Is Scott Adams a member here?

[Whiskeytide]

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[hobbit709]

1. There will be the inevitable Scott Adams is a misogynist post shortly.

[Whiskeytide]

2. Really? Now that is one I have never heard. n/t

[Orrex]

3. As well as the inevitable claim that either:

a) He's not really a misogynist

or

b) Ok, he's a misogynist, but it's not relevant here

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. Some people don't realize that douchebags and jerks can still be extremely talented in their craft.

[Chan790]

6. Take that back!

Billy Corgan is a wonderful human being...or something approximating a human being. He just has really awful social skills and seems to enjoy being an life-troll.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. The Smashing Pumpkins will forever be my all-time favorite rock band.

And Billy Corgan is without a doubt a musical genius with his ability to play guitar and write lyrics. (His voice is what one calls an "acquired taste" but once you do manage to acquire it, you appreciate that, too.)

So whether he's just a tortured, misunderstood genius or a general douchebag, I couldn't care less. The guy is simply brilliant when it comes to awesome music.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. Um, Tommy

Billy was never(!) even the best guitar player in his own band. I know those guys personally as the drummer's first band was my band when he was around 15 and i was 19. Jimmy had enormous chops even as a kid!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

18. Jimmy played guitar?

I never knew that. I also thought he stayed strictly to drums, of which he was quite awesome at playing.

[ProfessorGAC]

24. No, Jimmy Iha Played Guitar and He Was Better Than Billy

By a lot.

Jimmy C "played with" a guitar but he was best suited to the drums where he did, indeed, have a tremendous gift. His brother Jeff was a good drummer too.

On Edit: I was thinking of the lead player in Jim's brother's band. Jim's brother was named Mike.

[Act_of_Reparation]

7. Touché

Corgan is an insufferable asswipe.

[Orrex]

8. As Kim Deal once observed:

"I want the pill that makes Billy Corgan so fucking important."

[Act_of_Reparation]

11. Ha! Priceless...

The Pixies, now there's a band I can get behind.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. But he's a Goddamned musical genius, so I completely forgive him.

And so should you.

[Act_of_Reparation]

15. Don't get me wrong.

Generally, I appreciate the Pumpkins' music. Their blending of goth rock, alternative, industrial, and heavy metal definitely made for some eclectic tunes. I'd take them over the post-grunge shit that seemed to permeate the market those days any day of the week.

But I don't forgive the man unconditionally. Mostly because I'm a Nine Inch Nails fan, and NIN beats the shit out of SP all day long and twice on Sundays

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. Nine Inch Nails was great. Pretty Hate Machine remains one of my all time favorite albums.

One that I insist on listening to from beginning to end without missing a single note because it's just that good of an album.

To me, the Pumpkins have aged somewhat better than NIN in terms of my own tastes, but I'll gladly take Pretty Hate Machine, The Downward Spiral or The Fragile as kick-ass mood music.

[Act_of_Reparation]

20. For me, NIN has only gotten better with age.

I don't identify with the angsty lyrics of the early work quite as much, but the layering of Trent Reznor's compositions is so dense that even today, a decade and a half after I started seriously following his music, I'm still discovering new sounds tucked between the notes.

I do think the NIN brand has grown a little stale since The Fragile, though. But Trent's soundtrack collaborations with David Fincher have been nothing short of brilliant.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

22. He did a great job with The Social Network.

To which he was handsomely rewarded with an Oscar.

[cyberswede]

19. I loved Sharon Osbourne's reason for resigning as their manager

“It was with great pride and enthusiasm that I took on management of the Pumpkins back in October,” Osbourne wrote, “but unfortunately I must resign today due to medical reasons — Billy Corgan was making me sick.”



http://www.mtv.com/news/1434174/osbourne-drops-smashing-pumpkins-from-management-roster/

[Chan790]

5. Well, he is.

He's also center-right libertarian; probably but not definitely a registered Republican.

[Initech]

10. 3...2...1...

[jeff47]

9. Probably not. He's a right-wing libertarian. (nt)

[Bluenorthwest]

12. Adams endorsed Romney in 2012.

So probably not a DU member.

[gollygee]

21. He's a right-winger, and a comic strip making fun of racism is exactly what I'd expect from him. n/t

[Whiskeytide]

23. Well - learn something new every day...

... I had no idea he was a right winger or a libertarian.

For the record, I don't think he was poking fun at racism. I think he was poking fun at dicks, and racism was the topic he chose. Now, maybe that means something (knowing what I've learned today), but I had no idea when I posted it.