No recommendations this week, but just wanted to say thank you for putting so much effort into your reactions/reviews! You really dive into the albums and songs you listen to and understand the way they work, as well as doing your own research. As someone who’s a MASSIVE SP fan, Mellon Collie being my favorite by them, I really appreciate that you chose to listen to the first to albums before diving into that.
@@hytak18 Adore is great, it's a very mature album though. Doesn't have the youthful energy and as greaat musicianship that Gish and Siamese Dream have.
@@hytak18 I never vibed with Adore, but I would add in Machina. Machina II is close, but seems unfinished (can't wait for Billy's remaster of the Machinas!!!!)
"I think I made a mistake when I said they were a grunge band. They are much more than that..." THAT is what it means to understand what The Smashing Pumpkins are all about.
This album blew minds when it came out. It blew mine. I was a young teenager listening to the standard heavy rock/metal at that time, Dokken, Metallica, Tesla to name a few. This album changed everything. Nothing I ever heard carried the energy this album carried. It still hold up well today imo.
Pumpkins were the anti grunge band of the 90s, they were THE alternative rock band, and this album was just a peek into that. Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie are masterpieces. On a trivia note, Courtney love couldn't turn Corgan into a grunge guy so she left him and got Kurt Cobain.
Dude it’s so refreshing to hear someone of your musical intelligence react to something like this for the first time. Your vocabulary and listening skills are impeccable. Keep it up!
Smashing Pumpkins has the same hardcore underground influences as grunge, but they came out of the Chicago scene (about two thousand miles away). Billy Corgan has a very eclectic musical background personally, and Jimmy Chamberlin is one of the most accomplished drummers of the era. Corgan once said that Courtney Love once jokingly complained to him that their (Smashing Pumpkins) first album sounded like everyone else's second album.
One of the best debut albums ever. Saw them on tour for this. Sad fact that guitar sound on this album disappears in a way because someone stole his guitar while on tour. He just got it back in the last year! He admitted to never getting the same sound again on any other guitar.
I can't wait until you hear their next, "siamese dream". Smashing Pumpkins have been my favorite since I was a wee angsty lad, now my kids are young adults and love SP as much as I do. Smashing Pumpkins are a special band.
If you love these Pumpkins albums (and how could you not?), I highly recommend Jane's Addiction. Another unique singing voice, shades of light and dark, elite drummers, and guitarist Dave Navarro loves to space out as much as rock out.
Agreed! Janes Addiction influenced so many from Smashing Pumpkins to Marylin Manson. As a name they are a huge mainstream band, but they are also really good musicians/ song writers.
This one may not be their most popular or heralded album but it was always be my favorite. Listening to this when it came out was unbelievable. Although clearly influenced by other styles, it felt so original. Hearing it again after so long is incredibly nostalgic for me. Great review thanks!
Their dynamics were always awesome! My favorite parts of Gish, are the dueling guitar solos and Jimmy Chamberlin's snare rolls. When it comes to snare fills, "Bury Me," after the guitar solo. Also, "Snail," towards the end of the song. "Tristessa" also has a ridiculously cool accented double stroke roll snare fill. As for the "cosmic outros," they remind me of My Bloody Valentine, which is a band that influenced Billy Corgan quite a bit. If you haven't heard MBV's "Loveless" and "Isn't Anything" albums, you should definitely check them out. After I read a Billy Corgan interview where he mentions them, I bought their albums.
So happy you finally got around to Smashing Pumpkins, another one of my top 5 favorite bands (Deftones, The Smiths, PJ Harvey, and Faith No More being the others). Happy you decided to start at the beginning as well as this album often gets overlooked even though as you mentioned It's far more accomplished and diverse than almost any other alternative rock band from around this time but it did not break through to the mainstream right away like other acts did despite having a few minor hits (Siva, Rhinoceros, Crush). "Siamese Dream" is where they could no longer be ignored and everyone had to take notice. They did release an EP called "Lull" before this which has a few songs not on here, as well as the song "Drown" from the Singles soundtrack are other SP songs from this era. Really looking forward to your reaction to the rest of the discography. Nice shirt too btw!
Hey, man. Thanks as usual for your words. We share two of our favorite bands (Deftones and The Smiths). Things seem to be more ambitious with the next couple records, indeed. And I'm looking forward to listen. I also see Deftones have covered A LOT of songs, haha. I'll check it out right away. Cheers!
Cant wait to see your reaction to their second album Siamese Dream! It’s their best album and my personal all time favorite album of all time, if you thought this was good you will be blown away by their next two albums. Also for sure get a vinyl copy of this album! I have their first three albums on vinyl and all three sound absolutely stunning on the turntable
How they were received is an excellent question. In 1991 I was in college and friends who knew what kind of music I listened to told me frequently that I should check Smashing Pumpkins out. Soon after s few friends and I went to see Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam (no one knew much about either of them yet) open for Red Hot Chili Peppers. The records they were supporting were: Gish, Ten, and Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Smashing Pumpkins had obviously had too much drink before the show and jammed drunkenly for about 40 minutes. It did not go well. Another friend gave me Gish to listen to a week later. I finally got to hear what they sounded like and was in love. I saw them a few times after and the best show was (Siamese Dream) with Swervedriver (Mezcal Head) opening in DC. One of the best shows I've seen. People didn't really know what to make of them in 91 and really broke out in 93.
I saw them for the first time In a small venue in Hawaii back in 91. Going by their name I though they were a hardcore band. I was pleasantly surprised they were more like a psychedelic rock band. Mind you I got the tickets that afternoon because my boys friend bailed out the last minute. Lucky me.
Really enjoy your reviews/reactions. Glad i stumbled across your channel. I guess i'll give a suggestion. Australian band , The Mark Of Cain, album 'Ill at Ease' or if just a song, 'LMA' , 'Point Man' or ' The Contender'. A solid band that's influenced most of Australias hard rock/metal.
You should also listen to Pisces Iscariot by them too! It's right from before Melllon Collie,it's technically a compilation because it's b-sides and outtakes. I would consider it an album though
Uno de mis albums favoritos; a pesar de haberlos conocido con el clásico Mellon Collie cuando le di play a este disco se hizo parte de mi. Creo que los primeros trabajos de la banda tienen un aura especial, ¡tal vez sea por eso que me gustan tanto! Btw, lo de siempre: te quiero y amo tus reviews
Can't wait for you to hear more of their discography. Definitely a lot if versatility. They have great production but they are terrible live. Didn't stop me from seeing them when I could anyway!
@@chemicalbrotha78 Those songs are almost all from the sessions of the first 2 albums. I had many of them as b-sides on CD singles before Pisces was released, but love it all the same.
Machina II is a different animal, not really a b-sides comp IMO. More of an aborted larger project, can't wait for Billy's completed remaster of the Machinas back together as one entity.
Hey man love your videos since I saw your Weezer Blue album reaction. I know this is one of your older videos but I just got into smashing pumpkins myself and wanted to see them blow you away like they’ve been for me the last couple weeks. If you see this I highly HIGHLY recommend my favorite album all time Third Eye Blind’s debut album. It has hits that you’ll for sure recognize but they just have some great rockin deep cuts I think you might enjoy. So if you’ve never listened to it, hope you’ll give it a live reaction. Peace!
Find the song Drown from the Singles soundtrack... The full version, not the radio version where they cut off the last half. It's one of the only post-Gish songs that has the same feel.
love this vid.. brings me back dude.. listened to this back then like a crazy person lol !! he man just found this band called Suuns .. bit spacy but very atmospheric
I love the first couple of Smashing Pumpkins records. Rhinoceros especially is probably my favourite SP song. By the way you might be interested to watch them playing Snail with Chino from Deftones singing, a couple of years ago ruclips.net/video/YRTa9XkeoMU/видео.html
A couple other things about this album. It certainly didn't sound like anything I had ever heard before that point. It sounded completely original. I first heard it in 1992, when the Pumpkins had a song on the Singles Soundtrack called "Drown". A friend made me a copy of Gish and I was hooked from the first listen. The only other band I think is similar musically who came before them was Jane's Addiction, but that's about it. They both loved to use that hard/soft dynamic with long, interesting experimental songs. I was a Senior in High School when Gish came out, and feel like I've grown up with them. Or vice versa.
The Pumpkins, to me, never fit into that whole "grunge" category.. yeah, they had distorted guitars, but also so much sweetness and beautiful, sometimes long, arrangements. They wanted to be the biggest, best band in the world, unlike a lot of their contemporaries. They weren't afraid of looking silly by trying whatever the hell they wanted. Billy Corgan is definitely in my top 5 all time songwriters, and he's a savant with the guitar.
"That drummer is killing it." - Oh yes! He's a monster!
"Oooohh GOD, I miss when people used to rock like this!" .......... You nailed it bro. They were the best.
No recommendations this week, but just wanted to say thank you for putting so much effort into your reactions/reviews! You really dive into the albums and songs you listen to and understand the way they work, as well as doing your own research. As someone who’s a MASSIVE SP fan, Mellon Collie being my favorite by them, I really appreciate that you chose to listen to the first to albums before diving into that.
Thanks to you for watching, mate. I highly appreciate your words and time.
Cheers!
You can always trust the Gish, Siamese Dream, Pisces Iscariot, and Mellon Collie. Just like you can always trust the first 4 Sabbath albums
Exactly.
I'd add Adore in there.
@@hytak18 Adore is great, it's a very mature album though. Doesn't have the youthful energy and as greaat musicianship that Gish and Siamese Dream have.
Adore is amazing as well.
@@hytak18 I never vibed with Adore, but I would add in Machina. Machina II is close, but seems unfinished (can't wait for Billy's remaster of the Machinas!!!!)
"I think I made a mistake when I said they were a grunge band. They are much more than that..." THAT is what it means to understand what The Smashing Pumpkins are all about.
Billy is an absolute fucking shredder, people don't realize how much of a beast he is
He actually turns into Yngwie Malmsteen on the full moon.
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This album blew minds when it came out. It blew mine. I was a young teenager listening to the standard heavy rock/metal at that time, Dokken, Metallica, Tesla to name a few.
This album changed everything. Nothing I ever heard carried the energy this album carried. It still hold up well today imo.
Pumpkins were the anti grunge band of the 90s, they were THE alternative rock band, and this album was just a peek into that. Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie are masterpieces. On a trivia note, Courtney love couldn't turn Corgan into a grunge guy so she left him and got Kurt Cobain.
Dude it’s so refreshing to hear someone of your musical intelligence react to something like this for the first time. Your vocabulary and listening skills are impeccable. Keep it up!
Smashing Pumpkins has the same hardcore underground influences as grunge, but they came out of the Chicago scene (about two thousand miles away). Billy Corgan has a very eclectic musical background personally, and Jimmy Chamberlin is one of the most accomplished drummers of the era. Corgan once said that Courtney Love once jokingly complained to him that their (Smashing Pumpkins) first album sounded like everyone else's second album.
One of the best debut albums ever. Saw them on tour for this. Sad fact that guitar sound on this album disappears in a way because someone stole his guitar while on tour. He just got it back in the last year! He admitted to never getting the same sound again on any other guitar.
Saw this tour too. The place was almost empty, and o only paid 4$ at the door....best 4 bucks I ever spent.
I can't wait until you hear their next, "siamese dream". Smashing Pumpkins have been my favorite since I was a wee angsty lad, now my kids are young adults and love SP as much as I do. Smashing Pumpkins are a special band.
If you love these Pumpkins albums (and how could you not?), I highly recommend Jane's Addiction. Another unique singing voice, shades of light and dark, elite drummers, and guitarist Dave Navarro loves to space out as much as rock out.
Agreed! Janes Addiction influenced so many from Smashing Pumpkins to Marylin Manson. As a name they are a huge mainstream band, but they are also really good musicians/ song writers.
@@aegisreflector1239 ...and if you want to go deeper, check their side projects, especially Porno For Pyros and Deconstruction.
You hit right on what makes them so special. They dared to get away with brightness and walked the line with infinite grace.
The tone of Billy's guitar is iconic.
This one may not be their most popular or heralded album but it was always be my favorite.
Listening to this when it came out was unbelievable. Although clearly influenced by other styles, it felt so original.
Hearing it again after so long is incredibly nostalgic for me.
Great review thanks!
Check out Animal Collective’s ‘Feels’. It’s one of my favorite psych-folk albums of all time, definitely worth a listen
Their dynamics were always awesome! My favorite parts of Gish, are the dueling guitar solos and Jimmy Chamberlin's snare rolls. When it comes to snare fills, "Bury Me," after the guitar solo. Also, "Snail," towards the end of the song. "Tristessa" also has a ridiculously cool accented double stroke roll snare fill. As for the "cosmic outros," they remind me of My Bloody Valentine, which is a band that influenced Billy Corgan quite a bit. If you haven't heard MBV's "Loveless" and "Isn't Anything" albums, you should definitely check them out. After I read a Billy Corgan interview where he mentions them, I bought their albums.
So happy you finally got around to Smashing Pumpkins, another one of my top 5 favorite bands (Deftones, The Smiths, PJ Harvey, and Faith No More being the others). Happy you decided to start at the beginning as well as this album often gets overlooked even though as you mentioned It's far more accomplished and diverse than almost any other alternative rock band from around this time but it did not break through to the mainstream right away like other acts did despite having a few minor hits (Siva, Rhinoceros, Crush). "Siamese Dream" is where they could no longer be ignored and everyone had to take notice.
They did release an EP called "Lull" before this which has a few songs not on here, as well as the song "Drown" from the Singles soundtrack are other SP songs from this era. Really looking forward to your reaction to the rest of the discography.
Nice shirt too btw!
Also in honor of your Deftones shirt, here is Chino performing "Snail" with SP from a few summers back
ruclips.net/video/YRTa9XkeoMU/видео.html
Hey, man. Thanks as usual for your words. We share two of our favorite bands (Deftones and The Smiths).
Things seem to be more ambitious with the next couple records, indeed. And I'm looking forward to listen.
I also see Deftones have covered A LOT of songs, haha. I'll check it out right away. Cheers!
Cant wait to see your reaction to their second album Siamese Dream! It’s their best album and my personal all time favorite album of all time, if you thought this was good you will be blown away by their next two albums. Also for sure get a vinyl copy of this album! I have their first three albums on vinyl and all three sound absolutely stunning on the turntable
Such a great review and amazing insight..pumpkins are my favorite band of all time..still putting out underrated good music
How they were received is an excellent question. In 1991 I was in college and friends who knew what kind of music I listened to told me frequently that I should check Smashing Pumpkins out. Soon after s few friends and I went to see Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam (no one knew much about either of them yet) open for Red Hot Chili Peppers. The records they were supporting were: Gish, Ten, and Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Smashing Pumpkins had obviously had too much drink before the show and jammed drunkenly for about 40 minutes. It did not go well. Another friend gave me Gish to listen to a week later. I finally got to hear what they sounded like and was in love. I saw them a few times after and the best show was (Siamese Dream) with Swervedriver (Mezcal Head) opening in DC. One of the best shows I've seen. People didn't really know what to make of them in 91 and really broke out in 93.
Your reactions are so well done, you deserve more subs then you have. Great job.
I saw them for the first time In a small venue in Hawaii back in 91. Going by their name I though they were a hardcore band. I was pleasantly surprised they were more like a psychedelic rock band. Mind you I got the tickets that afternoon because my boys friend bailed out the last minute.
Lucky me.
Really enjoy your reviews/reactions. Glad i stumbled across your channel. I guess i'll give a suggestion. Australian band , The Mark Of Cain, album 'Ill at Ease' or if just a song, 'LMA' , 'Point Man' or ' The Contender'. A solid band that's influenced most of Australias hard rock/metal.
I cant wait for the Siamese Dream reaction
You gotta react to “Siamese Dream”!!!. One of the best albums of all time, you won’t regret it man. You’ll be amazed from what you’ll hear
I gotta say I like Gish better!
You should also listen to Pisces Iscariot by them too! It's right from before Melllon Collie,it's technically a compilation because it's b-sides and outtakes. I would consider it an album though
Wizard Brain Pisces Iscariot might just be my favorite album from SP.
@@susanmaggiora4800 Same here actually
~Cries in starla solo~ ME TOO FOLKS
How about a review of Death from Above 1979 - You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine. They are an amazing Canadian noise rock band that I think you’ll love.
Uno de mis albums favoritos; a pesar de haberlos conocido con el clásico Mellon Collie cuando le di play a este disco se hizo parte de mi.
Creo que los primeros trabajos de la banda tienen un aura especial, ¡tal vez sea por eso que me gustan tanto!
Btw, lo de siempre: te quiero y amo tus reviews
Can't wait for you to hear more of their discography. Definitely a lot if versatility. They have great production but they are terrible live. Didn't stop me from seeing them when I could anyway!
You need to do the whole serie even the b sides aeroplan files high , piscis iscariot , machina 2 and judas o.
Pisces Iscariot is one of their best...and my personal favorite. Such a gem.
piscis iscariot is a full album imho... best one maybe even
@@chemicalbrotha78 Those songs are almost all from the sessions of the first 2 albums. I had many of them as b-sides on CD singles before Pisces was released, but love it all the same.
Machina II is a different animal, not really a b-sides comp IMO. More of an aborted larger project, can't wait for Billy's completed remaster of the Machinas back together as one entity.
@@kitoyobeni1 sorry my bad , is a long story between the two machinas , yeah i wish came in order the two récords.
"Fuck YES." About sums it up. 🤟
SIVA will always be one of my favourite songs ever
Hey man love your videos since I saw your Weezer Blue album reaction. I know this is one of your older videos but I just got into smashing pumpkins myself and wanted to see them blow you away like they’ve been for me the last couple weeks. If you see this I highly HIGHLY recommend my favorite album all time Third Eye Blind’s debut album. It has hits that you’ll for sure recognize but they just have some great rockin deep cuts I think you might enjoy. So if you’ve never listened to it, hope you’ll give it a live reaction. Peace!
AHHHHHH I LOVE SP SO FRILLPING MUCH AHHHHHH
Coming from your Weezer Blue Album reaction, you should check out Pinkerton.
This is a great album! U should check out Sparkle and Fade by Everclear. Probably one of my favorite albums to date.
Yes, I wonder throughout earth without eyes and ears until I heard Gish in 1993.
you are my brother. hallelujah.
Find the song Drown from the Singles soundtrack... The full version, not the radio version where they cut off the last half. It's one of the only post-Gish songs that has the same feel.
Welcome to Pumpkin world!
Very informed analysis. Great job!
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IMO Gish is in the top 100 rock albums of time. And have to agree, not aware of anyone making music like this anymore.
Gish is still my favorite Pumpkins album. It's so pure.
love this vid.. brings me back dude.. listened to this back then like a crazy person lol !!
he man just found this band called Suuns .. bit spacy but very atmospheric
If you love the loud/quiet dynamic, you should check out The Pixies.
great channel. i recommend for you - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard and Linda Thompson.
Killer cd . The best grunge rock and psychadelic touches.
Yeh, they changed heaps. Their early stuff still turns my soul.
Man thanks forma this!
Can you do a reaction of The Murder Capital and their debut album, "When I Hace Fears"?
Pleaaase!
While this is Fresh in your mind, you should do siamese dream immediately. If gish is boarding the plane, siamese dream is taking off.
I love the first couple of Smashing Pumpkins records. Rhinoceros especially is probably my favourite SP song.
By the way you might be interested to watch them playing Snail with Chino from Deftones singing, a couple of years ago ruclips.net/video/YRTa9XkeoMU/видео.html
Thanks, mate! I'll check it out. Cheers!
A couple other things about this album. It certainly didn't sound like anything I had ever heard before that point. It sounded completely original. I first heard it in 1992, when the Pumpkins had a song on the Singles Soundtrack called "Drown". A friend made me a copy of Gish and I was hooked from the first listen. The only other band I think is similar musically who came before them was Jane's Addiction, but that's about it. They both loved to use that hard/soft dynamic with long, interesting experimental songs. I was a Senior in High School when Gish came out, and feel like I've grown up with them. Or vice versa.
Billy corgan talk song by song of this record is in youtube is very fun.
Deftones White pony shirt 😏
The Pumpkins, to me, never fit into that whole "grunge" category.. yeah, they had distorted guitars, but also so much sweetness and beautiful, sometimes long, arrangements. They wanted to be the biggest, best band in the world, unlike a lot of their contemporaries. They weren't afraid of looking silly by trying whatever the hell they wanted. Billy Corgan is definitely in my top 5 all time songwriters, and he's a savant with the guitar.
Fuck yes is right my friend
That's when I hit the sub button 🤙
I love The Smashing Pumpkins!
amazing reaction, i cant wait u reach mellon collies
“Took elements from the 90s grunge scene”?!!! They WERE the 90s grunge scene!!
Yeah they kinda had their own Kim Deal...D'arcy...
Jimmy chamberlain is a drum king
Yeah, I really like you.
Billy said that drum start on first song was his idea
oh man, you’re just barely getting started. their whole discography leading to Machina is amazing
Please do Siamese Dream!
react to King Krule - The ooz/ man alive
Do Year of the snitch next please
Don't sleep on D'arcy. She's a legit bassist.
You’ll love Siamese dream.
mmmmm.....gishy
Gish is their best album
Absolutely.
This was not mainstream when it came out... the best and most raw the pumpkins were...? Excellence from start to finish...! This was out around 89’.
May I suggest, Janes Addiction!!!!!!!!
Ritual de low habitual or Nothing shocking
Please!!!!!
Where was starla or drown? Those are 2 of the best songs on gish
LSD inspired rock makes the best rock 🙈💪🤘😎🤘