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Slunk

"Slunk" (sometimes called "Ride On") is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins that was recorded during the Gish sessions and was first released on the Lull EP. A live version from 1992 appears on the 2012 deluxe reissue of Pisces Iscariot, and a live version from 1991 appears on The Rubano Tapes Vol. 1.
An alternate mix of the song, called "Chump" featured Jimmy Chamberlin on vocals.
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Smart Studios

Smart Studios was a recording studio in Madison, Wisconsin owned by Butch Vig and Steve Marker, setup in 1983 to produce local bands. It is where The Smashing Pumpkins' Gish was recorded.
Other artists that recorded there include Nirvana, Soul Asylum, along with Vig and Marker's own band, Garbage. The studio survived various mishaps, including flooding, and in 2003, a backhoe crashing through the walls of the downstairs studio.https://www.nme.com/news/music/garbage-75-1383829 On May 1, 2010, the studio closed its doors because of financial difficulties. A documentary entitled The Smart Studios Story (2016) interviewed artists and producers who recorded there, including Billy Corgan.
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Smashing Pumpkins 4/12/94

Smashing Pumpkins 4/12/94 is a live album by The Smashing Pumpkins released exclusively as a cassette through Madame ZuZu's that came with two candles made in collaboration with Lola James Harper. The cassette documents the April 12, 1994 performance, while the two candles – "Mais Street" and "Purple Haze" – were catered to the theme of Siamese Dream. It was released on November 24, 2023https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz4RMYzPwvu/ as part of the broader celebrations for the 30th anniversary of Siamese Dream.https://madamezuzus.com/products/siamese-dream-30th-anniversary-cassette-tape-and-candle-box-set
The package is absent of any artwork. The title Smashing Pumpkins 4/12/94 is from the cassette itself, while the package bore the name Smashing Pumpkins × Lola James Harper. Only 500 units were produced.
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The package included a personal letter from Billy Corgan that read,
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Corgan and fragrance master Rami Mekdachi connected when sharing discussions about Siamese Dream. Through this conversations, they had "captured the dream and felt this iconic record warranted not one but two incredibly unique scents."
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* "Mais Street" – Encapsulates the reality, the grit, and the relentless hard work of that era. With notes of subterranean rehearsal spaces, incense, aged wood, and aspiration.
* "Purple Fuzz" – An olfactory journey into a beautiful daydream, a fragrance that embodies the ethereal spirit and escape of the album's sensual duality.
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Snail

"Snail" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins's debut studio album, Gish.
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Lyrically, "Snail" was largely inspired by the psychedelic culture of the 1960s.Corgan, Billy. Excerpt from interview with Matt Pinfield. Retrieved January 22, 2025. Corgan had fittingly begun experimenting with LSD around this time period; he once remarked that it was "amazing how many of these songs have to do with LSD" whilst playing through a medley of Gish tracks. Corgan has singled out "Snail" in particular as having "bullshit lyrics", with no real thought being put into them. Nonetheless, he considers "Snail" to be the most powerful track on GishCorgan, Billy. "Web chat with Billy Corgan and James Iha on July 14th, 1999". Retrieved January 22, 2025. and one of his favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs overall,Corgan, Billy. Gish Deep Dive. Retrieved January 22, 2025. attributing his infatuation with the song to it effectively capturing the band's purported innocence at this point in their career.
The drums were recorded in a single take.
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Snake Train

Snake Train is was James Iha's high school band, just before he joined The Smashing Pumpkins, though he continued to play with them for a few months afterwards.https://spfreaks.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/was-smashing-pumpkins-founded-in-1988/
== Discography ==
* Snake Train (1988)
* One Night Only (1988)
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*Bob Rising – drums, percussion
*Dan Glomski – vocals, guitar
*Deron Grams – bass
*James Iha – guitar
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Sojourner

"Sojourner" is the first song from Act III of the The Smashing Pumpkins' 2023 rock opera, ATUM.
Written on a piano, Billy Corgan said he was especially content with how the song came out with respect to his vision, saying it is one of his favorite songs on the album "from a prideful, personal level."
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Soma

"Soma", originally called "Coma",Hunter, James. "The Pumpkins Won't Be Smashed", Musician Magazine. July 1994. is a track on the album Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins.
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The song-writing credits list James Iha and Billy Corgan as co-authors, though reportedly Iha only wrote the chord structure for the beginning of the song.If All Goes Wrong. Dir. Jack Guliek. Perf. Smashing Pumpkins. DVD. Coming Home Media, 2008. The song is said to have included up to 40 overdubbed guitar tracks. Corgan says the song "is based on the idea that a love relationship is almost the same as opium: it slowly puts you to sleep, it soothes you, and gives you the illusion of sureness and security."van den Berg, Erik. "Smashing Pumpkins." Oor. 10 June 1993 It was also acknowledged that song was inspired by Corgan's break-up with his ex-wife, Chris Fabian.Hanson (2004), p.88Dimery, Robert and Michael Lydon (2010), p.706 The song also contains references to a hallucinogenic drug which was featured in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New WorldLett, Jr. (2008), p.131 and features a prominent piano figure by Mike Mills of R.E.M.Reisfeld (1996), p.140
==Reception==
The song received positive reviews. Ned Raggett of AllMusic especially praised the song's guitar solo, while spotting elements from gothic rock and psychedelic rock. The song was also likened to Prince's "The Beautiful Ones". The critically acclaimed guitar solo was rated as the 24th in Rolling Stone's "The 25 Coolest Guitar Solos" list. The guitar solo was placed as 41st in NME's "50 Greatest Guitar Solos" list.
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*Florida band Poison the Well covered the song for Reignition Records' 2005 compilation The Killer in You: A Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins.
*Bella Morte recorded a cover of the song for Cleopatra Records' A Gothic-Industrial Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins.
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Something Good

"Something Good" is a cover song by Marianne Faithfull of the 1964 single made famous by Herman's Hermits. Faithfull's version was produced and features instrumentation by Billy Corgan. Virgin Records released a promotional single under the song's original title, "I'm Into Something Good".
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Sookie Sookie

"Sookie Sookie" is a cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins of the song popularized by Steppenwolf. It was performed live most notably at The Metro on August 25, 1990. A recording of this performance is on the 2011 reissue bonus DVD of Gish. A recording from a different 1990 performance appears on Mashed Potatoes where Billy rants about how much he never wants to play the song again.
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Soot and Stars

"Soot and Stars" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins's B-side compilation album, Judas O. Though it appeared on the Adore Demos II bootleg, it is a Machina-era demo.Billy Corgan. Instagram #Machina update It was recorded at Billy Corgan's house and was never played for the band or a producer.
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Space Age

"Space Age" is the sixth track from Act II of The Smashing Pumpkins' 2023 rock opera, ATUM.
The band wanted to emulate the sound after the production style of Gus Dudgeon and early Elton John records. In addition, the doubling of the drum takes nods to Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra.
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Spaceboy

"Spaceboy" is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins' second studio album, Siamese Dream. Billy Corgan has stated that "Spaceboy" was written as a tribute to his autistic half-brother, Jesse Andersen.
"Spaceboy" also features Corgan playing the Mellotron. An alternate version of this song (most commonly seen in the unofficially released collection of rarities Mashed Potatoes) features Pink Floyd-esque slide guitar playing in the chorus instead of the Mellotron.
The album version features a hidden message after the song, with audio recording of some late night show (rumoured to be HBO's "Real Sex", although Billy Corgan never confirmed it because of copyright lawsuit possibility) with an anonymous woman speaking: "Now it's, uh, kind of strange, and, uh, kinda awkward for me to talk about, but I thought maybe you could help, um, when we start getting physical, rather than having intercourse, he ends up just masturbating himself, and I end up feeling very alienated and unsatisfied, and it's really come between us." The clip fades in slowly, but the volume is set to be very low, probably to make unaware listener turn up the volume manually and get taken aback by loud and heavy intro riff of the next track, "Silverfuck".
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Special Winner's Song

"Special Winner's Song" is a song by the The Smashing Pumpkins that was improvised during the February 28, 1995 concert at the Double Door in Chicago. During the show, Corgan questioned who the last person to get a ticket was (which given the capacity, would be ticket #500). The winner came forth and the song was dedicated to them, the "special winner". The recording was released with the 2013 reissue of The Aeroplane Flies High.
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Speed

"Speed" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from the Mellon Collie sessions, and was performed live at the Double Door shows in 1995. A clip of the song was featured in "Pastichio Medley" at around the 10:16–10:39 mark. A full instrumental recording is on Billy's Gravity Demos I under the title "A Drone". Another full studio version with alternate lyrics was included on the 2012 reissue of Mellon Collie.
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Speed of Love

"Speed of Love" is a single from James Iha's second solo album, Look to the Sky. It was first issued as a digital download and then on 7" vinyl, with 500 copies pressed. "Moon River" served as the B-side, which is a cover from the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer called the track the successor to the "pretty and delicate Let It Come Down acoustic pop rock track "Sound of Love", only this one has a dance-heavy beat and an effects-laced electric guitar solo."
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An official music video was released with the song, but is no longer available for streaming on YouTube. It can still be found at some streaming sites such as Dailymotion.https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xwntsm
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Spirits On Fire tour

The Spirits On Fire tour by The Smashing Pumpkins took place in autumn 2022 was co-headlined by fellow alternative rock legends Jane's Addiction. Prior to this tour, The Smashing Pumpkins had only shared the bill with Jane's Addiction twice – once as a surprise opening act on November 3, 1997, and the other being one of the Pumpkins' earliest shows on November 23, 1988 at the Cabaret Metro in Chicago. The two groups were also scheduled to appear at the Welcome to Rockville festival on May 22, 2022, but due to an illness within the band, Jane's Addiction was replaced by Perry Farrell's side project, Porno for Pyros.
The tour was announced on the The Howard Stern Show on May 11, 2022, and included supporting acts by Poppy and Meg Myers. In celebration of the tour and their career, the day following the announcement, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin and Jeff Schroeder added their hand prints to the cement outside the famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. James Iha was not feeling well and was unable to make the ceremony.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdb9nVcpBtA/
Corgan has stated that the Spirits On Fire tour was the biggest tour The Smashing Pumpkins had since 1997, though it's unclear by which figures this is referring to. The tour is also notable as being among the band's first tours, if not the very first, to offer unique show posters for each date, usually designed by a local artist from the hosting city. The effort was in cooperation with Collectionzz. Each poster had its own trading card variant as well that could be purchased through The Smashing Pumpkins storehttps://store.smashingpumpkins.com/collections/tour-22/products/the-smashing-pumpkins-los-angeles-november-19-2022-exclusive-gas-trading-card or through the Collectionzz store.https://iconic.collectionzz.com/collections/the-smashing-pumpkins/size_2-5x3-5
The tour had a couple of notable personnel changes on the Jane's Addiction side. Guitarist Dave Navarro, who collaborated with Billy Corgan on the 2009 Spirits in the Sky tour, sat out the tour due to the effects of long COVID and was replaced by Troy Van Leeuwen. In addition, original Jane's bassist Eric Avery returned to the lineup for the first time in over 10 years.
At the October 19 show at New York's Madison Square Garden, Perry Farrell sustained an "injury that resulted in [his] inability to perform." As a result, Jane's Addiction was either replaced by extended Smashing Pumpkins, Poppy, and Meg Myers sets, and for a handful of shows Our Lady Peace filled in Jane's Addiction's time slot.
Further medical problems would soon come. Throughout the tour, Corgan's intense screaming was starting to take a tole on his voice, which became obvious at the Seattle show. On November 13, the Portland, Oregon show had to be cancelled after he was diagnosed with laryngitis. With two full days off, he seeks medical care and is given the go-ahead to perform at the San Francisco show.https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_l__Qj_hG/
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Spirits in the Sky

Spirits in the Sky is a casual supergroup led by Billy Corgan, frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins. The band convened, initially, in July 2009 to perform at a memorial concert for the late Sky Saxon of The Seeds. The band played three songs - a cover of "Spirit in the Sky" by The Seeds, and a new Smashing Pumpkins song called "Freak". The lineup at that show was Corgan (guitar), Kerry Brown (drums/percussion), Mike Byrne (drums), Kevin Dippold (guitar/vocals), Mark Tulin (bass), and Mark Weitz (keyboards).
In August 2009, the band went on tour, this time adding violinist Ysanne Spevack, singer Linda Strawberry, and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. Dippold switched to primarily playing flute. The band played six shows in California, playing songs Corgan had written for the new Smashing Pumpkins album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, as well as covers of songs by The Seeds, Pink Floyd, The Velvet Underground, Jethro Tull, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and others.
In September 2009, work commenced on Teargarden by Kaleidyscope in Chicago, with Corgan joined by Brown, Byrne, Dippold, Spevack, Tulin, and perhaps others. Three of the four songs on the first EP of Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, "Widow Wake My Mind," "A Stitch in Time," and "Astral Planes" were debuted at Spirits in the Sky shows.
In October 2009, a one-off benefit show by a band called Backwards Clock Society, composed of Corgan, Brown, and Tulin, was announced."BACKWARDS CLOCK SOCIETY TO HEADLINE BENEFIT SHOW AT THE ECHOPLEX IN LOS ANGELES FOR LAURA MASURA". Press Release. 2009-10-20. The performance took place at The Echoplex in Los Angeles on November 8, 2009.
Corgan has said there are demos of Spirits in the Sky songs, but not with the core lineup of musicians, and that rehearsal demos with the full band may exist.October 2, 2020 Instagram Q&A
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*Kerry Brown – percussion, drums
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Spirits in the Sky 2009-07-24

July 24, 2009 was the first Spirits in the Sky performance, in tribute to Sky Saxon of The Seeds who died suddenly on June 25, 2009 of heart and renal failure. While July 24 was the official tribute concert, the Spirits in the Sky super group went on to perform several more shows in August 2009.
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Spirits in the Sky 2009-08-26

The August 26, 2009 show was the second Spirits in the Sky show and the first of a six-date tour of California in August 2009. It was originally booked for the Tazzaria restaurant and was moved to Cellar Door. Before the show, Billy Corgan is interviewed on Fresno's local ABC affiliate, mostly about antique shopping in Visalia, a small city 40 miles south of Fresno.https://www.spin.com/2009/08/billy-corgan-dave-navarro-launch-tour-california/
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Spirits in the Sky 2009-08-31

August 31, 2009 was the final Spirits in the Sky show, which was in tribute to Sky Saxon of The Seeds, who died on June 25, 2009 of heart and renal failure. A costume contest MCed by Billy Corgan takes place after the acoustic portion of the set.
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Spiteface

"Spiteface" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins that was featured on the 1989 self-release The Smashing Pumpkins, and later released in the 2012 deluxe reissue of Pisces Iscariot. It was originally performed by The Marked and with slightly different lyrics.
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Spring 1988 – Eddy Street

The Spring 1988 sessions at William Corgan Sr.'s home studio on Eddy Street at least in part produced the demo cassette Nothing Ever Changes. The lineup included: Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Ron Roesing (formerly of The Marked) on drums; this could be viewed as the very first recording that ceased to be The Marked and became The Smashing Pumpkins. "Heart" and "Cross" were originally two separate songs, but were joined together into one. "It Suits Me Well" is actually "The Vigil". Although a tape exists as the below four-song configuration, the original Nothing Ever Changes was about 60 minutes in length and was Corgan's first attempt at a full-length album; it contained a combination of songs, spoken word selections (recalled as "bad poetry"), and instrumentals.
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Spring 1991 – Rehearsal Demos

The Spring 1991 Rehearsal Demos were 8-track demos that all date from this period, although exact recording information is unknown. "Wave Song" was written and sung by James Iha and can be found on the Mashed Potatoes unofficial box set, as well as "STP".
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Spring 1992 – Billy's apartment

The Spring 1992 sessions at Billy Corgan's Chicago apartment included two home demos. While "Soothe" is the acoustic track included on Pisces Iscariot, this electric "Frail and Bedazzled" demo most likely dates from this time, as the structure resembles the band version recorded at Soundworks, which would later be revised in November. 
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Spring 1992 – Soundworks

The Spring 1992 Soundworks sessions saw recordings of new material at Kerry Brown's Soundworks studio. Originally meant as demo recordings, The Smashing Pumpkins' label required B-sides for import singles, so some of these recordings such as "Starla" were whipped into a finished state and released.
At least for "Starla" specifically, The Smashing Pumpkins were only able to record at night, possibly due to conflicts with other artists booked at Soundworks. This session, which likely also included "Plume", started at roughly 10 PM and didn't finish until about 7 AM the following morning.
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Spring 1993 – Soundworks

The Spring 1993 Soundworks sessions is where two post-Siamese Dream B-sides were recorded. Though it's rarely played live, "Glynis" is one of the Pumpkins' finest non-album tracks, and can only (officially) be found on the 1993 No Alternative compilation. An old Speak & Spell "hello" starts the song, and the soupy solo in the middle is the result of double-tracked guitars fed through a vintage Electro-Harmonix Bassballs pedal. The song is a dedication to former Red Red Meat bassist Glynis Johnson, who passed away from AIDS-related complications in 1992.
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Spring 1995 – Sadlands

The Spring 1995 sessions at Sadlands is where Billy Corgan tracked more home demos of newer compositions for Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. This is the original unrefined demo version of "1979", in which Flood and the band chose to overlook, causing Corgan to later refine it on the last day of the Mellon Collie recording sessions. "Wishing You Were Real" would later be reused into "For Martha" on Adore.
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Spring 1997 – Sadlands

The Spring 1997 Sadlands sessions saw a second batch of Adore-era home demos recorded, this time multi-tracked. While this demo of "Once Upon a Time" was included as filler on the Friends & Enemies of Modern Music bootleg in 2001, "Jersey Shore" leaked on the Adore Demos II bootleg in 2007.
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