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The Smashing Pumpkins were perhaps one of the most successful "alternative" rock bands of the [[1990s]] and [[2000]]. |
<b>The Smashing Pumpkins</b> were perhaps one of the most successful "alternative" rock bands of the [[1990s]] and [[2000]]. |
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Revision as of 19:07, 8 January 2002
The Smashing Pumpkins were perhaps one of the most successful "alternative" rock bands of the 1990s and 2000.
In 1988, when the band first began, their lineup consisted of Billy Corgan on lead vocals guitar, James Iha on guitar, Jimmy Chamberlin on drums, and D'Arcy Wretzky on bass. Over the years, the band's configuration changed, with
two members leaving and one then rejoining the band. The nucleus, James Iha and Billy Corgan (the two that originally formed the band) were always together during that time.
For their most recent and final tour, the band's lineup looked like this: Billy Corgan on lead vocals & guitar, James Iha on guitar, Jimmy Chamberlin on drums and Melissa Auf der Maur (formerly of Hole) on bass.
The Pumpkins won many awards during their careers, went on several major tours, appeared on a few movie soundtracks, and released a huge number of songs in a fairly short time.
After 12 years together, on December 2, 2000, in the club where they first began, they played their final concert and
rocked their fans one last time.
Discography:
- Gish (1991) - single for "I Am One", 'Lull' EP for "Rhinoceros"
- Peel Sessions (1992) - Siva (different version), Girl Named Sandoz, Smiley
- Siamese Dream (1993) - singles for "Cherub Rock", "Today", "Disarm" and "Rocket"
- Pisces Iscariot (1994) - B-sides from previous singles, some unreleased
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) - singles for "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", "1979", "Zero", "Tonight, Tonight", and "Thirty-Three"
- The Aeroplane Flies High (1996) - all MCIS singles & B-sides, plus 5 covers
- Adore (1998) - includes singles "Ava Adore", "Perfect".
- machina/the machines of God (2000) - includes singles "Everlasting Gaze", "Stand Inside Your Love" and "Try Try Try".
- machina II/the friends and enemies of modern music - a limited release by the band under Billy Corgan's record label. 25 LP sets were ever made. The band encouraged fans to bootleg the LPs and put MP3s on the internet.
Information partly taken from the The Smashing Pumpkins Fan Collaboration website, with permission.