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np: "Lyric" - Zwan
so the Zwan album debuted at number 3 on the Billboard charts, quite frankly i'm really surprised. i didn't think anyone outside of Chicago and/or hardcore Pumpkins fans was going to be rushing out to get it the first week. i figured it would do well, what with Reprise's marketing blitz in the last couple of weeks, but this goes beyond my expectations. it's good music and i'm glad it's getting out there. but of course, as with every new Corgan release, we have to deal with the Billy-bashing in the media. fine, he's an egomaniac, he's a control freak, he's a little eccentric. so what? move on. do the critic's bring up Lou Reed's drug habits everytime he releases an album? not usually. just shut up and let the music speak for itself. like him or not, Corgan is one of the best songwriters of the last 10 years. he and Vedder are the only ones to come out of the modern rock movement with their dignity intact. Cornell and Audioslave don't count, sorry. anyway, i'm not asking you to like Corgan, just quit needlessly bashing aspects of him that have nothing to do with the music he makes. even Scott Stapp bashing gets old after awhile.