Student Radio Music: The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins :: Biography
The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band, formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1988. Billy Corgan and James Iha met in a record store, and began performing in local nightclubs with their bassist, D'Arcy Wretzky, using a drum machine. Playing with a drum machine frustrated both the band and their audience, and so Chicago jazz drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was hired soon afterwards. Less influenced by punk than many of their contemporaries, the Pumpkins had a densely layered...


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Reviews

The Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist

Billy Corgan returns with a mighty blast of intense (though humour-free) rock majesty.

The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits {Rotten Apples}

the hairs on the back of the neck stand on end with Corgan's strained vocals presiding...

The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

The Pumpkins’ best album contains one of the greatest guitar-pop songs ever.
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