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[edit] Machina II, compilation, not album

In Billy Corgan's MySpace message announcing the next Smashing Pumpkins album "Zeitgeist," he refers to it as the 6th album from them, meaning he doesn't consider Machina II an album. Based on the history of the songs on Machina II, it may be better to call it a compilation than an album. Machina II is mainly composed of songs for a new album that never came out and B-sides off the studio Machina I. Basically, do you think Machina II should be listed under compilations and not albums. Pisces Iscariot, b-sides off Siamese Dream, already occupies this position. I believe it makes the most sense to put Machina II there too. --SpacePope 01:37, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Well MACHINA II was supposed to be another disc to an album that never happened thanks to Virgin Records. Then it was released as another album, only for free and in MP3 format instead of a physical CD. I'd say thats different than b-sides of an album, and therefore not a compilation. -- Reaper X 04:16, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Solo albums

Do you think James Iha and Billy Corgan's solo albums should be included in the 'related articles' section of this template? I think they should be...--h i s s p a c e r e s e a r c h 19:28, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Studio/touring member breaking

Cliff em all 1988 has broken off James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky, making them separate and also listing them as former members. I want to ask if you guys think that is appropriate. I don't think it is a half-bad idea, seeing as they both are unlikely to be in the re-union, and they were former studio members of the band. It does however bring up the issues that their involvement is neither confirmed or denied, and what about Melissa Auf der Maur? She has offered her services and might be in the reunion. She also contributed to a track on MACHINA, and was recruited to take over for Wretzky for the final tour.
Thoughts? -- Reaper X 21:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Per her identification as one of the three former band members in the infobox, MAdM should not be relegated to the same line as Aronoff et al. On the other hand, she clearly doesn't have the same status in the band's history that Iha and Wretzky share. I've put her on her own line. View, discuss, slam.—DCGeist 20:01, 22 February 2007 (UTC)