The night’s best singalong might have been “1979,” a midtempo tune that is just as urgent now as it was when it was released 27 years ago. The pulsating chestnut “I Of the Mourning” finished with the singer chanting “Radio, Radio, What Is it You Want.” The full bore “Cherub Rock” was another number that had the crowd singing along wildly, and Corgan added his own screeching guitar solo. The straight-ahead power rocker “Stand Inside Your Love” was a glorious avalanche of churning guitars and bashing drums. 'A Beautiful Noise': Will Swenson shines bright as pop giant Neil Diamond in new musicalĪn acoustic duet by Corgan and Iha on “Tonight, Tonight” was a lovely interlude, where that sweet, sort-of-love-song and its lyrics really stood out. But Theo’s like me, he always ends up leaving.” the Bear’s in Cambridge where it was so packed it was “137 degrees.” He then joked that when they’d started visiting, ‘the Cubs were no good, and the Red Sox were. But that was also when a trio of ghostly scarecrows were slowly wheeled out onto the back of the stage to overlook the rest of the show.Ĭorgan noted the band’s long history of playing Boston and recalled a show at the long-gone T.T. Corgan sang as lyrics appeared on the screen behind him, phrases like ‘I lie, I repent,’ and then as the midtempo ballad downshifted with the guitars lending a Middle Eastern feel, he concluded by simply stating "Thank you, Boston, from the bottom of our broken hearts.” While everyone was weighing that, the funkier rock sound of “Ava Adore” got matters back on track. The tune called “Eye” was a riddle wrapped in an enigma, to steal a phrase. But that Gothic take on the old hit didn’t have any of the original’s quirky rhythmic pull and the audience seemed just a bit confused. The band has been doing its cover of the Talking Heads’ “Once in A Lifetime” on the tour and its slower take on it rides throbbing bass and some of Schroeder and Iha’s most brain-curdling guitar lines. The title cut to that 2020 album, “Cyr” bore some fresh synthesizer sounds for added variety as Corgan strode the stage and Cole’s harmonies on the chorus added heft. A bit later, “We Only Come Out At Night” seemed like the quintessential Corgan song, full of yearning and angst and building from a slow beginning to a bust-out chorus and catharsis.
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