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Billy Corgan calls (Them) out for intentionally destroying rock music
| barnabyjones | 03/07/26 |
| things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike: | 03/07/26 |
| SkaddenArse | 03/07/26 |
| OYT and the Indie Reprieve | 03/07/26 |
| barnabyjones | 03/07/26 |
| OYT and the Indie Reprieve | 03/07/26 |
| things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike: | 03/07/26 |
| Nyuuug | 03/07/26 |
| Brother Peter Dimond | 03/07/26 |
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Date: March 7th, 2026 1:22 PM Author: barnabyjones Billy Corgan has a theory as to why rock music hasn’t been as prevalent in mainstream culture in the 21st century as it was in the ’70s, ’80s, and early ’90s. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman believes that rock was “purposely dialed down” beginning in the late ’90s.
On the latest episode of his own podcast, The Magnificent Others, Corgan discussed the state of rock music with his guest, writer and cultural commentator Conrad Flynn.
“I think, and I will say it overtly, I think that rock has been purposely dialed down in the culture,” began Corgan. “Again, this gets ‘wizard behind the curtain,’ right? Somebody’s gonna say, ‘Well, how do you know who was the wizard behind the curtain?’ All I know is I saw the gravity shift.”
He continued, “If you were at MTV or around MTV in 1997 or 1998, suddenly they decided rock was out when rock was still very, very high up in the thing. And it was replaced by rap… Their standards and practices immediately shifted, so now that things that weren’t allowed were suddenly allowed. People were waving guns. Some people assert that the CIA was involved in all that. Again, above my pay grade, but I saw it happen. I did witness it happen.”
https://consequence.net/2026/03/billy-corgan-rock-music-purposely-dialed-down/
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Date: March 7th, 2026 1:22 PM Author: things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike: (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842687&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49723507) |
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Date: March 7th, 2026 1:31 PM Author: SkaddenArse some merit there. Its weird how rock was just removed from mainstream culture. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842687&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49723540) |
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Date: March 7th, 2026 1:40 PM Author: barnabyjones I actually think grunge was a huge problem. It destroyed the confident white male mystique. we went from bandanaed Axl Rose wearing a bullet proof vest on stage and fucking models to kurt cobain complaining about everything while wearing a dress. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842687&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49723586) |
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Date: March 7th, 2026 1:43 PM Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( ) He was damn right to complain imo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842687&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49723594) |
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Date: March 7th, 2026 1:43 PM Author: things from the 90s/00s so ethereal and dreamlike: 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842687&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49723596) |
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Date: March 7th, 2026 1:46 PM Author: Nyuuug this. grunge was gay. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5842687&forum_id=2\u0026show=week#49723603) |
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Date: March 7th, 2026 1:42 PM Author: Brother Peter Dimond probably some truth to this but where was rock really going at that point
im sure he remembers what he was doing in '97. he released "eye" on the lost highway soundtrack which is a song he was intending to have shaq(not flame) rap on before david lynch told corgan that "tear"(which ended up on the adore album) wouldnt work for the movie |