It's weird. I saw the pumpkins for the first time ever. I know it sounds lame because I'm a fan since 1995 and I used to listen every second to the pumpkins. Well... I've seen many many bands before and now in Zürich in the Hallenstadion. The place was definately too big for a band like that. The people were not that exicted... sometimes. So the intimacy wasn't really there. They played over 2 h 30 mins - set that's well... I don't know if I liked it that much. The old songs were so cool, full of energy. They played straight, good and very emotional. The new songs off the album Zeitgeist were kind of "not so special at all".

I don't know. Maybe it's because I'm an old pumpkins fan but the old stuff was so much better. I hope that Billy Corgan returns to his origins in a way. And of course I'm sad that D'arcy and James weren't there.

But I liked it and I still like them. There a big important peace of my youth.

I will see them again if they're playing in Switzerland again. I mean, the first time isn't always the best, right?