Smashing Pumpkins - Snail (1991)

[@wlcrutch]

Too good of a song to have been written by kids, seriously, sounds like a band that’s already been together for 20 years…so damn good, I can’t fathom it

[@a.i.override8914]

The crowd probably had no idea that they were witnessing history. I love this song, and the drum solo on the studio version is amazing. Gish is an absolute masterpiece of songwriting, performance, and production.

[@7thwavepictures]

I was there and didn't know the story about his stolen guitar until more recently. As I recall, I didn't really care that much for the show because it was mostly songs from the new album that wasn't even out yet. Obviously much later I took to the album but I was really there to hear Gish.

[@a.i.override8914]

@@7thwavepictures that's so cool. I understand what you mean. It takes me a long time to warm up to new material. I like to stick with what I know and I'm stubborn when it comes to anything new. But yeah, Gish is amazing and stands the test of time. I still listen to it frequently.

[@bukunmiolowu9178]

Gish is their best album, in my opinion

[@borkovidakovic733]

Gish and Siamese dream,masterpieces!

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Borko Vidakovic: "Melon Collie..." was an exercise in overindulgence on Corgan's part trying to add Smashing Pumpkins to the pantheon of great Rock bands that recorded and released double albums just for the sake of doing so

[@shapeloomis9975]

@@shruggzdastr8-facedclown 1000 times like! I thought Mellon Collie was great, but it wasn't as cohesive as Gish and Siamese. Mellon Collie had a lot of great songs, but it seemed excessive. I agree with Chris Cornell when he said that an album really only needed 12-13 songs max. Even he stated that Superunknown and Down on the Upside was too much music to truly appreciate and that was his own albums.

[@shapeloomis9975]

@@christopherwho8566 I have to a lot of hate over the years, but I like the Pumpkins better than Nirvana.

[@TRSmith-xb9dg]

@@christopherwho8566 That shit is fucking funny.

[@chriszirpoli9285]

I wish you all could experience this band when they were new - came out of nowhere and changed everything - the 90s were a blast if you loved music.

[@mariovega2099]

I remember hearing this album when it first came out my sophomore year of college, and thinking my God who is that drummer!

[@csmelen]

I love the old concert footage when the original band members where still together. Long live the Pumpkins.

[@jdb2727]

Most underrated song in SP's catalog of songs. My top 2-3 . . . .

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

Crush is my #1 Snail is my #2 from pumpkins

[@chriszirpoli9285]

Saw these guys open up for Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers in like 90 - change your life type of show. Gish is their best album by a lot!

[@777Lateralus]

Jimmy just kills on the drums, such a phenomanal musician. Pumpkins would've been so different without him.

[@MrAngryTwinkie]

They would've been nobodies without him.

[@wlcrutch]

Fuckin’ Jimmy. Studio version was one take. That’s how good he is

[@klrba75]

Takes me back. Live Pumpkins,Pixies,and Jane's Addiction is all i need.

[@leob4403]

+Brian Bannish Remove Pixies and Jane's Addiction and it will be better

[@razor49er]

Leo B Juana's addiccion.....

[@robertpegler3443]

That's a musical diet I could live on.

[@garden0fstone736]

Wish I saw a porno for pyros show back then

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Pixies, Sonic Youth

[@iansmith3261]

Pumpkins have probably top 5 best all-around rock sounds ever. This song is a great example of that, another just for context...cherub rock...when it's hard, its Rock hard...and it doesn't stop til that last power chord...U2 is my fave all time but in aggressive sound and attitude distortion, there is none better for me than the smashing pumpkins...energy of amps is just crazy...

[@chrisfrazier5197]

I love Billy's later work, but their early psychedelic phase from Gish/Siamese Dream/Pisces Iscariot will always be my favorite.

[@avid2112]

Pisces is such an unsung masterpiece .

[@MrScottpeterson2112]

remember seeing them in s.f 1991 18 at the time. got in using my french cousins passport. hole opened up for em. small club on the height. billy and darcy just hanging out mingling with the crowd. the good ol days. great concert and stage diving!!!

[@JoelB3]

I saw them play last summer, and honestly they are still a great show. I'm sure the feel is different compared to the 90's, but they do actually still have it- which is pretty darn rare.

[@calstevelee]

This clip is the exact reason why KZbin exists, not for the garbage that people post about their boyfriends, American Idol reviews, etc.

[@robertpegler3443]

Amazing right out the gates. Didn't see them until 94 at Lollapalooza. Would have loved to catch a Gish era club show.

[@mindeloman]

Billy just got this guitar back. It was stolen 27 years ago.

[@703390]

mindeloman crazy right?!!?! N there it is . It’s so awesome to have this era documented:D

[@electromuff7870]

I think that was his other Gish strat

[@NoHeartAnthony]

You can just tell with this song that Billy had big aspirations.

[@cuteasxtreme]

All your seven dreams… are closARR than you believe ❤️

[@ew332]

THIS.....will forever be....." smashing pumpkins"......

[@marioramirez6696]

Simply JC, no words for that idol

[@fredarmentrout5771]

Saw them twice on this tour, and three times on the Siamese tour....and yep, they effing smoked!

[@BalloonRace]

I wish these people would film more than just billy. I wanna see some drumming!

[@mikogale]

this is the coolest shit ever

[@danellae.perezschmieloz5958]

Yea

[@lemonjelly]

I love old school Pumpkins :(. All your seven dreams. hahaha

[@darrenkelliott2459]

My favorite SP song; The story of my Life. :)

[@croftperkins]

I bought this on cassette at Virgin Records in Amarillo, TX in 1990 or so...

[@deadpixelfoto]

love the way D´arcy sounds in this one ......

[@IIExhibitAII]

This and mayonnaise my two top favs!!

[@darrenkelliott2459]

Absolutely! I might add Hummer to this...

[@MrLeoYaus]

I was at this show and got in for free and drank for free

[@vinniebarusa]

Good for you!

[@ddd1hhh]

Where was it?

[@MrLeoYaus]

@@ddd1hhh Cabaret Metro in Chicago

[@gkrockover]

One of my fav songs of theirs.

[@brinkybrinkz]

Watching this carving a pumpkin, I have had the honor of seeing the Smashing Pumpkins this young age, and last tour. Rock On!

[@LivingintheChicagoSuburbs]

Wow. Amazing performance

[@Desperadounico]

Very underrated song, if you ask me they should stop playing today's current music on the radio and play stuff like this all over again, it's stood the test of time therefore it is timeless we are all witnesses to this, I miss the 90's :(

[@beckyk140]

@flipingsweet779 they were awesome... Seen them this year.. lalapoloza Dallas TX front row... Billy is still awesome...

[@toneron]

Wow this is the oldest clip I've seen of them. I saw them summer before this with PJ and RHCP. One of the top tours of all time and I won the tickets!

[@meltingzombies]

What's that stuff on Corgan's head?

[@anvarmora]

franberry his hair.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

The same stuff that used to be on my head.

[@peejcampbell]

damn this is really fantastic

[@JeffreyOfTroy]

What are you waiting for, Flower? Make the sun shine. The flowers make the sun shine? It's the flowers!

[@poekoelan75]

Jimmy Chamberlain was a beast. Probably the most skilled of the bunch.

[@Buckles454]

Hey I have a live recording of these guys off the radio and during the first song the power went out for a long time! I was living in Atlanta and I think the show was in Chicago. crazy!

[@MrMachumba]

This song is a classic, there were not many bands who could compete with them back then, Shame it's not like that now.

[@corybiggs4605]

man ill never forget i saw this the first time on shrooms literally changed my fucking life

[@TahoeNevada]

I'm not saying you're wrong, but in my opinion their first album, "Gish" is their best!

[@danellae.perezschmieloz5958]

I'm not saying you are wrong but it's a draw between GISH, SD and MCIS. Then comes Adore.

[@garden0fstone736]

I say Mellon collie, there are so many b sides tracks that are just magical..

[@helloofiree]

dead actually...dead was the word i was looking for. amazing performance!

[@mergingmarky8274]

🐌!!❤️ Watched Mr Corrigan perform at live at a bar with a point of beer acoustic 2 years ago and had to see it live/brought me here👌

[@marlineharrold1937]

I enjoyed watching this.

[@neilperrin6409]

...you can't get over it hollowpoint? EVERYONE did that in the 90's, and it shows they were having a good time....not to mention this is about 17 and a half years old this video, so I don't think it's something to be annoyed over...it's over seventeen years old...

[@willfromyadkinville]

i love it when people say in my opinion! it cuts out a lot of bs comments!

[@desertstormchefnice9446]

Yeah, we got the blues...

[@JeanCarlos-ld8zv]

One of the most difficult songs to play on drums, look for it, it doesn't have a drum cover! Jimmy Chamberlin teacher

[@SloopADoopy]

Snailed it!

[@108tuber]

still lovin it

[@ProfessorNeuwaveX]

@ragtopdodge Siamese Dream was the peak for me.

[@garden0fstone736]

I haven’t even begun to peak

[@MDriverB]

Chills

[@shaneford8021]

top 3 albums in order: GO!

[@danellae.perezschmieloz5958]

Siamese Dream, MCIS and Gish.

[@jdvincler]

We saw them in Hawaii, back in 91' ish. Jimmy didn't wear a shirt, he was HUGE! Billy wore a dress, and I never saw him be more wild and aggressive in any video. He was like Curt Cobain, just ALL OVER the place. It was AMAZING!~!!

[@jaysharpESQ]

On his life journal.. by the way I'm aware you wrote this 12 years ago so sorry that I'm late to the party but I like sharing knowledge But yes remember those live journals? Insid Billy's live journal he said that he and Darcy often took LSD and /or shrooms before they get on stage for this tour so I'm going to take a wild guess... And yes it was really his live journal it's been authenticated and it include the story about how Jimmy chamber and temporary went blind from doing too much cocaine when they were recording Siamese Dream in atlanta... how he drove a car into the swimming pool at the villa he stayed at during adore, but Darcy was a crackhead by then... oh and how he snorted sea monkeys with Marilyn Manson ...man I can't wait for his book to come out!!

[@DrevPile]

cheers for upping

[@IIExhibitAII]

Bang the fuck out of those drums dale I mean jimmy!

[@amasterchief007ish]

i turned 3 during this concert

[@NoHeartAnthony]

@flipingsweet779 there's still time. but I know what you feel, I would've loved to have seen them before they were big. I only saw them on the Sacred and Profane Tour (2000). I was 14 at the time.

[@pourthepuresofpoors6875]

1:57 almost....

[@codythegreat21]

Billy Corgan with long hair lol

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

codythegreat21: ...remember when both Henry Rollins and Michael Stipe had long hair, too?

[@johnedsel]

It was all gone by 1997

[@electromuff7870]

@@johnedsel late '95 but close

[@harybosco]

this is fucking top notch on top of top notch

[@pilowmonster]

Wtf don't look back in anger at the start in 1991 wow

[@freshseeker]

Flower chase the sunshine

[@jaysharpESQ]

This is amazing. I've always loved this song too, but regardless, pls correct me if I'm wrong but it's never sounded this good to me either. Now I have a theory, Billy was griping (I mean joking) about no one having the album... so I'm assuming it was brand new at this time they performed.... My friend just saw SP for the first time ever in Tampa, and he said even though he doesn't like ATUM, he couldn't deny the three ATUM songs "beguiled , empires + Spellbinding" sounded way better live than the others in the set. Knee-jerk response is, technology, the new songs probably have backing tracks or something synched up maybe? Or Hardware in the studio for its recording may have very well been employed at the Florida show. Maybe billy just sucks at "covering" his past LPs? Thoughts?

[@thetheRedundant]

@Caligamecock But he's older and getting older like you and me. People change, that's life. You can't expect the guy to stay the same.

[@discardmyfriends]

7 months before I was born

[@iangpark]

I'd give a limb to have been there

[@poppyallgood6918]

Top 3 SP track for moi.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Is the guitar Billy's playing at this gig the same one that was stolen from him and only recently recovered a couple years ago?

[@LarsRyeJeppesen]

Yes

[@wobbledog4085]

That A sus chord made me think of champagne supernova for a brief second

[@ProfessorNeuwaveX]

@flipingsweet779 Same here.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

I had crushes back in the '90s on D'arcy, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon, Concrete Blonde's Johnette Napolitano, and White Zombie's Sean Yseult (sp?) -- all four women bassists for their respective bands.

[@nicholsjoshua15]

No they should stop playing crap on the radio and start playing the good music that's made every day by great musicians.

[@helloofiree]

guy leaning back at 2:45 looks like a doll or something.

[@OwrKeeng]

He's saying Bugg as in James dog.

[@ammittei]

Sna..ai...ai..ail!

[@jaimeflor4181]

The ending is always awesome to listen to, because of Corgan and Chamberlin.

[@serenechaosuk4682]

why do they all have to 'mosh' during a slow, tender track ??

[@manuelsoma1989]

metro, chicago

[@MultiGonsalo]

SEVEN DREAMS OK

[@Hyperboreanenjoyer]

The lyric is “When you wake up you’re all weak”

[@jademonolith]

lightest shove ever lol

[@sofistitedcdd]

@DanBL0N00 In their early 20's and pumped full of drugs? I wish they were still like that too =P

[@mikemazzella9879]

I think the date is wrong

[@mauriciopereira6942]

last moicanos

[@tutsybassista]

What did Darcy say at the beginning?

[@aphexted5608]

lorenna tuter that she was nervous because her dad was at the show.

[@boolosboi7503]

Shout out to Mr. Wreksty

[@wlcrutch]

How the F did Nirvana get all the credit? These guys were 500 times better

[@travistravinyle4207]

This full show used to be on youtube now its gone

[@ProfessorNeuwaveX]

@majunior000 Chamberlin is king. :)

[@craigusselman546]

Im really glad Billy has his favorite guitar back just restrung my 1997 Strat and its like an old friend And the seventies Strats were not very good so that one is special a very good and unique Strat and d'arcy was cute im nervous cause my dads here .

[@drtoboggan7469]

And he just found the long lost gish guitar. I will be at the Dallas show. Will be the 3rd SP show in a year. And I'd go to more if they came. Oklahoma

[@HSR107]

Gish is the only Pumpkins album that matters, and it is a must-own. Sorry, not sorry.

[@EvilUnclePhil]

I saw them in 2000 and it was actually a bit of a letdown.. They only played a couple songs from Siamese Dream, nothing from Gish, and closed with 1979. I know it's a popular song but not my favorite by a long shot.

[@nizarhilmi4461]

No Pumpkins without Jimmy Chamberlin

[@the_hero7801]

The very beginning sounded like champagne supernova

[@kamuelalee]

If a Chicago alley cat transformed into a human...then was run over...then came back to life as another human, it would be Billy Corgan.