Watch-Party: July 26, 1993- "Siamese Dream" album release set at Tower Records (Acoustic)- 30ys ago

[@rebeccaanne8546]

This fucking album dude

[@kukkakukukka]

Exactly

[@cave.dweller.mediocrates]

I know, it might be the best music ever got. Like stab me in the heart good

[@ms.lisamurphy269]

Literal tears are in my eyes. Jeez. This record was an emotional juggernaut in life. I can't not listen all the way through.

[@richardpalumbo6368]

The only thing that sucks about this video is the fact 30 years have gone by extremely fast!!

[@BEEE-F]

Right?! We've gotten old(er) 😭

[@martyr4806]

DUDE....I know.....brutal

[@joeblow502]

We are old my friend

[@michaelbrown1627]

A slice of Gen X

[@-M3phisto-]

Indeed. Damn!

[@MTheory333]

It’s a shame the world will never be like this again. Congrats to all of us that were alive to experience it. The 90’s - the greatest decade ever

[@MaryShelleysNib]

the world is like it for people going through a similar experience for the first time, discovering themselves, the excitement of a big wide world to explore, opportunities of life opening up and presenting themselves .... we'll never have that euphoria in the same way again but other ppl are having it right now. lucky them!

[@Brennan_Dale3169]

I turned 21 in 91' . In that time I we had seminal albums from janes addiction, nirvana, aic , sugar, pearl jam, rhcp, and then in July 93 this came out! Who said the youth is wasted on the young

[@adamtedder1012]

​@shoeaddict666 nah. It's different. The music scene of the 90's was akin to the music scene in the 60's and 70's. It really wasn't like that after 2000. Not to say good music hasn't been made but not consistently and not really art. Music is produced today but it's just produced music. A product. Largely digital creations. This was the last heyday of Rock music being a dominant phenomenon within American culture. After 2000 it's faded into the background with corporate pop taking center stage. Not art just tunes.

[@mschickie007]

You guys are skipping the 80’s hardcore was something you know ?

[@BarekHalfhand]

It was every bit as good as implied.

[@Zazzaro703]

Early to mid 90s was just a brilliant time to be alive with the art that was being produced.

[@RobbiePfunder]

agreed

[@leesadleridge]

God you couldn’t be more correct 🙌🏼

[@babayaga4355]

Yep, 90’s music was amazing! Real artists, not auto tune and samples.

[@LannieLord]

Check out a band that never caught on: The Loud Family . Brilliant stuff !

[@johnd3124]

people actually felt something back then, lack of accessibility & tech made people more in touch with reality... life feels different in this smartphone age, coming from someone who was 10 in 95

[@dedricthere]

Billy’s voice is so good here. Exactly like on the record. Perfection

[@jennypenny8159]

Lollapalooza not so much 😬🙃

[@lesterbronson2385]

@@jennypenny8159What have you to go to show? Ssshh.

[@Justinhomii]

Bro Disarm hit different

[@singletonjw11]

They played in Toronto a month ago and I went and they sounded identical their albums. I got there just as they were getting on stage and you could head them from parking lot and it was crisp and clean sounding

[@mond000]

Well, except for 30:26. Lol!

[@yungtrunks1194]

It's crazy to think that 30 years before this was 1963, no color tv, everyone wearing suits, now this was 30 years ago

[@gabrielllllllllllll]

yes these are my thoughts. As a kid in '93 I would've thought of '63 as almost another world. We were just so happy to be out of the 80s haha. Wonder if kids now feel such a distance between now and '93?

[@frankrenstein]

@@gabrielllllllllllllas a 15 yr old in today’s world, I can assure you, we miss the 90s despite never witnessing them 🥲 I’m grateful for the positive changes we’ve made in society but everything seems so much easier & genuine back then.

[@Zimbokasa]

​@@gabrielllllllllllll Oh, I really do! It's jarring to see a time that doesn't look particularly too far away from today actually having been thirty years ago. Cars are flashier, the internet got such an iron clad grip on cultural shaping in a little over a decade - it's like, what the fuck happened? Then, again, I'm young, so I wouldn't get it like you guys do lmao

[@bbeaup]

@@TopDawg77that’s exactly what they said about your music though

[@l.e.phillips]

@@TopDawg77Man, what a classic “get off my lawn” comment. 🤣 Every generation talks shit about the one that comes after it. Your grandparents probably gave your parents all kind of shit for artists like Elvis, just like your parents probably talked shit about The Who.

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

That audience is about to buy siamese dream for the first time and then hear the beginning drums to Cherub Rock and have their minds BLOWN..

[@davidcjupp]

Thank you internet stranger. This proper made me smile. Just imagine it.

[@kristopherguilbault5428]

@@davidcjupp My pleasure ;) hope you're having a good day thus far :)

[@mr2_mike]

Whoa, Spoiler alert.

[@tenillefritsche2281]

🥹

[@brendanoshea1472]

Yeah, but- to be honest, the opening to “I Am One” is better

[@TheFoldMusic]

I hope that the archaeologists of future civilizations discover our extinct species by means of this content.

[@BullseyePistol]

Man, Mayonnaise really is a phenomenal song. Billy with hair and D’Arcy vibing as she plays bass. God, I miss the early 90s.

[@Justinhomii]

Mayonaise

[@heyheyhey33351]

I think it's my favorite Smashing Pumpkins song. It never fails to make me feel like I've fallen in love and had my heart broken at the exact same time.

[@TX_OCHO]

Same...

[@pttthhh]

I can't imagine being there and hearing it there for the first time. Is there anything better than hearing a great song for the first time? I'm always searching...

[@Kevin-do8bq]

I always loved the vocal harmonies between D'Arcy and Billy. And her simple playing gives the band a working class vibes and them being from the Midwest Chitown.

[@explodingorder]

You almost take his voice for granted until you SEE him sing. Just absolute raw talent

[@chainsawzen3821]

You said it perfectly. For awhile I was almost..annoyed by BIlly Corgan's voice, but when you see the power in it live you really gain an appreciation for his vocals.

[@danelsen1278]

I have owned multiple different audio bootlegs of this show since 95 and have listened to it probably 100 times. Never did I think an video source would ever surface. Thank you SO SO MUCH !! It’s unreal to finally see the video of this as I know every nuance of this performance like the back of my hand. And to release it on the 30th anniversary of SD is a top notch move. Thanks again!

[@milandejong]

Exactly this!

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

Christ, that must feel fascinating to see. I used to buy bootleg cassettes back in the mid-90's, never even thought of them being videoed

[@chrisdragan713]

10000% agree. I had the “Drown” bootleg which contained some, but not all, of these songs. I’m awestruck right now.

[@partycakes456]

Yep, the Drown bootleg was a staple in my car for years. We used to laugh right when Mayonnaise started when James goes "yeah, heh heh".

[@wrp6822]

Exactly my first thought as soon as I pressed play. From the "Are you ready to rock" to the "Check, Check" I have heard this at least 500 times. Already added this to my KZbin rotation. One of my all time favorite live performances.

[@jacoamusic]

The kids in that store had no idea just how much they were going to love those new songs 🤯

[@futureshock7425]

That place was packed

[@theoretisch4416]

But today they know. They´re all in their 50´s now.

[@millyonair9225]

@@theoretisch4416 46

[@ac-00]

..was thinking the same thing. Some of them are hearing their favorite album of all time and they don't even know it

[@babyanimals7271]

I couldn't have even comprehended it if you told me at age 25 that I'd still be listening to SD at 55. When it came to age, I didn't know one could live past 30 :) Most importantly, I respect that the 2023 Pumpkins aren't trying to just coast or crank out generic grunge music to recapture past glory days. Evolving is the sign of great artists.

[@Douglas3.2Carrera]

Siamese Dream is one of those incredibly rare rock albums that sounds equally amazing when performed acoustically…a true masterpiece.

[@theramplocal]

Dude I didn't think a few of these wld worn acoustic, I was wrong. Too sick

[@LeeAdrian777]

Kinda like stp

[@shady1kenobi]

Fact: If a song does not sound good (arranged) acoustically, it is a shit song. prove me wrong. Your statement about SD is 100% accurate, btw... but i don't think those albums are as rare as you think. :)

[@baxtershomie9483]

Im almost certain I remember hearing an interview with Billy where he says he writes almost everything on acoustic then goes from there.

[@shady1kenobi]

@@baxtershomie9483 I believe you are correct. I think it was in that residency documentary film thing

[@mankind2112]

Look at how close the crowd was up on them, the 90's were so sweet!

[@camdenroad44]

imagine

[@jasonwonkawich5275]

Rite? The world was a different place. Not quite innocent, but not bat$hit-crazy like these days... *sigh*

[@garnetnard4284]

This is before they were huge huge.

[@empathogen75]

Saw them at the 9:30 club on the Mellon collie tour and they did a similar set that night to open for themselves. All acoustic.

[@enoche1974]

For those who lived through this music in our late teens, we were the lucky ones. This album spoke to us on so many levels and so many emotions. I m so grateful for the explosion of alternative and grunge of the 90s. What a time to be alive.

[@Trenchant463]

My teen years were late 70’s-early 80’s. Lots of great music. I was amazed at 90’s music and liked every bit as much as those early years.

[@aboutagirlnamedjessie]

Billy is one of the most interesting singers to listen to. So vulnerable and soft one minute and screeching angry the next Oh to be 20 again in the 90's, what an amazing era. This is beautiful. Love them.

[@stonytina5177]

To be 20 again in the 90s also means being born in the dreadful 70s and being a teen in the even more dreadful 80s.

[@aboutagirlnamedjessie]

@@stonytina5177 I wouldn't trade growing up in the 70's and 80's for anything. I've always said I born in the best era ever. Me and my older brother roaming the streets on our bikes, going to the mall and to the record store by ourselves, hanging out in the arcade, reading rock magazines and comics at the book store, staying out til the street lights came on, no parents- no problem. It was awesome.

[@sneakthieve]

@@aboutagirlnamedjessieso effortless too. Corgan is a legendary front man.

[@Kravis63]

@@aboutagirlnamedjessieblah blah, everyone says that about the era of their youth and we’re of the same era. Unless you had a bad childhood of course you’ll romanticize that time period as you age. Everyone does that. It doesn’t mean it’s fundamentally true.

[@professorplums722]

​@@Kravis63The Op made a statement reminiscing about the 90's listening to this group.....I too was born in the 70s, grew up in the 80's which were my teen years and listened to this group in the 90's. Those were the best times....no Internet trolls in those days....

[@molin1]

Stuff like this is the true greatness of KZbin as a platform.

[@Gravely5059]

Absolutely!!🎉

[@dynjarren8355]

I like hearing and seeing Darcy sing and how she softly compliments Billy’s singing. I miss her presence in SP. Here she shines.

[@carlodave9]

She looks a little too drugged for her own good.

[@phantos_says]

We all miss her, but apparently her and Billy have so much unresolved shit. It sucks. 🙁

[@dynjarren8355]

@@phantos_says Yes, that’s one aspect of it and the other is that the rock n roll lifestyle is a trigger for her to use drugs. So it’s a choice between fame and money and one’s health. She chose health. And Corgan probably plays too many mind games. So she is staying away from the spotlight.

[@phantos_says]

@@dynjarren8355 I didn't know she was struggling with drugs, but that definitely makes sense. Such a shame.

[@dynjarren8355]

@@phantos_says Her and Kim Deal. She had to quit or die. It’s kind of strange that having too much money can be deadly if you party too much. But we’re talking Heroin, not just Cocaine. And now this deadly Fentanyl they are adding to everything. I wouldn’t touch any hard drugs now. Jimmy had a serious problem too for a while but he recovered.

[@DrewTubeDrew]

Such a flawless fucking album. Start to finish Siamese Dream is just absolute ear candy.

[@ColinJ88]

Cherish time, because it flies away.

[@succman6486]

"Well, you"re in the wrong place"

[@francepo]

Imagine being there, 30 years ago, hearing these new songs for the first time ever and not really feeling what historical moment you were witnessing.

[@Jason21012]

Billy corgan was a still a douche even then

[@MyBeautifulHealth]

Imagine being there and knowing the gravity..🥰

[@stephenhardy4158]

I think we did feel the importance, however inarticulate we were about it. That's part of why the changing music of the early 90s was so exciting!

[@br1081]

I was one of those that didn't give much importance to this album when it came out, I thought Gish was better.... but now, I think both are superb... they were ahead of their time definitely. Maybe they (SP) even didnt know that this album was going to be their best.... I think the media didnt like it either at the time.

[@michaellyonsca]

What a year for music!

[@dragonlotion1789]

Billy laughing when his voice cracks at Mayonnaise, was great, but man what a voice on that dude. It really holds up live.

[@riccaonweb]

my god the quality of this video is unreal

[@jcwordslinger]

Holy cow I was there! I'm so grateful this video exists! I was sitting on the floor in the back. This is amazing!!

[@JeremyDawesJezweb]

Epic memory unlock ftw enjoy

[@johnytwotimes4072]

I found a video of my first real concert not one I went to with my parents. Deftones at The Milk Bar circa 1996 and I still get goosebumps watching. I hope you get a similar experience when viewing this A+ performance by Smashing Pumpkins ❤

[@guillaumeboyer5473]

Blessed

[@DUBZEE420]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Very cool!

[@Grandizer8989]

This album hit me like a ton of bricks. More than anything that was coming out of Seattle. That Cherub Rock riff ended the 80s for me, and ushered in an avalanche of great early 90s music for us Gen Xers. I was visiting some friends who had the cassette, and instead of going out with them, I stayed behind and listened to the album a few times.

[@7R4dicalized]

There are only a handful of albums so sentinel in my life that I remember exactly where I was, when and w/ my gf who had just got home with it. Had 3 roomies 1 of whom is a best friend to this day, & we had the album repeat until 3am or so.

[@30AndHatingIt]

Alice In Chains DIRT album did nothing for you?

[@jimhim585]

​@@7R4dicalizedseminal?

[@MaryShelleysNib]

i love AIC but totally diff vibe to CR, can't compare like that. one's pleasure is another's poison ... @@30AndHatingIt

[@sdriza]

Absolutely right

[@rubenvela437]

This is the best I’ve ever heard billy sound. Sounds almost identical to the studio recording

[@Fauss]

I bet Butch is there setting up the sound. Butch made Billys voice the best it ever has been.

[@johncubberley1943]

Its incredible❤

[@themaverickswon]

KZbin is the closest thing we have to a time Machine. Amazing, inspiring, epic. Never heard this acoustic session. Incredible. Thank you so much for sharing this gem with us

[@witchywoman3657]

Seriously it's fuckin frightening!!!! I knew life was fast but this is ridiculous! Jesus

[@chriskeiser5809]

Absolutely the peak of their powers as a band.

[@MilesOskar]

Mayonnaise hits me right in the feel spot

[@handsformaps3973]

This is my favorite Tiny Desk yet

[@stevechura8448]

Siamese dream, one of the few albums that I can listen to entirely from front to back and it just delivers perfectly.

[@adambeck6040]

Lots of rock albums I think its even more impressive in the 90s

[@jamesmahaffey4206]

Amen!

[@jamesmahaffey4206]

Incredible guitar playing even on acoustic! Loving every minute!

[@paulltyler]

Siamese Dream is on my Mt Rushmore of Grunge Albums, and yet I wouldn't put Smashing Pumpkins on my Grunge Bands Mt Rushmore. If that can make sense. This was a flawless album tho... Albums man, those were dope. I fuckin hate algorithm based playlists nowadays.

[@wolfnaujoks3480]

Yes and crooked Rain crooked Rain lol

[@Goatchild90]

I'm glad that Rocket sounds just as great acosutic as it does electric. Siamese Dream is a certified classic, even 30 years later

[@gtf5392]

This is the first time I’ve heard it acoustic and it’s amazing. One of my favorite songs on one of the best albums of all time.

[@smithraymond09029]

It's amazing to see a crowd of young people totally fixated by and enjoying the music. Not a single one of them looking at the show through their phone screen while the band is only 10 feet away from them. These were my college years :-)

[@Handlingitjustfine]

It's all fake! Generated by a computer

[@MADMIKE74]

Graduated high school in 92. I was one of those kids

[@WatanabeDarko]

Of course, as phones were not existing back then.

[@deline8ed619]

@WatanbeDarko Thanks for that clarification. The observation was worthy of the point being made. Shushess.

[@WatanabeDarko]

ahaahahaha@@deline8ed619

[@replicant_7774]

Grew up in a small farm town in Indiana, I used to play this tape and drive to Indy, turn around and come back for side 2. This album gave me peace. I miss the 90’s.

[@JohnMacRae23]

Life was good, great music was in the charts (like the Pumpkins), no cell phones, or really internet at this point... and the future was for the taking... now i'm almost 50 and wish I could go back.

[@Soldmysoulforablurayplayer]

Tell me about it. Just turning 49 and watching this it feels like I can almost touch the 90s. Everything smelled much better then too.

[@denverrandy7143]

Ditto my friend

[@gabegriffin20]

Took my daughter to see them in 2019. I saw an old guy dancing and commented to my daughter about how old he looked and realized I went to high school with him. Years go by fast.

[@aheartwork]

Billy's voice was increible. This is unreal!

[@alanpreston1822]

Remember going to the record store every week and having 2-3 great albums drop. That was 1993-1996. Just an insane run of music.

[@MistressGlowWorm]

The rendition of Cherub Rock melted my face and the face melt didn’t stop at all. Good God this is gold.

[@kimlarso]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@KhalDrogo76]

I was lucky enough to be in H/School from 90-94 and I didnt realize it then, but the music we had was as good as any that had ever been before and since

[@jgfunk]

My freshman year in college the following albums were released: Blood Sugar Sex Magic Nevermind Ten Badmotorfinger Achtung Baby Just to name a few... Siamese Dream came out between my freshman and sophomore year.... Damn, I miss rock!

[@Vendettaavenger]

not to mention Superunknown!!!

[@Acid78]

Plus Metallicas Black album. 1991 was just different 🤯 So sad that those times are gone forever...

[@jgfunk]

@@Vendettaavenger Superunknown came out in 1994, but it's a great album. I was a junior by then!

[@drpeppers2867]

Rock isn't gone you just need to dig deeper bro check out Arctic Monkeys

[@7R4dicalized]

I was 19 when this album came out. I’ll never forget the time, the friends, the girl, the apartment we were trippin balls in.. You know you’re getting old when you catch yourself ensuring yourself that it feels just like yesterday. *I heard it when I was that young man- it’s not that I didn’t understand but that I Couldn’t. Only when it’s gone or about to be will you truly grasp the most practical simple truth: You’ll Never get those years back! So create the fondest of memories with the fondest of people. Snap happy peeps nowadays will be grateful they have the visual memories 30 years later. Beware that you Always have a camera on you, ffs it could even be 30yrs later on some ultra-rarity you never knew existed. So now that your guys’ whole lives are on blast, Enjoy it, LIVE it, dig it, get down and get it because you can always retake a class, get a new job, etc but you can Never relive a party! Peace out

[@MurarichSiberian]

Well man I feel like you do. But Buddhists tell us, that Memory is Suffering. Memory is Pain, isn't it? Nice memories - suffering : ) Bad memories - suffering also.

[@termikes174]

Yeah, nostalgia can hurt

[@jonohlde4972]

Well said!

[@7R4dicalized]

@@MurarichSiberian And how brightly that golden wisdom shines: the sweetest of memories can often be painful in that nostalgic sense, but I am now realizing such can also be the actual source of much related interpersonal ^romantic^ and chemically-induced difficulties.

[@ADAMKANE510]

so true...I find myself thinking of my most favourite memories when daydreaming....such simple things like walking home alone at 3am to my parents ( long gone) after partying nearby. kicking rocks and feeling free...nothing to do tomorrow and nowhere I have to be..

[@whereisAyAyRon]

"10' and "VS" were great. Obviously, "Nevermind' was an earthquake. But, to me, THIS album was the masterpiece that I most connected with. I still get goosebumps 30 years later!

[@stuckintheinbetween]

30 years ago -- wow. Nothing will ever touch the '90's -- it was the last great American decade. It was a time where you could be creative, you could be offensive, you could be obscene, you could be shocking, and you'd be mainstream. Nowadays, though, everything is so corporate, so sterile, so cleansed, and everyone's walking on glass.

[@DavidHoughton17]

I think the zeitgeist of this era started off with the Film Point Break in 1991 because of its anti establishment sentiment Anyway in 1993 i was a very young teen in Singapore, so listening to Grunge, Hardcore Punk, Hip Hop and skateboarding did help me get through through living in Singapore which was very strict back then before this crazy rish asian shit LOL.

[@qIdlbIp]

This band is gonna be huge!

[@MADMIKE74]

Duh😂

[@nickwaldschmidt5479]

Still waiting huh?

[@moejuggler6033]

You'd be surprised.... Melancholy and then poof, like a trick, vanished from the mainstream.

[@erdekesnem7767]

Yeah, if they keep practicing, they might even get hired into a nice band called The Smashing Pumpkins.

[@gabrielllllllllllll]

This is the Pumpkins Unplugged concert we always wanted and it is somehow better than it should be. Thank you for uploading!

[@br1081]

Hall of fame moment there in this acoustic release party. Dont think Corgan imagined they were creating their most iconic album right there. he probably thought better albums were coming, but none can eclipse Siamese IMO. And that is saying a lot since they have released great material since.

[@jcbarker1]

This was them at their zenith for sure.

[@KarlRock]

15:27 Man, what a performance.

[@ksspook]

Love u Karl!!

[@estranged12]

James and Darcy fell asleep at the backup vocals.

[@mskcrc]

I love that egomaniac trying to get a crowd to be quiet, hahahaha

[@asphyyyxiated]

Karl is an SP fan. I love it.

[@JustMe-fo4ev]

@@mskcrc Nope.

[@MSG685]

Did anybody else realize the most replayed part of the video is at the start of Mayonnaise? That song could have been written by Wild Stallions because it is capable of bringing eternal peace to the world. Absolute masterpiece. The whole album is a masterpiece. I remember screaming all of these song driving to school. I grew up at the perfect time.

[@Monroabigail]

Im on a smashing pumpkins bend! Been listening since the 90's. Im now 39 in 2023 and absolutely love that you uploaded this gem! Thank you!

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Fellow 1984 child here. Glad I grew up in the 90s!

[@jimh3665]

I was learning “Today” on guitar around 1995, aged 11. I was much cooler back then for sure.

[@salviativids9052]

Me too! Same age! We probably would have been best friends 😅 I remember having a pen pal in 1995; we wrote letters pretty much only about SP and sometimes, horses

[@l.e.phillips]

Same age here too. I didn’t find SP until late 95, and always think I wish I was just a few years older in the 90s so I could have seen shows like this.

[@caretakergrady3319]

Same here, babe

[@theamazingchannel470]

He had so much dimension in his singing back then, and precision. You don't hear it anymore.

[@brockshriver1546]

Audio is crazy for this old of a show. Good job.

[@bilbobaggins4462]

The weirdest thing about this concert is the audience all watching the performance and not filming with their cell phones. The good old days.😊

[@TGKMeh]

And also having no idea who they were really watching. Smashing Pumpkins was popular back then, but their influence on a generation wasn’t known at this point. Incredible music. Glad we have them.

[@peanuthowe]

not really that weird as cell phones didn't exist - IMHO it would be more weird if they did have cell phones!

[@chillaxbot1823]

Ppl brought recording devices. Early internet days wed trade bootleg concert recording cassettes thru the mail from old fan yahoo groups and web rings 😂

[@djtomoy]

Except the guy who brought a camcorder to film the video you just watched 😂

[@rafaelmoreno6073]

Most underrated comment 😊

[@rockyhollinhead]

Honestly I didn't want it to end

[@wheninroamful]

admittedly not ever been a Corgan/SP fan till the last few years (mainly Nirvana superfan) but DAMN Corgan is so incredibly gifted melody writer/song writer/ dare i say: crooner! This is amazing, the dawn of a career, his confidence, his gift he needed to share.!.

[@WRA82]

D’arcy my lady forever. Kurt made me want to be something, but seeing D’arcy was made me go I want to be THAT, & I bought a pawn shop bass the next day & practiced to Siamese Dream on headphones for days & days. 🌸 i know these songs very intimately & well, & they are just on another level of beauty here, which as much as I love this band, this is one of their top performances.

[@crystinamarie1]

Such a power house singer. Billy's voice is just so iconic. The Smashing Pumpkins were so unique and cool. This foursome are so great. I wish Darcy would come back.

[@AlaskaB83]

I had just turned 10 when this was recorded. A couple years later I got into alternative and Mellon Collie was my obsession. I looked to these guys and they seemed so much older. Now, as a 40-year-old, they look so damn young it's hard to believe they had the wisdom to write this kind of music.

[@l.e.phillips]

Right? Watching this and realizing Billy was only about 26 here?! They were little baby pumpkins.

[@Natsole]

I was 13 :) ... and now young people look same in this 90s style

[@antlou123]

I recorded this on my cassette player when it was first aired on the radio. The '90s were such an awesome era for rock, alternative, grunge, and metal.

[@beatrixxxkiddo]

Their best album by a mile and this recording sounds really cool

[@vincepugliese911]

I remember hearing Cherub Rock for the first time on the radio, back when CFNY was -the- station to tune into what was new and fresh, and pulling over to fully experience the purely sonic journey that Billy, James, Darcy, and Jimmy were taking me on.

[@dx398]

102.1 CFNY. " The Spirit of Radio " ! Club 102 with Chris Sheppard. Good times...

[@chrisg7340]

Drove around my car playing this cd on repeat for a long, long time. Beautiful

[@elric470]

The 1993 Billy is the happiest Billy that I've ever seen. Maybe it was his best year? He looks so happy and full of energy in many live shows of the Siamese Dream era.

[@carlossimpson]

I still have all the Smashing Pumpkins CDs. The ones I bought when they used to cost the price of gold. Thank you for sharing this wonderful performance (classic).

[@Linknmx]

Jimmy rockin an Einstürzende Neubauten shirt has to be the best thing ever

[@СтепанГущин-о9ш]

Lol, just noticed it :D

[@Alex-Defatte]

This was Billy's greatest guitar and song writing. You can't get any closer to the soul than this. Cherub Rock and Mayonnaise are so touching. So much love!

[@DizzyDez613]

If that performance of “Disarm” doesn’t give you goosebumps, I really don’t know what to tell you. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@aerodaan]

Man, what were they pumped! Such a great acoustic performance. Billy's voice is epic!

[@charlesc2095]

This album saved my sanity during my childhood, but Mayonaise saved my life several times throughout adulthood.

[@luxlisbontoo]

Me too! This is one of my top 15 best ever albums of all time and I always say how much this is my favourite ever SP song.

[@julesl6910]

That's just obnoxious, while other people have actual problems yours were solved by someone elses songs

[@jennypenny8159]

@@julesl6910go away

[@jackb55391]

​@@julesl6910thumbs down

[@essbeenz]

This album, alongside The Bends and OK Computer from Radiohead - sound tracked a time of intense grief, discovery and adventure for me. All combined. :)

[@TheColourflies]

You have made my year.

[@rideronthestorm_]

That 2nd guitarist deserves a lot more credit damn. He fills in the spaces to heavily flow w the vocals and rhythm

[@lastnightsregret1]

James Iha is a guitar mastermind. hes also in a perfect circle

[@gabewalks185]

Amazing performance from start to finish. The 90s were a different time, man.

[@gregandrade3796]

Is like hearing the soundtrack of my life…. So much love and melancholy on these tunes

[@babyanimals7271]

What a great way to put it!

[@stjon1333]

I wouldn't give up living through the 90's in my 20's for anything, what a great time. I feel so sorry for the youth today

[@jasonorvin1042]

One of the best albums of all time.

[@gonz420247]

Absolute chills….God I miss this time of my life. Siamese Dream will always have a special place in my heart.

[@Moondancin]

It’s amazing how someone’s voice can take you so far back in time. This is my time machine.

[@CurbBlurbs]

Hummer will forever be my all time song. This album was and is still so special to me

[@Moondancin]

@@CurbBlurbs Absolutely! Hummer is so special. ❤️

[@termikes174]

Same here!

[@tntnationwide]

My high school yrs were 1992-1995. What an amazing time to experience music.

[@josephwatts2904]

Same for me👊🏼

[@weedaviec]

Never saw them live. Siamese Dream is a great album. I'm surprised at how powerful Billy's voice is here and how tight they were as a band. They all seem very competent musicians- contrary to what he has said in interviews since.

[@TheMattmatic]

There had obviously been so much bitterness between them by then, and Billy was a notorious perfectionist in the studio. But yeah, this is just a great live band. It’s not like D’Arcy or Iha aren’t pulling their weight. Of course everyone can’t be a master of their instrument like Jimmy Chamberlain…

[@empathogen75]

I think mostly it’s that Jimmy and Billy were on another level.

[@freeecountryy]

The mix and recording are both excellent here. The band, coming off the grueling sessions for Siamese Dream and all the ego induced drama that sprung from that time apparently made for incredible performances because the whole band is on fire! Billy isn't over singing, and D'arcy has those great backing vocals which can be heard here so much better than any live bootleg I have ever heard. Iha seems about ready to claw the eyes out of Billy, and yet he keeps it together and nails all those leads, which on acoustic isn't the easiest task. They were at their peak here. Thank you for this!

[@pbabiesinspace6112]

Really? The vocals are complete completely uncompressed and sound really muddy. Even when Billy is talking to the crowd. The entire thing sounds muddy in general and constantly distorts to the sound of the guitars strumming. Lots of instances where the entire recording distorts. The bass guitar is totally inaudible. Guy on the sound board must be the same guy who mixed And Justice For All. lolz. Speaking off bass, the overall bass on the mix is turned all the way down. The bass drum sounds like he's just slapping a piece of wood. You can't hear the cymbals at all. Why you ask? Because the sound is being recorded from the microphone of an amateur camcorder from 1993. Geeze, it distorts to the point you can't make out anything at the end of Cherub Rock. Performance is great and this is a spectacle to behold. Just can't understand why you would say this is a good mix? If I played a show that sounded like this I would immediately fire the soundboard guy. I'm sure it sounded amazing to the crowd and the video is great for what it is.

[@debaser77]

@@pbabiesinspace6112 I think it just has captured the vibe really well, of the band and of the era in general. "Perfect" sound is overrated.

[@drbryant23]

@@pbabiesinspace6112 What are you listening on? This sounds crystal clear to me. I can hear Darcy’s bass and vocals nicely. Listen to her bass on “Hummer”.

[@jondaniels3774]

@@pbabiesinspace6112I’m a mix engineer and am impressed with the quality of this LIVE recording…IN A RECORD STORE.

[@SeanOSullivan-dz5sn]

@@drbryant23 That's what I was wondering. It sounds good on my phone.

[@AceGuillenOfficial]

Okay, so I use to have a copy of this performance and a few years back, we got robbed. It was one of the many bootleg and Japanese imports that I had. Can't/couldn't find these anywhere online and I was devastated... But I want you to know, that seeing this right now instantly gave me back a piece of that crushed soul I lost and I sincerely THANK YOU for posting this! This is so awesome, you rock, thanks!

[@termikes174]

Sucks you got robbed. Thanks for sharing.

[@g2enterprises43]

There are people out there to support what you have

[@wentzr]

Oh wow. I remember taping this off xrt in 1993. Disarm cut out then six minutes of dead air (on live radio!) later, the signal returned only to catch the final minute of siva. Im not the only one to say it here but it is so incredible to have known a recording so intimately for thirty years only for an actual video to surface. It almost felt like time traveling to watch the video for the first time knowing the audio as well as i do.

[@jebhuzyak7526]

Legend has it the dude yelling "freebird" is mad Mike Marcum... Doomed to eternity.

[@DaleJamesFerrer]

Friggin' amazing! The soundtrack to my youth and one of the reasons why I am a professional musician now for 20 years! Love my SP!

[@iamthefirsttosecond]

Wow! Didn’t know this existed. This album changed my life. Became a musician because I saw the video for rocket. Never had I ever heard guitar tones like that… nostalgia and gratitude. Billie’s voice is so good here. They’re all young and healthy, beautiful! Just wow

[@andrewwagner4762]

This version of 'Hummer' is just gorgeous. Thank you for sharing!

[@brendanirl]

You can tell the crowd recognised the genius of Hummer even listening to it for the first time. The reaction at the end is huge

[@arbellfriday6613]

This is so fucking brilliant. Pure talent on show here. Not just the ability to write many amazing songs, but to perform them too. That's the real talent.

[@blandishblaze]

It’s crazy how certain bands and voices brings back high school memories, if I could only go back and grab myself and say… this is it! These days will never come back. Grew up near Windsor Ontario, we used to take the tunnel bus to Detroit for shows. Wasn’t a big pumpkins fan until I seen them. Instant fan! All I can say for the late 80s, 90s….. ya had to be there!

[@scificooper]

I accidentally saw them in concert in November 1993 with some friends. They were playing at my university (for about $20). It was on a whim and I got them mixed up with the Screaming Trees (smh). I was blown away. To this day, I still believe it was one of the best sounding concerts I have ever been to - and I’ve been a fan ever since.

[@travistravinyle4207]

Pumpkins Holy grail footage.

[@aperturius]

Been listening to this set on the Drown bootleg for nearly 30 years. Wild to finally see video of this.

[@lukehill3368]

Fantastic! Thanks for this. Geez 90s kids were a rowdy bunch 😂

[@danopticon]

😈

[@thefeelcompany]

No phones, mahn! I was there!

[@spikeybug1]

No social media to post how we were feeling that day. Instead we sought out external activities to let out our energy.

[@ratiod2289]

Billy’s vocals are fire!

[@brandonwelch2729]

vocals are just amazing here live

[@Not_Andrew_Huberman]

How does someone find a voice within themselves so unique

[@juniorxranger]

We all have one

[@thewokksy6715]

@@juniorxrangeronly a very few of us can sell multi platinum records

[@ManskisTreeHouse]

​@juniorxranger we all have unique voices. Question is if it's interesting.

[@zerosoma33]

Even fewer get the chance to try

[@carlos66965]

@@ManskisTreeHouse Interesting is subjective. Everyone also has an interesting voice.

[@alangiovanni8258]

really thank you for being a capsule of the weirdest 90 performances, they are really special for me

[@ms.lisamurphy269]

Omfg. Billy impossibly sounds even better than the record. What a gem this is...🌠🌠🌠

[@jpizzleforizzle]

He's a very underrated singer.

[@OnPointFirearms]

Hell yeah.

[@filippolippi02]

I was pretty surprised! He delivered studio quality vocals

[@billsjapanlife8387]

30 years! Man, where did they go?... Was a fan then and still now. Billy is such an amazing song writer. At 61, I am still jamming to the Pumpkins!

[@82pythons85]

Smashing Pumpkins will be remembered as one of the greatest bands of all time, next to greats like Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones. Billy Corgan’s written some of the most beautiful, haunting, iconic songs ever written. Along with Kurt Cobain, he pretty much created the soundtrack for an entire decade and generation. His songs will live forever among our species… crazy. Imagine hearing Today or Disarm for the first time and then thirty years later almost everyone over thirty knows the lyrics to those songs and the singer has become a music icon.