Smashing Pumpkins - Drown (Live @ Pinkpop 1994)

The Smashing Pumpkins play their song Drown live at Pinkpop festival, 23 May 1994.
(c) Strapazki productions 2011

[@notch7751]

fuck i miss the 90's :(

[@jakefellner5786]

Yo wassup Liverpool fan

[@SuchAClassicGirl-dx2ip]

Fuck I miss Smashing Pumpkins

[@lumapas]

😥

[@Hayyden]

one of their best songs and it wasn't even on a studio album. love it.

[@thephoenixcycle8854]

It made the Singles soundtrack!

[@SaucisseMerguez]

what is this song about ?

[@alecstone4637]

@@SaucisseMerguez just the usual….heartbreak

[@MrDjambronk]

I thought it's on Gish album no?

[@alecstone4637]

@@MrDjambronk it’s doesn’t really have an official album, it went on their greatest hits albums and was also produced for the movie ‘singles’ and it’s soundtrack

[@mikeerickson967]

1990 to 1994 was the greatest time period for music

[@RAsphalt]

This perfectly captures what is so special about the pumpkins: the heaviness and softness transition seamlessly and often happen at the same time. Guess it came out of fuzz rock. I know a lot of people hate his voice, but it’s a big part of what makes that work.

[@wesleyalan9179]

I love everything about them..

[@gregoryrichmond5304]

Well said

[@joshuamitcham1519]

Billy was the songbird of our generation.His voice is angelic.

[@Worm-ex9vq]

My wife hates his voice xD. But i love his voice exactly how u described it. His voice is so melancholic, soft and roar at the same time

[@joshuafult84]

+Shawn Gerber Billy is a great songwriter but his ego ruined his potential since he felt he had to be the frontman even tho he's a horrible vocalist. It's like how Dave Grohl decided to be a frontman rather than stick to the drums lolol

[@veromikes]

I miss the days without phones.

[@optional5910]

What’s wrong with phones?

[@veromikes]

They are a mental crutch.

[@daspoohmunich7235]

​@@optional5910 millennial

[@daspoohmunich7235]

phones are isolation devices

[@jennamarks5169]

when billy winks at someone in the crowd.... love it.

[@roxanneburton24]

I know! I love it too. I wonder what they did to catch his attention?

[@dogman6687]

Schmoolie Deninostein even now u can tell he hates performing this song for the crowd after they shouted it at him for the last 4 songs probably lol

[@kakashihatake6176]

@@dogman6687 actually,he liked this song a lot,he even tried to make a video for the song

[@dogman6687]

kakashi hatake i didnt mean he dislikes the song, just dislikes it being requested screamed at him over and over like its their only song

[@ManskisTreeHouse]

Meanwhile dope sick rhythm section still plays asses off

[@optimusxianprime616]

An era when rock music was awesome and dominating the top charts. Not like today....

[@XxlololalalexX]

Yeah, Corgan misses those times as well, when he could write music and he wasn't a delusional nag.

[@Eggsplanepls]

this is still true

[@roberta2602]

@@XxlololalalexX and he's still writing great music today, young manlet

[@nickmorrissey3524]

SIMP

[@fullmetalfreedom]

@@XxlololalalexX So true!!! Fucking nag!

[@torque122]

Absolutely best decade for music. Unbeatable.

[@stevedavis1778]

Amen

[@swapsplat]

​​@@tyedyemike7425 80s metal is garbage. It was so corporate and fake that it forced grunge and alternative to COMPLETELY destroy it.

[@deluxeasshat8547]

Good thing the Pumpkins weren't a metal band then.​@@tyedyemike7425

[@TecnologiaTPA]

word!

[@ok9908]

​@@tyedyemike7425 considering you were alive in the 70s,80s, you should know that the 90s grunge/alt rock movement was an answer in the form of a middle finger to the flashy metal bands you're referring to.

[@jbsamakis]

True. And Chamberlain never gets enough credit for his drumming. And even beyond that, the band (and all of its separate parts) never get credit for their collective greatness. They were one of the best bands ever and each member contributed significantly to that success. I wish people would recognize that.

[@jimmur8423]

jbsamakis the pumpkins have always been my favorite bang. Hooked from the jump at 14 years old

[@nelsonpiedade61]

but hey still rock inmour own heads like ever!and forever!chamberland his One of a kind.his a percussionist!and He knows all about that!!!

[@user-ju6zx3rm8d]

he was always getting credit. put down the crack pipe

[@jalcobo]

Even that base player?

[@Soul-Taker]

Not really, just Jimmy and Billy.

[@jaysimpson4876]

i get teary eyed watching this ....that's how much I miss it

[@okirrama3587]

Jay Simpson i missed D'Arcy

[@torque122]

The 90s was the absolute best in music in my opinion. The grunge era was just so kick ass. It’s all I listen to anymore. The emotion and talent was unparalleled!

[@Altri82]

And some 90s punk young bands too

[@micumatrix]

Smashing Pumpkins didn’t make grunge music. It was different.

[@gedrooney9305]

@@micumatrix We called it Dreampop

[@torque122]

@@micumatrix no it was grunge. It came out of the grunge era therefore it’s grunge. So was STP. Coming only from seattle didnt only make one grunge.

[@bonsummers2657]

No, 1976 to 1982 was waaaaay better, and way more quailty-revolutionary.

[@MemeSweeper]

1:39 Billy is so enthusiastic

[@bennelson4439]

His voice is a time machine for me. Instant chronological transport.

[@rocknrao]

Never heard this live version before. Brilliant.

[@matthewriser1091]

Gopal R saw them play it in Frisco...brilliant

[@petecrawford3183]

same except today is 6 years after you

[@tonysalas99]

That first little solo is soooooo great

[@GR-gk5xs]

My favorite smashing pumpkins song I will never get tired of it

[@matthewwilliams7735]

My bass player was from Chicago, he used to see the Pumpkins at basement shows house parties small clubs, he said even then when they'd play it felt like your feet wasn't on the ground, he knew they'd be huge what a band! That lucky bastard!

[@roccogiampietro4830]

My triangle player met them when they were working at Taco Bell, brought them over and we played uno for five hours while drinking tea

[@acdcbug2012]

Billy has such a killer smile :)

[@lucasargandona4658]

acdcbug2012 hmm I wonder y

[@makaylarose2959]

Lucas Argandoña What do you mean?

[@lucasargandona4658]

TheLemon 37 because life was more simple back then...

[@makaylarose2959]

@@lucasargandona4658 True

[@travzimmerman1340]

Horrendous voice

[@pauldennis6069]

Such a better time. I miss it daily.

[@CristianMartinus]

No matter where you are I can still hear you when you drown You've traveled very far Just to see you I'll come around When I'm down All of those yesterdays Coming around No matter where you are I can still hear you when you dream You traveled very far You traveled far, like a star And you are All of those yesterdays Coming around Is it something someone said? Was it something someone said? Yesterday the sky was you And I still feel the same Nothing left for me to do

[@jesusblanco9104]

Thanks for the lyrics!!

[@randysalim1]

d'arcy is cool as fuck.. and the crowd just bopping away in the time before smartphones: gold.

[@chrisfrazier5197]

I love how they would transition from "Drown" to "Hummer" in a lot of these Siamese Dream era shows. So amazing.

[@noahgannon3934]

Those were their only 2 songs in drop-d tuning, so Billy decided to play them both while he still had his Ruby Strat on hand.

[@chrisfrazier5197]

@@noahgannon3934 as someone who also plays guitar, I can confirm this is true.

[@negativeindustrial]

My two favorite early Pumpkins songs.

[@bennsdeath]

That first solo is nectar.

[@MichaelVLang]

A really immense groove. Jimmy lays it down, and then lets the melody happen. It takes everyone on the same page to make the tension and release work. Great band.

[@maryhughes6372]

The sea of hand clapping is so refreshing to see. No cell phones or anything, they are just living in the moment together

[@67silverhazey]

If they would've had em they would be like today...

[@morganghetti]

The no cell phones comment is the new cell phone at a concert.

[@cass2303]

That's beautiful 💕

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

I bet they all had tamagotchi in their hands

[@Sparkywithnathan]

Mary Hughes Lmfao comments like this make me cringe. What are they gonna do? Record it with their brick phone? You’re actually so dumb, Mary. Think before you comment.

[@wadelerow8633]

This is the vibe of almost every concert in the 90s.

[@FARID1870]

if this song played in Woodstock 69, it would still impress the audience

[@Andrew-ri5qo]

Early Pumpkins = Best Pumpkins

[@TheGoblin1975]

my young friends say, what was the 1990s like? i show em this vid

[@BlueHopi144]

u can show them the early Tool gigs as well - I experienced them all live in the 90's - around 2,000 gigs . did have to heal my ears though .

[@drowningin]

@me because you're lying to yourself

[@philfrank5601]

Yeah...stupid shirts, bad hair and pussy music. Just like the worst parts of the 70s. Fuck this grunge shit.

[@alexmalch]

@@philfrank5601 wtf

[@Bowitol]

@@philfrank5601 so why are u here?

[@milesgillespie6665]

I used to think Billy's voice was somehow manipulated. I was wrong. I love, love, love his voice!!

[@ECpian05]

3:45 Fuckin Monster. All Hail Jimmy.

[@brandonwymer1175]

That and D'arcy's bass playing!

[@mpactdesignmedia]

I've seen them three times. Every single time I go, I spend 70% of my time - at least - just watching him...and I'm a guitar player. :-D

[@obliviousmode575]

The only band in my teenage years that I bought every CD I could. I’m so jealous of my little brother because he saw them about 5 times in concert.

[@wallstatsbro]

The smashing pumpkins are strange and beautiful and it MUST be that way or it wouldnt be as amazing

[@rns2222]

I can’t get enough of this moment. What an amazing job creating history. “ I wish, I wish” there was a dedicated video camera per person and 4 versions of this uploaded so we could absorb everyone’s full performance.

[@Clyde.artwork]

Jimmy looks jacked here and handles the drums like a stud. The whole band is right on point here.

[@j3any3s]

Best guitar ever.... And Jimmy rules 2:54 "this is history man, so groovy"

[@thescarecrowman]

The smashing pumpkins is one of those special bands that sound better live.

[@questtech7148]

Jimmy Chamberlain is seriously underrated as a drummer.

[@1967lovechild]

Quest Tech he does just seriously beat the shit out of his drums but in such a very GOOD way!

[@yncasasue9721]

Quest Tech wtf are you talking about

[@WatTyler13]

Not by people who know a great drummer when they see one! This guy is up there with the very best of all time.

[@84furqan]

Who said he was underrated? LOL

[@valentinvassilev3664]

A millionaire drummer playing for one of the most successful bands in the world. I wish I was this underrated.

[@JustMe-ob3nw]

Man… look at us back then.. it was just like yesterday and now we are all old and gray… 😞

[@williammazzotta5595]

I have been Blessed with watching Zeppelin in the 70's,Van Halen in the 80's && "The Pumpkins in the 90's... Top That!!!!

[@esl4058]

Goddamn this band was just absolutely on fire in the mid 90’s. My first concert ever was seeing them in 1997. I’d give anything to see them even earlier but I’m glad I at least caught the tail end.

[@wildmercuryfilms]

The Tail End??!!! I saw them in ‘96 in Austin, in ‘97 in Fort Worth, in 2000 in Kansas City, Kansas, and in Late 2000 in Chicago at one of The Goodbye Shows. The Best One was The Kansas City, Kansas Show in 2000 ---- THEY ROCKED!!!! One of the Best Shows I’ve ever seen by anyone.

[@bobbizzle77]

He was a cutie 😊...my favorite Pumpkins song

[@danrichards2727]

god i wish i could start my life over in 1994.

[@jesuschristgau8583]

so you want to be a baby in 1994 and miss out on this?

[@marcel_the_m]

In my opinion the 90s best decade for music - period. Be it Rock, Electronica, D&B, Hip Hop. Just awesome.

[@bentnosewp]

Martius Picus It really wasn't that great man. Grunge was burning out by this point and that was really all that was happening. Everything was rehashed and changing. We all listened to 80's punk/hardcore, boy bands, west coast rap. It wasn't that great. I like smashing pumpkins now but Alternative got so overplayed and shitty. Also if you were into metal like I was all the bigger bands started releasing really shitty albums and it was not cool like it is now to be into metal.

[@TheGoblin1975]

Martius Picus note. no cell fones in audience, just people enjoying the music.. i concur, it was amazing time for music. saw pumpkins three times in that era, and all was fantastic. was it over-rated? everything is over rated. nothing is sacred, but that moment and time period is close.

[@bentnosewp]

I did go see The Drums a couple weeks ago and no one had their phones out. That was a good sign.

[@pamelamathilde]

The song that made me fall in love with them. 1992, Singles, completely stoned on acid, and the song barely plays in the movie. Yet, that was it... Oh! glorious times.

[@jakeenan]

Hahaha I was tripping on liquid acid in a HMV store in 94 with a mate and we spotted the Siamese Dream CD on the play stand. After a couple of minutes of sick jokes and laughter I suddenly remembered reading that one song SOMA by this joke-name band was up for guitar solo of the year. l played it and GEEK on headphones. Hooked. Chamberlin. I bought Gish too. And so it began. Was only fitting I first see them live tripping too- at the filmed Brixton gig. But that's a whole other story!!

[@eqsheiky]

pamelamathilde Oh yeah, I loved (and love) this song. I remember buying Siamese Dream and being disappointed that it was not on the album. I bought the Singles soundtrack just to have the song. Man, those times were good.

[@matthewriser1091]

pamelamathilde. Same

[@jekk23]

💜beautiful

[@PeteOare]

I will never have an musical epiphany as good as this one. I started Singles Soundtrack being a big fan of Pearl Jam but as soon as I heard Drown in was in love. Vedder was a bit to macho for my tastes, but Corgan I felt like he literally had access to my soul! Been my favourite band since I was 12

[@separator94]

How is it possible that so much awesomeness happened in 1994 in regards to music? Great performance from a great year.

[@stevedavis1778]

Absolute 90’s perfection. Soundtrack of my youth.

[@fidelrivera2887]

I was seeing this girl for a bit... and the conversation turned to music. I told her I loved the Smashing Pumpkins and her response was, "I fucking hate the Smashing Pumpkins!" Then guess what, you fucking hate me. I waved, I waved Goodbye.

[@rynolascavio3381]

My girlfriend said she "didnt like all the shreaking". She preferred boy bands...I dumped her ass.

[@user-yn6zo4wp5b]

Loved the pumpkins at this time.

[@kovajo]

No one in that crowd was holding a cell phone. So beautiful!

[@Rippd_Bagel]

...

[@Stringprodigy]

Ok

[@kickedinthecalfbyacow7549]

kovajo a lot of tamagotchi though....

[@nambam5409]

Are you stupid...🤦‍♂️

[@Commander.c0ck]

Well yea bc it was the 90s

[@sisterearthful]

caught that wink and smile...in 0:39...Billy really rocks, I love how he sings this song, and all of his other songs. he starts so soft and gentle, then, he gets loud...rock on Billy...i'll always love the smashing pumpkins forever...

[@oliversmith1176]

The texture this lineup of the pumpkins created leaves the current bands we have to endure in the dust

[@creaturesofqueens]

That gave me chills…

[@torque122]

SUCH AN OUTSTANDING GRUNGE BAND!!! Smashing pumpkins was a nice Midwestern twist on the other west coast bands after STP gave the seattle sound a southern cal wrinkle. I love how Billy Corgan acknowledged that & was grateful to be part of that grunge era. He had a few interviews where he was blown away at their unlikely success.

[@gregguthrie7746]

The crowd…with no phones..

[@wacoblaze]

My god I love this band......

[@marcinfo3099]

Them and Tool! Early, mid 90s were great times

[@Trenchant463]

Youth is fleeting - ENJOY the good times!!

[@AttilatheThrilla]

"Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins" ..... "Homer Simpson, Smiling Politely" :)

[@djr8208]

so many lost souls believed in it

[@marioahu]

Obviously you don't count cuz you weren't there.

[@JaneDoe87110]

This song transcends time. Covering it with my band ❤️

[@Trenchant463]

I ran into Billy at a concert on the main floor before the headliner act started. It was really crowded and I bumped into him. He was really nice, smiled and said hello and moved on.

[@lolalawliet8611]

hes so adorable

[@raffaeledemichele4746]

come essere in estasi.......love you smashing pumpkins from an humble italian =)

[@BleedBlueNYR1994]

Billy is such an underrated guitarist. Guy just writes some of the catchiest and most melodic riffs and can shred when it’s called for. No one has made better use of octaves in playing either.

[@kevincampbell5785]

One of their best IMO. Singles movie Soundtrack.

[@mart_en]

Jack Nicholson at 2:58 in " Shining"

[@hijpot]

The smashing pumpkins were literally in a class all of their own in the 90s. The best dynamically pleasing band since Led Zeppelin. Billy was an underrated guitar player. Jimmy was an underrated drummer. A piece of rock and roll glory that will never happen again. And honestly whoever disagrees in my opinion is a fool

[@WarmothGuitarist]

The European music festivals in the 90's, where like the American festivals in the 60's. In fact, the 90's music scene was very much like what I had imagined the 60's being like. I was just glad to have spent my teen years in the era.

[@kenworthdreamer7857]

Love watching the live stuff without phones everywhere!!! Ppl just taking it in 🎶🎶🎶

[@MemeSweeper]

0:37 Billy's Wink

[@maryhughes6372]

His wink and smiles where adorable. He genuinely looked happy yet HUMBLED to be playing amongst a sea of kids

[@Scotty3943]

0:50 audience clapping 👏

[@bendominado7152]

No cellphones+no bullshit=90's concerts

[@ECpian05]

if they were available it would have been a different story

[@icarus9389]

why tf do i see this stupid ass comment on every good concert. yeah we get it you're way better than everyone else and came up with this very original bs comment enjoy the music and get ur boring ass out of the comments please

[@dilbertdoe601]

Ben Dominado I miss the days before video cameras and KZbin. When I went to a concert, only the people there experienced it. Um oh ...wait.

[@Mark_Bayer]

Trust me. The nineties were not that great. Sincerely an adult.

[@Mark_Bayer]

Its always kids who were nkt even alive making this comment. Lmfao.

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

I know you can't go back but man I miss these concerts

[@BlueHopi144]

I was at that owesome concert ! what a long time ago Gosh !

[@PerryLevy]

2023 and this song still makes me feel a certain way...

[@kennygriff24]

brilliant thanks a million

[@SKYZTHELIMIT514]

Never will be another band that can duplicate this Godly gifted greatness

[@truthseeker6532]

Beautiful!!!!!

[@jeffreyyoung4364]

my favorite pumpkins song

[@kymberlishea2036]

If Billy winked at me.... dead. 😍😍😍❤️❤️🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@jkreuzer]

Omg. I'm in love. Beautiful!

[@RAsphalt]

I keep coming back to watch this. Forget what I said about the lyrics.. the song is perfect. What makes the Pumpkins cool is their mix of perfection and imperfection anyway

[@noonan395]

I miss the 90”s No Cell phones or internet Twitter Snapchat Facebook….

[@DomDizzler5053]

magical

[@KissofEther]

Such a beautiful song ♥

[@video4rainydays]

this is awesome!!!

[@erwinsalongasintevil2979]

This video gives me goosebumps omg!!! I love you guys Ur one of the puzzle in my youth 🙏💚

[@meluciferthrasher13]

Pure talent!!!

[@Soul-Taker]

There was nothing like this at the time, there's nothing like this now.

[@BlueHopi144]

yep ! owesome song on that album ! still listened to it recently ! a piece of rock history

[@joaoleopires]

good to remember this

[@sticksman1979]

Epic. Pinkpop was awesome in the 90s. Take me back!

[@bjhale542]

Awesome!!!! so good. Really enjoyed this.

[@sk8rking1234]

That was Amazing!!!!

[@mitchqqqqqq]

brilliant thanks a trillion

[@beanie1089]

Awesome! Everyone sounds fantastic! Great song. Woulda been an awesome thing to have seen them around this time.

[@DS3xd]

legendary song by a legendary band!

[@3mmwargaming]

I love this band so much I want to cry.

[@richardshermanjr1899]

When Siamese dream came out I thought it was just a good CD but 25 years later I still have to go back and listen to it every few months which makes. It legendary to me.

[@silverfck]

same bro same

[@dalefrary]

My fave ever Pumpkins song.

[@BlueHopi144]

and when i think i was at this great owesome amazing show ! probably the last shows of that era of the pumpkins . I was damn lucky to hear and witness one of the greatest creative rock bands out there .

[@arthurnawrath6701]

So Great!!💪💪