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We currently have 3,951 articles, detailing 1,236 songs across 142 albums, 85 studio sessions and 1,992 live shows.
Album of the week
Gish is the debut studio album by The Smashing Pumpkins. Frontman Billy Corgan has variously described Gish as a "very spiritual album" and "an album about spiritual ascension". Gish received positive reviews from critics, and was eventually certified platinum (one million copies shipped) by the RIAA. On April 1, 2019 Rolling Stone magazine ranked Gish the 32nd greatest grunge album of all time.
Song of the day
"Gossamer" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins that was an Zeitgeist outtake. No studio recording has been made available, but it was performed regularly during the summer leg of the Zeitgeist tour, and a common feature of the band's live sets up to 2010. Its debut at the first Paris show in 2007 indicates that it was written during the Zeitgeist sessions, but this is not confirmed. The song duration typically ranges from 15 to 35 minutes. It was recorded live at the Fillmore and was released on the DVD If All Goes Wrong.
Did you know...
- ...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?
- ...that the In Ashes animated series was named after Sumerian Records CEO, Ash Avildsen? The joke was that by signing with Sumerian Records, The Smashing Pumpkins and Sumerian are "going to go up in flames … and end up in ashes."
- ...that the Pumpkins' July 17, 1998 performance was a free show that drew upwards of 125,000 fans, and that the mayor declared July 17 "Smashing Pumpkins Day"?
- ...that Billy Corgan was the original bassist for The Smashing Pumpkins? Their very first show included Corgan on bass, Iha on guitar, and a drum machine.
- ...that Sharon Osbourne briefly managed The Smashing Pumpkins in late 1999?
In the news
November 21, 2021
- Jimmy Chamberlin is featured on the Drum Mantra Master Series. Access can be purchased for $25
November 17, 2021
- Jimmy Chamberlin is featured in the Lincoln Presidential Museum's exhibit, State of Sound: A World of Music from Illinois.
October 28, 2021
- Billy Corgan performs "A Song for a Son" in a live-stream event for the Concussion Legacy Foundation.
October 20, 2021
- Long-time producer, engineer and close member of the SP family, Bjorn Thorsrud, has passed away from what is believed to have been a heart attack.
Today in history
Releases
- 2000: "Untitled" was released in the US (CD)
- 2011: Gish was released in the US (CD (remastered), DVD)
- 2011: Siamese Dream was released in the US (2 CD, DVD)
Live shows
- 1991: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Aragon Ballroom; Chicago, IL, US
- 1996: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Freeman Coliseum; San Antonio, TX, US
- 2000: (The Smashing Pumpkins) United Center; Chicago, IL, US – The Smashing Pumpkins' Penultimate show at the United Center.
- 2008: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Pearl Concert Theater; Las Vegas, NV, US
- 2011: (The Smashing Pumpkins) PalaFabris; Padova, IT
Discography
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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.