Confirmation comes from the Lucca Summer Festival: rock has never been so good. Tom Morello and his iconic guitar, which warms up the audience before the arrival of The Smashing Pumpkins, brings some order and reminds everyone how to do a rock & roll concert, in spirit and in spirit. It was the music of Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin that confirmed the legendary guitarist who transformed Piazza Napoleone into his venue for around two hours. Our story
Even before he goes on stage, two aspects of Billy Corgan are noticeable: a drawing painted on his face and a long black tunic, a stage dress for the only Italian date of “The World Is A Vampire Tour” that brings back the iconic singers to the concert. The Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan prelate of the rock? Maybe it is. Does he give blessings? In his own way, and with his music, sure. The leader of one of the most important bands, which marked the birth and spread of alternative rock around the world, seems to be at ease in the role of priest of melodies, between songs from the past that stand the test of time and new successes. which perfectly embodies the spirit of the band’s beginnings.
Two hours of concert, with endless hits
It can’t be easy to keep the spirit of the beginning, which brings us to the nineties: GishIt is the first work of the band born in Chicago and an underground masterpiece, from 1991, although Siamese dream it is from 1993 and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sorrow, the album that made them known worldwide, released in 1995. But the group born in Chicago succeeded perfectly in the undertaking, creating a perfect mélange of what the band was, is and will be. Corgan’s voice is still there, and it’s almost perfect. The leader of the band speaks to the audience a few times: there are greetings and thanks from James Iha, who reminds everyone present how important it is for a band like The Smashing Pumpkins to have so much love and support even after after so many people. In the lineup, which contains the cover Zoo Station of U2 and zero with the intro tease of Will You Go My Way with Lenny Kravitz (who will be in Lucca on Friday 12 July, in Perugia on 13 July and in Lido di Camaiore on 13 August), also without a time limit Tonight, Tonight e 1979.
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Thanks to Tom Morello
“We want to thank our friend Tom Morello who was in front of us: we’ve known each other for a long time, since we were practicing in a basement in Illinois” Billy Corgan reminds everyone during the concert , emphasizing what binds his band. a legendary figure like Morello who blew everyone away in an hour. Contagious energy, of course. But above all guitar, music, but the real one and made of notes and strings. The guitarist’s set starts with The Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave God bless youbut he also has the song Gossip, “made together with my Italian friends Måneskin” says Morello. An hour flew by, spent between jumpers and real rock & roll. No, he’s not dead. He is in very good shape, like Morello, Corgan and all the musicians who will be performing at the Lucca Summer Festival on Saturday 6th July.
La scaletta – The Broken Pumpkins
The Eternal Vision
Doomsday clock
Zoo Station (U2 cover)
Today
Through Ruby’s Eyes
Spellings
Tonight, Tonight (without Kiki Wong, with Katie Cole on acoustic guitar)
That which animates the Spirit
Abha Aodhaire
Disarm (vocals by Katie Cole)
mayonnaise
Bullet With Butterfly Wings (senza Katie Cole)
Empires
Beguiled
1979
rhinoceros
Jelly
Gossamer (partly with The Spaniards, then The Band)
Cherub Rock
zero (with a tease intro at Will You Go My Way)
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Tom Morello live, both historic songs and important covers
Tom Morello never hid his thoughts, on the contrary: he always revealed them, and always made it clear which side he was on. He did it in Lucca, starting from the schematics, but also with the songs chosen. Opening God bless youThen Like a Stone by Audioslave, Killing in the Name by Rage Against The Machine (a song that denounces brutal police violence in the protests in Los Angeles in 1992), and then closes with a message of hope, Power To The People, by John Lennon. Music is a vehicle for messages, which is more important today than ever.
The ladder
God bless you
Soldier in the Army of Love
Night guard
Evidence / Take Back The Power / Freedom / Snakecharmer
Online possession
A One Man Revolution
Let’s Get The Party Started
GOSSIP
Kick Out the Jams (MC5 cover)
Bomb / Be Your Enemy / Bulls On Parade / Guerilla Radio / Sleep In The Fire / Bullet In The Head / Cochise
Like a Stone (Audioslave)
The Ghost of Tom Joad (Bruce Springsteen cover)
Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine)
Power to the People (John Lennon Cover)
