HIP HOP FAN'S FIRST TIME HEARING 'Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings' | REACTION

The Smashing Pumpkins are a band I have been meaning to react to for a while now. They have been suggested quite a lot and I honestly do not know why I have waited so long... I am hoping that all future Smashing Pumpkin songs that I listen to are the same or just as good as Bullet With Butterfly Wings. I can definitely see these guys becoming a new favourite band of mine!
Here is my reaction to hearing Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings for the first time. I hope you enjoy it!
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[@crob635]

YESSSS... Let's get into Siamese Dream Album! Cherub Rock, Tonight Tonight, Mayonnaise, Today, 1979, Thru the Eyes of Ruby.

[@BlackVultureX]

What he said ☝🏼👍🏻

[@dedballoons]

Thru The Eyes of Ruby is an amazing song, it's a shame they never put it out as a single.

[@mattdye2870]

That’s the album that made me start to love alt rock. I can still listen to it from beginning to end and not feel the need to skip a song.

[@Eowyn187]

Oh yeah, Mayonnaise!

[@ianr439]

Tonight and 1979 were on Melon Collie and Infinite Sadness.

[@insightful1695]

Listen to “ 1979” and “ Disarm “ by Smashing Pumpkins. They’re great songs too 💜

[@manadelrey7769]

Plus, today and ava adore and mayonnaise...💖

[@mattblatchley2061]

"...still just a rat in a cage!"

[@davidward9737]

90s that is great

[@gnosis6073]

Despite all my rage

[@pcjmwhyle1452]

😀😀 this line is the name of our private WhatsApp group from work 😀😀

[@freebeard7361]

I saw them in concert back in '96. This was my first concert. Garbage opened for them. I was 11 years old. Will never forget that experience. 1979 is my favorite song, they played in the encore. Turn 40 in a month. Cherish your time you young phucks.

[@kamehousekz87]

Pumpkins are contemporaries of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, that whole early 90s alt rock scene. I don't know that I would call them grunge because that term is kind of contrived, but this is totally of that same era.

[@neilsansom7363]

Grunge, Alt Rock, Art Rock... they're one of those who are delightfully difficult to pigeonhole! They are their own sound, which has evolved. Last three albums are very synth driven.

[@Ayekonyk]

Hit... I Am One Bury Me Tristessa Cherub Rock Today Disarm Zero 1979

[@kamehousekz87]

@@neilsansom7363 Definitely I totally dug Cyr. Almost drifts into Cure territory in some moments

[@Venomroos]

Yeah I think everyone just called them Alt Rock at the time.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Stp had NOTHING to do with “grunge “…they were a blues based ROCK BAND…all that “grunge “ was, was classic rock supercharged

[@mariannetuite7411]

Smashing Pumpkins are mostly considered to be alternative rock

[@jaquestraw1]

Straight up alt 👍

[@Mrlin13]

When people talk about 90s alternative rock, this was one of the essential pieces 🤘

[@Mrlin13]

An alternative to the buttrock big-money commercial rock of the time, which then of course became the big-money commercial music by the end of the decade.

[@Craigpyrog]

Alt rock - before emo.

[@lordtrigon1733]

Not grunge but grunge-adjacent initially, though they switched up influences often.

[@brettkenschaft4239]

"Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage". Quite possibly the best lyric ever!!

[@AndrewMarr-me9df]

Their song ''Cherub Rock'' is a banger!!

[@jefftezos]

Yes! Along with I am One and Mayonnaise

[@luked78]

Cherub Rock-best riff. Mayonaise-best song.

[@JohnnyDrizzle]

Welcome to our youth. It was something quite special

[@BareThomas84]

This band helped keep me alive as a teenager. Pumpkins were my favorite for so, so, so many years. I'm my opinion, their deep cuts are their best songs

[@michaeldinsen7641]

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is a masterpiece double LP

[@silverliningsrock8148]

Yes! I had the double cd’s, pink and blue! Played over and over. Never skipped a song❤ such nostalgia 😊

[@martinwhite3559]

1979 is their biggest hit and one of the biggest songs of the 90s. Disarm, Cherub Rock, Zero, Tonight Tonight and Ava Adore are a must.

[@PerseusM76]

Living through it, I never thought the 90s would be one of the best decades of music. In 2024, I can say it really was.

[@criss_v33]

Yes, Smashing Pumpkins is a great band from the 90's! Great song to start! Tonight Tonight and 1979 are in my lists. They came around in the middle of the grunge era, but I think they are more alternative rock.

[@GorillasAndGardens]

Smashing Pumpkins Mayonnaise brings the sound and feeling of high school for me. That and Cracker’s Low.

[@mattblatchley2061]

"1979" is a MUST do for these guys!!! Lots of others too...great reaction!!!

[@BlackGuardXIII]

👍

[@user-mf1ry5mx3c]

1979 is a totally different vibe, went in the more electronic direction that Billy wanted to go in after Mellon Collie. It's not my favorite sound of theirs...I live for the excruciatingly distorted heavy ass guitars juxtaposed against Billy's childlike, bratty voice. Pure magic.

[@mattblatchley2061]

@@user-mf1ry5mx3c definitely a much more mellow SP...but I LOVE it...yeah...he was really capable of a FAR harder sound than he portrayed...genius musician for sure

[@mariannetuite7411]

@@mattblatchley2061great musician, obnoxious af human being

[@mattblatchley2061]

@@mariannetuite7411 I didn't realize that, but I believe you...the things I've seen him do were interviewing other musicians and stuff like that so he must've been on his best behavior

[@jefffrey4844]

"The world is a vampire...."

[@ddullaway]

"Sent to dray e ay e ain"

[@TheLastGarou]

​@@ddullaway🎵Secret destroyer....🎶

[@ddullaway]

@@TheLastGarou hold you up to the flames 🔥🔥

[@chuleta216]

The 90s were a great time to be alive for music and movies. Every generation says that, but it's true. Grunge, alternative, gangsta rap/west coast hip hop, swing revival, ska punk popularity, Fight Club, Usual Suspects, Jurassic Park, Seven, The Game...

[@nicktravaglini]

Cherub rock and disarm. Do it. Do it.

[@Rudedogg54]

Yes! So many more to hear. Zero, Mayonnaise, Rhinoceros, Cherub Rock,etc. Check ‘em out!!! 👍

[@IsabelleRSG]

'Ava Adore', which is a single from the album that followed 'Mellon Collie...' that made them very well known, thanks to MTV and a lot of radio airplay, is a little gem of a song (a bit more industrial sounding) and a very cool video.

[@KatSnow11]

Yes for more Pumpkins! So glad you loved it.

[@qintahr]

"1979," "Tonight, Tonight," and "Zero." These are the MUST LISTEN tunes.

[@veevamm3642]

A great rabbit hole... This song probably the most mainstream. The album GISH is a masterpiece!

[@essdeeem3320]

Gish, Gish, Gish

[@dudelove69]

Not even close to as mainstream as 1979 or tonight, Tonight

[@aludka73]

@@essdeeem3320 Desert Island disc in my opinion, must have if stranded on an island. Gish is amazing

[@richelle7211]

Regardless of my extreme anger, I remain only a rodent in an enclosure of metal bars.

[@yoda6697]

this is gold buddy!!!!!!

[@robgrossi2368]

Please tell me you were wearing your “Nil” shirt when writing this 😂

[@richelle7211]

😁​@@yoda6697

[@richelle7211]

​@robgrossi2368 👏😊

[@user-wx5yw9gg4n]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@craiger991gm]

The entire Siamese Dreams album is a masterpiece, deserves a full album listen.

[@samsgirl7821]

100%

[@mizzwinter28]

AGREED.

[@neilsansom7363]

One of my Top 3 albums ever! So, so good.

[@Havocme7]

Meloncholie and the Infinite sadness deserves a full listen to as well, but on his time when the "hits" have been covered. It's a great 2 disc set, but probably not a good one for a video.

[@cherdiane]

Everything from Gish to Mellon Collie is a masterpiece.

[@Askonti]

Jimmy Chamberlin is awesome. 🤘 Silverfuck is everything I like about Smashing Pumpkins rolled up in just over an eight and a half minute track.

[@user-uv6hh3mt5h]

Agree- also Siva and Rhinoceros…

[@BLSFL_HAZE]

That "YEAH!" you do right after the song finishes is the one of the most convinced, hear-for-it "yeahs" I've ever witnessed! 😂 You're gonna love these guys, man!

[@Donie30]

Let’s goooo the Pumpkins!! Gotta react to Mayonaise by them if you haven’t already!!

[@SnailMailShell]

Had a feeling by your reaction to Deftone’s vocals that you’d like Billy Corgan. Glad you enjoyed it. Been listening to “1979” since the 90’s, and it still makes me feel like a kid with my whole life ahead of me. Thanks, MöB. ❤

[@voidwraithprime8521]

The thing to know about smashing pumpkins is while they do have a very deep well of good music to listen to, managed to record one of the world's masterpiece albums. Their second studio album Siamese Dream is amazing from beginning to end. Just start with "Cherub Rock" and go forward and you will not be disappointed.

[@mattdye2870]

Perfect mixture of heavy and soft is Smashing Pumpkins. The music AND the voice are eye-opening.

[@gushbond]

I've been watching you for months now, hoping that one day you'd open the door to my favorite band. I'm so here for this one.

[@mariannetuite7411]

Tonight, Tonight and Today were probably their biggest commercial successes in the 90’s that you may have heard already

[@Lionize728]

Yes please don't do those. Or "1979" Top 40 drivel

[@mariannetuite7411]

@@Lionize728I agree on the assessment of the first to. Kinda dig 1979 when I’m in the right mood though

[@martinwhite3559]

1979 was their biggest song for sure.

[@mr-mysteryguest]

​@@Lionize728100% agree, they took the wrong track there...

[@yeahidontreallycare]

Yes! This absolutely happens in America! This is basically my junior high school years in a video. So nostalgic.

[@mariannetuite7411]

The band actually came out in ‘88, if I recall correctly. They gained popularity in the 90’s though

[@oliveapple]

This is alternative, progressive alternative really. Smashing Pumpkins got called grunge a lot but Billy Corgan's style is not the same as any of the "grunge" bands. Some people just lump loud guitar music together if it's not their cup of tea. Kind of like lumping Pearl Jam in the same category as Nirvana only works if location is all that matters. At the end of the day though, you like it, love it or hate it. Did you feel something? That's really what counts.

[@norwegianblue2017]

Sometimes the line between Alternative and Grunge were blurred. But I think Smashing Pumpkins were the poster boy for pure Alternative.

[@Leafgreen1976]

Well put

[@Metal_Mary]

This song and Zero are Bangers! Great pick❤️‍🔥〽️

[@CrowVWade]

Ah. Thank you. Zero is awesome

[@brettkenschaft4239]

Zero is my fav!!

[@kirkhamlett]

90s was the last gasp of popular guitar-driven music, and it was great.

[@Levi_Amongst_the_Watchers]

There are so many amazing songs from them. I will say that not all of their songs are like this one but they're mostly all good and alot are great, they just have a very wide range of styles and sounds, but they all have that underlying and unmistakable Smashing Pumpkins sound. You gotta start the journey through this rabbit hole and stay active in its exploration. Here are a few of the songs I suggest you react to: -1979 -Today -Tonight Tonight -Disarm -Ava Adore -Mayonnaise -Zero -Cherub Rock and many more...

[@Marloc2420]

Put “ Drown” on your list for next please. Starts mellow until guitar kicks in. My favorite Pumpkins track.

[@thirdeyelabs]

Pumpkins! 🎃 The masters of incorporating gentle melodies and loud, hair-raising tones in almost every song! Very dynamic!

[@crob635]

They just finished a tour with Weezer in the UK.

[@JessicaJones33333]

I'm seeing them with Green Day in September here in the USA ☺️

[@richelle7211]

1. Knew you'd be down w SP! 2. The way u say 🦋 ❤️ 3. There is no middle ground with them. It's either somber, melodic softness or unapologetic, driving hardness. 4. Quiet, Rocket, Hummer, Geek U.S.A., Cherub Rock, Today, Silverf#@k, Here is No Why, Ava Adore, Tonight Tonight, Where Boys Fear to Tread. ❤

[@alanlevine3743]

Commenting as a drummer, Jimmy Chamberlin is one of my favorites along with Peart, Bonham, Stewart Copeland, etc. Siamese Dream wouldn't be the masterpiece album it is without Chamberlin's jazz chops, speed, and dynamics - controlled chaos.

[@descantinginsalubrious]

He's amazing. I often wondered--for some reason--if Jimmy actually played all those songs on Melloncollie.

[@1girlnamedsusan]

The name of that song speaks to the flavor of the song that you just loved! "Bullet with Butterfly Wings".....hard, fast, a d piercing yet carried on soft, fluttering, silken wings. The mental picture if the title matches the sound perfectly!

[@barrynapier7584]

"Bodies" and "Zero" are Smashing Pumpkins deep cuts that always gets overlooked. Based on your tastes, I think you'd absolutely love them and I HIGHLY recommend them as your next SP listen. Also...a lot of reactors hearing SP for the fist the first time grip about Billy's voice. The fact that you enjoy it...yeah, you're about to enjoy a DEEP rabbit hole.

[@brandonjones1349]

Pumpkins...sooooo many good songs mate. Just keep goin MB. No bad descisions on Pumpkins. ⚡️💀⚡️...☘️🇺🇸

[@HidingFromDaylight]

Siamese Dream is recognized as one of their best albums and indeed one of the best to come out of this genre. YOu should give it a listen even if you don't react to it. No life is complete without a listen from start to finish.

[@gabrieltrujillo6133]

FINALLY!! Someone listened! The Pumpkins rule. Siamese Dream - pick a song, any song.

[@Pcrimson1]

Yes! Jimmy Chamberlin is such an underrated drummer. A deep cut banger by them - Frail & Bedazzled, so good. Dude, you still have to hit Jane's Addiction. And for the ladies, the band Hole. Courtney Love, Cobain's wife, is a true bad ass. You gotta check out both bands!

[@santiagoFvl]

Their catalog is FULL of bangers. They're brilliant and so so versatile. Truly can't go wrong with them and I'm so excited you're going down this particular rabbithole

[@aeon4214]

This song won them a Grammy in 1997 for Best Hard Rock Performance. So yeah, this is a classic.

[@rockeee]

Welcome to the SP world my man! Imagine me in 1995, 14 years old, hearing this when it came out at first? :)

[@MilosDaddy]

"Disarm" and "Today" are especially good from the Siamese Dream album.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Corgan said he saw someone, a famous rockstar literally shapeshift in the same room as him …” he told me to not be afraid and to turn around….I did….and when I turned around the person in front of me was NOT HUMAN…looked exactly that people call a reptilian…but he spoke in his normal voice etc”..he told Howard Stern this but refused to a name names…I know a lot of people in L.A in the music industry and it was 100% ROBERT SMITH of the Cure

[@jefflambeth1054]

This song is about the disappointment the band felt as being the headliner at lollapalooza…Billy had a huge issue with Perry Ferrel, from Jane’s Addiction and the creator of Lallopalooza. The rat in a cage line is a reference to feeling trapped on the tour. I saw this tour and Billy was angry, didn’t want to play the popular songs!! They played almost the whole Gish album instead. It was awesome😂

[@daphneboutin2714]

Dude that was a BANGER!!!!❤❤

[@DogSquabRacing]

HELL YES! The entire Siamese Dream album is 🔥. You can’t go wrong with any of it. I imagine “Cherub Rock” should be your next SP song.

[@bobbi1972]

First time I saw Smashing Pumpkins was in the 90’s at Lalapalooza 🙌🏼

[@BalbazaktheGreat]

Nice! Bullet with Butterfly Wings was my introduction to Smashing Pumpkins and 90s alt rock in general. Not sure if its super representative of the Pumpkin's catalog - it's a lot heavier than some of their other stuff - but that's OK... it certainly makes an impression. 90s classic! Definitely go Cherub Rock next, then follow up with Today, 1979 and Tonight Tonight. Edit: the Genre is Alternative Rock... the Pumpkins were Grunge adjacent/contemporary, though I doubt anybody would consider them grunge itself. Their stuff got played back to back on the radio with Nirvana, Pearl Jam and The Offspring. (Speaking of which... any chance I can get you to check out The Offspring - Come Out and Play? Or Self Esteem?)

[@paxxxo75]

The album "Mellon collie and infinite sadness" is their masterpiece. 'Zero' and '1979' are 2 songs you can react to, you will definitely like them.

[@jaysetliff1674]

Yes!!!! Saw them several times live in between 1996 and 2001. Fantastic every time. The album (double album) this song comes from is fantastic from start to finish. I wore out the Siamese Dream album, then came Mellon Collie. Blew my mind again. I love Machina Part 1 album also.

[@amwilliams1502]

Cherub rock. What a tune

[@jakeenan]

The Pumpkins have been around since the early 90's. They are still making records and are currently on a world tour selling out arenas and stadiums all across Europe at the moment.

[@74stardust]

Mayonnaise, Geek U.S.A, Quiet, Cherub Rock, Today, Zero

[@jgnauman22]

My favorite bands from this era. Siamese Dream and Melancholy & the Infinite Sadness are masterpieces.

[@elliewheatley3673]

i saw them like 30 times in the mid 90's. favorite band ever! you will like 1979 for sure. imagine now, those kids are like 45 in the video. i saw them at the tibet freedom concert in candlestick part in san francisco, lost my shoes and had to buy some to get back on the bus to santa cruz for the summer school. greatest summer i ever had!

[@Inked-Smash]

I was a young kid when they came out and I instantly loved them. At 19 in 2013 I got my 3rd piece to my music sleeve and it was for their song Perfect 💜

[@tCjank2010]

I envy you. Most of us have been listening to SP for over 20 years. You come in and hear one of their best songs for the first time and are amazed by it. It reminds me of my reaction when I first heard it and it makes me appreciate the song even more.

[@horoldo77]

Lets get it!!! Rabit hole time. Checkout "Cherub Rock", "1979", "Today", "Tonight Tonight", "Love", "Jelly Belly", "Muzzle", "Zero". They have so many bangers.

[@heatherrawson1647]

Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness is one of the best double albums you could ever listen to!! You gotta listen to it front to back for the whole journey! It’s truly amazing!

[@2ndchancevinyl]

Thanks MollyBoy. I forgot how much I liked this song. Great to revisit.

[@Eowyn187]

I love my 60s and 70s rock. But I still love these guys. Coolest, unique sound!! Great jam. Primo Alt Rock.

[@venturefar2851]

Smashing Pumpkins is one of my favorite bands. They always bring it. Top notch brilliance. ❤

[@glenkrisch4844]

I finally saw them play last summer and they killed it. Billy is a madman and a musical genius. Jimmy on the drums has a jazz background, which I think comes through in their music.

[@benmacro3885]

A lot will complain about Billy's voice, but I've always found that it fits with their sound. Great stuff, looking forward to more SP!!

[@natevalley2410]

Pure, artistic early 90’s alternative rock. Progressive rock influences. Total bangers. And melodic tunes as well

[@markhagerman1837]

Jimmy’s snare is always so crisp and prominent. Very distinctive. 🔥🔥🔥

[@FaceEatingOwl]

This song is the reason I like metal and rock. Changed my life that day. It's their only track like this though, as far as I know. They have other goodsongs, but nothing like this. 🤘 I suggest - Bloodmeat by Protest the Hero.

[@stevenjohann5435]

i would suggest going back to their first cd, and listening to "i am one", and then run thru the stack of music they have made, the sound/feel of their tunes changes quite a bit through the years.....

[@alexhusko]

When the Pumpkins were cranking out amazing songs they were in the shadows of Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and other Seattle grunge bands. I'm from Chicago where they hail from and grew up in the 90's. They've always been big and relevant in the Chicago scene.

[@jjslickwood]

They're a unique type of rock band that was able to thrive during the grunge era without being grunge. They're amazing. Keep tuned into the drummer. He does amazing shit, and runs the show as much as the vocalist.

[@irish14500]

Pumpkins came at the heels of Nirvana. The backend of grunge. You gotta do Radiohead’s debut.

[@sekara9866]

His voice can be...challenging... at times. But it perfectly fits their sound

[@Tombtongue]

Siamese Dream is one of the most perfect albums ever recorded. Literally everything off that record is worth a listen. This song illustrates their chill/aggressive dynamics really well. They truly excel at both types of songs, and their discography is littered with both! They were a pretty tough band to categorize in the 90s.

[@maureen14]

His voice is an instrument. I would call this grunge rock.

[@mariannetuite7411]

They’re not at all grunge

[@separator94]

The Smashing Pumpkins were a big part of the grunge scene, however, they are pretty diverse in their sound and use elements of metal, hard rock, alternative, psychedelic and folk rock, as well. Some of their songs are heavy, others are very soft and beautiful, while others are in-between. Some of their songs are very layed, complex and epic while others are really minimalistic. They also use electronic elements in a lot of their stuff. They're one of those bands that can't really be defined as one specific genre. That being said, they were always referred to as grunge by MTV, VH1 and the music magazines back in the 90's. This always had me scratching my head as I always thought of them more as alternative rock. I think they were originally labeled as grunge so as their sound kept changing they kind of got incorrectly stuck with that label. (Just like Deftones getting stuck with the "nu-metal" label even though it was only their first album or two that had a lot of nu-metal elements to them. The overwhelming majority of their music doesn't.) The Pumpkins came up alongside Nirvana and were direct competitors with each other. The two bands actually knew each other very well and had a bit of a rivalry going on in the early 90's. There was even a love triangle between Courtney Love, Billy Corgan and Curt Cobain, for a while.

[@separator94]

Oh, and their best album is Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness but Siamese Dream is solidly in second place. Their first album, Gish, and the b-side album, Pisces Iscariot, are both incredible albums, as well. In fact, Pisces is so good that it became the best selling b-side album of all time, after it's release. Now, most fans consider it one of their main albums. Their final two albums (I'm speaking of the original Smashing Pumpkins band, before their break-up in 2000) Adore and Machina are also solid albums but not quite as good as their earlier work. I honestly suggest trying to go through their music in order (if possible). They are one of those bands that grew, evolved and changed a lot, over time, and it's good getting to hear their evolution as you listen to their music. I'm sure however you choose to do it will be great, though. You have an awesome channel and your passion for music is strong.

[@klausharpoon]

Been waiting for you to find Billy! First three albums are their best for me, Siamese Dream is in my top 3 albums of all time. They were around when Grunge was about but never quite fitted in to any specific genre. Some of their slower ones are the most beautiful , see ‘Mayonaise’ ❤

[@user-yu3tg3ph8d]

THRU THE EYES OF RUBY!!! It's not one that people will recommend because it isn't "Mainstream" but the True Pumpkins fans will all have it in their top 5 GREATEST OF ALL TIMES SONGS FOR THE BAND!!!

[@kindalikechicken2299]

Yes, the Pumpkins have more like this. You’ll love it. The Smashing Pumpkins and the whole “alternative rock" genre grew fast in the mid-late 80s. It didn’t explode overnight, like grunge did, but it was growing steadily and was soon everywhere. It was an FU to mainstream top 40 radio, as were other “alt” genres, like alt-folk. After grunge hit, alt-rock continued growing but to fans like me felt like it was in a different lane, apart from grunge. I got into alt rock and industrial like Ministry and NIN early, then got pulled down the grunge rabbit hole and I listened to alt rock less often in the early 90s. Pumpkins were big on Lalapalooza tours. 90’s music era was fire. The whole festival scene exploded then. Good memories.

[@aludka73]

The Smashing Pumpkins have tons of great music. Their first album "Gish" and 2nd "Siamese Dream" are right up your alley, later albums show their progression. Silverfuck from Siamese Dream will blow your mind

[@Uprising88]

Cherub rock and ZERO

[@Shibby27ify]

Alright dude, I was worried that you wouldn't like Billy's voice but I was surprised. They're something like alternative rock, grunge adjacent. Mellon Collie was a complete masterpiece, one of the absolute best rock albums ever made, like top 10 or top 20 in my opinion. And Billy was one of the few rockers of that age that can actually play guitar. Most other alternative rockers after grunge didn't bother to solo or didn't have the talent to. Billy's a musical genius.

[@ve6975]

Today is probably their best song. It's a must for your next vid

[@davidhart6291]

Bruv, this is actually a pretty good choice to be introduced to SP. recommend next, in any order: Zero Cherub rock Rocket I Am One Tristessa Frail & Bedazzled Soma Thru the Eyes of Ruby Muzzle Tonight, Tonight So, so many more…

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

"Quiet" from the album "Siamese Dream" is one of my favs

[@cuteasxtreme]

The Pumpkins are my favorite I’m sure you’ll love em

[@alexandriatzilinis3020]

You are definitely a 90's music fan. Grunge and alternative seems to be your genre. More Smashing Pumpkins for sure. ....Cherub Rock, Mayonaise, Today, Disarm...so many good songs.

[@douglasadcock549]

Alternative 90's Rock!! Get ready for a ride! My favorite band!!!

[@accretioncleansing]

Stand inside your love is my jam