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stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 39563

Well? Who? WHO?!

pick two

stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 39563

A lot of great players here, but I'm voting for Billy and Mike. I think Billy wrote the most interesting songs. Mike wrote my favorite moments.

doone · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 1:18 pm

Kim and Stone but I don't know anything, just what I like.

Anders · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 1:21 pm

Who was the best guitarist in Soundgarden, between Thayil and Cornell. Cornell could be amazing on the guitar.

evenslow · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 1:25 pm

So happy I got to pick 2!!

CORGAN cuz he did some real unique melodic shit.

And STONE b/c he's the Bossman and I'm his Bitch.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36103

Difficult...pretty much all of those made a song or a moment i love.
I would say Kim and Stone.

stip · **Joined:** Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm **Posts:** 39563

what did james iha actually do for the pumpkins

dpupenya · **Joined:** Thu January 03, 2013 3:57 am **Posts:** 1300

stip wrote:

what did james iha actually do for the pumpkins

Fluffer

evenslow · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 1:39 pm

stip wrote:

what did james iha actually do for the pumpkins

stand on stage and look vaguely annoyed.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36103

well, its not really clear. I know he wrote a part of mayonaise. I love his contributions live and i still dont know what he played on the albums or if he played at all.

evenslow · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 1:41 pm

Jorge · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 1:44 pm

stip wrote:

what did james iha actually do for the pumpkins

theplatypus wrote:

The more I watch early Smashing Pumpkins performances, the more convinced I am that James and D'arcy's secondary role was to play the parts competently, and their main role was to look cool. I am OK with that.

evenslow · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 1:51 pm

tbh them looking cool was a huge part of their appeal and balanced out corgan's annoyingness.

evenslow · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 1:53 pm

i mean, half the point of being in a rock band is to look weird and cool and they had that covered.

bada · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:53 pm **Posts:** 12081

Billy probably had the most talent. Jerry wrote the best parts. Kim was the coolest. Mike has seemed mostly functional for so long it's easy to forget how on fire he was during that period. Dean was sneaky great. I can't decide.

epilogue · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 4:11 pm

I went with Mike and Stone. Because I'm not qualified to speak to most of these people, I just went with the two I like the most and am the most familiar with. I probably shouldn't have voted at all. This is how we ended up with Trump. Let me be a cautionary tale for all of RM.

EJ · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 3:15 pm **Posts:** 7021

If I could, I'd vote for Dean, Jerry, Kim, and Stone. So, I'll pick according to the rules: Dean and Kim because of their tones.

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 4:22 pm

Billy and Kim. Billy has a level of technical wizardry and textural control that no one else can approach. Kim because he plays weird, heavy riffs and he loves the Melvins.

Jammer XCI · **Posted:** Wed September 20, 2017 6:28 pm

Jerry fucking Cantrell needs some love up in this piece :bammer:

Then obviously Corgan and Kim. But Jerry came through with some banging riffs that still kill. Even the riffs on their post Layne albums go hard.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36103

i love jerry....seeing him live is a must.

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