The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan,bassist D'arcy Wretzky,guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin,the band has undergone several line-up changes since their reunion in 2006,with Corgan being the sole constant member since its inception. The current lineup features Corgan,Chamberlin,Iha and guitarist Jeff Schroeder.
James Joseph Chamberlin is an American drummer and record producer. He is best known as the drummer for the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Following the 2000 breakup of the band,Chamberlin joined Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan in the supergroup Zwan and also formed his own group,the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. In 2005,Chamberlin joined Corgan in reforming The Smashing Pumpkins;he eventually left the group in March 2009,though he returned again in 2015 for a summer tour. He performed in the group Skysaw until 2012. He is currently active under the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex name. In addition to his current work as CEO,Chamberlin has joined Chicago jazz saxophonist Frank Catalano for a string of 2013–15 performances in the Chicago area. An EP by Catalano and Chamberlin Love Supreme Collective - EP was released on July 29,2014.
Siamese Dream is the second studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins,released on July 27,1993,on Virgin Records. The album has received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike,with the album's musical influences and lyrical material standing out compared to other releases during the alternative rock and grunge movements of its time. The album has since been considered "one of the finest alt-rock albums of all time".
Rotten Apples is a greatest hits compilation album by alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. In the US,it was released on November 20,2001,along with a bonus disc titled Judas O. The album's concluding track,"Untitled",was the Pumpkins' final recording before their breakup. Completed in the days leading up to the band's farewell concert at the Metro in Chicago,it was also released as a single. Another notable track is "Real Love";while previously released on Machina II/The Friends &Enemies of Modern Music,this was taken from the factory master tapes and,as a result,lacks the pops and clicks inherent in all copies of Machina II.
Machina/The Machines of God is the fifth studio album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins,released on February 29,2000,by Virgin Records. A concept album,it marked the return of drummer Jimmy Chamberlin and was intended to be the band's final official LP release prior to their initial break-up in 2000. A sequel album—Machina II/The Friends &Enemies of Modern Music—was later released independently via the Internet,and in highly limited quantities for the physical version.
"Today" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins,written by lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan. The song,though seemingly upbeat,contains dark lyrics;Corgan wrote the song about a day in which he was having suicidal thoughts. The contrast between the grim subject matter of the song and the soft instrumental part during the verses,coupled with use of irony in the lyrics,left many listeners unaware of the song's tale of depression and desperation. The song alternates between quiet,dreamy verses and loud choruses with layered,distorted guitar.
"1979" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album,Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. "1979" was written by frontman Billy Corgan,and features loops and samples uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs. The song was written as a nostalgic coming-of-age story by Corgan. In the year 1979,Corgan was twelve,and this is what he considered his transition into adolescence.
"Thirty-Three" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the fifth and final single from their third album,Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995),in November 1996. It was the first single released after the firing of Jimmy Chamberlin and death of Jonathan Melvoin. The song peaked at 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100,becoming the band's fourth and final top-40 hit there,number seven in New Zealand and the top 30 in Canada and the United Kingdom. In Canada,it coincidentally finished at number 33 on the RPM Alternative 30 year-end chart for 1997.
"The End Is the Beginning Is the End" is a Grammy Award-winning song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It is the first full-band song released as a single by the Smashing Pumpkins in the aftermath of their 1995 album,Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It is their first release with drummer Matt Walker,who later drummed on several tracks of Adore and all of James Iha's Let It Come Down. The song reached the top 10 in eight countries and won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
"Stand Inside Your Love" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the second single and the lead international single released from their fifth album,Machina/The Machines of God (2000). The song was written by Billy Corgan.
"The Everlasting Gaze" is a song written by Billy Corgan and recorded by the Smashing Pumpkins. It is the opening track from the band's 2000 album Machina/The Machines of God. The song was released as the lead North American single on December 9,1999. It was also originally going to be released internationally in January 2000 but despite the heavy rotation of the Jonas Åkerlund-directed music video,it was rejected in favor of "Stand Inside Your Love".
The discography of the Smashing Pumpkins,an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago,Illinois,consists of twelve studio albums,four live albums,one digital live album series,seven compilation albums,five extended plays,55 singles,four video albums,37 music videos,and contributions to five soundtrack albums. This list does not include material recorded by The Smashing Pumpkins members with other side projects.
"Muzzle" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins from their third album,Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It was one of the last songs written by Billy Corgan for Mellon Collie,with the song's lyrics referring to what Corgan thought the public's perception was of him at the time. It was rumored to be the Smashing Pumpkins’fifth and final single from this album,as is evidenced by the fact that a promotional single for the song was issued to radio stations worldwide. However,the song "Thirty-Three" was released as the fifth and final single instead.
"Eye" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins,released in 1997 on the soundtrack to the David Lynch film Lost Highway. Along with the song "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" from Batman &Robin and "Christmastime" from A Very Special Christmas 3,"Eye" represented a period of work on compilations done by the Pumpkins in between the release of the two albums Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and Adore. It also appeared on their greatest hits collection Rotten Apples.
Zeitgeist is the seventh studio album by American rock band the Smashing Pumpkins,released on July 10,2007 on Martha's Music and Reprise Records. Recorded solely by returning band members Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin,the album was the band's first since reuniting in 2006,and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Terry Date,alongside Corgan and Chamberlin themselves.
"Tarantula" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. It is the first single from their seventh album,Zeitgeist,and their first release since their 2006 reunion.
"That's the Way" is a song written by Billy Corgan and performed by The Smashing Pumpkins on their album Zeitgeist.
American Gothic is the fourth EP by The Smashing Pumpkins. The EP was announced on the band's website on December 19,2007 with songwriter Billy Corgan describing it as a continuation of their 2007 album Zeitgeist. It was released digitally on January 2,2008 and as a CD in the United Kingdom on February 11,2008.
Teargarden by Kaleidyscope is a music project by alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins that was started in late 2009 by frontman Billy Corgan following the second departure of original drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The project initially was conceived as a 44-song concept album loosely inspired by the Tarot,with each song being released individually as a free download. By August 2018,after 34 tracks had been released,Corgan announced via Instagram that the project had been abandoned.
"Solara" is a song by American rock band Smashing Pumpkins. It was the band's first song to be released after reforming three fourths of the band's original lineup in 2018,featuring Billy Corgan,James Iha,and Jimmy Chamberlin performing on a track together for the first time since 2000's Machina/The Machines of God album and subsequent non-album single "Untitled" prior to their original breakup. It was released as a single on June 8,2018,as the first song from a set of two upcoming EPs that were set for release in 2018 before a full-length album titled Shiny and Oh So Bright,Vol. 1 / LP:No Past. No Future. No Sun. was announced in September. The song peaked at number 47 on the US Hot Rock Songs chart.
