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#34
10-08-2004, 07:22 PM
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Re: smashing pumpkins chips
I actually have a picture of that house.
I also read somewhere that Billy just purchased the second most expensive home in the Chicago area's history. IIRC, I think it was $14 million. Pretty expensive for a guy who was in a band that "didn't make a dent". I guess selling 40 million records and selling out nearly every concert you play for 9 years in a row isn't "making a dent" by some people's standards here. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] 
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#35
10-08-2004, 08:46 PM
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Re: smashing pumpkins chips
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Pretty expensive for a guy who was in a band that "didn't make a dent". I guess selling 40 million records and selling out nearly every concert you play for 9 years in a row isn't "making a dent" by some people's standards here. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] DP, don't get me wrong I like the SP's alot, and I give them a lot of credit for actual talent. But the above statement can be applied to Britney Spears, or The Backstreet Boys, or even [fill in the blank]. Sales does not always equal talent. Ten
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#36
10-09-2004, 12:16 AM
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Re: smashing pumpkins chips
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] Pretty expensive for a guy who was in a band that "didn't make a dent". I guess selling 40 million records and selling out nearly every concert you play for 9 years in a row isn't "making a dent" by some people's standards here. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] DP, don't get me wrong I like the SP's alot, and I give them a lot of credit for actual talent. But the above statement can be applied to Britney Spears, or The Backstreet Boys, or even [fill in the blank]. Sales does not always equal talent. Ten [/ QUOTE ] I understand that probably more so than most people. 95% of my record collection are by bands you've probably never heard of. However, I believe the person who stated they "didn't make a dent" was referring to sales as that's the most obvious. If you want to talk about critical acclaim, I believe they've had over 10 grammy nominations... or if you want to talk about their influence and inspiration on future generations of artists, we can talk about that too. This band is very underrated, even despite the millions of fans they still have. And sadly, one of the reasons is because their music was too smart, too deep, and too emotionally involved for your average person. As much as I like Cobain and Veder, they're highschoolers in the world of music while Billy is a professor. Cobain had no problem admitting this while he was alive, as he even said stuff like Sonic Youth was over his head. Not sure if someone like Veder could put his ego aside to admit this fact though.
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