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[[Image:SmashingPumpkins all.jpg|thumb|''Mellon Collie'' era Pumpkins. Y'know, back when Billy Corgan actually had...hair.]] | |||
'''The Smashing Pumpkins''' are an American alternative rock band (formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988) that contributed the song [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doomsday_Clock_%28song%29 ''"Doomsday Clock"''] from their 2007 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist_%28Smashing_Pumpkins_album%29 ''Zeitgeist''] to the ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'' soundtrack. | |||
The multi-Grammy award winning band came to fame in 1993, during the grunge era of the early '90s, with their album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_Dream ''Siamese Dream'']. The band then continued on to release more best-selling albums, including the 1995 double-album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellon_Collie_and_the_Infinite_Sadness ''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness''] and the 1998 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adore_%28album%29 ''Adore'']. | |||
The band's original line-up consisted of Billy Corgan (vocals/guitar), James Iha (guitar/vocals), D'arcy Wretzky (bass guitar/vocals), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums/percussion). Currently, the only members left are Corgan and Chamberlin. | |||
==Albums== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish ''Gish''] (1991) | |||
*''Siamese Dream'' (1993) | |||
*''Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness'' (1995) | |||
*''Adore'' (1998) | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machina/The_Machines_of_God ''Machina/The Machines of God''] (2000) | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machina_II/The_Friends_%26_Enemies_of_Modern_Music ''Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music''] (2000) | |||
*''Zeitgeist'' (2007) | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 04:10, 4 May 2008
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band (formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988) that contributed the song "Doomsday Clock" from their 2007 album Zeitgeist to the Transformers soundtrack.
The multi-Grammy award winning band came to fame in 1993, during the grunge era of the early '90s, with their album Siamese Dream. The band then continued on to release more best-selling albums, including the 1995 double-album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and the 1998 album Adore.
The band's original line-up consisted of Billy Corgan (vocals/guitar), James Iha (guitar/vocals), D'arcy Wretzky (bass guitar/vocals), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums/percussion). Currently, the only members left are Corgan and Chamberlin.
Albums
- Gish (1991)
- Siamese Dream (1993)
- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)
- Adore (1998)
- Machina/The Machines of God (2000)
- Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music (2000)
- Zeitgeist (2007)