Biography

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. Pearl Jam shunned it and Nirvana was too destructive. 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. And when the Pumpkins did achieve mass success with 1993's Siamese Dream, they went a long way to legitimize heavy metal and orchestrated prog rock, helping move alternative rock even closer to '70s AOR, especially in the eyes of radio programmers and mainstream audiences. Unlike many of their contemporaries, they were able to withstand many internal problems and keep selling records, emerging as the longest-lasting and most successful alternative band of the early '90s.

Top Albums
1. Oceania	2. Smashing Pum..	3. Mellon Colli..	4. Siamese Drea..	5. Siamese Drea..
6. American Got..	7. Zeitgeist	8. Gish (Deluxe..	9. Adore	10. Pisces Iscar..
11. Gish (Remast..	12. Machina - Th..	13. Rarities and..	14. The Intervie..	15. That's the W..
16. G.L.O.W. - S..	17. Tarantula - ..	18. Freak - Sing..

Top Songs
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	1979	Mellon Collie and the Infin..	4:25	$1.29
2.	Bullet With Butterfly Wings	Mellon Collie and the Infin..	4:17	$1.29
3.	Tonight, Tonight	Mellon Collie and the Infin..	4:14	$1.29
4.	Today	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	3:22	$1.29
5.	Bullet With Butterfly Wings	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	4:17	$1.29
6.	Disarm	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	3:18	$1.29
7.	1979	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	4:23	$1.29
8.	Cherub Rock	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	4:59	$1.29
9.	Zero	Mellon Collie and the Infin..	2:40	$1.29
10.	Landslide	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	3:10	$1.29
11.	Tonight, Tonight	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	4:15	$1.29
12.	Mayonaise	Siamese Dream (Remastered)	5:48	$1.29
13.	Thirty-Three	Mellon Collie and the Infin..	4:10	$1.29
14.	Beginning Is the End Is the Beginnin..	Rarities and B-Sides	5:02	$1.29
15.	Landslide	Pisces Iscariot	3:10	$1.29
16.	Today	Siamese Dream (Remastered)	3:21	$1.29
17.	Cherub Rock	Siamese Dream (Remastered)	4:58	$1.29
18.	Eye	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	4:54	$1.29
19.	Zero	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	2:41	$1.29
20.	Drown	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	4:30	$1.29
21.	Disarm	Siamese Dream (Deluxe Editi..	3:16	$1.29
22.	Cherub Rock	Siamese Dream (Deluxe Editi..	4:58	$1.29
23.	Ava Adore	Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest..	4:21	$1.29
24.	Mayonaise	Siamese Dream (Deluxe Editi..	5:48	$1.29
25.	Today	Siamese Dream (Deluxe Editi..	3:21	$1.29

Top Music Videos
1. Tarantula	2. Tonight, Tonig..	3. That's the Way..	4. 1979	5. Bullet With Bu..
6. Today	7. Disarm	8. Ava Adore	9. Cherub Rock	10. Rocket
11. Thirty-Three	12. Perfect	13. The Everlastin..	14. Stand Inside Y..	15. Siva
16. Rhinoceros	17. Try, Try, Try	18. I Am One

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