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Chicago, United States (1988 – 2000, 2007 – present)
The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1988. Billy Corgan and James Iha met in a record store, and began performing in local nightclubs with their bassist, D’Arcy Wretzky, using a drum machine. Playing with a drum machine frustrated both the band and their audience, and so Chicago jazz drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was hired soon afterwards.
Less influenced by punk than many of their contemporaries, the Pumpkins had a densely layered, guitar-heavy sound, with powerful loud-to-soft-to-loud transitions, while still picking up grunge, heavy metal, power pop, psychedelic rock, shoegaze-style production.
In later recordings, namely Adore, the fourth album, an electronica flair filtered in after Jimmy Chamberlin temporarily left the band for drug rehab. Though Jimmy Chamberlin returned for their fifth album, Machina/The Machines of God, electronica undertones remained. The emotional tone of bandleader Billy Corgan’s songs ranged from angry (X.Y.U.) to dour (Disarm) to jubilant (Cherub Rock).
Selling more than 18.3 million albums in the United States alone (as of 2006), The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands of the 1990s. However, internal fighting, diminishing sales, drug problems, cultural vitality, and what is speculated to be improper treatment from their record company, hampered the band in their later years, leading to the 2000 break-up.
Less influenced by punk than many of their contemporaries, the Pumpkins had a densely layered, guitar-heavy sound, with powerful loud-to-soft-to-loud transitions, while still picking up grunge, heavy metal, power pop, psychedelic rock, shoegaze-style production.
In later recordings, namely Adore, the fourth album, an electronica flair filtered in after Jimmy Chamberlin temporarily left the band for drug rehab. Though Jimmy Chamberlin returned for their fifth album, Machina/The Machines of God, electronica undertones remained. The emotional tone of bandleader Billy Corgan’s songs ranged from angry (
X.Y.U.) to dour (Disarm) to jubilant (Cherub Rock).Selling more than 18.3 million albums in the United States alone (as of 2006), The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands of the 1990s. However, internal fighting, diminishing sales, drug problems, cultural vitality, and what is speculated to be improper treatment from their record company, hampered the band in their later years, leading to the 2000 break-up.
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MoussakaChaos wrote:
I love this bands' song titles. Simple and fantastic.
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Cimersies wrote:
You are cool when you have 100 million listenings? pffffffff . They are epic , half of that millions are idiots. You can have 1 million and you are more epic than Jesus.First time when I heard them was 11 years ago ............. beautiful times ,something like revolution in my music taste
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JoodWood wrote:
include this http://www.lastfm.ru/music/+noredirect/Smashing+Pumpkins , they have more than 100 million listenings, cool band
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sk_maniak wrote:
yes yes
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DetoxScission wrote:
I do like Nirvana, but these guys are much better.
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sk_maniak wrote:
better than Nirvana)
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daGrevis wrote:
I want to be born in 1979... but actually, that's wrong attitude. I'm pretty sure that after, lets say, 20 or 30 years people will say that 2010..2015 was the greatest time ever. So all I can suggest - live today... today as the greatest day of your life. Each day. :)
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freewilian wrote:
O quão perfeito pode ser disarm de 0 a conquistar uma pessoa?
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joaoleopires wrote:
Gish's such a underrated album
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Irinamoon wrote:
Love them so much!!!!!
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GeddyLeeIV wrote:
Many years ago, in my hometown, in the days when I was starting listening to music, I remember I was watching MTV when I saw Today's videoclip for the first time. Just when it finished, I got up and went to the CD store to buy a CD with that song...I don't rememer having bought a CD that way since then. Nowadays I don't listen much to Smashing Pumpkins, though recently I've started 'relistening' a bit to it, and it reminds me when I was a kid/teenager...Smashing Pumpkins is one of the bands that most gives me nostalgy XD They have great songs!
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GhostwithVoice wrote:
i was born in 1979 :)
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sk_maniak wrote:
my love
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kissesneverdie wrote:
Why Is Here No
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victorlaia wrote:
you'll always be my whore
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TheJamGarden wrote:
Check out this cover of 1979, http://vitevitebrigitte.bandcamp.com/track/1979
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willpinto96 wrote:
<3 <3 <3
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GarthRodgers wrote:
Love the Siamese Dream remastering [4]. Not often a band brings out an album of previously unreleased material that is actually worth the price of admission!
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lter__Impius wrote:
Sure, man.
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