Tinted Windows - "Kind of a Girl"

[roguechocolate]

different generations of music genius.love this band.

[d3221ck]

itsaboutdope..

[BeachCowboy27]

Actually, this is pretty darn good, that 70's 80's power pop song, nice!

[PaperP1ate]

A good track, but why is Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory in a band with Taylor Hanson, James Iha and Bun E. Carlos? LOL

[RussellThePumpkin]

That was pretty fun.

[redundalk]

very odd but cool as fuck!

[onthemoveagain]

Great guitar tone and drumming in this track.

[sk8man182]

hahah this is so bad

[detectivesyme]

This blows the Pumpkins away. Corgan should see if he can land a gig as their roadie.

[sk8man182]

@detectivesyme you're talking shit man

[dansjustchillin]

As another huge SP fan, I think this is much more fun than anything SP has done recently. Great stuff. James is still a sick guitar player.

[SuperSparkyMark1]

Awesome song and awesome band!!! (and this is from a huge Pumpkins fan)!!!

[BigBagOfPus]

People who can't enjoy this because it's not serious/dark enough really need to get out and get laid more often.

[BorgKing001]

I liked this song for about a day, now its just soooo gay

[Delamew]

I like this song. It's something that you wouldn't normally expect from some of the members, but when you think about the type of music alot of them played at one point, it makes sense.

[candyxxx2006]

OK, I SERIOUSLY can't listen to this! It's so... HaPpY! x( But hey, many peope actually like this kind of music. I'm just a dark person. That's why I loved SP a lot and especially when James was with APC...

[suicidekidz100]

there sound isnt original.

[spitfiremanlizerd]

MOST DISAPPOINTING SONG EVER WHEN I HEARD JAMES IHA WAS IN THIS BAND AND THE NAME WAS TINTED WINDOWS I EXPECTED TO HEAR HANSON SINGING SOME EMO MUSIC AND LAUGH BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING HANSON I AM DISAPPOINT.

[TheGreenPlague]

@spitfiremanlizerd You don't get what he's doing huh. It's a time traveling experiment. : ) It's more than just the pop music my friend. haha

[CieloLive]

Wow I didn't know this even happened. Yeah I wish they did a different type of rock. This doesn't suit any of them at all. I wonder how they came up with this sound with the backgrounds they come from. Confusing!

[Dcsmjb]

OMG they are just a wannabe of the jonas brothers look how they sing and the typo os music the song :| :O

[candyxxx2006]

@Dcsmjb

ROFL  xDDD

[Hannay1988]

Love this! :)

[transcender4and7]

Personally I think this is F****n' Excellent so refreshing :-D

[justathoughtable]

I think some of you are taking this more seriously than the band themselves. It's just a fun project. Supergroups are rarely more than the sum of their parts--they're usually less! The weird thing is that Billy Corgan is a Hanson fan. I wonder how he feels about TW.

I don't think this genre particularly suits Taylor's voice, but it's fun anyway.

[candyxxx2006]

@justathoughtable

I agree even though I'm not fond of this song. They may have something else I'd like though... (:

[orgazbian]

It's kind of suicide James....you've got to be strong now!!!!!

[candyxxx2006]

@orgazbian

He's strong and forever strong! He's still iving the music like- famous, infamous, or inbetween!! James is forever............

[BerglundG]

Taylor Hanson is really talented and it's cool that he's rocking with these old guys, but dude needs to get with a younger crew....

[techy75]

james oh james.... WHY!?!?!?!?! where is the goth alt. dark sided ripping riffs we all know and love??

[enomekoy]

james,james,james. where did you go??

[lyssababygirl123]

I like Taylor in hanson better!! This song is okay but he sounds better with his brothers!

[acazalis]

I like SP, I like Cheap Trick, I even like Hanson, but this is painfully bad and derivative.

[kratos74]

super gay.

[jjadgemini88]

it just feels so damn shallow. nothing wrong with simple words and music, but its gotta have a purpose.

[Riznach]

James Iha rocks. But this band just sucks!

[carrla10]

james does rock. i loved him in the smashing pumpkins. this is the first tinted windows song ive heard and uhh i dont like it :s

[aphroboy]

this song is strangely catchy and addictive

[WerewolfWallace]

What an awesome lineup. Props on the formation!

[rss313]

Straight-up power pop! Need more of this around... And oh my how that Hanson kid developed some chops! Sometime after being an annoying, girly pop singer he turned into a really good, uh, pop singer. (:

[40thCapeRifles]

This is just a fun, fun song. I dig it.

[andyanyd]

Why not?

[TheFlight815Survivor]

i'm a fan of both the pumpkins and hanson. i think this is great

[lerlo]

I think your retarded.. this song stinks...

[Hughhhhhh]

Hahahaha this is such a reminiscent band. This is the sort of band they all made together remembering how great the good ol' days were. Fail.

[FlowAD]

KETCHY AS FUCK!!!

[TheHansonHaven]

What is this "ketchy" you speak of?!

[FistFaker]

teen slang? the stuff you put on hot dogs? Oh wait I know....it's catchy!

[ZLUGGO]

This is very good!

[lukeagma]

Amazing...

TAY, perfect

Congratulations

[Punchakid]

powerpop

[lipisinger]

Looks like the worst of Jonas Brothers (they don´t make anything good, by the way....and this is the good new!)...after hear this song, somebody got any doubt about it?!...).

[simon120477]

Juvenile stuff, no doubt. But this obviously sounds good without being too serious.

[jubee26]

james iha, i am so disappointed. following the 19 yo replacement of the great jimmy chamberlin of the smashing pumpkins, one of the giants of alt. rock has well and truly fallen.

[FlowAD]

this band is for fun, james said it himself. James has also wrote a bunch of songs for jfamous japanese artists and a couple of american ones and in the process they were all hits... James also owns a studio with the guy on the right who produce lots of pop rock stuff. James just wants to make fun positive music. nothin' wrong with that man.

[rottheapple]

james..i am speechless..i really really prefer the old you..now you are like in a race with those gay jonas brothers..but i will respect your decision..go for it iha..

[alonsolahoz]

i thought taylor handon was a girl when he was a kid

[MAXYAHR1]

So did I

[linzib1]

its so weird that taylor hansons in another band!!

[vanrkid93]

i luv this.

its funny tho bc my dad & me argue which is better tinted windows or chickenfoot. lol. i luv this song.

[riverssid]

sounds like a nick jonas is trying to rock out even more. Na im sticking with real Jonas bros!

[ultamatebeatlefan]

Cheap Trick and Smashing Pumpkins........ how did they even think about doing this? Bullet with Butterfly Wings and Hello There to this?

[BGoldie94]

<3 <3 <3

[ajojingujang]

the 90s IS BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vanrkid93]

i kno isnt it grand. i feel 6 years old again.

[MelMel4prez]

4 really freaking fabulous legendary bands from 4 different genres have taken a little piece of themselves & put it into this project. It's not serious music but its catchy & fun & it made me dance around my room like a retard, so I think it's pretty sweet =)

[emgirl1997]

This sonf is soo cute!

[mightypower7]

seriously, smashing pumpkins fans need to get down off their elitist high-horses and realize that james iha is human like everyone else, and this is probably just a fun outlet for him. the music isn't exactly serious, so why take it seriously? pull the pickle out of your booty and just have fun with it. james iha obviously is.

[joselimai]

The pickle out of your booty???

Hahahahahaha, what planet are you from ;o)

[Superunknown190]

@mightypower7 Honestly I think billy is the problem. He recently fired Jimmy for no real reason. I think James left because of Billy.

[candyxxx2006]

@Superunknown190

ZOMG! I SO agree. I though I as the ONLY one who thought this. He's considered highly egotistical. It sucks though, if this is the case. :l

[candyxxx2006]

@mightypower7

I love James! I love Billy too. They are who they are. I do miss SP badly though.  :l

[RetiredYet]

@mightypower7 hey hey hey everyone knows that once an artist starts making music they are confined to that style until they die!!!!!! They are NOT allowed to have talent, originality, or desire to make anything else ):O Ahhhhhhhhh

[nicholsjoshua15]

@mightypower7 James Iha needs to make a good or even halfway decent song like he did on his solo album James Iha "Let It Come Down."

[JURGMANDR]

this is as gay as the jonas brothers- i'm disappointed in you Iha-

[TheSongjune]

mierda¡¡¡¡¡¡¡, que le paso a iha, smashing pumpkins no es lo mismo sin él, pero el fuera de smashing pumpkins no ha logrado nada. extraño los buenos tiempos de mi banda favorita, simplemente creci con ellos y ahora los veo en decadencia.

[ninigotclazz]

Dont evn say jonas brothers!! the lead singer is taylor hanson from the band hanson : who WERE the origional jonas brothers of the 90's!

[cone3one69]

No, the lead singer sounds like Robin Zander. Not a coincidence.

[96paramore]

i like the gitar solo

[darksunburst]

it's not brilliant music but i don't think it's trying to be. fun music. =]

[Brittneyvirus]

They totally sound the Jonas Brothers at the start and then Nick for the rest mostly

[goober3699]

the song has good rythm but the lyrics suck. taylor does sound like nick jonas though.

[gizmo359c]

well no, nick jonas sounds like taylor

[Ariannascool]

The lead singer does sound like Nick Jonas..

[rpattzfanatic]

thw woah-oh's are.........um kinda gay

[AmbeyPankake]

they sound like jonas brothers lol XD

[shineyapple]

OMG thats what my friend said yesterday! XD but i really don't think so lol

[TheNooseIsLoose]

james... what happend to you?

[migueale1]

yeah i cant believe a good and very nice guitar player ... go this down .. and played with this band.. after passing from smashing pumpkins and

[janjongleer]

nice tune, without dept tough

the 'wwowoooooowo' part is pretty boring at the end :)

best thing is solo of james too short ofcourse)

[heyyheey]

reminds me of another song I've heard?

ah i probably wont choose to listen to this again, but if i hear it i wont hate it.

[ralphralph123]

James. go back to smashing pumpkins.

Once James and Darcy are back in the smashing pumpkins i will be happy again

[migueale1]

true.. james its losing his time on this band

[libertyvalence101]

man dont down on the music just because you dont like it!:(... i feel bad because i live in a world where people cant make make music without you guys raggin on them!! besides you have to admit, its really catchy!

[ratbasket]

Sounds like cheap trick.

[singerzluv]

if i didn't know who the singer was i would of thought it would of been the jonas brothers....ya and i'm not to fond of this song....its to girly, even though i am a girl myself....

[Aenima308]

wow i can't believe James Iha is associated with this shit...

[gocubs1815]

I don't think Iha can ever go back to APC or Smashing Pumpkins after having a piece in this crap!

[andhumanremains]

I feel gayer after having heard this.

[mmmbopingmommy]

Don't feel bad, everyone thinks that Taylor is hot.

[V1RU5ex3]

I'm trying to like this. I really am.

[skittler335]

I really like the feel of the song! It's got a great tempo, a perfect cruising song! But the "whoa-oh-whoa-oh's" are a little bit much. A few more actual words would have been nice. I was really excited when I first heard about this group, I hope they're other stuff sounds as good but has a little more depth for the lyrics.

[garagsale]

Absolute SHIT vocals. Anyone who like the singing in this song is either deaf or a fanatical Hanson fan.

[mmmbopingmommy]

Yep, I'm a fanatical Hanson fan.

[macfan6]

Hanson rocked in the 90's. Just wish I hadn't sold my Hanson tapes to Cash Convectors.

[Arashi16]

I saw this and was like, "It's Taylor! ... but that's not Hanson... and is that James?"

Pretty much awesome.

I love Taylor. <3

[punkrockandsocks]

i don't know how i feel about this.

[cmptrgk16]

Awesome song!

[mimiandrudy]

in the beginning the singer dude sounds like nick jonas a little, but nick J is better

[jaxtrent]

you're on crack

[Raminator5651]

Kinda dig it actually.....James has his own style that you can recognize almost instantly.

As far as Billy Corrigan turning into a douche in recent years: I met Billy Corrigan in 1993 and he was a douche then.

[TommyCatThe]

Are you retarded? If you met Billy CORGAN, you'd know his name. Its not CORRIGAN.

Well done.

[MinhaEstrelaPreta]

Yes, because if you cant spell his last name right, the cult of CORGAN will come after you.

A bit excessive, even by cult standards, isnt it??

[aiisha]

i feel like im betraying hanson by liking this

hahaha

[EccentricElf23]

LOL aiisha. I like to think of this as what Hanson should have been. I liked it well enough as a little kid but this is AWESOME.

[LosSenoraDiablo]

Same. and i only saw the clip to this song yesterday and i was like OMG HE LOOKS LIKE A HANSON GUY! to my friend...and i was right!

Hahaha..i loved hanson :(

[silverNblack2418]

I mean it just doesnt have individuality, just sounds like another mainstream band. All the band members meshed better with their old bands.

[croke66]

reminds me of cheap trick alot. too bad robin isn't singing this.

[Mystifier122]

Taylor finally got some intelligence and decided to be in a band with proper musicians.

[PapaKozyKoz]

I agree. I think his voice is very good, and he could definitely make it better off in this kind of music.

[Mystifier122]

Yeah, Hanson is dead. They only had one big album and it was when they were kids. Taylor will probably go back to them out of loyalty but should move on. Sounds harsh but C'mon.

[PupheeKnipple]

PART 2: He is known in the biz for writing catchy tunes. What? Never heard of him? Google Adam Schlesinger and learn about music - and the music biz. Oh, BTW, Adam wrote "Kind Of A Girl." Music-industry-expert wannabe's are often solely aware of mainstream media pulp. I'm sure your friends at the mall are all impressed with your vast musical knowledge. But guess what? There's more going on in music than just the "famous people" you are aware of from top 40 radio and people magazine.

[PupheeKnipple]

PART 1: Hey all you self-assigned music experts! Yer all talking about the S Pumpkins (a great band, and deservedly still popular) and the Hansons (an OK 'novelty' pop band, and popular due to former status as media darlings) but no-one has called out or noticed that the bass player is Adam Schlesinger: he is central to this band, folks.

[rfogo14]

Look, im a huuge pumpkins fan, i love everything from gish to zeitgiest. For the pumkins fans who are hating this, just be happy that james stuck to his same style of playing. He still plays the great riffs and the sick, very distorted solos.

[arthurhowardpl]

kinda sound like Cheap Trick.

[pinkangelgirl1505]

mmmbop!!

[MinhaEstrelaPreta]

Oh and while Im here...

all these Pumpkin haters posting here...

If you guys ever really liked James Iha at all, you'd be happy to see him doing something that he likes (even if you dont care for it) and save your venom for someone more deserving.

[NeosporinX]

To MinhaEstrelaPreta: I couldn't validate this of course, but I've read that Corgan turned into somewhat of a douche in the later years. I don't blame James and D'arcy for not joining back with the Pumpkins if this was true. People always seem pissed when an artist does something new and out of character. I mean look at Chris Cornell's single "Scream" and read the comments. Sickening.

[MinhaEstrelaPreta]

@NeosporinX

Id have to agree with you, I dont begrudge Darcy and James for not rejoining SP either. But I think some of the people who are posting their vitriol here are basing their judgements not on T.W's music but rather its misplaced anger for James not bending to the will of the bald wizard. If some of these peeps trully love James, they would be happy for him, no matter what, and not be so damn meanspirited. Kids, direct your vitriol where it really belongs; BILLY CORGAN!

[MinhaEstrelaPreta]

@database

Id gladly help you, if you'd let me?

I really dont understand why some Indie peeps are so hung up on Taylor being in Hanson.

I bet the musicians in all the bands these detractors listen to, have Cds in their music collections that their fans would consider dodgy and hate.

Grow up, people!

I think its pretty damn cool that James can take a risk and do something different....I think its quite good.

(and the guitar sound on these tracks is sick., by the way.)

[youreyes16]

umm....

no.

[database251]

The realization that James Iha and Taylor Hanson are in the same band makes me want to rip out my fucking eyeballs.

[mmmbopingmommy]

And they are friends too. That must make you want to really rip them out.

[database251]

I don't care about that. I'm sure he's a cool guy and whatever, but he;s just an awful, awful musician.

[mmmbopingmommy]

We saw Tw live in Chicago last week and they were amazing. Much more of a rock sound than on the album. They have said many times that they wanted the album to be a pop album. They really could have made it in any genre that they wanted. I've doubt that you have heard Hanson's "The Walk" because it is an amazing album. Although, personally I think that he does have the weakest voice of his brothers.

[cactusbrandy]

This sounds something the Jonas Brothers would release. fail

[Mystifier122]

Taylor needs to ditch Hanson, this is MUCH better.

[platnium1811]

most people who watch this are alternative music fans who mostly know Iha for his part in the Pumpkins, thats probs y ppl r hating

[quisieravolarmasalla]

I'm sorry to see James Iha fall so down.... This is the reason why Billy is right in kicking him out of the Pumpkins .... I'm really dissapointed

[craigor69]

billy didn't boot him, he didn't want to be in the band anymore.

[hogcontroller]

Considering where each of the members come from, this makes total sense. This is nothing new. Redd Kross were doing this over 20 years ago. Before that check Cheap Trick, Dwight Twilley, Big Star, The Paley Bros. Glad to see Taylor involved. There should be more of this happening as far as seemingly unrelated musicians forming new groups. Brian Eno was a master at taking musicians from diametrically opposed styles and creating amazing music. This is what ought to be happening a whole lot more.

[jodaprof]

hey if you dont like it then dont like it, but stop the negativity! it better than you could do...

[dtrainrokboy71]

Anyone who disses this is an inept fool! Way to go you crazy-cats. Probably the best supergroup of all-time! The diverse mix of musicians from differing musical elements and 'era's' makes this very special!! Brilliant !!!!!!!

[jtcfc]

oh-my-god.

james has lost the fucking plot

if he even wrote 0.0000000001 percent of soma and mayonaise then he must have known what real music was back in the nineties, but now he's involved in this pop shit?!

im really disapointed - this is a joke.

[auntiepeach]

This is so, so bad. And I thought I would love anything Taylor touches.

[beatchic89]

what the fuck?

[sinky101]

Not what I was expecting but whatever floats his boat I guess......

Putting aside the whole 'super-group' thing it's quite a shit song. Seriously dull guys.

[shakermakerrrr]

Avril Lavigne has some serious competition now. Why would iha join such a crappy pointless band? such a shame.

[platnium1811]

James iha is a legend in music

[craigor69]

wrong. he was part of a band that's a legend, and he's proven that he had nothing to do with making that band a legend.

[mmmbopingmommy]

The Smashing Pumpkins are not legends. The Beatles are legends. The RollingStones are legends. Having a few hit songs in the 90's does not make you a legend.

[craigor69]

by that logic, i could easily respond by saying that having a few hit songs in the 60's doesn't make you a legend either.

[mmmbopingmommy]

27 number one hit songs and countless others in the top ten. Also the only band to have the top five songs in one week.

[craigor69]

christ, go write a book, you take things too seriously.

[WonderboyAhoy]

I agree wholeheartedly.

When the Pumpkins make an entire CD that everyone, old and young, know the words to, let me know.

(See 1 by the Beatles)

[mmmbopingmommy]

It's too bad all of this hate for this band from SP fans, as if James is tied down to one type of music. And I met Billy Corgan at a Hanson concert and he told my husband and me how much he loves their music. So Billy likes pop music too, go figure.

[craigor69]

as for you, nubcake, the beatles have 30 years on the pumpkins, which would be why old people know them.

[mmmbopingmommy]

Yes, but the point is, people young and old still know the Beatles. More than likely 30 years from now, most people will not know of the Smashing Pumpkins or most bands for that matter. Most bands come and go, however, there are the rare few that remain popular for decades. Just, in my opinion, seperates those bands into the catagory of legends.

[craigor69]

Really? Is that your point? I thought you point was that you take youtube comments too seriously. Of course there's no way I can argue that the Pumpkins are as influential as the Beatles, or that they even compare.

Other than Nirvana though, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find many bands that influenced more people in the 90's than the Pumpkins.

[WonderboyAhoy]

Nubcake! Thanks! This coming from a person who still thinks it's funny to end their name in 69

[craigor69]

good argument, i stand corrected.

[WonderboyAhoy]

Haha and for the record, the Pumpkins may not be my cup of tea, but they have quite the following, and even though I may not like them all that much, I'm sure they're amazing for the genre they're in and the stuff I DO like from them is really good. I also liked Zwan a lot. I actually bought their album.

Cheers.

[craigor69]

lol we sorta agree on something. i actually like zwan better than the pumpkins. the zwan album was nothing compared to the live show.

[mmmbopingmommy]

Don't laugh, but what is Zwan? I'm curious to check it out.

[WonderboyAhoy]

Zwan was a side project Billy from the Pumpkins did, a few years back. Pretty good stuff. I enjoyed Lyric and Of a Broken Heart, but most of the stuff is pretty well done.

[mmmbopingmommy]

Thank you!!! :)

[TheSeveredTongues]

smashing pumpkins has loads of awesome songs who cares if they are hits or not that doesnt make em good and honeslty they own beatles and rolling stone...

[JessPk212]

Wow that's the guy from Hanson my he's grown I didn't even know. Saw them at Bamboozle and thought they were amazing!

[missleighdarling]

it's too pop. i thought james iha would make it more... rock or something. but instead it sounds like every other male pop singer. sorry. but the last pumpkins album was actually surprisingly good, even though a lot of the old members weren't in it. much better than this shit.

[MinhaEstrelaPreta]

(Comes back from lighting candles, clutching Corgan doll, shaking with rage)

"The more I think about it James, the more unfair it is...What is so damn special about you that you have spent years going about your business, not living off the Pumpkin name, not spitting on the memory of all that was Pumpkins?...Tinted Windows???...I dont understand???.....Im your biggest fan...I loved you on the last Pumpkin tour eventhough you didnt look like yourself.....Were you under the weather?..."

[MinhaEstrelaPreta]

(Puts on mock voice of disdain)

"Yes James, why oh why couldnt you just rehash the same crap like Corgan?...You know you could have written the second version of "Mayonnaise"... Why???... Why must you try to do something with some originality?... I dont love you anymore....I never did."

(Goes to light candles on the homemade Corgan shrine. Would hate to upset the "Gawd", you know.)

[mmmbopingmommy]

LMAO

[ZER0Spirit]

seriously, why james?

[thk5150]

Not to mention the lengendary Bun E. Carlos.........

[maverickhockey48]

i know thats what i said!