Regardless of this, Smashing Pumpkins remained authentic to themselves in their sound and in their lyrics, and this is something affirmed throughSiamese Dream. ThoughSiamese Dreammight not scale the majestic heights of wild invention that later albumMellon Collie and Infinite Sadnessdid, their sophomore...
this sprawling, yet intimate box set kicked off a string of rarity-themed releases that ultimately have shed light on every part of Bob Dylan's career. It’s also a blind testament to his off-hand genius. This is the stuff Dylandidn'trelease?
Smashing Pumpkins (1993):Unlike many of his alt-rock contemporaries, Billy Corgan didn't hide his love of '70s classic rock. And its influence is all over the Smashing Pumpkins' second album, a dizzying whirlwind of guitars, distortion and face-melting jams. Corgan would get more ambitious (...