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Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Dubai Hotel Jobs — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:33:24 -0000

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Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Dubai Hotel Jobs — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:14:55 -0000

The guitar outfit that the lady is wearing on the photo I saw that kind of outfit on one of the people who auditioned in American Idol, well a hotel with such kind of entertainment for their customers is really outstanding

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

tampaSPfan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:24:26 -0000

Thank you for a gracious review like this. I have noticed that the normal BC haters have pretty much slept on this mini-movement, and I think it's because they can't hate it. Much of the music media press decided to make Billy the personal punching bag of the hipster universe and they aren't comfortable seeing the man take it to the streets in such a cool, natural, and creative fashion. Undermines all the crap they have spewed about him for years now.

Cheers to Billy...Spirits in the Sky was a beautiful thing, can't wait to see more of it.

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Jon — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:08:16 -0000

guruv1 you are preachin' to the choir, I loove those nuggets records. I was going to see SAC last time they were in town but something (I forget what) came up. Feel free to give me a heads up next time, because I am THERE.

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

guruv1 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:24:14 -0000

how about that band - hope they record.

how about that mark weitz!! don't count him out as some nuggets throwback! sure the strawberry alarm clock 1st lp was just rereleased by sundazed, but on VYNYL - the new craze sweeping the nation. sounds good.

and, SAC has not only been playing live, recently, but also recording some tasty numbers for your 21st century ears. stay tuned.

and, yes, you should see mark tulin and the electric prunes when they are in town - they got it going on!

pumpkins, prunes, strawberries - gotta get to the farmers market!

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Lovine — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:38:08 -0000

That was an amazing, amazing show. I was in the back but was able to take a few decent pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photo...

Always something about smaller intimate venues that make a gig all the more real.

Sierra Swan was great as well, loved her voice!!

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Maria — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:35:20 -0000

Your review is spot on! I was lucky enough to be there last night and I walked away thinking, wow, everyone up on stage rocked it. Everyone had an important part to play, and they sounded amazing. It was such a FUN show. I knew 1 song of the entire set, and it didnt matter, the music was so good, it had me from the 1st song!

The costume contest was funny. I lost, but although nerve wracking (not f-ing up their equipment) it was really awesome to be up on stage with the man! And ya, cleavage stalker, came off as crazy-poor thing! lol! I'm just glad Billy didnt pick on me, he was pretty tough on a lot of contestants!

I wish there was another show to go to :)

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Jon — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:45:43 -0000

Thanks for stopping by Mark! I must admit I didn't see the keys (only the percussion set) but I did have a limited view of the lower stage due to the heads in front of me. Again, awesome show.

Dom, I have ripped off your video and embedded it into the post. Great footage, I woke up humming that song this morning. :)

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Dom — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:23:36 -0000

Go to http://twitter.com/DomSalva... and you'll see my fave song in vid format. And I was standing next to bloody cleavage crazy fangirl.

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Grant V — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:03:57 -0000

Wonderful piece. My view:

Billy Corgan is a historically noteworthy composer - period.

There's a reason why his fellow musicians (like Kurt Cobain) seem to take instant notice of his talent in a way that the "layman" is slower to do.
It's only a matter of time until many, many more of the scenesters come around.

Posed to the room: If you have a problem with his voice, ask yourself these questions:

Did we criticize Schubert's voice, or just listen to the real musical fabric of his song-cycles?

Is is actually Corgan's voice that's singing, or is it another part of the arrangement? In some songs, the voice truly doesn't take the lead the whole time.

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Sara — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:54:22 -0000

What a great article! I have to agree with you about-well everything. It was realy great to see/hear a fresh expression of new music. oh and the valley girl is Ms. Sierra Swan- love her!!

Re: Billy Corgan & Spirits In The Sky @ Hotel Cafe

Mark Weitz — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:49:37 -0000

RE: Clarification of musicians: Tonight's Hollywood "Spirits in the Sky" show w/ Billy Corgan & Dave Navarro at the Hotel Cafe show.

Mark Weitz, (of the original Strawberry Alarm Clock-Incense & Peppermints) was on Keys tonight and throughout the tour with Billy. The bass player was Mark Tulin of the Electric Prunes who did a fantastic job of kicking some serious ass on them 4 strings!
Peace,

Mark Weitz