Smashing Pumpkins live on, sort of

I came to two conclusions today after reading about the Smashing Pumpkins two least popular releases, Machina and Zeitgeist. 1. Their style is described as "gothic-metal-shoegaze." That explains why I like some things in each of those styles, and I generally like everything the Pumpkins have done. 2. The Pumpkins have become Spinal Tap. If their bassist, lead guitarist or keyboardist dies under mysterious circumstances, they will probably continue touring anyway.