Smashing Pumpkins Ignite Crowd at Mohegan Sun

Last Sunday, November 16, the Smashing Pumpkins performed at the Mohegan Sun Arena In Uncasville Connecticut celebrating the 20th anniversary of the band. The eight piece band performed to a psychedelic pattern with flashing colours and geometric shapes leaving the appearance of the stage very club-like. Billy Corgan, lead singer and guitarist, lit up the crowd with his high energy and lyrical composition. Ginger Reyes, the newest member of the group and bassist gave the song "G.L.O.W" a defined, heavy feel while guitarist Jeff Schroeder added spark to the pulsating "Mayonaise" and accompanied Corgan's riff to the song very nicely. Violins and brass were used on the song "Today" to add subtle fills, while "Cherub Rock" was less forgiving with its heavy riffs and even a primal scream uttered from Corgan. The band thrived off the crowd's energy and unleashed "raucous abandon" in their performance. Arrangements ranged from heavy, atmospheric thump and grind tones such as "Bodies" to more melodic, ballad like ones such as "Disarm". The Smashing Pumpkins covered the popular "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac was covered with an acoustic guitar by Corgan and was a nice transition from the thrashing electronic feel. The group opted to end the show with an encore and they covered Pink Floyd's "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun." People enjoyed the non stop energy that the band gave and were excited to see the band still together today.



source: www.courant.com