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Mate smashing pumpkins are a different band. You have only really heard there musical style songs if that makes sense. There grunge harder stuff is almost a 180 but good. I highly highly recommend cheurb rock and I am one. Say that's zero and bullets are incredible grungy songs as well and for me is classic pumpkins. Even if we don't see you just listen to these and the whole Siamese dream album you won't regret it and that's a promise
@@patrickb8134 I be fair I haven't heard it. I saw them live this time last week and they were amazing. I think there was one new song and mostly there old stuff. They are a cool band with some cool tunes.
Saw them in concert at a small venue in Omaha supporting this album. It was my first concert as a high school kid and it was amazing. There were probably only 1000 people at the show.
Let's be for real the whole Siamese dream album is dope as fuck. An album were no songs are shippable it's pure bliss . Big shout out to Jimmy Chamberlain him on the drums is dope as
This song is what being a teenager in the 90s sounds like. Billy's voice is a turnoff to some, but I can't imagine anyone else's voice in there. Great song.
This is my favorite Pumkins track of all time. I get chills when the full band kicks in every time I hear it. The melody of those two guitars is powerful.
100% .... I think I instinctively knew it upon first listen in 1993, but after 30 years, yes, it's a legendary masterpiece. One of the best rock albums ever recorded. Top 5. And I'm including all rock legends such as Zep. Yes, Siamese Dream is up there.
Geek U.S.A. is the next logical step on the path you're currently on. One of their heaviest tracks, and really shows off Billy's talents as a rock guitarist.
After 30 years this songs still gives me goosebumps. Hummer and this are still my fave two songs off this album. Polo you da man.. in this video at 6:59, dat exxtra drop oh yeah
I still remember the day I bought this album. Hadn’t heard of them but was leaving on a 12 hr drive and was recommended this and offspring. 30 yrs later, still holds up!!!
Yeah.... I identify with you fellow GenXer. This song and Soma and many others hit home. The Bsides for this album became "peices iscarot". I used to own all the CD singles for this which contained those BSides. Remember CD and tape singles? OOF
Early smashing pumpkins was amazing. I really loved their fuzz heavy work like this one, as well as Muzzle, Rocket and Cherub Rock. They had a lot of later big songs.. a lot that were great, from Zero to 1979, etc… but this version of the band has always been my favorite.
Billy (and the band) don't like to repeat themselves. The sound evolved in every single release from Gish onward. People who couldn't grasp that fell off the train at Adore. But Adore is a master work in its own non-Siamese-Dream way. Worth a listen as an independent piece, not a part of a succession of records. But if you're honest with yourself, Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness sound nothing alike, either. Really in no way at all. So not sure why people were shocked with Adore. BTW, the new 3-disc record ATUM is great. Don't compare it to Siamese Dream, just listen to it by itself.
you found their greatest song and it didn't take you long. the guitars whistle on this bitch. probably the greatest song i've ever heard in my lifetime. certaintly my fave SP song bar none. the record should have been called "Sonic Dream" b/c that's what it is. it's a masterpiece of a record. top 3 records in my lifetime right here.
Luna, Mayonaise, and Soma are my favorite Pumpkins tunes. Billy Corgan is the group's primary composer; his musical versatility and cathartic lyrics have shaped the band's distinctive albums, which one writer described as "anguished, bruised reports from Billy Corgan's nightmare-land." Fool enough to almost be it Cool enough to not quite see it Doomed Pick your pockets full of sorrow And run away with me tomorrow June We'll try and ease the pain But somehow we'll feel the same Well, no one knows Where our secrets go I send a heart to all my dearies When your life is so, so dreary Dream I'm rumored to the straight and narrow While the harlots of my perils Scream And I fail But when I can, I will Try to understand That when I can, I will Mother weep the years I'm missing All our time can't be given Back Shut my mouth and strike the demons That cursed you and your reasons Out of hand and out of season Out of love and out of feeling So bad When I can, I will Words defy the plan When I can, I will Fool enough to almost be it And cool enough to not quite see it And old enough to always feel this Always old, I'll always feel this No more promise no more sorrow No longer will I follow Can anybody hear me I just want to be me When I can, I will Try to understand That when I can, I will
Dude. I’m sitting in my truck watching you react to this and I felt like I did in 93. Sitting around in my buddies basement smoking and living in our feelings. This song is my second favorite pumpkins song and I will always cherish this. Thanks for this today. Peace out man.
Same on the “reliving”. Hearing this like it’s new to someone. When Siamese dream and melancholy came out… I just can’t imagine how kids are living these days and nothing that groundbreaking comes out at all. Honestly, it was like “mankind has achieved new greatness here“ and I just bought it on a CD. I have definitely listened to Siamese stream more than any other single CD back in the CD days
One of my favorite ones by them is a lesser known one, For Martha. A song he wrote for his mother after she passed away. the guitar solo is jaw-dropping.
I hadn’t listened to it in years, but my mom just died a few months ago, so when I saw your comment, I went and listened again. It’s really a beautiful and touching tribute, and so powerful.
My favorite Smashing Pumpkins song has got to be "Eye" off of the Lost Highway soundtrack. The beat is great, the lyrics are great, but the transitions -- the transitions are just awesome. Such a good song!
Yes! I’ve been commenting every video about reacting to Eye! We need to push for it! It’s one of their best songs but it seems people have forgotten about it!
Same here, this song is a great masterpiece. Hits me at a time when I was in my early 20's. Kid in the 80s, teenager and adult in the 90s. I feel we had it best
Billy Corgan is an emotional song writer. Ironically, he was at his best when he was unhappy and you can see that in the song writing in both Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. These three albums are undoubtedly among the top alternative albums of all time. When you get a chance, you should listen to them all from start to finish. You will not be disappointed. Not all the songs are "hits", but they all are worth listening to and represent a lot of the mellon collie overtones of the 90s. I personally recommend the song Jellybelly 😁
What’s ironic is this is literally like the only song Billy never wrote James actually wrote this one , which is crazy, not only cuz of Billy’s control and ego we all know of, it’s also one of their best songs
I'd argue that there are few songwriters that aren't tapping the ol emotional well when doing their thing. The mood and overall tone varies wildly, but it's pretty much all emotion when music is the topic.
Man, this album is pure gold from top to bottom. One thing I enjoyed about this video is that it wasn't that long, because sometimes the song is so good that you forget to stop to talk about it. Great vid!
The pumpkins are one of those bands that make "albums"... the songs work on their own...but to really appreciate the music on another layer, it would be worth listening to the entire album... Start with Siamese Dream and then Mellon Collie... The ones that come after are great albums as well. but these two records are near perfect from start to finish. It would be fun to watch a whole album reaction.
I'm 40 years old and I'm not afraid to admit that listening to this song wells me up inside it reminds me of times when being an open nerve honest and maybe even being a little depressed was cool I missed the old days in the nineties.
I have lyrics from this song tattooed. This song hits right in the feels every single time - from when I first purchased this album in the 90's, until now. It's seen me through a lot 🖤🖤
Glad to see you enjoying them so much. Even though they were selling out stadiums and headlining festivals in the 90s they're still one of the most criminally underrated bands of all time because the deeper cuts that fewer people are familiar with are *so* good.
Yes, this. People who think Today or 1979 are the pinnacle of the group literally have no idea. Those aren't even top 5 best songs by the band. Ruby, Porcelina, Mayonaise, Soma, Snail, For Martha (song about his deceased mom), Drown, and so so many more. The Machina 2 (not an official release) has some bangers that never got refined into full releases.
"Cherub Rock" was their first hit, it's amazing, you'll see why it made them famous. Also, "Zero", "Today" and "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" were big hits, and all amazing as well.
So glad you discovered this song. One of my all time favorite songs. Siamese Dream is a masterpiece from start to finish. It was a joy watching you take it all in for the first time…brought me back to when I played that track over and over again.
Polo you have 3 whole albums of this consistency.Gish. Siamese Dream. Mellon Collie. 3 masterpieces in a row. Adore and Machina are great as well. Pumpkins have an ENDLESS catalogue of good songs
Including a new 3-disc 2-hour-long album that came out this month... ATUM. If you want to get into it in pieces, start with Beguiled, and if you want an even better version, find the Jimmy Fallen show version. They killed it live and it's better than the recorded version.
All great albums BUT between Siamese Dream and MCIS is the crown jewel - the often unmentioned Pisces Iscariot album! If I were shipwrecked and could only have one album, its the one.
This is REALLY my favourite band of all time but the three songs you reacted to may not be the pumpkins I necessarily concider my favourites. I tend to go for the heavier stuff and if you want to hear what a badass drummer Jimmy Chamberlin is you should check out Geek U.S.A., Cherub Rock, I Am One, Siva or X.Y.U. to name a few.
The Smashing Pumpkins were in their prime in the 90's, the 2000's on they feel off. Though at their height I would say top 10 of the decade just not the same calibre as the 'grunge groups' Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden but at the same level as Greenday, Stine Temple Pilots and Bush.
That look on your face around 2:20 when the bass drum hits, after that little arpeggio in the beginning! That's the moment when you get a sense of just how deep the sound is going to get, and then, when that first wall of distorted guitar power chord crashes in, it's so fucking satisfying!!!! I remember hearing it for the first time at 15 as I biked home from my job as a stockboy at Zellers, one summer night in 1993. I didn't go home. I went to the park across the road, climbed my favourite tree and listened to this song over and over and over again, pushing my earbuds as far into my poor ears as I could, trying to lock this amazing sound into my head forever... I love that it still hits that hard!!
I've been a Pumpkins fan since early on but I never thought they'd be great live. Boy was I wrong. I've seen them several times in smaller theaters and small clubs and they truly rock. Their music is heavier than it seems at first. Some of the best shows I've ever seen.
Definitely more Smashing Pumpkins! I just saw them recently here in Seattle with Jane's Addiction...another band you should absolutely react to!! Smashing Pumpkins 1979 th-cam.com/video/4aeETEoNfOg/w-d-xo.html Jane's Addiction Ocean Size th-cam.com/video/lVIev94s7Mo/w-d-xo.html
It's interesting that so many comments are about how great THIS album is - and it is, but it is not (IMO) their best, or even their best "masterpiece"... THAT, I would give to: MACHINA (the machines of God) which came out in 2000. But to mention 3 very different, very cool songs absolutely worth hearing a few times: 1. Raindrops & Sunshowers 2. With Every Light (both from Machina) & 3. Ava Adore (from Adore) 😀
Somehow 1979 is like that even though it's not about the 90's. It just makes me feel like getting in my first car that had no A/C and driving around aimlessly because we had nothing else to do.
Polo, TSP is a great road to travel with songs that just grab you with chill vibes (like Mayonnaise) or sudden blow your wig off chords (Cherub Rock). Great band and the more you discover, the more you'll come to realize just how overall great they are.
One of my favorite pumpkins songs of all time! The weird little hissing sound is from a really cheap guitar Billy bought and liked the sound so much he used it for the song... It's also kind of crazy how many good songs they have.
I've always admired how absolutely deliberate Billy and the band are with their tones. It comes off as low fidelity but it is anything but. Very layered and beautiful.
All the pumpkins albums between Gish and Machina II are completely excellent. I personally don't think any of the songs on those albums are even average, they're literally all excellent. The fact that you've listened to three songs and two of those weren't "hits" but epics in the SP catalogue, and you liked them is completely amazing. You'll love the hits I'm sure, but I'm really happy for you. You get to listen to all these songs for the first time. What a blessing it has been to see your channel, and to see you actually enjoying all this good rock music. Makes me feel good knowing there's a new pumpkins fan.
Great album, a masterpiece really. That intro is one of the greatest pieces of guitar music ever written. Im glad you are getting turned on to all this awesome 90s rock. Sometimes I think it would be cool to have the people such as yourself who have a reaction channel to do a reverse day sometime where you pick a song that most of us may not have heard thats a favorite of yours and do a video with it.
more smashing pumpkins songs: cherub rock, here is no why, hummer, jellybelly, soma, porcilina and the vast oceans, disarm, this time, stand inside your love, to shiela, blank page, siva.
Hey Polo! if 1979 is your fav track from SP so far, check out "Perfect." Its basically a spiritual successor to 1979, even the music video is a continuation of 1979, and the vibe is along the same lines. Since you liked this track as well, I'd also go for "Soma" which I actually prefer to Mayonaise, which is on the same album. Glad to have found this channel, and wish you continued success!
Have to say mayonnaise is my favourite pumpkins song of all of them. Saying that cherub rock and I am one are mental tracks but are grunge compared to what you been listening too. Plus zero and bullet with butterflies is in the same field . I'm glad you listen to my favourite band and loving it. Rock on man 🤟🤟
This is some Bob Mould "wall of guitars" shit. Sounds like 27 guitars cracking it out in perfect time with each other. Not to mention the drumming. WOW. Thanks dude
Their later stuff was good but this* CD was always either in my player or on the first or second page of my CD book back in the 90s. Absolute masterpiece.
Great reaction! This is a beautiful track. Actually, the whole Siamese Dream album is incredible - not a bad track on it! Soma, Silverf$ck, Cherub Rock, even 'radio' hits like Disarm & Today...just a classic album!
This has always been my favorite SP song, most likely because I fell in love with it at age 14 and it's grip has never loosened, but they have a bunch of other bangers! "Galapagos", "Rhinoceros", "Porcelina of the Vast Ocean", "Tonight, Tonight", "Soma", and many, many more!
How many in the chamber? A LOT. There's a ton of great songs, ton of great recommendations in various comments already (Soma especially), but do not forget "The beginning is the end is the beginning" and "The end is the beginning is the end" - those songs are ones that a lot of people forget about. It's the same song, but one is a sort of synth-rock-industrial sound, and the other is more a hard alternative sound, and both are amazing. You could easily do both back to back in one video.
I use to play this song and To Forgive from them when I was at rock bottom and needed something to help me vent. I still deal with the pain today, but I’m just glad I didn’t take my life and I’m still here holding on to hope. 🖤
This is one of 90s greatest albums imo. It captures the sound of that decade, for me at least. Edit: subbed for the pumpkins. Haven't checked your catalogue yet but hopefully you've some Alice in chains there
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Mate smashing pumpkins are a different band. You have only really heard there musical style songs if that makes sense. There grunge harder stuff is almost a 180 but good. I highly highly recommend cheurb rock and I am one.
Say that's zero and bullets are incredible grungy songs as well and for me is classic pumpkins. Even if we don't see you just listen to these and the whole Siamese dream album you won't regret it and that's a promise
I'm curious what you would think of their new album? Judging by the radio singles it's going for a heavy, almost NiN sound.
@@patrickb8134 I be fair I haven't heard it. I saw them live this time last week and they were amazing. I think there was one new song and mostly there old stuff. They are a cool band with some cool tunes.
Cherub rock is one of the greatest rock songs of all time, check it out next. trust me!!
Haven't watched it yet, I left some long comments on your other pumpkins songs. Hope you like it. This might be my favorite song of all time.
This entire album is the definition of a vibe. Masterpiece of an album.
one of the best albums ever made.
Can't go wrong with any song on this album.
just started listening to this album again regularly , used to be my favorite album back in the day
From Siamese Dream, to Pisces Iscariot, to Mellon Collie... every single song was amazing.
Saw them in concert at a small venue in Omaha supporting this album. It was my first concert as a high school kid and it was amazing. There were probably only 1000 people at the show.
Siamese Dream is one of the top albums of the 90s. It's just amazing how it blends the heavy with the romantic in a really unique way.
Totally...some shoegaze, some dreampop, some metal....all mixed together into a big noisy wall of magic.
Check out My Bloody Valentine if you haven’t already. Can really tell they drew inspiration from.
Exactly. There's such a softness to the Heaviness, if you know what I mean 😁
I remember buying Siamese dream and Stone temple pilots album Purple at the same time
I remember when it came out, a reviewer said it was like the heavy guitars were there to protect the soft centre (or something similar)
"Hummer" and "Soma" are my other favs from this album. But it's a remarkably consistent record, and my #1 of all time.
I was also going to suggest Soma. It lulls you to sleep then hits you with one hell of a drop.
Co sign both. I’d add Cherub Rock and Geekland USA to make it an even 5
Let's be for real the whole Siamese dream album is dope as fuck. An album were no songs are shippable it's pure bliss . Big shout out to Jimmy Chamberlain him on the drums is dope as
Tossing "Spaceboy" in too, but really the answer is every track.
I agreed I think hummer has one fo the best guitar solos but soma is just a mood those 2 are my favorites off this album and imho the best album
This song is what being a teenager in the 90s sounds like. Billy's voice is a turnoff to some, but I can't imagine anyone else's voice in there. Great song.
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Damn skippy.
Class of 97, absolutely right!
@@ryanhampson673 I turned 13 in 1997 so I made it thru some of it! Great times.
Definitely
Siamese dream is one of the most spectacularly beautiful albums I’ve heard in my life. Truly a special record.
This and Automatic for the People for me.
The entire Siamese Dream album is like this. They didnt miss on a single song.
Totally agree
It's another one of those top tier albums. Fantastic from start to finish. Can pick literally any song and it's a hit. Not a single miss.
Absolutely
Silverfuck tho
That’s why I have to pick Siamese Dream over Melon Collie. It’s just too consistent. I think the first side of Melon Collie is consistent though.
This is my favorite Pumkins track of all time. I get chills when the full band kicks in every time I hear it. The melody of those two guitars is powerful.
Bro cut it short at the end :/
Same
You can't go wrong on any song from this album. A masterpiece from beginning to end
Facts. Iconic album.
100% .... I think I instinctively knew it upon first listen in 1993, but after 30 years, yes, it's a legendary masterpiece. One of the best rock albums ever recorded. Top 5. And I'm including all rock legends such as Zep. Yes, Siamese Dream is up there.
First album I ever bought, we started off strong over here
This song is incredible! I loved this cassette (yes cassette) at first listen
This song really hits home. It's completely gorgeous, and vulnerable.
Vulnerable is generally how I describe 90's alternative in general. Between this, Pearl Jam's Black, like... ANY Counting Crows song.
That's what I love about the Pumpkins at their best. They're not too cool to show a soft side.
Geek U.S.A. is the next logical step on the path you're currently on. One of their heaviest tracks, and really shows off Billy's talents as a rock guitarist.
Geek U.S.A. is pure fire, Jimmy destroys it on drums and still one of their very best songs
Then XYU
Geek USA for sure
XYU!
@@m.ericwatson968 the drumming on Geek USA is godlyke.
After 30 years this songs still gives me goosebumps. Hummer and this are still my fave two songs off this album. Polo you da man.. in this video at 6:59, dat exxtra drop oh yeah
Every song on this album is a winner. It is truly spectacular.
Absolutely my favorite song ever.
I still remember the day I bought this album. Hadn’t heard of them but was leaving on a 12 hr drive and was recommended this and offspring. 30 yrs later, still holds up!!!
This era of Pumpkins really helped get me through my teenage years.
Same here they saved me guided me and inspired me with how they approached their music. I've never heard anything like it.
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Yeah me too ❤
For sure. I remember thinking I’m not the only one that feels lost and alone
Yeah.... I identify with you fellow GenXer. This song and Soma and many others hit home. The Bsides for this album became "peices iscarot". I used to own all the CD singles for this which contained those BSides. Remember CD and tape singles? OOF
One of my favorites. I think the song “Rhinoceros” by Smasing Pumpkins is often overlooked though. I think you would like it a lot.
This is one of my very favorite songs of all time. It brings instant nostalgia, longing, sadness and beauty.
Early smashing pumpkins was amazing. I really loved their fuzz heavy work like this one, as well as Muzzle, Rocket and Cherub Rock. They had a lot of later big songs.. a lot that were great, from Zero to 1979, etc… but this version of the band has always been my favorite.
Muzzle is SUCH a fantastic track.
Same
and Drown...
Billy (and the band) don't like to repeat themselves. The sound evolved in every single release from Gish onward. People who couldn't grasp that fell off the train at Adore. But Adore is a master work in its own non-Siamese-Dream way. Worth a listen as an independent piece, not a part of a succession of records. But if you're honest with yourself, Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness sound nothing alike, either. Really in no way at all. So not sure why people were shocked with Adore. BTW, the new 3-disc record ATUM is great. Don't compare it to Siamese Dream, just listen to it by itself.
@@maddruid840 Drown is the most underrated song by them in my opinion. That and Snail(also in the Bad Words movie) good movie btw
you found their greatest song and it didn't take you long. the guitars whistle on this bitch. probably the greatest song i've ever heard in my lifetime. certaintly my fave SP song bar none. the record should have been called "Sonic Dream" b/c that's what it is. it's a masterpiece of a record. top 3 records in my lifetime right here.
"Disarm" and "Tonight, Tonight" and "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" are MUST-LISTENS by Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream is the greatest album of the 90s. You should definitely react to the whole thing
Siamese Dream is an absolute masterwork. incomprehensible the amount of vision, talent and execution it took for this album to manifest.
Luna, Mayonaise, and Soma are my favorite Pumpkins tunes. Billy Corgan is the group's primary composer; his musical versatility and cathartic lyrics have shaped the band's distinctive albums, which one writer described as "anguished, bruised reports from Billy Corgan's nightmare-land."
Fool enough to almost be it
Cool enough to not quite see it
Doomed
Pick your pockets full of sorrow
And run away with me tomorrow
June
We'll try and ease the pain
But somehow we'll feel the same
Well, no one knows
Where our secrets go
I send a heart to all my dearies
When your life is so, so dreary
Dream
I'm rumored to the straight and narrow
While the harlots of my perils
Scream
And I fail
But when I can, I will
Try to understand
That when I can, I will
Mother weep the years I'm missing
All our time can't be given
Back
Shut my mouth and strike the demons
That cursed you and your reasons
Out of hand and out of season
Out of love and out of feeling
So bad
When I can, I will
Words defy the plan
When I can, I will
Fool enough to almost be it
And cool enough to not quite see it
And old enough to always feel this
Always old, I'll always feel this
No more promise no more sorrow
No longer will I follow
Can anybody hear me
I just want to be me
When I can, I will
Try to understand
That when I can, I will
Dude. I’m sitting in my truck watching you react to this and I felt like I did in 93. Sitting around in my buddies basement smoking and living in our feelings. This song is my second favorite pumpkins song and I will always cherish this. Thanks for this today. Peace out man.
What's your first favorite? I love hearing people talk pumpkins!!
What's first?
@@MrNickjam cherub rock,mayo,disarm,hummer
@@alex716NY Where's Soma in the list? That's my number 2 after Mayo
Same on the “reliving”. Hearing this like it’s new to someone. When Siamese dream and melancholy came out… I just can’t imagine how kids are living these days and nothing that groundbreaking comes out at all.
Honestly, it was like “mankind has achieved new greatness here“ and I just bought it on a CD.
I have definitely listened to Siamese stream more than any other single CD back in the CD days
Can’t wait for you to hear “Cherub Rock”
One of my favorite ones by them is a lesser known one, For Martha. A song he wrote for his mother after she passed away. the guitar solo is jaw-dropping.
I hadn’t listened to it in years, but my mom just died a few months ago, so when I saw your comment, I went and listened again. It’s really a beautiful and touching tribute, and so powerful.
Has anyone said Jellybelly!?
The guitar tone here is just a massive wall of sound. One of my favorite tones ever.
“Drown”, from the singles sound track, was always one of my favorites of theirs.
My favorite Smashing Pumpkins song has got to be "Eye" off of the Lost Highway soundtrack. The beat is great, the lyrics are great, but the transitions -- the transitions are just awesome. Such a good song!
The live version with Marilyn Manson is so good.
Yes! I’ve been commenting every video about reacting to Eye! We need to push for it! It’s one of their best songs but it seems people have forgotten about it!
Holly crap I don’t know this song 😮
@@alfieholloway it’s wicked good. A hidden gem.
Pumpkins on a David Lynch soundtrack. Cant go wrong
This is my favorite song of all time! I’m glad to have been able to share in your first experience to it!!
Same here, this song is a great masterpiece. Hits me at a time when I was in my early 20's. Kid in the 80s, teenager and adult in the 90s. I feel we had it best
Billy Corgan is an emotional song writer. Ironically, he was at his best when he was unhappy and you can see that in the song writing in both Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. These three albums are undoubtedly among the top alternative albums of all time. When you get a chance, you should listen to them all from start to finish. You will not be disappointed. Not all the songs are "hits", but they all are worth listening to and represent a lot of the mellon collie overtones of the 90s. I personally recommend the song Jellybelly 😁
What’s ironic is this is literally like the only song Billy never wrote
James actually wrote this one , which is crazy, not only cuz of Billy’s control and ego we all know of, it’s also one of their best songs
@@ACarter87 James wrote the basic chords, but Billy wrote the lyrics and the melody.
I'd argue that there are few songwriters that aren't tapping the ol emotional well when doing their thing. The mood and overall tone varies wildly, but it's pretty much all emotion when music is the topic.
Man, this album is pure gold from top to bottom. One thing I enjoyed about this video is that it wasn't that long, because sometimes the song is so good that you forget to stop to talk about it. Great vid!
Listen to Anything off the album Siamese Dream- Cherub Rock
Cherub Rock
Disarm
Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Today
Tonight Tonight
Zero
Rhinoceros
The pumpkins are one of those bands that make "albums"... the songs work on their own...but to really appreciate the music on another layer, it would be worth listening to the entire album... Start with Siamese Dream and then Mellon Collie... The ones that come after are great albums as well. but these two records are near perfect from start to finish. It would be fun to watch a whole album reaction.
Start with Siamese Dream? Acting like Gish never happened. And Gish is fucking amazing.
Gish. Start with Gish.
Gish ftw
I'm 40 years old and I'm not afraid to admit that listening to this song wells me up inside it reminds me of times when being an open nerve honest and maybe even being a little depressed was cool I missed the old days in the nineties.
I feel so grateful that this song has been in my life for the past 30 years. So glad more people are discovering them…incredible band
I have lyrics from this song tattooed. This song hits right in the feels every single time - from when I first purchased this album in the 90's, until now. It's seen me through a lot 🖤🖤
Silver Fuck. Now that's a song title. And a real barn burner of a song!
"I just want to be me / when I can, I will"
My inner battle cry
Glad to see you enjoying them so much. Even though they were selling out stadiums and headlining festivals in the 90s they're still one of the most criminally underrated bands of all time because the deeper cuts that fewer people are familiar with are *so* good.
Yes, this. People who think Today or 1979 are the pinnacle of the group literally have no idea. Those aren't even top 5 best songs by the band. Ruby, Porcelina, Mayonaise, Soma, Snail, For Martha (song about his deceased mom), Drown, and so so many more. The Machina 2 (not an official release) has some bangers that never got refined into full releases.
Holy dang. I love this song. Geek USA and Hummer too.
"Cherub Rock" was their first hit, it's amazing, you'll see why it made them famous. Also, "Zero", "Today" and "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" were big hits, and all amazing as well.
Jimmy Chamberlain is a legit master on those drums.
So glad you discovered this song. One of my all time favorite songs. Siamese Dream is a masterpiece from start to finish.
It was a joy watching you take it all in for the first time…brought me back to when I played that track over and over again.
Polo you have 3 whole albums of this consistency.Gish. Siamese Dream. Mellon Collie. 3 masterpieces in a row. Adore and Machina are great as well. Pumpkins have an ENDLESS catalogue of good songs
Including a new 3-disc 2-hour-long album that came out this month... ATUM. If you want to get into it in pieces, start with Beguiled, and if you want an even better version, find the Jimmy Fallen show version. They killed it live and it's better than the recorded version.
All great albums BUT between Siamese Dream and MCIS is the crown jewel - the often unmentioned Pisces Iscariot album! If I were shipwrecked and could only have one album, its the one.
Just listen to the whole of Siamese Dream. I can pretty much guarantee you'll appreciate the time spent.
Soma is a ridiculously good song...the whole of Siamese Dream and Gish are just the Pumpkins at their simplistic best...
This is REALLY my favourite band of all time but the three songs you reacted to may not be the pumpkins I necessarily concider my favourites. I tend to go for the heavier stuff and if you want to hear what a badass drummer Jimmy Chamberlin is you should check out Geek U.S.A., Cherub Rock, I Am One, Siva or X.Y.U. to name a few.
The Smashing Pumpkins were in their prime in the 90's, the 2000's on they feel off. Though at their height I would say top 10 of the decade just not the same calibre as the 'grunge groups' Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden but at the same level as Greenday, Stine Temple Pilots and Bush.
That look on your face around 2:20 when the bass drum hits, after that little arpeggio in the beginning!
That's the moment when you get a sense of just how deep the sound is going to get, and then, when that first wall of distorted guitar power chord crashes in, it's so fucking satisfying!!!!
I remember hearing it for the first time at 15 as I biked home from my job as a stockboy at Zellers, one summer night in 1993.
I didn't go home. I went to the park across the road, climbed my favourite tree and listened to this song over and over and over again, pushing my earbuds as far into my poor ears as I could, trying to lock this amazing sound into my head forever...
I love that it still hits that hard!!
Lot's of good Smashing Pumpkins tracks... "Drown" would be my humble recommendation.
I've been a Pumpkins fan since early on but I never thought they'd be great live. Boy was I wrong. I've seen them several times in smaller theaters and small clubs and they truly rock. Their music is heavier than it seems at first. Some of the best shows I've ever seen.
Definitely more Smashing Pumpkins! I just saw them recently here in Seattle with Jane's Addiction...another band you should absolutely react to!!
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The entire Siamese Dream album is iconic. A great listen all the way through.
It's interesting that so many comments are about how great THIS album is
- and it is, but it is not (IMO) their best, or even their best "masterpiece"...
THAT, I would give to:
MACHINA (the machines of God) which came out in 2000.
But to mention 3 very different, very cool songs absolutely worth hearing a few times:
1. Raindrops & Sunshowers
2. With Every Light
(both from Machina) &
3. Ava Adore (from Adore) 😀
I like to think this song encapsulates being a teenager in the 90s. I was one and it always hits home.
Somehow 1979 is like that even though it's not about the 90's. It just makes me feel like getting in my first car that had no A/C and driving around aimlessly because we had nothing else to do.
Listen to Soma next, same album. It's my favorite Pumpkins song. Thanks for discovering the Pumpkins.
The whole “Siamese Dream” album is such a win. Not a bad song at all. “Hummer” would be my next suggestion.
*Smack … right back to New Zealand circa ‘95 … Plz save Bullet with Butterfly Wings for a rainy day Polo … Cherub Rock first
Polo, TSP is a great road to travel with songs that just grab you with chill vibes (like Mayonnaise) or sudden blow your wig off chords (Cherub Rock). Great band and the more you discover, the more you'll come to realize just how overall great they are.
Please listen to Stand Inside Your Love by Smashing Pumpkins, it's incredible
This sing helped me get through my best friend passing in high school. Thanks for listening.
Thirty Three, Soma, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, or Hummer!!!!!
One of my favorite pumpkins songs of all time! The weird little hissing sound is from a really cheap guitar Billy bought and liked the sound so much he used it for the song... It's also kind of crazy how many good songs they have.
That sound is the whole song
"try try try" by smashing pumpkins. Please react to this video it's way too underrated
So glad you've discovered the Pumpkins. They are one of my favorites, and they have a TON of great tunes.
Still remember listening to this song for the first time and when the wall of guitars opens up it blew my mind.
I've always admired how absolutely deliberate Billy and the band are with their tones. It comes off as low fidelity but it is anything but. Very layered and beautiful.
Hands down my favorite from TSP! You should give "Disarm" a listen!
All the pumpkins albums between Gish and Machina II are completely excellent. I personally don't think any of the songs on those albums are even average, they're literally all excellent.
The fact that you've listened to three songs and two of those weren't "hits" but epics in the SP catalogue, and you liked them is completely amazing. You'll love the hits I'm sure, but I'm really happy for you. You get to listen to all these songs for the first time. What a blessing it has been to see your channel, and to see you actually enjoying all this good rock music. Makes me feel good knowing there's a new pumpkins fan.
Great album, a masterpiece really. That intro is one of the greatest pieces of guitar music ever written.
Im glad you are getting turned on to all this awesome 90s rock. Sometimes I think it would be cool to have the people such as yourself who have a reaction channel to do a reverse day sometime where you pick a song that most of us may not have heard thats a favorite of yours and do a video with it.
Love this song. My favorite besides SOMA. That whole album is incredible.
more smashing pumpkins songs: cherub rock, here is no why, hummer, jellybelly, soma, porcilina and the vast oceans, disarm, this time, stand inside your love, to shiela, blank page, siva.
Check out "Zero" & "Disarm"
XYU no one ever covers it and as a long fan of them, you will not be disappointed!
Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Zero, Tonight-Tonight.
10/10 album. Geek USA gets me utterly hyped, please react to it sometime.
Cherub Rock should definitely be next on your pumpkins hit list.
Please do Soma next. Don’t get caught up doing all of their “hits”. Their deep cuts are the best.
Hey Polo! if 1979 is your fav track from SP so far, check out "Perfect." Its basically a spiritual successor to 1979, even the music video is a continuation of 1979, and the vibe is along the same lines. Since you liked this track as well, I'd also go for "Soma" which I actually prefer to Mayonaise, which is on the same album. Glad to have found this channel, and wish you continued success!
Have to say mayonnaise is my favourite pumpkins song of all of them. Saying that cherub rock and I am one are mental tracks but are grunge compared to what you been listening too. Plus zero and bullet with butterflies is in the same field . I'm glad you listen to my favourite band and loving it. Rock on man 🤟🤟
Ohhhh..."Disarm" is an absolute MUST!!!!!
'Today' is a great track also. And about 50 others...😂
This is some Bob Mould "wall of guitars" shit. Sounds like 27 guitars cracking it out in perfect time with each other. Not to mention the drumming. WOW. Thanks dude
Disarm and Cherub Rock should be next imo.
Their later stuff was good but this* CD was always either in my player or on the first or second page of my CD book back in the 90s. Absolute masterpiece.
Great reaction! This is a beautiful track. Actually, the whole Siamese Dream album is incredible - not a bad track on it! Soma, Silverf$ck, Cherub Rock, even 'radio' hits like Disarm & Today...just a classic album!
whats that thing spinning around in the background called? I need one.
This is literally the song that comes to mind when I think of music as a concept.
Geek U.S.A or Soma next.
They have infinite ammo.
Nobody reacts to this song. It is my absolute favorite Smashing Pumpkins song. What a great choice.
Smashing Pumpkins some how can be hard and soft at the same time.
Not EVERY SP song is this amazing but a good 70% to 80% of them are this good. Facts!
This has always been my favorite SP song, most likely because I fell in love with it at age 14 and it's grip has never loosened, but they have a bunch of other bangers! "Galapagos", "Rhinoceros", "Porcelina of the Vast Ocean", "Tonight, Tonight", "Soma", and many, many more!
How many in the chamber? A LOT.
There's a ton of great songs, ton of great recommendations in various comments already (Soma especially), but do not forget "The beginning is the end is the beginning" and "The end is the beginning is the end" - those songs are ones that a lot of people forget about. It's the same song, but one is a sort of synth-rock-industrial sound, and the other is more a hard alternative sound, and both are amazing. You could easily do both back to back in one video.
I use to play this song and To Forgive from them when I was at rock bottom and needed something to help me vent. I still deal with the pain today, but I’m just glad I didn’t take my life and I’m still here holding on to hope. 🖤
This is one of 90s greatest albums imo. It captures the sound of that decade, for me at least.
Edit: subbed for the pumpkins. Haven't checked your catalogue yet but hopefully you've some Alice in chains there