Buzzing with multiple and unique guitar tones and anamorphic vocal effects, “Love” plays as if the song has declared war on its subject. Corgan plows through a soundscape that feels deceptive, singing piercingly sincere vocals in what seems like a conscious attack on romantic love. Indeed, these nihilistic tones seem to often undermine the hopeful idealism throughout ”Melon Collie” as a whole. “Tonight, Tonight,”, arguably the most hopeful song found on the album, still contains at least one line hinting at the loss of innocence: “The more you change the less you feel.” “Love” is de… read more
Buzzing with multiple and unique guitar tones and anamorphic vocal effects, “Love” plays as if the song has declared war on its subject. Corgan plows… read more
Buzzing with multiple and unique guitar tones and anamorphic vocal effects, “Love” plays as if the song has declared war on its subject. Corgan plows through a soundscape that feels dece… read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining shortly after. Despite going through many lineup changes, the current lineup is identical to the original, with the exception of Wretzky, who would end up leaving the band just before their initial breakup in 2000. Disavowing the punk rock roots of many of their alt-rock contemporaries, they have a diverse, densely layered, and guitar-heavy sound, containing elements of gothic rock, … read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamb… read more
The Smashing Pumpkins is an American alternative rock band from Chicago. The band was formed in 1988 by Billy Corgan and James Iha, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin joining shortly after. Despite going thr… read more