Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Grunge, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1988 in Chicago, IL
Black Sabbath, Queen, David Bowie, The Cure, Big Star, Styx, T. Rex, Thin Lizzy, Neil Young, Joy Division, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Ric Ocasek, My Bloody Valentine, Boston, The Cars, Van Halen, Cheap Trick, Depeche Mode Nirvana, Maids of Gravity, Catherine, Garbage, Spacehog, Pearl Jam, Porno for Pyros, Spiritualized, Hum, Grant Lee Buffalo, Red Red Meat, Travis, Jeff Buckley, Collective Soul, Sunny Day Real Estate, Veruca Salt, Blind Melon, Our Lady Peace, Placebo Garbage, Muse, Spacehog, Silverchair, Silversun Pickups, Trust Company, Mogwai, Emanuel, Los Lagartos, Sybris, Remember August, Code Monkey, Viciana, 40 Below Summer, Hopesfall, Jack's Broken Heart, Goudie, Hum, Garijo Mambrú |  |
Of all the major alternative rock bands of the early '90s, Smashing Pumpkins were the group least influenced by traditional underground rock. Lead guitarist/songwriter Billy Corgan fashioned an amalgam of progressive rock, heavy metal, goth rock, psychedelia, and dream pop, creating a layered, powerful sound driven by swirling, distorted guitars. Corgan was wise enough to exploit his angst-ridden lyrics, yet he never shied away from rock star posturing, even if he did cloak it in allegedly ironic gestures. In fact, Smashing Pumpkins became the model for alternative rock success. Nirvana was too destructive and Pearl Jam shunned success. The Pumpkins, on the other hand, knew how to play the game, signing to a major-subsidized indie for underground credibility and moving to the major in time to make the group a multi-platinum act.
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Release: May 25, 2010
Label: Rocket Science
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Release: 2010
Label: Smashing Pumpkins
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