Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins have been one of the most successful bands to come out of the alternative scene of the late 1980s-early 1990s. With singer Billy Corgan’s distinctive voice as the cornerstone of their sound, the band has a reputation for being highly experimental with their instrumentation. Hitting it big with their albums Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, their music has only gotten more creative. Corgan made history with the band’s latest undertaking, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, a project that saw the band releasing a new song once a month for free online starting in 2009, leading to the release of the band’s last two albums, 2012’s Oceania and 2014’s Monuments to an Elegy, as well as their forthcoming album.
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Mellon Collie was the Smashing Pumpkins’ first and only number one album. In fact, the album went ten-times platinum and holds the distinction of being the best-selling album of the 1990s. To a degree, Corgan knew the album was something was special about the album. When he was writing it, he called it “The Wall for Generation X.”
Number Fourteen: They Played Their Farewell Concert at the Same Venue as Their Very First Show. When the Smashing Pumpkins broke up in 2000, the band played a show at The Metro in Chicago. The venue also happens to be where the original line-up played their very first show together. Corgan decided to give everyone in attendance of the concert a free bootleg of that first show.
Number Thirteen: Corgan Supported Free Internet Downloads Early On. The first time he decided he wanted to put an album online for free download was in 2000, way before Radiohead even considered making In Rainbows. Just before the Smashing Pumpkins broke up, they released Machina II/ The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, which Corgan wanted to give away as a free download to those who purchased Machina/The Machines of God. When Virgin Records deemed the idea too radical and declined, Corgan released it independently. This was the first time, but not the last time, that they would release their music for
Mellon Collie was the Smashing Pumpkins’ first and only number one album. In fact, the album went ten-times platinum and holds the distinction of being the best-selling album of the 1990s. To a degree, Corgan knew the album was something was special about the album. When he was writing it, he called it “The Wall for Generation X.”
Number Fourteen: They Played Their Farewell Concert at the Same Venue as Their Very First Show. When the Smashing Pumpkins broke up in 2000, the band played a show at The Metro in Chicago. The venue also happens to be where the original line-up played their very first show together. Corgan decided to give everyone in attendance of the concert a free bootleg of that first show.
Number Thirteen: Corgan Supported Free Internet Downloads Early On. The first time he decided he wanted to put an album online for free download was in 2000, way before Radiohead even considered making In Rainbows. Just before the Smashing Pumpkins broke up, they released Machina II/ The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, which Corgan wanted to give away as a free download to those who purchased Machina/The Machines of God. When Virgin Records deemed the idea too radical and declined, Corgan released it independently. This was the first time, but not the last time, that they would release their music for