Geese vs. Goose: the (strange) rock battle according to Billy Corgan

One of the most talked about and discussed bands of the last few months is i Geesewhich with “Getting killed” (read the review here). they brought rock back to Generation Z, gaining recognition both from Nick Cave (who said that “Trinidad” is the song that makes him happy these days) and from the mainstream and non-musical media. The others are Goose, a band symbolizing an “indie” approach to the jam-rock of groups like Phish and the Grateful Dead: they have been around for a few years, the New York Timesand a few months ago they packed Madison Square Garden – a concert that had just been released as a live album.
Given the recent popularity of Geese, they are easily confused: “Geese” is the plural of “Goose”: it is an irregular plural, like mouse/mice or man/men, which is not formed by adding the “s”, but by changing the internal vowel.

But Billy Corgan has the solution: the bands should “challenge” each other in a sort of “celebrity deathmatch”. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman was a guest on an episode of the social series Track Stara highly successful format that has become an obligatory passage for musicians who have something to talk about or promote (and the band has just released a mega-reissue of “Mellon Collie”, one of their best known and loved albums).

The game involves the celebrity wearing a pair of headphones and having to blindly recognize songs and artists. Towards the end of the episode, host Jack Coyne played him “Au Pays du Cocaine” by Geese. “I feel like there’s a little bit of a Springsteen vibe to it,” Corgan said, without acknowledging the song. When Coyne explained that he was Geese, Corgan smiled, pointing out that he knew who they were and that they were different from Goose: “They should compete. Goose against Geese. Winner takes all.”

It remains to be understood how the two groups should challenge each other: with songs, with jams? Public on social media? And whoever loses, loses his name? What is certain is that the confusion between the two continues and, knowing Goose – who often do unexpected covers on stage – sooner or later it will happen that they make fun of everyone by covering their colleagues. Maybe just Nick Cave’s favorite song.