One of the few songs on Siamese Dream co-written with James Iha, it remains a fan favorite, though it was not released as a single. The song starts and ends very quietly, building to a powerful crescendo featuring a rather chaotic and virtuoso guitar solo. One of the longer songs to appear on a Smashing Pumpkins album, it is said to have included up to 40 guitar tracks over the course of the song. A 2007 Rolling Stone poll rated the guitar solo as the 24th coolest in a list of 25. The song features a prominent piano figure by Mike Mills of R.E.M. Lyrically, the song appears to refer… read more
One of the few songs on Siamese Dream co-written with James Iha, it remains a fan favorite, though it was not released as a single. The song starts a… read more
One of the few songs on Siamese Dream co-written with James Iha, it remains a fan favorite, though it was not released as a single. The song starts and ends very quietly, building to a p… read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining shortly after. Despite going through many lineup changes, the current lineup is identical to the original, with the exception of Wretzky, who would end up leaving the band just before their initial breakup in 2000. Disavowing the punk rock roots of many of their alt-rock contemporaries, they have a diverse, densely layered, and guitar-heavy sound, containing elements of gothic rock, … read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamb… read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining shortly after. Despite going thr… read more