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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
1993 - Siamese Dream.
1995 - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness.
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July 27, 1993 - 2023: 30 years of: Siamese Dream.

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After 1991's Gish CD, Chicago's hardrockers would soon leapfrog the trends. From indie to arenas, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS's butterfly-winged major-label debut brought more melancholy into this deep heavy mix. One of the top zeitgeists of the colorful early 90s.

The groove slides in as "Cherub Rock" swallows the mood into mid-paced mellow-metal. The crunch-tone and angel voice strikes again on the loud "Quiet" and the diametrical folk "Sweet Sweet", takes us on a very different path. Still tripping to a tee, with both strong MTV-singles "Today" and the astral-vibes of "Rocket". More smashing guitars clashes on "Geek U.S.A." and the arrogant dynamic punches of "Silverfuck".

The dreamy "Soma" sets the mood to bedtime ...and now, the era's beautifulest cloud-ballad "Disarm". Acoustic-strumming with church-bells, this grandiose venture is fully supported by orchestral-strings. Cold and calculated, this is a prog-like unorthodox unit-shifting out-of-the-box trek.

Currently RIAA-certified 4x Platinum, the Butch Vig produced Siamese Dream is an integral part of the alternative-takeover. Even though somewhat late to the party, by mid-1993 Seattle's domination was still on top of the mountain.

Post extensive touring and Lollapalooza '94 headlining, their upcoming gamechanger would push the boundaries of rock beyond, beyond: 1995's tour-de-force Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness double-CD extravaganza.

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Cherub Rock = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-KE9lvU810
Rocket = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th-AqMvvBzE
Today = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmUZ6nCFNoU
Disarm = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1acEVmnVhI
Siamese Dream = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB18rVoDJak&list=PLvsYXqtYjMYenMwOWXFvJuItocIElO_Cp
Interviews themselves in 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qIhtKkrnuM
Live in Chicago in 1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZBmU6_N4Lc

October 24, 1995 - 2025: 30 years of: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness.

More cherub rock.

One of the hottest ticket, after 1993's Platinum powerhouse Siamese Dream CD. Beauty in darkness and culturally significant, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS's colloquial chaos were now key-players to reckon with. Billy Corgan's creative madness would now exponentially burst ...into infinite madness.

A 120 min + of melodies, from the symphonic-rock of "Tonight, Tonight", the bohemian edge of "1979" and the space odyssey of "Cupid De Locke". Also fully present are the metal bursts from "Jellybelly" and "Tales Of A Scorched Earth" ...to the very personal "Fuck You (An Ode To One)".

Crushing overdrive-rock of "Bodies", "Zero", to the MTV-dominating giant of "Bullet With Butterfly Wings". Frolicking from one extreme to the other end of the spectrum of epicrock, to the quiet "Take Me Down" and the everlasting passion of "To Forgive".

"Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage." Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness 2CD is an intricate trek into the alternatives of alternative ...not their Sgt. Pepper, but their White Album for sure. A post-Seattle disarm lesson in both decibels and heart-slicing emotions, RIAA-certified 10x Platinum ...another commercial powerhouse. Double the fun with a double dose of alt-rock, a 28 track exposé into the wide garden of rocknroll, the PUMPKINS are now in a lane of their own.

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS's next material would explore deeper soundscapes with 1998's Adore CD.

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Zero = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wk7C64kaP4
Bullet With Butterfly Wings = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-r-V0uK4u0
1979 = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aeETEoNfOg
Tonight, Tonight = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOG3eus4ZSo
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOTQahF5SVE&list=OLAK5uy_nHuN2cshoHbYgOgBMyeLvFS3nlD0DJOAA
Interview in 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkDUx_cxnmU
Live at the Brixton in 1996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0lHxf4R9EU

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