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Billy Corgan's Chicago Tribune full-page ad

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12. The Great Pumpkin Ad

OK, so it's one thing to bare your soul on your MySpace blog. But a full-page ad in Chicago's two biggest newspapers? That's tacky. In 2005 Billy Corgan paid no mind when, on the release day of his solo album 'The Future Embrace,' the bald-headed tunesmith bled his heart dry with plans to "renew and revive" his former band the Smashing Pumpkins. The reunion still hasn't happened, but Corgan did manage to torpedo his solo career -- 'Embrace' has yet to sell 75,000 copies.

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        In 2005, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins taking out an ad in Chicago's two biggest newspapers on the release day of his solo album 'The Future Embrace' is one of the worst music ideas ever.

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