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We currently have 4,356 articles, detailing 1,334 songs across 152 albums, 85 studio sessions and 2,187 live shows.
Album of the week
Zeitgeist is the seventh studio album from The Smashing Pumpkins and the first following the 2005 reunion. With 12-hour shifts nearly all week, Jimmy Chamberlin described the sessions as a "long laborious process to greatness", and also served as a producer for the first time with the band. It was recorded entirely with analog equipment and media, using the same 24-track tape recorder as on Mellon Collie. It stands as the most overtly political work released by the band or Billy Corgan himself, which Chamberlin attributes to their interest in the music and life of Fela Kuti. It is also among their heavier releases. "People wanted to hear some energy, that they didn't want us rolling over and crying in our milk", wrote Corgan, while Chamberlin observed "the world is ready for something with some balls behind it." The releases came in six colors, each with varying material and packaging. The album peaked at #1 in Canada and New Zealand, at #2 on the Billboard 200, and was ranked on Rolling Stone's list of the Top 50 Albums of 2007.
Song of the day
"Zero" is the third single from The Smashing Pumpkins's 1995 studio album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It was the first song written for the album. It charted at #1 in two countries, and in the top 50 in seven countries.
| “ | We like to call this style of our music 'Cybermetal.' 'Zero' has six rhythm guitars, with two line-in 12-string acoustics, plus those wacky Iha leads. Tracked live with overdubs added later, this is a true mover as well as the first song that was recorded for Mellon Collie, James has always said this reminds him of Judas Priest. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, Guitar World, January 1997 | ||
Did you know...
- ...that former touring Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Mark Stoermer was an additional executive producer on the live action music video for "Wyttch"?
- ...that Gish was named after silent film icon Lillian Gish? In an interview, Corgan said his grandmother told him "one of the biggest things that ever happened was when Lillian Gish rode through town on a train".
- ...that Zeitgeist was the first Smashing Pumpkins album Jimmy Chamberlin helped produce? Regarding the aggressive drumming, he said "the world is ready for something with some balls behind it."
- ...that the cost of recording Siamese Dream was $250,000 over budget? Virgin Records grew impatient with the costs and being behind schedule, but the band refused to cut corners if it meant they had to compromise the sound.
- ...that a music video was recorded for "I Am One" in 1992, but because the band was unhappy with the results, it wasn't released until 2001 on the Greatest Hits Video Collection?
In the news
July 24, 2024
- Jeff Schroeder announces his debut album, Metanoia, to be released August 24, 2024.
July 19, 2024
- The Smashing Pumpkins announce their thirteenth studio album, Aghori Mhori Mei. An exclusive version from Madame Zuzu's will be available soon.
July 17, 2024
- The Smashing Pumpkins extend their World Is A Vampire 2024 tour to Latin and South America, marking their multi-city tour there in nearly a decade.
June 26, 2024
- A vinyl release of The Smashing Pumpkins' Rotten Apples Greatest Hits collections is offered by Madame ZuZu's. Signed copies quickly sold out.
Today in history July 26
Releases
- 1993: Siamese Dream was released in the UK (2 LP, CD, Cassette)
Charts
- 1996: "Tonight, Tonight" peaked at #31 on the Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) chart
Live shows
- 1990: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Lounge Ax; Chicago, IL, US
- 1991: (The Smashing Pumpkins) ZOOTZ; Portland, ME, US
- 1993: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Tower Records; Chicago, IL, US
- 1998: (The Smashing Pumpkins) The Masque (venue); Los Angeles, CA, US – filmimg for the "Perfect" music video
- 2005: (Jimmy Chamberlin Complex) Britt Pavilion; Jacksonville, OR, US
- 2005: (Billy Corgan) Palais Theatre; Saint Kilda, VIC, AU
- 2010: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Terminal 5; New York, NY, US
- 2010: (The Smashing Pumpkins) WRXP-FM Studios; New York, NY, US – Matt Pinfield radio show
- 2012: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Challenge Stadium; Mount Claremont, WA, AU
- 2013: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Paradiso (Amsterdam); Amsterdam, NL
- 2015: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Red Hat Amphitheater; Raleigh, NC, US
- 2022: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Madame ZuZu's; Highland Park, IL, US – Private show for first responders and victims of Highland Park parade shooting
More fan sites
- SPFC (Smashing Pumpkins Fan Collaborative) – One of the oldest and most comprehensive databases. Much of the data on SPCodex was imported from SPFC.
- SP Freaks – The de facto official museum for The Smashing Pumpkins.
- SPLRA (Smashing Pumpkins Live Recording Association) – A wiki dedicated to documenting live performances.
- The Smashing Pumpkast – A bi-weekly Smashing Pumpkins podcast hosted by Frank Garcia-Hejl and Pat O'Brien.
- SPFam – Facebook-based mental health and wellness peer support group.
- Landslide Omnipedia – Unique encyclopedic content and host for Act IV.
- Netphoria – A very active discussion forum for all things Smashing Pumpkins.