"Zero" is another song by The Smashing Pumpkins that hits hard.
@Deidara85Ай бұрын
The song that put them on the map, and probably their best song. I've loved it since the 90s
@joealvarez8733Ай бұрын
I was about to recommend that one as well...🤘👽🤘
@stang7342Ай бұрын
Zero is definitely my favorite...
@John-tr5hnАй бұрын
@@Deidara85 I'm sorry, but the song that put them on the map was "Today." Definitely not their best, but don't rewrite history now. They were already huge by the time Mellon Collie came out.
@michaelbivens9573Ай бұрын
@@John-tr5hn you're right! Today (who can forget the ice cream truck) was in huge rotation on MTV, along with Disarm.
🤣🤣 That lollapalooza Simpsons episode was the best. I also remember Peter Frampton complaining about Sonic Youth raiding his cooler 🤣
@robbob5302Ай бұрын
Ashamed to admit, I got that reference.
@Deidara85Ай бұрын
"My kids think you're the greatest. And thanks to your gloomy music, they've finally stopped dreaming of a future I can't possibly provide."
@robbob5302Ай бұрын
@@Deidara85 🤣
@user-vr7bs3ud1eАй бұрын
@@Spiderific And Cyprus Hill stole his orchestra.
@billiam8554Ай бұрын
"The world is a vampire..." probably the most classic grunge opening lyrics! Also "Despite all my rage, I'm still just a rat in a cage" says all you need to know about the 90's feel.
@donnakubiski5572Ай бұрын
One of my other reaction channels that I watch just did this song and I knew that I knew it by the title but couldn't place it. The minute it started and I heard "The world is a vampire" I knew exactly what song this was. My bad because I'm from and still live in their hometown of Chicago. I really haven't kept up with the group or listened to them in years except for a few of their songs that I hear on the classic rock radio station I listen to, but they don't play this one.
@RobertSmith-js2kzАй бұрын
You got that right for sure. It captures it perfectly.
@ryanawilson8549Ай бұрын
And it kinda fits in 24, imho
@andreas3761Ай бұрын
In the 90s I didn‘t feel like a rat in a cage as I do now
@RobertSmith-js2kzАй бұрын
@@andreas3761 I hear that
@tristramcoffin926Ай бұрын
This song was ginormous in the mid 90s. This one and Black Hole Sun could not be avoided, not that you'd want to
@foreveralone11wАй бұрын
And "Under the Bridge" I still remember seeing it the first time on buzzworthy videos on Mtv 😂
@sjoekiloekiАй бұрын
Both songs are masterpieces!
@bazzer124Ай бұрын
Billy Corgan lives literally down the road from me in Highland Park. Met him once in the grocery store I worked in town. Pretty cool dude. He was polite and chatted a bit. Cheers....
@pr073u569Ай бұрын
Corgan has done a few podcasts including Rogan and he was always polite, chill, and insightful. He had some interesting stories about the music industry, etc.
@nickjohnson1445Ай бұрын
Hundreds of thousands of us in high school had "despite all my rage in still just a rat in a cage" written on their homemade paper bag book covers. Epitomy of 90's rock.
@anthonyblakely399Ай бұрын
Jay is gonna love this side of the Smashing Pumpkins!!!!
@NeverTrustGhostАй бұрын
Fun Fact: Lead singer Billy Corgan wrote this about pain that comes from being a rock star. The lyrics are exceptionally dramatic, and Corgan has said they are a bit of a joke.
@mmanthey1007Ай бұрын
Facts.
@robbob5302Ай бұрын
People always hate on Billy Corgan. I don’t know why. I like his voice.
@williamyates694Ай бұрын
@@robbob5302 Ppl hate on him for his condescending attitude, and well documented difficulty to get along with others. I say so what lol? That's part of being the leader and main songwriter in YOUR band right? 🤟👏🍻
@robbob5302Ай бұрын
@@williamyates694 I knew nothing about that. Shows how outta touch I am.
@robbob5302Ай бұрын
@@williamyates694 People forgave Prince for that crap. I can forgive Corgan.
@lanceholden4758Ай бұрын
FINALLY!!! You folks chose one of their kickin, rockʻn, screamʻn, head on fire songs. Thank you
@randallpetersen9164Ай бұрын
The LOUD-quiet-LOUD dynamic that caught your attention at 7:16 is a huge part of classic indie and alt rock. Another earlier example would be Pixies.
@Natalin0Ай бұрын
Cherub Rock next!!!! In fact you guys have to listen to the whole album, Siamese Dreams
@RobertSmith-js2kzАй бұрын
here, here!
@roserivera7481Ай бұрын
Siamese Dream will always be my favorite Pumpkins album
@jamesjohnston9225Ай бұрын
When my daughter was 14, she wanted to go see them in concert. I wouldn't let her go alone or just her friends, so offered to take her to the concert (I liked them too). Of course I probably embarrassed the crap out of her, especially while I was in the mosh pit. 😁
@kirkcather3670Ай бұрын
Da-a-ad!
@ryanawilson8549Ай бұрын
Bc it's your biological right 😆
@jamesjohnston9225Ай бұрын
@@ryanawilson8549 You know that's right!
@Rizzle232328 күн бұрын
"Despite all my rage i am still just a rat in a cage" represents the video very well. I believe it is about the common person struggling in everyday life working and grinding through life. Climbing up that hill.
@terriertz513428 күн бұрын
And never getting ahead, only getting older.
@johncarpenter3751Ай бұрын
The world is indeed a vampire 🧛♂️
@user-zd1vt1uf8oАй бұрын
Siamese Dream...one of the most underrated albums of all time
@chrisclanton4430Ай бұрын
My favorite album hands down. Every song is a masterpiece.
@jonathanmartin8716Ай бұрын
I want a dollar for every time someone complained about his voice! :P I'd be filthy rich. I, like you, am here for the whole package, the emotion, the lyrics, the guitars, the drums ... sure, and the keyboards :P why not ;) j/k
@keithkoenig5320Ай бұрын
Not really...Many can't get past Corgan's voice. Myself included. Sorry, but here's your dollar. His voice is whiny...
@CarRyan0809Ай бұрын
The best album of the 90s
@3DJapanАй бұрын
I think it's one of the most highly rated albums of all time. It was nominated for A Grammy, Best Alternative Music Album.
@jonathannichols196Ай бұрын
Cherub Rock and Mayonnaise ❤
@wrutledge128 күн бұрын
Facts🎯
@TravisTaylorWriterАй бұрын
We need more of this. There's so much great music from the Pumpkins!
@stephendavis75Ай бұрын
Pumpkins are timeless
@sumonjamal1653Ай бұрын
I remember when this music video hit MTV in 1995 and pushed the album "Mellon Collie & the infinite sadness" by the Smashing Pumpkins to #1 on the US charts... 'Bullet w/ butterfly wings' was also the last video in which Billy Corgan (vocals/ guitar) had hair 😂...He appeared in the next 2 videos for '1979' ... 'Zero'... and 'Tonight, tonight'... w/ a shaved, bald head.
@chrisclanton4430Ай бұрын
"Siamese Dream" is my all time favorite album. every song is a masterpiece.
@LwizeАй бұрын
Bassist D'Arcy was such a cutie.
@ryanawilson8549Ай бұрын
I wanted to say that was her name, but I second guessed myself
@LwizeАй бұрын
@@ryanawilson8549D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky
@ninja_tonyАй бұрын
@@Lwizei was 13 when Mellon Collie came out. I had such a huge crush on her.
@indianikit74128 күн бұрын
Yah didnt she get super strung out on meth or something?
@kevinstull855224 күн бұрын
@@LwizeI just loved how her last name sounds just like Gretzky, but with a W instead. That was pretty cool.
@davidjamesbanko9315Ай бұрын
The drums Amber sound tribal and he's saying,"despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage". I'm so glad you guys finally did this song because I remember Jay not liking the other two songs because they were too mellow. I loved this album when this album came out.
@johansilencioАй бұрын
Cherub Rock, Today, Mayonaise. So many great songs. Billy Corgan is a genius underrated by everyone but himself.
@thseed7Ай бұрын
"Zero" is my next favorite Smashing Pumpkins song. Billy Corgan's voice is divisive. Some people hate it, I love it. It is perfect for their sound.
@raymondohlsen5054Ай бұрын
"Despite all my rage, I'm still just a rat in a cage" is one of my favorite lyrics of all time! Miss Amber, you have the soul of a poet with your love of words. Side note: You guys are a bit younger than my youngest daughter. I wished so hard that I could've introduced my daughters to music of the past, but they were not interested. Thank you, guys, for letting me see it done for you. There is so much great music from so many eras and places.
@bradstanley116Ай бұрын
Cherub Rock!
@xiropigadoАй бұрын
Their greatest song and WHAT a song!
@fishitreelitreelitfishit881Ай бұрын
The Smashing Pumpkins were the loudest band I have ever heard and the loudest crowd I ever heard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Rave. That was in the late nineties.
@williamwolfe4997Ай бұрын
"Disarm you with a smile" This would be your anthem!
@DarbokstАй бұрын
Disarm... its just disarm
@JJFraggs1Ай бұрын
@@Darbokst indeed it is. One of my favorites, too. I hope they do that one some day.
@hellokimmy68Ай бұрын
I heard "Siva" by Smashing Pumpkins the same night I first heard Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" back in August, 1991. That was a good night. That would be another great rocking SP song for you to react to. It was pretty early on in their career, and so raw and cool.
@shyman99Ай бұрын
I was there too. The video and song of "Siva" is Smashing Pumpkins' very best.
@TheNotedHeroАй бұрын
Still need to do their song "Disarm". It's one of their best, imo.
@ninja_tonyАй бұрын
Yeah, Disarm is so beautiful.
@mgpalardyАй бұрын
The best part of many Pumpkins songs is they go from mellow and melodic to really hard, then back to mellow again, sometimes several times. Quite a rollercoaster ride. Especially songs like Hummer, Soma, Mayonaise and Thru The Eyes Of Ruby.
@ddullawayАй бұрын
Loads of band adopted that, influenced by the pixies.
@ENDTIMEsVideoLibraryАй бұрын
Smashing Pumpkins. "Disarm", one of my favorites from them!
@John-tr5hnАй бұрын
There are so many SP songs you need to listen to: "Mayonaise," "Eye," "Rhinoceros," "Snail," and "Thirty-Three."
@stanleysmith222129 күн бұрын
I really dig Murmur
@Aalu420Ай бұрын
1979 is also another great song by the Smashing Pumpkins.
@Islam4EuropeansАй бұрын
They’ve already reviewed it actually
@scottipmagicianАй бұрын
Fine..... I'll be a sheep..... CHERUB ROCK next. I think you'd also dig Zero for it's heaviness and Soma because it's so dynamic (soft to hard) change
@user-vr7bs3ud1eАй бұрын
Siamese Dream was their breakout album. Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness was their commercial peak.
@randycooper3428Ай бұрын
One of my all-time favorite songs from one of my all-time favorite bands!
@scottNNJАй бұрын
I was in college when this song came out, under tremendous stress. This was the perfect song to blow off some steam.
@american_cosmicАй бұрын
That entire album -- Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness -- was one of the best albums of not only the 90's, but of all-time. An absolute classic.
@danielwarrenguitar27 күн бұрын
It’s about the music industry - having to make music that will sell instead of music the artist actually believes in.
@937jaminrobАй бұрын
Front row at 14 in Dayton Ohio Hara arena 1994 the smashing pumpkins concert changed my life… it was only weeks after Kurt was gone & everyone was in shock. They put on the greatest concert, helped heal my heart, the music is not dead… I found the set list~ I also still have my concert tshirt ❤️🔥 * Geek U.S.A.* Rocket* Snail* Quiet* Disarm* I Am One* Drown* Hummer* Today* Luna* Siva* Cherub Rock Encore:* Soma* Silverfuck* Starla
@danrudnick5252Ай бұрын
This was probably their biggest hit. Was on MTV 24/7.
@willfromyadkinvilleАй бұрын
welcome to a Smashing dream!!! they have so many songs that will truly take you on a emotional rollercoaster! lets go!!!!!!!!!! Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums is just all that and more!!!!!!!!!!!
@mickem4322Ай бұрын
One of the best Post-Grunge songs !! It doesnt get much better than this.. !! :)
@stephanieclark9849Ай бұрын
*Zero is another great one by SP. You'll notice in the video he was wearing the shirt that said "ZERO"... just a nod to their own song. They played both bullet with butterfly wings and zero on David Letterman years and years ago and everyone went nuts!* 🤘
@michelleb9808Ай бұрын
"Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage." Many people related to this 😊 Massive hit. SO many amazing songs by Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan is a great songwriter.
@user-gu1zb6cw6tАй бұрын
The Pumpkins and the White Stripes are the very best at the transition from heavy as hell to soft and thoughtful. Great reaction to a phenomenal song!
@Bekka_NoybАй бұрын
one of my fave Smashing Pumpkins songs! dbl ♥
@gdoggatlАй бұрын
Saw them at Lollapalooza, the year Nirvana was supposed to headline. They were phenomenal!!! Disarm, Hummer, Cherub Rock...play them!!❤️❤️ Thanks!!
@JV44HeinzBarАй бұрын
Loved this band when I saw them and The Vines together. As a kid, that's all I did was work and go to concerts. I regretted doing this when I was in my 30s, but now, 50+, I cherish all those concerts :)
@scottvanhille5688Ай бұрын
"The world is a vampire." Most iconic line from this song. "Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage." We all feel that at certain times in our lives. Pain is no respecter of persons. Nice suggestion. I suggest Gunship--Monster In Paradise and Missing Persons--Words.
@jamescrowhorse6689Ай бұрын
Missing Persons - Mental Hopscotch.
@KSDVLmomАй бұрын
This brought back a flood of emotions. Before I ever heard of them was the year I graduated highschool 1989 and a cool truck kids that was trying to impress me bought a smashing pumpkins t at an alternative store. After that I married a lead singer so I eventually found out who they were but the thing was taking my 1 year old daughter to my husband band practice with all his friends and all of a sudden she belts out, DESPITE ALL MY RAGE I'M STILL JUST A RAT IN A CAGE... She was advanced but everyone was cracking up! She's still extremely good with lyrics. She's 32 now
@julesschulte9293Ай бұрын
And here we are in 2024 amd my 16 year old has my original CD of Siamese Dream on display in his room and can play the whole album on his guitar. Great music never ages.
@pr073u569Ай бұрын
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was one of the best albums released in a torrent of great albums. The fact that it was a double album and gave us so much more value for the buck was amazing. Such a wide range of emotions and sounds. Billy Corgan was doing the singing/screaming combo by himself long before other bands were doing the same with two people.
@MWelby65Ай бұрын
It's pretty simple: if Billy has hair, the song kicks ass. Once he went bald, forget it. Next songs: Cherub Rock - this was their breakthrough song and established their early "wall of fuzz" sound. Mayonnaise - never released as a single. No official video, but one of their best songs.
@horsebydayartbynightАй бұрын
Awesome reaction to a stellar hit from my favorite band, thank you! Cherub Rock rocks out, too - you'll love it.
@michaelcollier9893Ай бұрын
The Smashing Pumpkins are my all time favorite band. Lead singer & song writer strugled with mental health issuses and I always "fealt" his sorrow in much of his music. I too for many years delt with bi-polor disorder and it spoke to me, the hi's and the lowes. Billy's voice can range from peircing screaming to soft and melodically beautiful. Billy writes so many great songs from hard rockers to gentle poetry. I would defiently try out next: Cherub Rock, Today, Zero, Disarm and Ava Adore. Some of my personal favorites are: Inkless, For Martha (piano ballad) and Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans.
@ninja_tonyАй бұрын
There are so many Smashing Pumpkins songs you all should do that I think you’ll love, but those are some of the absolute MUSTS: For a heavier/rock sound: Mayonaise, Zero, Cerub Rock. For more of their softer, emotional sound: Thirty-Three, Soma, Disarm. You can’t go wrong with any of these songs. ❤
@rdgarza1113Ай бұрын
I have been a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan since the late 90s, I am so glad y'all enjoyed this one! They have such amazing variety, from harder songs like "Cherub Rock", "Zero", and "The Everlasting Gaze", to softer ones like "Disarm", "Perfect", and "Thirty Three". I can't wait to listen to more with you both!
@vanessalucas4760Ай бұрын
Glad you guys came back to the Smashing Pumpkins, because this one is one of my favourites and one of the band's most popular songs of all time. The "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" double album that this song is from is a must listen. "Zero" and "Thirty Three" would be the next suggestions from the same album. More suggestions from other albums include: "Slunk" from the Lull EP "I Am One", "Rhinoceros", and "Siva" from Gish "Cherub Rock", "Rocket", "Disarm", and "Today" from Siamese Dream "Ava Adore" and "Perfect" from Adore "The Everlasting Gaze", "Stand Inside Your Love", and "Try, Try, Try" from Machina: The Machines Of God AND "The End Is The Beginning Is The End" from the Batman & Robin soundtrack You guys are gonna love this rabbit hole!
@randallpetersen9164Ай бұрын
Bands with Weird Sounding Male Lead Singers would 100% be my favorite spotify playlist. Plenty of Billy Corgan in that mix. :)
@agarven1Ай бұрын
I grew up near Chicago and the band is from Chicago. When I heard this song I became an instant fan. I didn’t know Billy was from Chicago and years later I found out. I had a friend that met him at a sandwich shop and he was a very quiet person from what he told me. His second band was Zwan when SP broke up. They made 1 album for Zwan. My favorite song by them is Landslide which is a cover from Fleetwood Mac
@MrTheCamelАй бұрын
Nice! I'm gonna see the Pumpkins this Saturday night (with Green Day, Rancid, and the Linda Lindas)
@AlbertKang-s5mАй бұрын
This song was on the follow up album to their huge smash hit Siamese dream. They were then signed to virgin records and Billy Corgan felt immense pressure to make another Siamese dream album and this song Dios with his frustration over that. I’m so glad that you finally listened to this song! Please listen to Cherub Rock next. As a college kid in the 90s, I would put Cherub Rock on full blast and jump into the shower to start my day!
@hazi5961Ай бұрын
You guys should check out "Zero", "Thirty-Three", "Mayonaise", "Perfect", or "Luna" by Smashing Pumpkins.
@CathyLarson-zi9qbАй бұрын
You have to listen to them do "Zero".
@Festus171Ай бұрын
This song got me hooked on that album. I love bands that have variety like they do. Great talent in song writing and performance. I was waiting to see your reaction to this. I was not disappointed. Great reaction!
@andreasoice5905Ай бұрын
Knew you would like this one! My favorite Smashing Pumpkins!😍
@jimmuratori7458Ай бұрын
Thank you guys for finally getting to the rocking side of the Pumpkins. There is sooooo much more to discover. The Pumpkins are a home town group here in Chicago. I'm a bit older but discovered them when my wife was expecting our son back in 95 when the album this song came from came out. No wonder the kid loves metal.
@kelbyfarley70009 күн бұрын
4:22 I played drums in a band for a lil over 15 years, until last year and this song was one of the funnest we played. This song makes me miss drumming so much! Think I'll make a trip to Guitar Center
@thejessicka7448Ай бұрын
A lot of people say that Nirvana defined 90s alt music, but I feel like it was The Smashing Pumpkins.
@benhernandez7556Ай бұрын
I agree. Not just defined the 90s, but the best of the 90s (with Nirvana and Radiohead right behind them).
@ObjectifiedАй бұрын
No. They both defined it. Along with others. You have to be kidding me.
@EightPieceBoxАй бұрын
It was definitely The Spice Girls
@erinamaya901024 күн бұрын
Smashing Pumpkins is one of my all time favorite bands. Every song is amazing. They hard songs and soft songs and creepy songs. I never get tired of them. Somehow when I have a really bad day I will belt out Bullet With Butterfly Wings and I swear my stress starts to melt away. It brings me such an emotional release to scream along.
@EzraPetersonАй бұрын
I love when you experience my young teen years in music.
@TheGunslingerRolandАй бұрын
Every known culture, no matter how primitive or advanced shares a commonality of the desire for create music.
@sebastianschilling7337Ай бұрын
Smashing Pumpkins is so diverse! Billy Corgan has a unique voice and goes along with their very melodic songs, which can be a bit mellow, but some other times very hard like this one. Zero, Cherub Rock, Today, Ava Adore, Stand Inside Your Love (my personal favorite)… all great songs that you can check out!
@timfrancis3997Ай бұрын
Good evening, Jay and Amber smashing pumpkins are a great 90's alternative band by the way I'm a first time subscriber to your channel 👍❤️
@MobiusBandwidth19 күн бұрын
one of the greatest screams of all time in this one, holy cow. powerful song. the pumpkins are very very diverse stylistically.
@nicolerizzo13143 күн бұрын
Imagine being 15 years old, reading magazine articles in anticipation of this album coming out- no internet to check, mind you- and then hearing this as the first single. It was exhilarating ❤
@michelledeangelis495622 күн бұрын
Saw them in concert on Wednesday in KC....The show was AMAZING!!!!
@randycooper3428Ай бұрын
"Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage" One of the best lines of rock ever!
@brianscott990629 күн бұрын
SUPER MEGA BANGER from a hugely underrated and under appreciated band. You never knew what Smashing Pumpkins would put out next. ❤
@NOLAgenXАй бұрын
Surprised but glad to see this come up as a reaction!
@jasoncinemaАй бұрын
Ditto!
@kristenvaughn-smith695226 күн бұрын
I love The Smashing Pumpkins!! This could be my favorite song of theirs in all honesty. Thank you for reacting!!
@markv111312 күн бұрын
I keep coming back to this awesome reaction. "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage", "I still believe that I cannot be saved". Absolutely ADORE this song. And "Tonight, Tonight" may be relatively mellow, but go back and listen to it now that your perspective of the band may have changed. It's a great song, and although the video can be distracting, it's so artistic and unique. Still waiting for "Our Lady Peace" reaction. Fingers crossed.
@houseofdnyАй бұрын
Smashing Pumpkins were such a crystallized 90s Alt-Rock vibe. I would put the intros, to BWBW, Cherub Rock and Zero up there with anything in the genre
@teganceebohm7668Ай бұрын
Smashing Pumpkins are legendary! No two songs sound the same. I recommend their song Disarm next!!!
@michaelakkerman407Ай бұрын
Best drummer from the 90's era, by far!!!
@arnoldcox9128Ай бұрын
The 90's were great at the singers being calm and then exploding with emotions
@sallyariad4623Ай бұрын
You two are just so lovely
@benhernandez7556Ай бұрын
Best band of the 90s (with Nirvana right behind them)!!!
@danholmesfilmАй бұрын
YES! More Pumpkins! More 90s!
@RobertoSantana61Ай бұрын
This is one of Pumpkin's best songs. You absolutely need to check out the band Korn, specially "Freak On A Leash". The music video is one of the best videos of the 90's.
@Jmitchpen101311 күн бұрын
Kick ass song. "In spite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage" is a hell of a lyric. You guys would love the guitar groove in "Cherub Rock".
@user-ds8bi2fw9eАй бұрын
Saw these guys headline Lollapollooza 94 ! Great show !
@marianberes8215Ай бұрын
Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness is my favourite album. Masterpiece in all ways.
@jessep6330Ай бұрын
I lived in Seattle in the 90s when songs like this were dominant. Alternative rock splattered black paint over the bright trite colors of the 80s. I was so happy to see the hair bands go away. I hope I live to see another musical revolution like this again in my lifetime.
@chrisfrench9257Ай бұрын
This song was my introduction to the band. It definitely gave them a great hit to stand on.