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Smashing Pumpkins
Greatest Hits (2001)



Of all the major alternative rock bands of the early '90s, Smashing Pumpkins were the group least influenced by traditional underground rock. Lead guitarist/songwriter Billy Corgan fashioned an amalgam of progressive rock, heavy metal, goth rock, psychedelia, and dream pop, creating a layered, powerful sound driven by swirling, distorted guitars. Corgan was wise enough to exploit his angst-ridden lyrics, yet he never shied away from rock star posturing, even if he did cloak it in allegedly ironic gestures. In fact, Smashing Pumpkins became the model for alternative rock success. Nirvana were too destructive and Pearl Jam shunned success. The Pumpkins, on the other hand, knew how to play the game, signing to a major-subsidized indie for underground credibility and moving to the major in time to make the group a multi-platinum act. And when the Pumpkins did achieve mass success with 1993's Siamese Dream, they went a long way to legitimize heavy metal and orchestrated prog rock, helping move alternative rock even closer to '70s AOR, especially in the eyes of radio programmers and mainstream audiences. Unlike many of their contemporaries, they were able to withstand many internal problems and keep selling records, emerging as the longest-lasting and most successful alternative band of the early '90s.


Format:   Mp3
Bit Rate:  320 kbps
Contains:  Album Art 
M3U Playlist:  Yes
Genre:   Alternative


Track List:


Disc One

01.Siva
02.Rhinoceros
03.Drown
04.Cherub Rock
05.Today
06.Disarm
07.Landslide
08.Bullet With Butterfly Wings
09.1979
10.Zero
11.Tonight, Tonight
12.Eye
13.Ava Adore
14.Perfect
15.The Everlasting Gaze
16.Stand Inside Your Love
17.Real Love
18.Untitled


Disc Two

01.Lucky 13
02.Aeroplane Flies High
03.Because You Are
04.Slow Dawn
05.Believe
06.My Mistake
07.Marquis In Spades
08.Here's To The Atom Bomb
09.Sparrow
10.Waiting
11.Saturnine
12.Rock On
13.Set The Ray To Jerry
14.Winterlong
15.Soot And Stars
16.Blissed And Gone
   

  HAVE FUN.