The third single from the second album 'Siamese Dream', 'Disarm' caused a certain amount of controversy due to its lyrics. Despite the BBC preventing the song from being played on 'Top of the Pops' and very little airplay in Britain, it still reached 11 in the charts. Corgan had this to say about the song in an interview with Australian music show 'rage' - "The reason I wrote Disarm was because, I didn't have the guts to kill my parents, so I thought I'd get back at them through song. And rather than have an angry, angry, angry … read more
The third single from the second album 'Siamese Dream', 'Disarm' caused a certain amount of controversy due to its lyrics. Despit… read more
The third single from the second album 'Siamese Dream', 'Disarm' caused a certain amount of controversy due to its lyrics. Despite the BBC preventing the song from be… 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