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The Smashing Pumpkins
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Chicago, United States (1988 – 2000, 2007 – present)
The Smashing Pumpkins are an influential American alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois 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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Siamese Dream
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Adore
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Rarities & B-Sides
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1979
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Today
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Bullet With Butterfly Wings
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Disarm
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Tonight, Tonight
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Cherub Rock
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Zero
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Ava Adore
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Perfect
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Mayonaise
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Stand Inside Your Love
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Christmastime
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Rocket
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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
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Here Is No Why
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Shoutbox
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Dandy-Jon wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/Billy+Corgan/+images/34002061
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Deardeadfriend wrote:
"Mayonaise" is the first Pumpkin song I really loved and it is still one of my very favs.
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javajay wrote:
Heard on WCCC that Billy was feeling as if he was too hard on his fellow band mates so hopefully it will only be a matter of time before their back together.....
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kreptoman wrote:
Siamese Dream the best IMO
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sheasells wrote:
it's all about the mayonaise.
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Norbin wrote:
New song: http://smashingpumpkins.com.s3.amazonaws.com/player/mp3/A-Song-For-A-Son.mp3
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Norbin wrote:
I'd like to point out that they released their new song with the tag as: Smashing Pumpkins, not "THE" Smashing Pumpkins. So fuck you auto correct.
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breatheH20 wrote:
"Machina" really is the hidden gem in their discography; does not get the credit it deserves; granted, I may be biased since I love the overprocessed, shoegazey feel.
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ontheupside wrote:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Smashing+Pumpkins/_/Christmastime - Everyone in Australia play this song a few times in the next 24 hours =D
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TacklerWho wrote:
check this out --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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Raredrum wrote:
Hey great band! Smashing Pumpkins are great, and my band is influenced by them. If you want to check my band out, go to www.last.fm/music/a+rare+fish. free downloads! THANKS~!~!@
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the5ive wrote:
My favorite band starting from when I truly learned to listen to music (grew up on the sounds of the 80's, mainly Billy Joel and Hall & Oates), and Billy has never let me down, even once. Best band. Hell, if anyone asks me what my favorite love song of all time is, do you know what I say? "Half of The Smashing Pumpkins' discography." http://loveblognumber5.wordpress.com
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LuluVi wrote:
v Yes, Top 5 greatest things to come out of the 90's for me.
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Freakofmusique wrote:
One of my favorite bands ever.90's rock....
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P_Esparsas wrote:
The best band ever. I love it.
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djnonplus wrote:
Soma, Here Is No Why, Mayonaise = greatness. Hell just about all of their work on Siamese Dream and Melancholy is not only timeless, but era defining.
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Repeater99 wrote:
Set the ray to jerry is their best song!
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Schlockischlo wrote:
Love is their best song!
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gaz_nokiamusic wrote:
@ontheupside: I'd also like to take this opportunity to reiterate that Jimmy Chamberlin is, in fact, the greatest drummer to ever live - Aye!... thank f@*# I got to watch him play before he left. @thekillingspree: "@ gaz: I'll get back to you later" - You owe me your turn of the debate!
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ontheupside wrote:
Every time I listen to Siamese Dream I re-realise that I will never ever hear anything as amazing as that album ever in my life. It's the most brutally honest, brilliant album ever made. It's so full of conflicting emotions and fantastic music. No other album has affected me quite the way that one has. Only a few have even come close. It captures all the beautiful and terrible moments in life.
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Stereogum review of Backwards Clock Society show
10 Nov 2009 | from www.smashingpumpkins.com/
Stereogum was on hand to bring their review of last weekend's performance by the Backwards Clock Society.
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3 Nov 2009 | from www.smashingpumpkins.com/
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