Billy Corgan Just As Much Of A Nineties Nostalgist As The Rest Of Us

Brian Raftery | May 23, 2007 9:14 am
Last night, the Smashing Pumpkins made its first live appearance in seven years, playing a 29-song set at Paris’ Grand Rex. We didn’t go, but here’s our best guess as to what happened: Billy Corgan repeatedly made his half-smile/half-snarl face; the three new members (Jeff Schroeder, Ginger Reyes and Lisa Harriton) looked slightly terrified; and people got very excited when the band played the first few notes of “Today.” Also, it was 19 hours long, and included such new songs as the acoustic ballad “For God and Country,” which was captured in all of its mid-fi camera-phone glory:

The Smashing Pumpkins – For God and Country [YouTube, via Deaf Indie Elephants]

And, for all you completists out there, the band’s set list is after the click-through. Nothing from The FutureEmbrace, alas.

United States Today Stand Inside Your Love Orchid Doomsday Clock Home Hummer Starz Tarantula Bullet Gossamer God and Country 33 Rocket Winterlong To Sheila Glass and the Ghost Cherub Rock 1979 Tonight Neverlost That’s the Way Disarm Zero Untitled Shame Silverfuck Annie Dog Muzzle