[HQ] The Smashing Pumpkins - Thru The Eyes Of Ruby

[@RobinB84]

How to prove you’re the best rockband in the world in eight minutes.

[@kevinscholfield4880]

Excellent assertion and totally true too!

[@EdouardPicard0224]

If i had to pick one song that describes The Smashing Pumpkins it would be this one. That fucking songwriting is insane. The chords changes, the poetry. Everything is so well crafted in this song.

[@toddshuman5875]

In 1996, that was the truth ...

[@squareh3ad44]

Fuck ya

[@hanschristianamayamira44]

my favorite band from the 90s

[@marshallberry6039]

Jimmy is by far thee worlds most underrated drummer, what a machine! I like how he improvs little fills and strokes here and there, such a good live drummer.

[@matthewcarlton5693]

He is like a bomber, just dropping bombs on the audience. I heard him play last year and he was still explosive.

[@franckbernad3947]

He has got a fucking groove in this version. Awesome

[@lueysixty-six7300]

@@miggy78 Yeah we get it, you've got a raging hard-on for Nirvana ! Geez! Nobody even brought it up - we're all enjoying classic vintage Pumpkins here, and you go all , " It's not as good as Nirvana! Kurt was shit on purpose and that's what made him a genius!" Whateva, Flippazoid, just let us enjoy our Melanchollie nostalgia in peace!

[@FrankUrsino]

anyone who has spent a second behind a drum kit does not underrate talent like that :)

[@michaelgeinopolos6911]

I don’t think he’s underrated at all man he’s pretty well known as a drumming god lol

[@bricktopperheadon5490]

Ladies & Gentlemen............Jimmy Chamberlin.

[@andrewcumby6350]

BrickTopper Headon for sure bud.

[@AltRock0827]

What a song, what a band. Omw Jimmy is one of the greats. The entire band were ahead of their time.

[@mckinneyhunts]

Man crush on him. The dude can drum. The original lineup was perfect. Everyone played their parts and together they created a perfect sound

[@nickparsons337]

BrickTopper Headon Agreed man. Definitely in the pantheon of greatest drummers of all time. Also one of my favorite Pumpkin's tracks ever. Overlooked more often than not.

[@valeriobonavera7580]

And james iha

[@sianspherica]

Jimmy fuckin Chamberlain. Holy fuck those fills sound just so tight.

[@jsegovia]

This might be the greatest song the Pumpkins ever made. It's def in my top 5.

[@roncalabro]

My top 5 too. But i think muzzle is my favorite

[@drefelipesm]

This and Soma.

[@roncalabro]

@@drefelipesm actually i can't think of an SP song that i really don't like

[@roncalabro]

Likewise

[@Steve-vd3nx]

Been telling anyone who brings up the Pumpkins, this is my favorite song by them. Sooo underrated

[@TheNorthwestWind]

Still the best live version of any song, by any band, ever.

[@nem3668]

THAT was perfect. Everyone in that audience was very lucky to be there. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is a MASTERPIECE. That album takes you to another planet. Thru the Eyes of Ruby and Porcelina of the Vast Oceans are my personal favorites.

[@FPLAussieMike]

tripdaddy66 agree 100%

[@speedblue88]

My two favorite tracks on that record.

[@IcarusMK22]

How can I agree more? Porcelina. Take me away. That is something you can’t put into words.

[@ddsgabo]

Dittooooo

[@tadhgkilmartin1794]

I dont think I could agree more with any comment ever written...

[@gdub999tub.]

After 62 years on this earth - this strikes me as the epitome of human achievement.

[@joeMsessions]

Funny, I had that same exact idea about Prince's 2007 Super Bowl halftime show. But this is definitely everything great about the Pumpkins cranked up to 11. Love it.

[@philipvermeulen9772]

Inderdaad, hun beste song. Philip 62 jaar

[@PatrickTK21]

Jesus they're firing on all cylinders this whole show

[@RandyRhoadsRules3]

This version of SP is the best band I've ever heard.

[@JTGemini3]

Seriously. Those audience members certainly got their money’s worth that night.

[@louiecicciarelli2943]

@@RandyRhoadsRules3o

[@simoncaddick2451]

@@JTGemini3 Acoustic set first..

[@mdio]

There is nothing above this...

[@OrcsBR]

Agreed. nothing.

[@spudtaylor5460]

I was at this show, it was quite Euphoric hearing this song live. It’s a fucking masterpiece.

[@FabriceRzepiennik]

This song is a grunge symphony, a masterpiece like the whole album Mellon collie and the infinite sadness. This live performance makes me cry, fly, feel younger. Respect, gratitude and loving to the Pumkins. Fabrice from Paris, France

[@chrisw8741]

It isn’t grunge in anyway.

[@kristopherryanwatson]

@@chrisw8741 i died a little to think someone could consider this (or any song of SP) grunge. they were far better than to be lumped into that genre. not dissing.

[@FictionalLetsPlays]

This song and performance incapsulate what The Smashing Pumpkins are about: Power. Ambition. Drive.

[@SM-qe4wd]

im pretty annoyed that this version isn't on the album

[@FabriceRzepiennik]

And...GENIUS !

[@zeroxyu5023]

Also very dynamic.

[@minktrappingpaddy]

In my opinion, the best live performance of this song. Almost too bloody good, for mere mortals to experience

[@rabes1981]

This is one of the best live performances, it is so nice to hear James Iha's playing so clearly.

[@jumpman171]

The most underrated part about SP is their guitar overdubs and harmonies

[@BlueHopi144]

u totally summarized what i had been feeling about the Pumpkins uniqueness - the magical harmonies coming out of those 2 guitar players has always boggled my mind . Pure Genius i would call that ,

[@paulchamberlin3724]

Dylan Connely harmonics live....

[@rumrnr78]

Dylan Connely someone wrote that SP works in distortion like an artist works with oils- genius

[@cygnustsp]

Unified chaos

[@bsnyder921]

It isn't overrated. You'd be hard pressed to find an article or review about this album that doesn't acknowledge how ambitious the guitar composition and performances are. Critics talk about it all the time when talking about this era of SP. I agree with you that it's amazing, but amazing does not equal underrated.

[@mckinneyhunts]

Corgan's head twitch on the second to last riff is his realization that the 4 of them just pulled off one of the best live performances of all time.

[@JiaSkateTeam]

To this day I will never understand why Nirvana is more popular. I get that he committed suicide and was super talented but Kurt was never more musically inclined, lyrically or instrumentally than Billy. In my eyes, Billy ruled the 90s.

[@SadPeterPan1977]

Completely agree with you but I can see the reasons why: 1. Kurt was simply prettier than Billy so was much easier to market. 2. Kurt had a great voice whilst Billy's voice was always more of a Marmite thing to people. 3. With Nevermind and especially the Smells Like Teen Spirit video Nirvana captured the zeitgeist of the time like no one else did. That video was teen angst lightning in a bottle. It overshadowed the release of Gish a few months earlier. 4. The superb MTV Unplugged performance and suicide 5 months later cemented the legend. 5. Nirvana put out most of their best songs as singles. Almost all of the best songs by Smashing Pumpkins, especially when they were contemporaries, are way too long for radio play so the casual listener never knew that songs like Hummer, Soma, Mayonaise, Geek USA etc existed. You had to be a fan and buy the album to discover just how good they really were. By the time MCIS came around the greatness of Nirvana was set in stone.

[@nem3668]

@@SadPeterPan1977 I agree with you, but as far as the quality of music, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was WAY better than ANYTHING that Nirvana ever did.

[@AltCTRLF8]

it’s simple: billy grew older and kurt ate a bullet. if billy killed himself after MCIS or adore, SP would be in the hall of fame by now. but fuck that alternative.

[@Brinta3]

Nirvana’s Nevermind was very easy to listen to. Nearly everybody could appreciate it. The singles were perfect for MTV. An entire new generation of teen musicians realised that it was quite easy to pick up an instrument and form a band. The Smashing Pumpkins take a bit more time to get into. And Billy’s voice is too annoying for many people. To clarify: ‘90s Pumpkins is my favourite band ever. And I don’t meant to diss on Nirvana as being easy music. Kurt was a brilliant songwriter, all three of them did exactly the right thing on their respective instrument. They were perfect in their simplicity.

[@mckinneyhunts]

It’s hard to compare the two. They are both great. Nirvana Nevermind changed the music industry and culture. Song for song Siamese Dream may be the rock best album since the 70s. I listen to both entire albums regularly, along with Dark Dide of the Moon and Nevermind the Bollocks

[@JTGemini3]

The Pumpkins had to be one of the best live acts of the 90's. Just beautiful, blistering, knock-you-on-your-ass rock.

[@steve9341]

STP then SP...

[@coordinacion-flashesandsou3736]

To each their own I guess, for me The Smashing Pumpkins were definitely the best of that decade

[@bdl2546]

Steve stp are nowhere near smashing pumpkins that's a fact

[@travistravinyle4207]

Seeing this tour to this day was unlike anything I have ever seen live. It was magic.A band dialed into the source, firing on all cylinders.

[@travistravinyle4207]

Joe Tomasso they were saw 4 shows on this tour. Absolutely stunning. What made them even more impressive was the fact even without Jimmy they continued to only get better and better and knew it. They knew they were the best band on the planet and played like it

[@garrethboland]

I love D'Arcy's subtle harmonies and James playing all those leads

[@손병직-n4r]

I'm still listening to this song. The past, I love nirvana sounds. But time goes by, I realized that I love this band more than nirvana. This live is like a orchestra. When they came to Seoul-Korea to perform live, I was a high school student, and one of my regrets was not to see the performance..

[@gpstenholm23]

I came of age with Metallica and Guns n Roses, then the grunge era hit with Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden etc... I had loved Siamese Dream, but by the time MCIS dropped I knew I had found MY band,, the quiet to loud, the song writing and execution left me dumbstruck... I have many "favourite" bands but The Smashing Pumpkins reign on top for me and my 90s self. * later I discovered Devin Townsend who took me to another lever again but SP will always hold a special place for me * ** I was fortunate enough to catch a MCIS tour show in my home town and it was my first BIG rock show... ffs, three and a half hours of awesomeness

[@tambourineman497]

This Was IT No rock band can ever sound, or look, better. And that's that. Fantastic upload.

[@toninnoin]

i love the tune but not sure i agree with the message.

[@michaelcasdia1046]

Guess you never heard of Mudhoney

[@toninnoin]

Michael Casdia guess you heard everybody shout "Casdia Casdia go away you TROLL"

[@michaelcasdia1046]

toninnoin pantyhose

[@toninnoin]

We can still all hear everyone shouting your name and laughing at you and your trolling fails. lool

[@adumbratesly]

"The night has come to hold us young" I am an old man, but this carries me back to my youth. Sweet merciful heaven, in sync, complete, practiced, powerful, amazing...

[@MarkRobson-ly1yd]

youth is wasted on the young!

[@scotsanders323]

They were so great all together. Like they shared one mind. Jimmy on the drums especially. Just pulled the whole thing together. Amazing. So fun to see.

[@philiphied]

Love this band so much. I recently rediscovered this album.

[@Walrus81]

MASTERPIECE

[@avid2112]

Corgan belongs up there with the best of them.

[@mckavity]

perhaps the most creative song of all time

[@JeffreyIngle]

Hands-down my favourite Pumpkins live footage.

[@TheMicturation]

I'm 49 and would say this is the best rock song live that I've ever watched ...for pure magic this band right here hit the mark....that drummer is outta this world

[@AltCTRLF8]

it’s definitely up there. love how they finished the song (i dunno what musicians call it when they ‘improvise’ the end)

[@nem3668]

@@AltCTRLF8 They just let that song breathe for a while, and man it sounded good

[@smashedpumpking]

Pumpkins 'Soma' from London Astoria in 94 is also stunning. It's on KZbin here but with incorrect venue in video title, 'Brixton academy'

[@kevinscholfield4880]

@@smashedpumpking totally agree that 94 show of Soma in London can also be found on the DVD Vieuphoria

[@panartur1721]

2024 and still the best live performance. Smashing Pumpkins till I die

[@GnrlTuna]

Love this song...so chill, yet so hardcore.

[@toothybj]

Jimmy is playing like an absolute madman

[@joeblair3427]

Iha and Corgan blew my mind with the guitar work in this album. Masterpiece from start to finish. I’m so glad Courtney didn’t get the chance to steal any of these songs like the pariah she is

[@maxcooper3161]

Iha and jimmy rule this track

[@danielrosana1]

ain't have words to describe how wonderful it's

[@BlueHopi144]

I saw Tool for the third time this same year + the Pumpkins just right in 97 . The cream of the cream around that time

[@user-gx8id5bl2e]

Bluehopi Waltz mid 90s alt metal is untouched

[@dawndeelauru]

masters of the quiet-loud atmospheric music

[@souljubilant12]

Sad machines we are forever❤️

[@littlecozettescrew6818]

The live versions of this song circa ‘96 are just amazing to me. The added outros were awesome! This was peak SP for me..

[@BryanAlvarez-r5l]

JC drum masterpiece

[@calstevelee]

Jimmy Chamberlain is an absolute monster on this song (and always). Sonic destruction.

[@prophetsbourne1136]

Rock will NEVER be better than this! Corgan is a fuckin Genius and it’s a fuckin crime that they aren’t in the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame!

[@jefffernen5155]

R they even in the rock and roll hall? An absolute joke if they arent. Melon C. And the infinite sadness is an absolute work of art. Thru the eyes of ruby is just 1 of the absolute many musical triumphs they produced

[@jamesgreville8109]

Few bands would have the courage to play an epic like this live. I bet only a few diehards in the audience in the audience even recognised this one. I'd have been going mental for this.

[@matspalmqvist]

James Greville i just love this piece and this version. I would have just gone bananas here

[@marge77]

that's how I felt when SWAN came out.

[@BoyGeorgiaX]

Can’t believe I got to see them play this live a couple weeks ago. It was amazing

[@petertromp8786]

That snare sounds majestic. Cuts right through.

[@blinkybill9939]

The amount of times I have listened to this song is many, very, very many. But it is precisely that it's enjoyment does not dissapate, means to me that it's core is a masterpiece. The range it traverses is incredible, those peaks and valleys.

[@jasonebespoke]

Absolutely legendary

[@drunkaviator81]

James Iha's solo, underrated guitarist if there ever was one!

[@jacobojuarez-nj8vr]

For this intensity and sensilibility i am high fan of the Smashing Pumpkins. FOREVER

[@cazb877]

One of their finest tracks I’d say, and they have a lot of fine tracks 🎶❤️

[@theverminmediaareyourenemi5612]

My absolute favorite Pumpkins track. If Billy Corgan was born in the 50's, his band would have been bigger than Zeppelin. I'm sure he misses playing stadiums, but today? He could write the most beautiful, incredible songs, but unless he pays from his pocket to have it marketed, it won't be heard by the mainstream.

[@LeitmotivOfficiel]

The Flayed Man But maybe there would never be The Smashing Pumpkins without Led Zeppelin music heritage!😊

[@Patriotic327]

I wouldn’t compare the two.

[@panartur1721]

2025 and it's still best live performance EVER!!!!

[@danielc7773]

How am I just finding this? Stunning performance from all four.

[@w_sensei]

Perfect song, perfect band, perfect performance at the right time. They were so in sync and on another level here. Great audio quality and camera work and lighting too!

[@walkhardwalk]

jimmy chamberlin is a beast!

[@adamcoe]

This whole show is arguably the most potent encapsulation of this band, at their peak in the 90s. Taped it off TV in 96 or 97 and it was basically an instruction manual on how to put on a concert. Glad there's a good quality digital version of this because that videotape I had sounded super shit after watching it as many times as it did.

[@tadhgkilmartin1794]

Jesus christ, what a fucking amazing performance. And damn D'Arcy was gorgeous.

[@maar1567]

she laughed at me in front row when she heard me scream “ D’Arcy I love u”! 😍🤘🏻

[@TheAwesomeGingerGuy]

1:35 Jonathan Melvoin RIP

[@ernstkibarra]

jim jim is the man

[@peterpfukwa]

1 of the best rock performances ever

[@rationalguy2941]

I would love to see the original lineup again!!

[@mattcasteel84]

D'arcy is a bad drug addict so I doubt it

[@Zappappappappa]

This tour is when Billy finally let Jame's show his chops on guitar.

[@chrisfrazier5197]

What chops? Billy is a much better guitarist. I like James, but he screws up on leads several times. Just watch "Rocket" live in Barcelona.

[@Zappappappappa]

Lol you act like Billy never screws up.

[@Vision4k]

rarely, theres only one performance i can think of, Hello Kitty Kat Live at Lollapoloza '94 on the solo.

[@jakeenan]

James was a very sloppy guitar player- very hit and miss.. He has a great feel though. I was lucky to be at this gig and I have to say James was on fire that night. He was note-perfect.

[@Vision4k]

jakeenan This guy gets it.

[@legacyXplore]

I swear I go through stretches every couple years that I watch this once a day or more. It is the BEST performance I’ve ever seen. I really wish I could ask Billy what he thinks about this footage particularly! Does he remember this actual take? Does he see what we see. The comments let me know I’m not the only one. Just amazing.

[@legacyXplore]

@Willow Hernandez couldn't say it better myself! They were coming to Indianapolis end of Oct around the 20th and my bday is the 22nd so I was planning on getting front row tickets but they had to cancel tour. The good thing is we should be able to get a few more chances to see them! Take care.

[@michaelrosquist9965]

yeah that would be so interesting to hear his comments on this specific concert and this track in particular, its the peak, the pinnacle in my opinion of all the live recordings ive seen, the determination, power and skill

[@Theevilzoltar]

Saw this tour in Glasgow in 1996. It the only show from that time that I still talk about now. Absolutely epic.

[@CalacasRock]

in their prime time... I will always love this band

[@Sickman82]

When Smashing Pumpkings were Smashing Pumpkins

[@Acegalaxi]

I fell pregnant while watching this. And I’m a 42 year old male.

[@kristopherryanwatson]

hahaha.

[@garydunn1451]

You know I've been listening to this band for like 30 years tonight this band was awesome one of the best I'm 60 years old oh my God

[@martiniskandar8764]

One of the best album i ever bought!

[@tutsybassista]

I named my first red bass "Ruby." Still have her too!

[@joaocal3934]

Wrap me up in always And drag me in with maybes, yeah Your innocence is treasure, your innocence is death Your innocence is all I have Breathing underwater And living under glass And if you spin your love around The secrets of your dreams You may find your love is gone And is not quite what it seemed To appear to disappear Beneath all your darkest fears I believe in never I believe in all the way But belief is not to notice, belief is just some faith And faith can't help you to escape And with this ring I wed thee true And with this ring I wed thee now And with this ring I play so dead But no one's asking for the truth, so let me tell you If you spin your love around The secrets of your dreams You may find your love is gone And is not quite what it seemed To appear to disappear Beneath all your darkest fears To the revelations of fresh faced youth No one will come to save you So speak your peace in the murmurs drawn But youth is wasted on the young Your strength is my weakness, your weakness my hate My love for you just can't explain Why we're forever frozen, forever beautiful Forever lost inside ourselves The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young

[@TheNorthwestWind]

The best ever version of this opus

[@TheNorthwestWind]

still is

[@TheNorthwestWind]

Still is

[@TheNorthwestWind]

still is

[@mattwhitcher]

I was at this gig and, it was amazing.

[@kristopherryanwatson]

Hands down one of my favorite songs off of MCIS. such an incredible wall of sound. God, this song looks like so much fun to play live. Jimmy's fills and general playing is epic, as usual. totally kills it.

[@andresav1073]

I love this song !!! My favorite of MCIS

[@alfredt6180]

An unbeatable band, fucking brilliant song... definitely miss their brilliance during this era. TSP were so way ahead and even these songs are still timeless... after 24 fucking years.

[@cygnustsp]

Saw this is 2011 cried my eyes out, can't imagine how id have felt in 1996

[@Acegalaxi]

Me on a Tinder date: “Sex is great and all, but have you heard this live version of Ruby???”

[@anastasiaa5764]

Heh, that would work for me yea

[@Acegalaxi]

@@anastasiaa5764 Coffee?

[@anastasiaa5764]

@@Acegalaxi haha sure sure...and also : *wine

[@Acegalaxi]

@@anastasiaa5764 I’ll meet you at Starla-bucks 😉

[@StopTheRot]

For me: Radiohead Pumpkins Beatles All insanely good. The best.

[@FPLAussieMike]

When people ask me why I have the SP heart tattooed on my forearm I should just send them this link and say no more…. No more needs to be said!

[@Acegalaxi]

When I need to cry, I play this, Porcelina and Galapogos back-to-back 😭😭😭

[@ShroomRPG]

that twin distortion tone tho.

[@dragonborn4045]

The first album where the live tones actually sounded like their studio counterparts.

[@AltCTRLF8]

this was a great performance, especially from 6:28 til the end

[@Matsopoulos]

Absolutely!

[@speedblue88]

I saw them on this tour. Was like music from another planet.

[@rosecarmichael9727]

I've watched this video hundreds of times.I know it front to back. Billy, your guitar has changed. I love it!

[@kristopherryanwatson]

what do you mean? He uses like 4 or 5 guitars on this tour.

[@rosecarmichael9727]

@@kristopherryanwatson no doubt, I have just watched this same video for years and his Strat used to be plain white. It's been shopped to be blue with stars. 😄

[@stevebrignoni5254]

what a fucking performace!

[@FrankUrsino]

Been listening to this album a lot lately and this song may or may not be played 5x/day...such a great track.

[@alejandrogarcia1354]

MASTERPIECE!!!

[@adamrosner7736]

I wonder what Billy must have thought when he began to learn just who Jimmy was as a drummer

[@geriwurth7782]

I think Billy had an inkling. . . I read when Jimmy came to audition, he was this 'Motörhead' car dude and Billy was interviewing alt-rock drummers, and when Billy heard Jimmy play he COULD NOT believe the power of his drumming. The rest is history.

[@nickrichards3579]

I agree with everyone who says this is the best live thing I have ever seen from any band,

[@jjwilliamsoconnor1329]

WOW!

[@toddmichaelsen788]

The Peak of epic/psychedelic 90s rock right here.

[@hedgemoss]

i love this song so much

[@mistresselyria]

esta es mi canción favorita de toda la vida

[@frequencyreport]

@6:05 start of James insane solos!

[@eddyspecter]

This is such a superhero song. Love it.

[@chrisschroder3812]

one of the best jam sessions you will ever see

[@roncalabro]

This song is MAGIC

[@pedroretorta9373]

Their finest hour. I've been fortunate to see them in Cascais (Portugal) on this tour. One of the best gigs in my life!