him about 4 times, and only once was he ever civil (and trust me...I only approached him once out of the 4 times). I've never seen any lineup other than the original 4, and I'm sure Melissa is great on bass, but at this point I seriously doubt they will ever release music as good as when had in the early 90's. But I wish them luck, hopefully baby Billy will get what he's looking for. Just my 2 cents.
