i've got a couple things to say. first of all.....and this isn't a reply, this is something brand spanking new......i fucking hate the smashing pumpkins and everything they stand for. but..... today i purchased james iha's new solo album and it is truly a work of art. acoustic. drums. violins. none of that rat in a cage bullshit. so anyone who liked that song "blue" that was a b-side to some song the pumpkins did three years back, should go and buy james iha's solo album. gauranteed billy free. oh, it's called...well, i forget. it's the only one though. now. on to the replies which are sure to anger certain people. i'm gonna pull a "northy" and be the voice of opposition. the red house painters album "songs for a blue guitar" is wonderful and everyone should buy it. everything else, however, is one big pile of crap. whiny vocals. sparse music. not sparse and good like smog, but sparse and boring. oh and on the shinkansen web site they smog is the worst band in existence. don't believe what you read. anyway, to make myself clear...stay away from red house painters except the lovely and wonderful "songs for a blue guitar". please don't write me all you rhp fans. just a different opinion. and for whoever mentioned the "nico icon" documentary.....i saw it two night ago and it was crap. nico is crap. the songs would have done much better with ol' lou at the helms. pissing people off at an enormous and scary rate, brad ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------