what a complete and utter pile of freakin noise

This album ages exceptionally well.. released the day after tomorrow 13 years ago, if I remember correctly (23/5/2000). At first I disliked it for the noisiness (which also sadly permeated the zwan album) caused by relentless level compression, but in recent years I find myself appreciating the sounds and arrangements that hide behind the noise. Also, Speed Kills is one of their best B-sides, go check it out!

Everybody in my church loves this song...
 

One of the greatest voices in modern music!

I always thought this band was called 'Smashing Pumkins', not 'The Smashing Pumkins'.

Not that I care either way, but it makes a big difference in the meaning of the band name... Either someone is smashing pumpkins, as in fruit ninja, or we're talking about a bunch of pumpkins that are just smashing...

:)

Solo Billy - not really SP, IMHO...

 vit wrote: 
Howzbout you step outside yo mind!!!  

One of the few or maybe the only SP song I could listen to over and over. An acquired taste. Play it again, Bill. 

My ears bleeding!
Volume down overhere...

 vit wrote: 
I'll get the hose for you.

I ranked this one a 10 long ago, but I don't think I have made any comments before...

this song is good for the ears...

 

thanks for playin smashing pumkins more often in the last few days!!

Having overheard a few of their big hits, I never became a Smashing Pumpkins fan, so I didn't go out of my way to crank them out, they sounded like droning alt grungers, and I couldn't get a fix on Corgan. But this cut is, well, smashing. I'd iTune it. 

The idea that we fill a phone booth filled with water and Billy Corgan - while brilliant and undoubtedly effective - won't work on account of they don't make phone booths anymore.  The thought was there, however.  Imagine how much bad stuff could be avoided in the future if only...

 dadofsammy wrote: 

Sounds like all there other songs.

Innovators at first and now its all formulaic.

 

 tapatia1072 wrote: 

Chamberlin is (was?) a wild beast on drums with a style and energy that was his alone.  The one album that Smashing Pumpkins made without him ("Adore," I think) was interesting, but overall it lacked energy in Jimmy's absence.  It reminded me of when R.E.M. recorded "Up" — it was interesting in tone and feel, but the lack of Bill Berry was definitely felt.

Billy, how about instead you stand inside this phone booth while I fill it with water.

I missed the whole Smashing Pumpkins thing when it happened.  Oh well.  So heard this for the first time a couple weeks ago on RP.

This is dripping with intensity.  I love it.  You never know, do you?

A bit biting for those who dig the "usual".

This is still an overlooked masterpiece of an album, and song of course.

 westslope wrote: 
Haha, I haven't even heard this song before, but I'm immediately attracted to the sound of it...

COOL SONG!

9

YES!!

Thank God for the Smashing Pumpkins.
Without artist like Billy, we'd have nothing but a steady stream of "American Idol" type artists. Which is nothing more than Wall Street created sound for the boring masses.

Long live the Pumpkins and other artist who reach out for a unique sound.  (and long live RP for playing it!)

I like it.  And the album too.  One of the best 90s groups.

 gandalfbmg wrote: 
I really like Billy Corgan, but still I readily and happily admit that Jimmy Chamberlin is a total f**king badass on the drums!

Billy Corgan should be held up as a great source of inspiration among young, aspiring singer songwriters everywhere: 

So your voice sounds like a drunken, self-absorbed, pubescent, voice-cracking, Karaoke performance, and your songs sound like muzak fed thru a distortion box, take heart!, because if the Smashing Pumpkins can do it, then so can you!

 mandolin wrote: 

Thanks for making me feel like an old fart this fine Monday...

...i totally thought this was the silversun pickups...

 gandalfbmg wrote: 
Total raw power