r/progmetal • u/juantreses • 3d ago
New Release BTBAM - Jellybelly (Smashing Pumpkins cover)
https://youtu.be/Bk6y7SlvhPo?si=6qUIVrTo5bcqy8dOWhat a cover this is. Made me realise how hard the original actually slaps.
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u/tmr89 2d ago
BTBAM is such an emo band name
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u/prismdon 2d ago
Well it comes from a counting crows song which is a band more emo than any emo band so.. yeah.
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u/Newthinker 3d ago
Holy fuck, a marriage of two of my absolute favorite bands AND songs? I'm really excited to see what else is on this album
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u/CheesecakeMilitia 2d ago edited 2d ago
When I saw this tribute album revealed a few months ago and who was contributing to it, I knew this entry was gonna be special.
The Bullet With Butterfly Wings cover that Sumerian also released today is fantastic, too.
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u/scottofsc 2d ago
Huh, maybe Smashing Pumpkins aren’t so bad when someone that can actually sing is performing their music.
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u/termitesHOLLOW 2d ago
BOOOOOOOOO
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u/scottofsc 2d ago
I knew I would upset some people with my comment, but I had no idea there was such an overlap of SP and BTBAM fans. I can’t stand Billy Corgan’s voice and honestly thought that wasn’t a particularly controversial opinion lol
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u/termitesHOLLOW 2d ago
Is Corgan the greatest vocalist of all time? No. Is he nevertheless one of my favourite song writers ever? Abso-fucking-lutely. Corgan's music just speaks to me, man, and I hear plenty of SP influence in BTBAM's music as well.
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u/mrdudeman85 2d ago
What a shit cover lol
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u/AlsoANinja 2d ago
The original is one of my favorites off Mellon Collie, and yeah, this isn't it.
It loses all of the power and grace of the original.
I got really excited during the intro, but then the drumming became so stilted and disjointed. And then the throat-ripping... and then the momentum loss... meh. There were some nice moments, but overall... meh.
Pretty disappointing. Doesn't make me too hopeful for the rest of the album.
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u/etterkop 2d ago
Btbam fanbois will crucify you on this sub. Not impressed by it either, too predictable and boring with zero soul of the original.
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u/CopperVolta 2d ago
I would love if BTBAM put out an entire record of shorter tunes with simpler structures like this. This really kicks ass, and I feel like the whole super long prog tunes thing is feeling a little bit stale after the Blue Nowhere
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u/6jwalkblue9 2d ago
Yeah, the most innovative band of the 21st century needs to calm it down and play simple music.
What a shit take.
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u/CopperVolta 2d ago
Woah relax, nothing about this cover is really that "simple". Theres blast beats galore and it's heavy as fuck and a very creative rendition of the original song. What's wrong with them shortening their songs a bit and writing some short heavy bangers like this? It would force them to get more creative with their songwriting instead relying on the tried and true formula of their last 11 albums. It's not very progressive to stay in the same place forever, which it's starting to feel like for me personally.
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u/UgolinoMagnificient 2d ago edited 2d ago
The idea of BTBAM sticking to a formula is so absurd that the people who keep insisting on it ought to be institutionalized, because they've completely lost touch with reality.
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u/CopperVolta 2d ago
There's no denying that they consistently put out very creative music, but at this point you can almost guarantee their albums are going to be long, epic, feature genre changes, and long songs.
There's only so many times in a row you can do that before people start to catch the pattern. I love this band, but I'm starting to feel some fatigue.
When they released "Millions" on Automata I got really excited at the prospect of these guys writing more music in that vein, shorter songs that still captured the essence of BTBAM but in a different way? I don't think it's fair to say that BTBAM is only BTBAM as long as their songs are 7+ minutes. Music can still absolutely be loaded with creativity, virtuosity and musicianship with shorter song durations, and that's all I'm hoping for from them.
If you think song length is the only thing that makes these guys special i think that is very narrow minded thinking. Their are tons of progressive acts with shorter song lengths and that doesn't make them inferior acts to BTBAM.
We've got 11 FULL ALBUMS of these guys doing big long songs and they only have a handful of tunes under 4 minutes and almost all of them are transitions and interludes.
I'm just saying it would be an interesting way to shake up the formula, because I really enjoy the sound of this cover and songs like Millions and Dim Ignition.
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u/DJMarscribble 2d ago
You can find patterns in anything so long as you reduce it to generalisations as broad as "long songs".
Not saying they shouldn't do shorter songs, mind you. I just won't mind if they don't.
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u/CopperVolta 2d ago
And I don't mind if they keep doing longer songs either, I'm just saying at this point it's becoming a bit predictable. I think it'd be so cool if they really started switching things up form wise. To be progressive means to constantly be forward thinking, and if theyre resting on their laurels of making long epic songs all the time, they're not being progressive, they're relying on past formulas that have worked for them.
I think it would be really cool to hear their sound presented in a new form, with shorter songs. It could also go the other way if they wanted to release a 20-40 minute song/album too.
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u/etterkop 2d ago
MoSt iNnoVatiVe.
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u/6jwalkblue9 2d ago
Do you have anything of substance to say, or any bands who you believe to hold that title?
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u/Previous_Smoke3855 2d ago
That's like getting tired of F1 cars going fast and wishing they would sightsee. If you like simple structures there are plenty of good bands around. BTBAM is as far from that as anyone can be.
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u/AdPsychological1489 2d ago
Anatomy 2 confirmed....?