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== Composition == | == Composition == | ||
"Cherub Rock" was one of the last songs written for the album, and the lyrics relate to Corgan's relationship with his perception of the [[w:indie rock|indie rock]] community and larger media.<ref>Kelly, Christina. "[http://www.starla.org/articles/us2.htm Smashing Pumpkins-The Multi-Platinum Band is over the infighting but can the harmony last?]" US Magazine, December 1, 1995.</ref> | "Cherub Rock" was one of the last songs written for the album, and the lyrics relate to Corgan's relationship with his perception of the [[w:indie rock|indie rock]] community and larger media.<ref>Kelly, Christina. "[http://www.starla.org/articles/us2.htm Smashing Pumpkins-The Multi-Platinum Band is over the infighting but can the harmony last?]" US Magazine, December 1, 1995.</ref> | ||
Appearing on [[w:Q101|Q101]]'s ''Brian and Kenzie Show'' in 2023, Corgan stated the idea for the main riff came to him just before he caught a ride across town in Chicago. He told his driver to not talk for the entire 40-minute drive so that when he arrived to his apartment, he still remembered the idea and could recreate it on his guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24ks5pIBSfA|title=FULL INTERVIEW! Billy Corgan On Rivalry with Nirvana, 'Siamese Dream' 30th Anniversary, and more!|date=July 4, 2023|publisher=[[w:YouTube|YouTube]]}}</ref> This riff features what is known as "[[the Pumpkin chord]]" – a G# octave chord at the eleventh fret of a guitar with the low E string played over it. The band has used this technique on other songs, such as "[[Drown]]", "[[Tristessa]]", and "[[Starla]]". | |||
The prominent effect on the solo was achieved by recording the guitar solo to two different tapes which were then run simultaneously, with the speed of one tape slightly altered. "Cherub Rock" contains various overdubs influenced by the genres of [[w:shoegazing|shoegazing]] as well as 1970s classic [[w:arena rock|arena rock]]. | |||
In an interview with [[w:Rick Beato|Rick Beato]], Corgan said the introductory drum riff is a direct lift from [[w:Rush (band)|Rush]]'s 1975 song "By-Tor and the Snow Dog."<ref>{{Citation|title=The Smashing Pumpkins: The Billy Corgan Interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAfkxHcqWKI|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> | |||
== Reception == | == Reception == | ||