Welcome Vampires!

Today is the greatest day, as I get to share with you my podcast all about The Smashing Pumpkins.

My name is Luna D. and I recorded this podcast with two teachers, Chuck Adams and Peter Daignault. They are not just teachers at our school, AISB, but long-time Smashing Pumpkins fans that I have invited to be a part of my column, The Best of the Decades, where I explore and analyse albums, focusing on certain decades.

This podcast focuses on the iconic albums released in the ’90s by The Smashing Pumpkins. They released their debut album in 1993, and are still active! This summer they will headline Lollapalooza in Chicago, and the lead singer, Billy Corgan, has his own podcast where he hosts other rock stars and celebrities.

Smashing Pumpkins’ lineup in 1995: (from right) Billy Corgan, D’arcy Wretsky, Jimmy Chamberlin, James Iha. (Photo by Andrea Giacobbe from liner notes to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness)

Without further ado, listen to this exciting podcast to be informed on the band’s background, recommended albums, and songs you can listen to right now!

Timestamps

Introducing the Guests’ Smashing Pumpkins Stories: 00:00 – 05:07
Background of The Smashing Pumpkins: 05:13 – 16:06
Favorite Albums
Gish (1993): 16:12 – 25:49
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995): 25:54 – 36:36
Adore (1998): 36:36 – 44:47
Outro: 44:47 – 48:42

Since the podcast only uses short snippets of the songs to align with fair use doctrine, here are the full tracks we discussed in the podcast, in order of appearance:

“Rhinoceros” recommended by Peter Daignault

“Tristessa” recommended by Peter Daignault

“Porcelina of the Vast Oceans” recommended by Chuck Adams

“Cupid de Locke” recommended by Chuck Adams

“For Martha” recommended by Luna D.

“Daphne Descends” recommended by Luna D.

Background Music

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