Smashing Pumpkins - Thru the Eyes of Ruby

Smashing Pumpkins 1996/05/15 - Brixton Academy; London
full broadcast: bit.ly/4FQBcv
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wrap me up in always, and drag me in with maybes
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, believe 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

[@bdl2546]

20 years later and it still destroys the bullshit rock bands around today im glad i was a teen in the 90s

[@bdl2546]

man I forgot what a fucking incredible drummer jimmy chamberlin is

[@kristianduvall7326]

+brian lawless You Ain't Kidding.

[@erikcmw]

best drummer all time!!

[@hungerstriker27]

best drummer of his generation... without a shadow of doubt...

[@hungerstriker27]

hungerstriker27 Well.... Jimmy and Dave Grohl to be fair...

[@keysersoze6854]

jimmy shits on dave .... i think taylor and dave would agree lol

[@hungerstriker27]

well... at least don´t compare Dave to Taylor. And come on... Dave was a beast too...

[@keysersoze6854]

i only mentioned taylor as in his band mate/ his band's drummer would agree but ur right dave is a beast too.... jimmy still wins imo easily.

[@hungerstriker27]

Yes. Dave is great. But Jimmi was a machine

[@ShroomRPG]

Jimmy Chamberlin is a complete monster!

[@ashgrinder]

Jimmy is AMAZING!. But I believe that is Matt Walker (Filters Drummer) in this video as Jimmy didn't do any real touring with SP after the overdose incident and he was let go. Only to return thankfully

[@TheStephenator97]

One of their best performances... It's a shame not many others my age appreciate this kind of music. I'm in high school and this has been my favorite band for quite some time.

[@josetrevino7200]

Stephen97 I grew up with this band, at age 15 in 1996 SP was the only band I liked, then I started to like Pink Floyd and Led Zepelin.

[@bobshenix]

Stephen97 Props to you... when i hear stuff like that i feel so lucky to have grown up on bands like SP. This album came out when i was in middle school the 90's was the last gasp of great popular music. I say "popular" music because there are still good bands out there but the mainstream stuff is just awful. I miss the 90's alot but someof this is cuz i miss being a teenager. Well we all grow up enjoy it while u can!!

[@mckinneyhunts]

Jose Trevino cool. I grew up listening to Floyd, Zeppelin, Sabbath etc. I was 24 when Siamese Dream came out,and I was absolutely blown away.

[@fbutsel]

I had this concert on VHS and cassette cause they broadcast it on the radio too. And this version of TTEOR just blew my mind! The build up and the solos and that ending, the power! They fucking killed it. This was the Pumpkins to me. I played and rewound this song so many times the tape broke. Can't believe I found it on KZbin, I feel like I'm 14 again. Still gives me goosebumps.

[@MiBzAn]

Damn goosebumps.. every damn time.. god I miss this band.. this exact moment in their careers.. the energy and sound cannot ever be matched, duplicated nor touched. I miss these days.

[@MiBzAn]

This tour was phenomenal.

[@dannymoulder890]

They fucking killed back in the hey day! I never forget that shit.

[@AltRock0827]

Seems like yesterday when I first heard 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness', and I remember thinking and the time, wow..these guys realy ARE good. I will NEVER get tired of this song. Amazing.

[@FilviaPina]

D'Arcy, Billy, Iha, Jimmy...I wish I could see them all together live once again

[@cranberrie72]

Master piece, best performance live

[@rickrowland5227]

I hope the people who were there REALLY enjoyed this performance!

[@81gwarren]

Not only is Melon Collie an awesome album, but the Pumpkins are one of the best bands ever. Though they definitely are known world wide, it's almost as if it's a quiet, "under the radar" type recognition. That sounds weird but it's true. Billy is one of the best ever when it comes to creating a song. He follows no rules and writes lyrics that, though very vague and obscure at times, are very heart felt and evoke much emotion. Smashing Pumpkins are one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@matthewcarlton5693]

This is Peak Pumpkins.

[@grosenberg68]

I can't stop watching this. Such power, energy, passion....off the charts. And Jimmy, you're one of my long-time favorites, so badass!

[@717mienbao]

Glorious. Just fuckin glorious.

[@AltRock0827]

Agreed.

[@ocpud2999]

Could not say it any better.

[@roxo33]

the best song of smashing!!!! me transporta!!

[@Boardwalk_Channel9]

Best Song on Mellocohly

[@Affliction17]

This performance is nothing short of mindblowing. Not only is "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" one of their finest moments, this version is amazingly executed: the comeback at the end of the song is 100%, pure energy, rocking out to the highest heavens. I feel this is exactly how Billy wanted it to be experienced.

[@glass30]

Best band of the earth + Best song of the Universe = BEST VIDEO ON KZbin ;)

[@toofattoskate1]

a band at the top of their game....nothing could touch this....a tour de force of rock action...still gives me a chill down my spine to this day....saw this when i was suicidal in a mental institution and it gave me hope to stick around

[@kfranco145]

Jimmy Chamberlin = One of the Greatest Drummers of All Time.

[@GandWizard]

Why? I totally agree. It's so interesting, the combiantion of the dreamy and the harder parts. This song helped me concentrate well enough to finish my college with high marks :)

[@starcizio]

I wish I had a fucking time machine to go back at 3:53 and go crazy with the crowd for a couple of minutes. Then go back to today and realise there's nothing left like it anymore :-(

[@celobelomeu]

fantastic band, fantastic drummer! The 90's rule!

[@717mienbao]

damn, I must find a dvd of this entire concert! Jimmy is a monster! And Billy still has the fire!

[@thatpram]

I went to see the Pumpkins at this very venue on Wednesday ... absolutely loved it - they played this song. Then I saw this and my jaw fell. I'm 100% pro the new Pumpkins, the new band is great, but ... this, this is just something else

[@princesszelda125]

my favorite song from the smashing pumpkins :)

[@EmmaDoll95]

Love this band just amazing

[@MightyMekon]

The final breakdown, complete with various solos, is one of the greatest things I've ever heard, if not THE greatest. All hail.

[@amgjc]

this is simply and beautifully awsome

[@Piskizik]

Simply, the Smashin' @top of their art !

[@nicknipe]

Saw them in Cape Town South Africa 14 years ago. Still one of the best concerts I've ever been to.

[@vagflu07]

Essa música é incrível! Depois de anos sem escutá-la, ainda a acho um espetáculo!

[@bradparadisfishing]

I love this song so much. Super underrated.

[@Takrezz]

this is the era where the band reach its peak fuckin' awesome I NEVER! get tired of SP

[@moode004]

Such a beautiful number.

[@princessanineveh]

You ain't gonna find this kinda lyric on today "rock bands"

[@fecalfoetus]

Brilliant performance of one their best songs...what more can i say?

[@Mahavishnu80]

A lot of drummers are the heart of their bands.. Bonham Zep, Lombardo Slayer, Moon The Who and Chamberlin. When they leave the band dies and it's ghost can be seen on endless reunion tours!

[@RandyRhoadsRules3]

Iha's solo from 6:35 to 6:59 is incredible.

[@tonyfrombalt]

I saw them for the last time on the "warm up" leg of the 95-96 tour. Acadamy in Manhattan. They were unbelievable, especially in such a small venue. I forget if it was this song, or Porcelina, but at the time I was so blown away - of course the drugs helped alot... Chamberlein was the Bonham of his era.

[@turinwark]

best peroformance ever

[@dianaanaid6549]

Awesome to the max

[@msommer20111]

Holy Jesus that's good stuff!

[@megminor13]

This is one of my favs.

[@spunkybackpack]

this is one of the best pumpkins live videos i have ever seen. it's one just of the best songs off melloncollie, its one of their best songs full stop. corgan and chamberlin are one of rocks greatest and most underated songwriting duo's.

[@matthewcarlton5693]

Rock and Roll

[@samuelfinn5373]

Unbelievable

[@nicktraynor29]

I remember watching this and taping this on video cassette in 1996. It is their perfect and encapsulating performance.

[@marthalorraine6983]

most epic version ever

[@Acegalaxi]

I cannot describe how much i like this

[@ovalspleen]

JC!! he's an awesome drummer

[@Sjixxxy]

I remember trading for a VHS copy of this video twelve years ago. The quality of the copy was complete crap and I couldn't stand watching it, but this wa sthe standout performance. Even with the video compression, this version is about 50 times better. I love the internet.

[@jackboot78]

Jimmy is just amazing on this!!

[@LeNoLi.]

this is the best song they ever did

[@GingembreGallet]

like someone said here, a era of the pure pumpkins. the original formation and the feeling that their music was for a reason a feedback of a will to live by creating music. billy corgan. between 1992 and 1996, was iluminated by great inspiration to compose and write such unique rock songs. no one doubts that the reasons that took the comeback a years ago had nothing to do with this music.

[@fuzzyroes]

Yeah shit jimmy totally slays it here. Hes one of the most underated drummers IMO

[@danassembrance]

it's INCREDIBLE, IS POWER, THIS SONG SMASH YOUR SENS

[@ronniepooch]

Some bands entire discography can't amount to the sheer power and genius that is Melon Collie. One of the greatest rock albums of all time imo.

[@tutsybassista]

I named my first red bass "Ruby."

[@christopherkuberski4511]

I named my dog Ruby bc of this!

[@Jenny69698]

one of my favorite songs of all time, just a perfectly written masterpiece

[@decembercruel]

dancoltrattino, sei un grande..! questo non lo avevo mai visto..! Mitico!

[@keauxgeigh]

I saw them among an audience of 3,000 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco on the "secret" first leg of the tour (and when they came on stage wearing pajamas), and Jimmy Chamberlin changed my life during the drumming starting at about 5:24. Drumming so massive and powerful, even during the simple parts. Obviously a video doesn't capture it, but I was like, "you can do THAT on drums?!"

[@megminor13]

3:32 the bass part here is always a favorite.

[@DerrickthePinecone]

One of the most influential bands in the last 20 years right here! Billy Corgan is a pure poet, and one of the greatest songwriters of our generation--arguably the best in the last 25-30 years. A+ concert! It's too bad these guys cannot settle their differences and get all of the original members back together. It just isn't the same without all four originals. It's like when Pink Floyd went on tour without Roger Waters--it was great, but still not exactly the same 'aura' as it would've been.

[@BlueHopi144]

JImmy is a great drummer , no doubt . few great rock bands had such drummer !!

[@jgribhamnz]

always remember this concert ... made a big impression on me in my youth. pumpkins at their best

[@jademonolith]

This performance has just reminded me why SP was the greatest band to come out of the 90s

[@mrpelon1000]

man this was the best of pumpkins right here......i dont think they ever be this good ever

[@Tomio2664]

whoa james iha is pretty good!

[@avedic]

you think?

[@emilyhardy96]

avedic YES

[@RandyRhoadsRules3]

He’s a great guitarist.

[@patkawasaki]

summary song of why they were my favourites. who else would/could do this?

[@RandyRhoadsRules3]

patkawasaki No other band sounds like them.

[@marceloide]

I had this concert on VHS and used to watch it everyday.

[@ThreeWellsProven]

Of all the "grunge" bands during that era; SP were always on a separate plane. Always able to completely reform their sound but at the same time sound only and utterly themselves.

[@RandyRhoadsRules3]

ThreeWellsProven SP in the nineties were pure magic. Legitimately think they are the best band I’ve ever heard.

[@christopherkuberski4511]

Their sound was too polished for grunge.

[@staalman]

Why oh why is my volume control never going beyond 10?

[@4theloveofdill]

amazing

[@saltwaterlondon]

Nice!! My first female cat was called D'Arcy... just got a new one... was called Ruby... decided to stick with it, thanks to this song :-)

[@717mienbao]

Thanks! Now you have the best version of Thru the Eyes of Ruby!! Thanks for posting.

[@jeahhh]

Jimmy Chamberlin and Billy Corgan- Rock Demi Gods, without question the best!

[@jasonnwest]

I agree- I don't think having a good voice makes one a good singer- it's how they USE their voice that makes them a great singer.

[@mrorangepeople]

darcy

[@andym28]

theres a band called feeder. their first album is very sp influenced. worth checking out esp descend.

[@LAXAviationByMarco]

i really love SP they are the most influential band in my whole life

[@SilentService697]

Jimmy is a god...

[@Pippy187]

They hit so fucking hard!!!

[@speedballink00]

EPIC

[@notonyourradar]

Best era pumpkins.

[@corybeeston8317]

So good!!!!

[@MrAquilina420]

one of the best live performances i've ever seen by sp! and i've see a lot on yt

[@MechanicalChrist1]

This is the best Pumpkins live video I've seen, even better than final metro version of an ode to no one :D

[@spidargirl]

Yeah, I agree too. Actually my favorite SP song. It feelsl ike that should be tough to name, but it's not.

[@MatthewReiser123]

Jimmy -fuckin' Chamberlin!!

[@SadPeterPan1977]

What were his parents thinking of when they gave him that middle name... ;)

[@jasonjinx]

amen to that same here

[@303foreveryoung]

I missed a chance to see their show of 1996 in Japan though I could go... So I wish you had no regret for the band you love

[@gnr4life23]

who the hell ever said james couldn't fuckin rock out?

[@discardmyfriends]

me too! It was quite a show and a great setlist :)

[@giovanna888]

this song is my hymn! it' s simply me....

[@bearlyacoustic2790]

Straight 🔥

[@Darkflame20]

Burned the lies off my soul

[@glaukus666]

@kfranco145 He is unfuckingbelievable. He is brains playing drums. He KNOWS.