"it was produced by Rick Rubin, who’s worked with major artists from Slayer to Tom Petty but somehow never Corgan—until now"

Was that Bakshi's voice in the quarantine center's brainwashing room? Would be a nice little callback if it was, especially coupled with the reference to Whitehall in the history book.

"The actress’ brother and daughter, Billie Lourd"

Is the the closest thing to a whimsical episode The Walking Dead has ever attempted? :P

Read my mind, I wish Caroline were doing the in-depth reviews, I've been enjoying these immensely so far

But Dalton was the best Bond! :(

Ok, I'll grant you that XYU overstays it's welcome a bit, but Thru the Eyes of Ruby is one of the best songs the Pumpkins ever released!

You're assuming that all of the money pledged is coming from Americans. People outside the US love Super Troopers as well ;)

The Smashing Pumpkins are creeping me the hell out…

Unless someone in the band confirms this, I refuse to believe it :) So far, there's been no official announcement from the band, only some comments from Sharon Osbourne, who a) is not the most trustworthy source and b) has little to no say in the future of the band.

The live version of XYU that will be included in this set is all kinds of awesome :) And I love the slow-build, call-and-response thing they did for Bullet on that tour.

Say what you like about the merits of multiple demo versions, I think it's unfair to say that the live tracks are indistinguishable. One of the great things about the Pumpkins in their heydey was that the would completely reinterpret their catalogue when playing live. I have playlists of all of their albums culled…