r/SmashingPumpkins

Adore is my favorite Smashing Pumpkins album but I can't help but wonder what it would be like if they leaned more into their industrial/electro inspired rock sound for the album. I made and tweaked some mixes of songs I think would make the best album. My rules were that it had to flow well, only use Adore/Machina era songs, be 16 songs, and be the same length as the original. Here's mine, I think its pretty sick to listen to:

1. For Martha (Intro) [Symphonic Instrumental]

2. To Sheila

3. Ava Adore

4. Perfect

5. Daphne Descends (Matt Walker)

6. The End Is The Beginning Is The End

7. Here's To The Atom Bomb (MAE version)

8. Crestfallen (Matt Walker)

9. Saturnine (Judas Ø version)

10. Pug (Matt Walker)

11. Dross (MAE version)

12. Let Me Give The World To You (Adore version)

13. Lucky 13 (MAE version)

14. Eye (2014 Mix)

15. Cash Car Star (Matt Walker)

16. For Martha

Due to some unexpected financial burdens I had to sell off my original SP collection a few years ago and it broke my heart. I've since landed back on my feet and I've been lucky enough to replace them AND add a few more.

Didn't he say he was testing the waters with Zodeon on CD to see if it would sell? Well apparently it did, because it's sold out. So hopefully the Machina CD box set will be next? Fingers crossed 🤞

hello kitty Kat is in my top 3 pumpkin songs along with bodies and geek USA

I know he used a bunch of guitars but it's the first time I see him use a humbucker strat prior to the ''rebirth'' of the Rush strat. Never seen it on stage.

been a hardcore pumpkin head for about a year and this is my fav pumpkin album

Today in Smashing Pumpkins History: July 04

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Quite a few high quality recordings from this day including a soundboard of the 1994 pro-shot 1997 Eurockéennes Festival which was officially released. This is a clip of the 2000 Korea show

🎙️ Live Shows

• 1992 - The Smashing Pumpkins: Festivalweide, Torhout, BE (Setlist/Details)
  • Rock Torhout Festival
  • SP filled in for Pearl Jam
• 1993 - The Smashing Pumpkins: Raymond Revue Bar, London, UK (Setlist/Details)
  • Final band performances of Kooks and Smiley. Billy Corgan played Smiley solo on 2017-09-18
  • James waltzes with an audience member during Bye June
• 1997 - The Smashing Pumpkins: Malsaucy Lake, Belfort, FR (Setlist/Details)
  • Eurockéennes Festival
• 2000 - The Smashing Pumpkins: Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium, Seoul, KR (Setlist/Details)
  • Final performance of Blew Away until 2018-07-12
• 2024 - The Smashing Pumpkins: O2 universum, Prague, CZ (Setlist/Details)
• 2026 - The Smashing Pumpkins: LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA, US (Setlist/Details)
  • America’s Block Party benefiting Giving 4th, as part of the America 250 celebrations

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🎧 Recordings

• 1993 - The Smashing Pumpkins: Raymond Revue Bar, London, UK

  • Surfaced - SBD #1 (Source: SBD, Equipment: Unknown, Lowest Circulating Generation: DAT > Virgin Promo Tape > FLAC, Links: Live Music Archive, Notes: Surfaced on Ebay in July 2009.)
  • Surfaced - Amateur Video #1a (Source: AUD, Equipment: Unknown, Lowest Circulating Generation: "Pisces Iscariot" official release, Notes: Dancing in the Moonlight only.)
  • Unsurfaced - Amateur Video #1 (Source: AUD, Equipment: Unknown, Notes: Handheld from front row, night vision shot.)

• 1997 - The Smashing Pumpkins: Malsaucy Lake, Belfort, FR

  • Surfaced - AUD #1 (Source: AUD, Equipment: Marantz EM8 > TCD-D8(32k), Lowest Circulating Generation: DDC-2 > SHN, Links: Live Music Archive, Notes: DDC-2 > FLAC transfer also circulates.)
  • Surfaced - PRO #1a (Source: PRO, Equipment: Unknown, Lowest Circulating Generation: 2013 "The Aeroplane Flies High (Deluxe Edition)" DVD official release. Heartbreaker (tease) and Zero are missing.)
  • Surfaced - PRO #1a (Source: TV, Equipment: Unknown, Lowest Circulating Generation: VHS-2 > DVD, Links: Live Music Archive, Notes: Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 1979 and part of X.Y.U.. VHS-? > VCD and an audio transfer from the "Festive" bootleg also circulate.)
  • Unsurfaced - TV #1 (Source: TV, Equipment: Unknown)
  • Unsurfaced - PRO #1 (Source: PRO, Equipment: Pro-Cams)

• 2000 - The Smashing Pumpkins: Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium, Seoul, KR

  • Surfaced - PRO #1a (Source: TV, Equipment: Unknown, Lowest Circulating Generation: VHS-M > DVD, Links: Live Music Archive, Notes: All broadcasts are missing Blank Page. VHS-? > VCD and VHS-? > CDR and VHS-? > CDR > SHN transfers also circulate.)
  • Surfaced - PRO #1b (Source: TV, Equipment: Unknown, Lowest Circulating Generation: VHS-? > DVD, Notes: Missing Ava Adore, Rock On, Today, and Blank Page. Tonight, Tonight is moved after Blue Skies Bring Tears.)
  • Unsurfaced - PRO #1 (Source: PRO, Equipment: Pro-Cams)

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Data courtesy of SPLRA and SPCodex.

Did you attend any of these shows and have any more information, unsurfaced recordings or pictures/stubs/posters/flyers? If so then get in touch!

Click the setlists/details link for full show information.

Since honeyspider and Starla aren’t officially on gish, they aren’t fighting for 1st lmao

Probably my least controversial album ranking so far