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Smashing Pumpkins formed in 1988, when Billy Corgan (lyricist, vocals, lead guitar) met James Iha (guitar) in a
record store. They beganplaying together, with former members of Corgan's failed band The Marked joining
temporarily. After recruiting D'arcy Wretzky (bass) andJimmy Chamberlain (drums) solidifying the lineup, the band
would spend the next couple of years playing around Chicago. Chamberlin joinedshortly after seeing the other
three perform with a drum machine, he said it was horrible, but saw potential in Corgan's songwriting.
Despitebeing a jazz drummer, the chemistry between h ...read more
Smashing Pumpkins formed in 1988, when Billy Corgan (lyricist, vocals, lead guitar) met James Iha (guitar) in a
record store. They beganplaying together, with former members of Corgan's failed band The Marked joining
temporarily. After recruiting D'arcy Wretzky (bass) andJimmy Chamberlain (drums) solidifying the lineup, the band
would spend the next couple of years playing around Chicago. Chamberlin joinedshortly after seeing the other
three perform with a drum machine, he said it was horrible, but saw potential in Corgan's songwriting.
Despitebeing a jazz drummer, the chemistry between him and Corgan was vital for the Smashing Pumpkins
sound. The Pumpkins released theirdebut Gish in 1991.
Their follow-up Siamese Dream in 1993 established them as the leaders of alt rock, despite the band almost
breaking up during therecording. Corgan was reportedly a control freak, and went as far as to record his own
bass and guitar parts over the other members, he hadalso come out of depression and writer's block which
almost lead him to suicide. Iha and Wretzky broke up around the time of the recording,making it harder to work
together. Chamberlain had become an alcoholic and drug addict after the rigorous touring supporting their
debut.Because in Chicago he had too many drug connections, making him completely unreliable, the band went to
Georgia to record. It was allworth it though, Siamese Dream debuted at 10 on the Billboard charts, won critical
acclaim, and the singles Today, Cherub Rock,and Disarm propelled the band's popularity.1995's
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness put them at the top of the 90s, the 28 track doule album was the apex
of the band'spopularity. The tour was going well, with hits like Zero and Tonight, Tonight keeping the
band on the radar. But when touringkeyboardist Jonathan Melvoine died of a heroin overdose, and Chamberlin
was fired for doing heroin with him, Smashing Pumpkins were leftin a difficult position. Corgan was also being
painted as an egomaniac, and somewhat as an anti-hero of rock, claiming that "rock is dead"and Mellon Collie
would be the last rock album for the Smashing Pumpkins.
Adore was released in 1997, but critics' opinions were mixed with the acoustic-electronic sound and the
Pumpkins' career startedcoming to an end, with tensions between the band members mounting. Corgan claimed
that the band had no interest in making Adore, andD'Arcy wanted the album to be a Corgan solo album. Jimmy
was welcomed back and in 2000 they released Machina: The Machines ofGod (D'Arcy left during the album's
recording for unknown reasons, replaced by Melissa Auf Der Maur for their final tour). This helped toestablish their
rock sound again, but failed to live up to earlier SP efforts.
They released Machina 2: the Friends and Enemies of Modern Music online for fans to circulate, played their
final show on December2nd 2000 and broke up. Post-Pumpkin activity includes Iha in A Perfect Circle (the band is
now offically over), Chamberlin's JimmyChamberlain Complex from 2005, Corgan's 2005 solo album
TheFutureEmbrace, and Melissa Auf Der Maur's band Auf Der Maur.D'Arcy is living on a farm breeding horses,
and has since remained out of any spotlight. In 2005 Billy Corgan announced his intention toreform the band in a
full page newspaper advertisement taken out on the release date of his new solo album. Between 2006 and
2007 JimmyChamberlain and Billy Corgan recorded and released Zeitgeist to mixed reviews.
Jimmy Chamberlain left the group in 2009 leaving Billy Corgan the only original member. Corgan announced plans
to release a 44-trackconcept album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. In 2012 the band released Oceania which
Cogan described as 'an album within an album'.
The current line i.
Billy Corgan - vocals, lead guitar Jeff Schroeder - rhythm guitar Mike Byrne - drums, percussion Nicole
Fiorentinobass - guitar « hide |
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