The Realm Of Soft Delusions - The Smashing Pumpkins' Discography Reviewed

SGR · 08-27-2010, 09:52 PM

The Smashing Pumpkins are one of the most popular and well known bands of the 90s, and for good reason. Their sound was constantly changing and evolving. One moment, they'll sound like a Led Zeppelin/Black Sabbath hybrid and the next moment they'll sound like Cheap Trick. Their lead singer, Billy Corgan, was the lead contributor to the band.

Around 1988 Billy Corgan broke up with his band, The Marked and returned from Florida to his hometown of Chicago. While working at a record store he met guitarist James Iha, and the two began writing songs together with the aid of a drum machine. After Corgan went to see a concert, he met bassist D'arcy Wretzky and had an argument with her about the band that played. After D'arcy mentioned that she played bass guitar, Corgan told her he needed a bassist for his band and gave her his telephone number. D'arcy soon joined the band. Later, Corgan recruited drummer Jimmy Chamberlin due to a recommendation from a friend, and so The Smashing Pumpkins were born.

I plan to do these reviews chronologically starting with 'Gish.'

STUDIO ALBUMS REVIEWED
Gish - 8.2
Siamese Dream - 9.3
Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness: Dawn To Dusk
B-SIDES ALBUMS REVIEWED
Pisces Iscariot - 7.0

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SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	The Realm Of Soft Delusions - The Smashing Pumpkins' Discography Reviewed The Smashing Pumpkins are one of the most popular and well known bands of the 90s, and for good reason. Their sound was constantly changing and evolving. One moment, they'll sound like a Led Zeppelin/Black Sabbath hybrid and the next moment they'll sound like Cheap Trick. Their lead singer, Billy Corgan, was the lead contributor to the band. Around 1988 Billy Corgan broke up with his band, The Marked and returned from Florida to his hometown of Chicago. While working at a record store he met guitarist James Iha, and the two began writing songs together with the aid of a drum machine. After Corgan went to see a concert, he met bassist D'arcy Wretzky and had an argument with her about the band that played. After D'arcy mentioned that she played bass guitar, Corgan told her he needed a bassist for his band and gave her his telephone number. D'arcy soon joined the band. Later, Corgan recruited drummer Jimmy Chamberlin due to a recommendation from a friend, and so The Smashing Pumpkins were born. I plan to do these reviews chronologically starting with 'Gish.' STUDIO ALBUMS REVIEWED Gish - 8.2 Siamese Dream - 9.3 Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness: Dawn To Dusk B-SIDES ALBUMS REVIEWED Pisces Iscariot - 7.0 Last edited by SGR; 02-10-2011 at 06:39 PM.