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"Being Beige"
Song

"Being Beige" is the first single from The Smashing Pumpkins' tenth album Monuments to an Elegy. The track was released through SoundCloud on October 20, 2014.[1][2][3]

Background and recording

The song was first mentioned on the Smashing Pumpkins' website under the working title "World's On Fire," and later under the title "Being Beige (World's On Fire)."[4][5]

Speaking of the song with Rolling Stone, Corgan said "People always ask me to explain songs, and honestly I can't. But if there's honesty in this lyric, it's that there's something amiss in our cosmos. Yet still, we must love."[6]

Reception

The song has received fairly positive feedback. Rolling Stone said that though the song "has a simple title... its acoustic guitar and drum machine intro builds toward an urgent, memorable chorus."[7][8][9]

Chicago Reader said "Corgan seems remarkably placid on this new cut. It sounds like Monuments... won't be a retread of the Pumpkins' "rat in a cage" days. Corgan's putting his rage behind him in favor of a slow, piano-accented build toward the heights of songs like "Perfect" or the more energetic selections from his early-aughts stint with Zwan."[10]

The 405 said "the track features some pretty acoustic guitar arpeggios over mist-like drum machine sounds in its quieter moments, livening up to a crashing wave kineticism with sweeps of distorted guitar and aching melodies, as the vocals paint a stumbling melody over these sounds, layering towards the end in a maintained crescendo."[11]

Live Performances

The song was premiered live on November 26, 2014.[12]

Personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins
Additional musicians

References

  1. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins Release Being Beige From 'Monuments To An Elegy' - Stereoboard". stereoboard.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  2. ^ ""Being Beige" - The Smashing Pumpkins [SoundCloud Audio Stream + Lyrics] | Zumic". zumic.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  3. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins announce 'Monuments to an Elegy' album, stream 'Being Beige' | DIY". diymag.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  4. ^ "The Official Smashing Pumpkins". smashingpumpkinsnexus.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  5. ^ "The Official Smashing Pumpkins". smashingpumpkinsnexus.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  6. ^ "Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Rousing New 'Being Beige' | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  7. ^ "Hear Smashing Pumpkins' Rousing New 'Being Beige' | Rolling Stone". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  8. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins share new single “Being Beige” — listen | Consequence of Sound". consequenceofsound.net. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  9. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins Release 'Being Beige,' First Track Off 'Monuments To An Elegy'". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  10. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins crank the neutrals on new song 'Being Beige' | Bleader | Chicago Reader". chicagoreader.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  11. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins share new song 'Being Beige (World's On Fire)'". thefourohfive.com. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  12. ^ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-smashing-pumpkins/2014/thalia-hall-chicago-il-33cd8039.html
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