It still makes me happy to see James and Billy together again
@wesleyAlan91795 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@nebulous83895 жыл бұрын
Me too!! I thought it would never happen...although billy doesnt need james to make an epic pumpkins album james can definitely make it better and more epic with being in the mix
@rainblaze.5 жыл бұрын
Thor Carlton but without D'arcy though 😣😣😟😔
@ThorCarlton5 жыл бұрын
@@rainblaze. that's what she gets for years of shit talking Billy
@siamesedreams19915 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@markg04105 жыл бұрын
Gish reminds me of jeans, Docs, flannel/t-shirts, record stores, coffee shops, and cheap concert tickets. I miss those days.
@fuckweedMegafayce4 жыл бұрын
A few weeks can go by fast, huh?
@shredmeat4 жыл бұрын
so... portland, or? 😂
@gavindalton22384 жыл бұрын
Jeans and t shirts magically disappeared after the 90s ended
@goldenhourkodak4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like what I was doing before Covid hit. And will do again!
@jobijiski4 жыл бұрын
im with ya. at least we have the music of those days to help us relive that time...
@leokimvideo3 жыл бұрын
This story is worthy of a Netflix doco
@GraysonAdams3 жыл бұрын
At least say HBO, Netflix will make a documentary about a slight gust of wind.
@thinkforyourself8283 жыл бұрын
Netflix is a joke. He wouldn't do it.
@ok99082 жыл бұрын
@@thinkforyourself828 You mean the festival?
@mpowe1232 жыл бұрын
A small series or perhaps a single doc including others like Joe Perry and Slash having one of his Gibsons.
@ethank48202 жыл бұрын
I always see Leokimvideo on music videos and stuff like that which I enjoy. It’s funny because I used to watch his Thomas the tank videos from when I was a kid. Small world I guess
@Majinjef20995 жыл бұрын
billy: "i got my gish guitar back" gish guitar: "i got my billy back"
@prajwalsadashankar69725 жыл бұрын
Despite all my rage billy is best
@matthewheinecke26215 жыл бұрын
I got my billy back billy back billy back......chiiillllllliiiii'sssss billy back ribs
@justinwilliam46445 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@BubbaZen105 жыл бұрын
Billy circa Siamese Dream at the Grind in Phoenix - "Our slow songs are NOT a chance for you to all stand there and talk!!" Me - "No, but they're a great chance to go to the bathroom!!" As i turned to go run to the restroom, and heard the whole crowd laugh, i watched as Billy Corgan stared daggers at me. ;) When i came running back right when they started Siva, he still gave me the ol' stink eye. Those WERE the days man. God bless ya Bill!
@jmag5795 жыл бұрын
It’s like Andy and Woody
@CoberBox15 жыл бұрын
“Sound of my youth and a few other peoples”..., bit of an understatement.
@joshuatrumpy31665 жыл бұрын
That's no shit.
@va.syndicate2ndam8625 жыл бұрын
No doubt. I'm a metal fan but Smashing Pumpkins has been in my musical roots as a musician.
@LightYagami-wt1jw5 жыл бұрын
Yeah. I wish I could say the same about when I was growing up but sadly that's not the case. I recently got introduced to their music by a close friend. And I am loving it. Welp better late than never
@coreyfellows94205 жыл бұрын
Alien Schumer raised my hand!! Me too
@amandawyllis98265 жыл бұрын
@@LightYagami-wt1jw congratulations Sweetie 💖 💖 welcome to the club! 🤘✊💖
@Verlf2 жыл бұрын
never been a huge Pumpkins fan, but seeing Corgan this relaxed and maybe even happy is very comforting somehow
@XxxXxx-br7eq2 жыл бұрын
I'm with you
@janemf2 жыл бұрын
I prefer him melancholy
@abrahamkim10785 жыл бұрын
It’s so good watching billy and James as friends again.
@so_dums5 жыл бұрын
@Paul John Who cares? I mean maybe it's hard to ever go back, but it's really fun working with people that you have some level of friendship with. I'll bet he takes that over any of the replacement pumpkins.
@inphanta5 жыл бұрын
"Friends"
@nicksonjimenez30085 жыл бұрын
too bad darcy can't clean her act up
@ahhwe-any74345 жыл бұрын
Just came here from that Manson, Limp Bizkit, & Corgan video. Where they were all chill w/ each other. Random but I hate it when ppl just start making random, superficial comments about artists. Maybe it's a bit sexist, I'd expect it more from males. But it's like no, females do this too. In relation to opposite sex's. But sometimes I'll be looking at comments like 🤔 I mean, r u trying to be a groupie or what? Bc I don't get the purpose or point. Idrgaf what artists look like, I mainly only care about the message. Or if it puts me in good spirits. How somebody looks is irrevelant. I mean, I'm sure looks help. But then again that lost prophets guy is physically handsome... The f? I feel like looks r just a bonus. But it's not rare or anything, idk. I'm just too busy trying to look beyond that sh. Not that I'm big on any of those bands either but 🤷 Its not like I ever claim to be great at ass kissing... Ill comment that smashing pumpkins takes lead tho. Even tho I know like this many songs by them 👌😁
@dabeln15 жыл бұрын
@@ahhwe-any7434 Shut up.
@danielsmith74715 жыл бұрын
someone will say what is lost can never be saved
@hellokristykittykat89684 жыл бұрын
Lmao love that ....comment gold
@firstnamelastname594 жыл бұрын
Nice
@iandavies79914 жыл бұрын
and you know you're never sure but you're sure you could be right
@rynolascavio33813 жыл бұрын
little different context...but a good one! lol
@digable_celestial_dwarfs67783 жыл бұрын
Despite all my rage I am still just a strat in a case
@allrain5 жыл бұрын
This guy has access to the best guitars normal people can only dream about. And to see his affection for this very modest Strat, from the worst Fender era by many accounts, says a lot about what makes a true musician and a great artist. Cheers
@neonflowersofficial2 жыл бұрын
Indeed. If you watch the full video he talks about how he searched hundreds of others guitars off the same year model and none had the exact sound. Every guitar is different. Sometimes it’s not the most expensive guitar that makes the right sound. In fact it hardly ever is lol
@samblack53132 жыл бұрын
Haha, hard out. The dude could have guitars from my wildest dream. Strange though. My favourite is a 89 Samick LP, probably worth $100.
@lestatg82 жыл бұрын
@@neonflowersofficial definitely agree, and somtimes its very subtle, but you would definitely be able to tell those minute differences
@waynecatalde32492 жыл бұрын
allrain...I could not agree more!
@StratsRUs2 жыл бұрын
Mid-70's Strats are good strats. The 'bad' ones are from 1979 to around 1981,. I have a 1979 Strat.It has aged wonderfully, not bad at all , heavy in weight but not bad. Even The Edge used one on all the great early U2 albums. Each guitar is different anyway.
@eduardosturla5 жыл бұрын
Billy is so good in interviews. So articulate. He sounds like a nerdy fan of the band.
@jaybird17_725 жыл бұрын
Eduardo Sturla Ferrer no one can love you or what you do if you don’t yourself
@threeminuteshate3 жыл бұрын
Man, he really is. I hadn’t listened to any interviews by him since probably 1997 or so until last night. KZbin suggested his Rohan interview (and then countless other recent interviews after) and his clarity of thought and memory is impressive. I haven’t listened to early interviews but time has given him some immense wisdom.
@neonflowersofficial2 жыл бұрын
Haha he’s a nerdy fan of himself. I love how technical he is and i also hate how technical he is at the same time. 🎸⚡️✨
@nal146able5 жыл бұрын
“You can’t fake that wear pattern”. *fender custom shop trying to sell signature version for 6k- “hold my beer”
@Libertarianist21125 жыл бұрын
Ha. Right?
@floridalottery31345 жыл бұрын
lol
@DennisTeti5 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha. I can hear a luthier sanding away right now
@dcap098765 жыл бұрын
Right look what ibanez did with the new replica jem for Vai
@BubbaZen105 жыл бұрын
hahaha!! I used to own an Eddie Bumble B guitar too. (for real, never could prove it, got stolen)
@cerati95 жыл бұрын
The sounds that guitar made are so damn iconic. It just sent chills down my spine when I heard Billy play it.
@MrVegasdeuce4 жыл бұрын
It was quite a sound. I remember thinking I've never heard a guitar sound like this.
@luminous69692 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he'll use it on a future album or while they play on stage.
@daweller2 жыл бұрын
especiall when he played Rhinoceros
@J.C...2 жыл бұрын
Seriously. I've been sitting here smiling like a fool the whole time and I'm not Even a smashing pumpkins fan!
@bermudafruit Жыл бұрын
Me too, really striking...I would love a copy of the Gish stems... just Billy's guitar would be fine for starters...could listen to it in isolation and probably enjoy it almost as much as the finished record
@n64glennplant5 жыл бұрын
So glad you documented this 😍 hearing those riffs again on that guitar took me way back
@Xatokuom5 жыл бұрын
No kidding, hearing Drown at the end really hit home. Bloody great to see it back in his hands!
@benwilliams57605 жыл бұрын
Way back, whilst reading N64 magazines? Me too my friend, me too.
@n64glennplant5 жыл бұрын
Ben Williams those were the days 👍
@benwilliams57605 жыл бұрын
@@henrythegreatamerican8136 It was nice to see him being less weird/arrogant. I find if anyone else is featured in an interview he just talks right over them too. That's not cool- however Rock 'n' Roll you are!
@n64glennplant5 жыл бұрын
Josh Gimblett it’s always funny when you come across other channels in the comments of other peoples videos 😂
@forest96965 жыл бұрын
Omg when he starts playing Drown at the end of the video😩 the feels man
@BenedictHarris5 жыл бұрын
Same!
@rayfinkle40865 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@checkyourhead379 ай бұрын
Fuck me dead there it is
@melisalombard2713 ай бұрын
Yes!
@Elligons5 жыл бұрын
"The sound of my youth." Such a touching story.
@chrisridenhour5 жыл бұрын
The 90's seemed to have an endless supply of great songwriters.
@yutehube76334 жыл бұрын
Radiohead were at their peak in the 90's.
@leonl15594 жыл бұрын
@@yutehube7633 no they werent
@QuantumElectricians4 жыл бұрын
The 60's, 70s and 80s were hotbeds of insane creativity of biblical proportions where some of it is still way ahead of it's time. 90s artists grew up with all of that swirling around them and they channeled it into their work.
@SomeJustice19k4 жыл бұрын
@@leonl1559 kid A, OK computer, Pablo Honey..... All came out in the 90s... They were DEFINITELY at their peak in the 90s very early 00s
@TheMikenanners4 жыл бұрын
Mike Justice I like how you didn’t mention The Bends, a vastly superior album to Pablo Honey
@georgelyden5 жыл бұрын
Everytime I hear that guitar riff from "Drown".. It makes me smile:-) Ahhh..To be young again..
@lexustech485 жыл бұрын
Its like that riff was meant for THAT guitar. Soon as he played a riff on it, I knew I had heard that axe before.
@zoopop225 жыл бұрын
Remember listening to this song while watching a lightning storm....summer 1995..I was 17
@p0ppyfarr955 жыл бұрын
Loving those riffs off Rhinoceros, Siva and I Am One!!!!!
@alexalexyooos34935 жыл бұрын
Trey Myles Cherub Rock too and Today!
@kwabenabruni4 жыл бұрын
Drown, my favorite song!
@charleebrown71884 жыл бұрын
Legend has it, if Billy brought D'arcy back into the band, Courtney Love's witchcraft spell would be broken, and Billy's hair would grow back. So the Gish guitar has told me in my Siamese dream.
@starfox14 жыл бұрын
from what i read he was totally wanting her to return but warned her about the scrutiny people would have on her after not seeing her for many yrs. im guessing shes aged liked they all have, maybe put on weight, and he wanted her to be ok with being in the spotlight and having negative attention on her from fans who only know the darcy from the 90s and how she looks now, 20 something yrs after the image they have in their memories.
@8bitdiedie4 жыл бұрын
@@starfox1 I can see that. After leaving the bad she got a lot of plastic surgery and she looks... different.
@LeosMusic7163 жыл бұрын
This comment was beautifully crafted! 🤘🏻
@squareh3ad442 жыл бұрын
Holy lol
@steveharvey24892 жыл бұрын
When Melvoin and Chamberlin overdosed... I thought Smashing Pumpkins were done.... Zeitgeist was a reboot for the band, I went their promo concert and a University Student died crowd surfing. Billy talked to the crowd after the concert, and eventually had to cancel several concerts. Shit Luck.
@GrungeIsN0tDead5 жыл бұрын
Made me more happy when I realized that James Iha was cheking out the guitar with him
@fergerderger20865 жыл бұрын
Yeah man! Dreams do come true! Never in a million years did I think Billy and James would bury the hatchet
@heatwaves48915 жыл бұрын
This guitar has more personality than a vast majority of bands nowadays.
@replexta96415 жыл бұрын
Jerry Cantrell graffiti guitar
@Jellybeantiger5 жыл бұрын
Miguel Melchior Same with drums nowadays.
@lateralustrated88085 жыл бұрын
Heatwaves you say that like his band was good
@Jellybeantiger5 жыл бұрын
lateralustrated they were good,very good.
@current31094 жыл бұрын
you mean a vast majority of bullshit modern music
@miker91843 жыл бұрын
Billy is dead on regarding the relevance of “The Gish Sound”. The beautiful jangley clean tones mixed with the amazing fuzz infused almost out of control tone of that Strat through the old Marshall’s up against James Iha’s chunky Les Paul tones was a recipe for one of the best guitar combo tones ever recorded. I was actually at the show at Saint Andrews hall in 1992 where this guitar got stolen and the show was absolutely unbelievable, one I will never forget! Without a doubt absolutely had an influence on me as a musician for the rest of my life. Not only is it awesome that he got this guitar back, it actually seems as though it sat hanging on the basement wall somewhere basically unplayed until it was returned to its rightful owner 👍
@michaelgraham97743 жыл бұрын
Did James actually lay down parts on Gish? I'm under the impression that Billy played most of the actual recorded parts on the album
@alecj34543 жыл бұрын
My only successful band built its entire sound around the mix between my layers of Strat w a humbucker and the other guitarists Les Paul tapestry--- The mix we fell in love with listening to SP....even if it took a decade to realize where we had stolen it..... This whole video is super Cathartic and its not even my guitar......must be the music.....
@aragusea Жыл бұрын
@@michaelgraham9774 Billy and Butch have both talked about Billy using James’ guitar for layering parts on Gish.
@8eight10410 ай бұрын
Periphery is a modern metal band with a huge influence and following. They do this too, single/split coil tones atop humbucker crunch.
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris5 жыл бұрын
When I was 13 I saved all my money and ordered a Harmony "Stratocaster" from the Sears Wishbook. Played it with a friend as often as we could get together. He got killed in an accident when we were 15. Another friend who worked part-time in the jewelry store engraved the guitar's neck plate for me with a memory of him. About ten years ago a burglar kicked in my back door and took the guitar from me. He might have gotten $25 for it at a pawn shop---it was nothing special as far as an instrument. I am glad Billy got his Fender back.
@dimakomplekt5 жыл бұрын
Hold on mate
@marcusmartin57585 жыл бұрын
K
@MonsterERB5 жыл бұрын
I think I have that same guitar - red Strat knockoff from the Sears catalog. Got it when I was about 14, played with various "garage bands" consisting of whatever high school/college friends actually knew how to play an instrument. We would basically just sit around in someone's bedroom, or basement, and try to figure out how to play a few songs together and not sound like complete crap. I haven't played that damn guitar in about 22 years, but I still know where it is, and it would be an absolute gut punch to lose it. It's hard to describe why certain physical objects hold so much meaning. It doesn't make any sense... just like when Billy says, "it's just a piece of wood and some wires, but it means so much more to me". I hope you get your guitar back someday.
@garydunham3355 жыл бұрын
If you reported it, pawn shops always check police records to see if items are stolen. Hope you get it back someday
@markcarson18445 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that, hope it returns to you!! Peace
@baronvoneevl5 жыл бұрын
I like seeing shit like this because Billy and James actually look happy.
@larryleemoniz12224 жыл бұрын
Congratulations Billy! I lost a unique crucifix pendant my grandmother gave me years earlier. It was missing for 9 years. I checked flea markets, garage sales, even pawn shops. I then started checking out eBay. That was the longest shot, but I had nothing to lose. After 9 years of searching, I actually found it. There was no doubt it was the one. The turquoise flecks were identical. The seller was in Texas... I am in California! It was $36 and I of course bought it immediately. When it came in the mail, I felt complete again. Like a part of me that was missing, was returned. I am wearing it was I write this. May your guitar never again leave you, and may you make more beautiful music with her for years to come.
@Starlamoon745 жыл бұрын
Everyone needs to find a person who looks at them the way Billy looks at his guitar. I'm so happy you found your guitar. Hearing you play it makes my heart happy. 💗
@protestssopeacefulweneedad20175 жыл бұрын
You look miserable.
@protestssopeacefulweneedad20175 жыл бұрын
@@misterj9619 👈 found the white knight beta orbiter
@revolutionday15 жыл бұрын
My sentiments, exactly! :-)
@SimplyJosh5 жыл бұрын
Mine too, so much. I teared up for him. What a beautiful reunion.
@musicloverforever84755 жыл бұрын
Word for word, Exactly my comment thanks for re-writing it ,thanks Astrid
@elizabethponchak9255 жыл бұрын
I smiled through this entire video. ❤️ I’m so happy he found his guitar.
@epheyeTK5 жыл бұрын
🤘😂 #metoo
@Smoove_J5 жыл бұрын
It was great to hear those old riffs again.
@lucasfields93575 жыл бұрын
We're it not for my severe bells palsy I would have as well
@inspectrgajit5 жыл бұрын
Wish he could find D'Arcy again
@zeroboyrick17172 жыл бұрын
Not surprising Billy can put into words how much that guitar meant to him. We are all happy to hear it again. It really does have a signature sound. Full circle much deserved.
@bkc19655 жыл бұрын
I think the guitar decided that it was time to make a new Pumpkins record with his old buddy Billy.
@lincoln71844 жыл бұрын
Bryan Conner Like the ring: "It's heard it's master's call"
@gabopalacios20285 жыл бұрын
Alright, first of all let me tell you that my wife laughed at me because I almost cried but it's true, the moment I read about this I was so damn happy for Billy that I just couldn't help it. This might look like a meaningless event for some people, slightly meaningful for others, but only a guitarist knows that feeling when you finally find your sound and no matter what, even if you switch guitars you still have the ONE that makes you feel like a kid in a candy shop. Some people swap pickups, or sell their guitar and find what they're looking and some don't and they spend months, even years triying to get that magic back... And they might never get it back. So, Billy, from one grown up kid to another grown , hope you never lose it again
@hecatelove96675 жыл бұрын
Brother I hear you!! Full body chills & heart feeling like I'm falling in love! What an impact SP has had on our gen. ♥️
@ManTastic195 жыл бұрын
Fucking right on man. I was moving around alot in my early 20's and pawned a Jackson original and a '74 Les Paul. The Paul I replaced later and sounds the same but that Jackson - FUCK!! I CANT SEEM TO FIND ANOTHER ONE WITH THE PLAYABILITY, FEEL, SMELL, WHATEVER! And I dont have Billy money but if I ever found it again I'd definitely pay the owner WAY more than it's worth for it back!!
5 жыл бұрын
Well, I cried a little. It's too exciting!
@SinnetSongs5 жыл бұрын
Seems like you were more moved by this than Billy himself. He barely seems excited about it!
@slavojdyrdek5 жыл бұрын
@uni blab what lmao
@johnnyapplec67993 жыл бұрын
Billy has the rare ability to articulate the things in life that are profoundly meaningful to creative types in such a straightforward, relatable way. As a '90s child - my first show I ever went to at 10 years old was Smashing Pumpkins in 1995 at the height of the Mellon Collie phenomenon - it's so cool to be able to watch these kinds of videos now. They really have come full circle, and it's a beautiful thing
@InterstitialistRecords5 жыл бұрын
I got goosebumps hearing the tone from that guitar when he was playing "Drown". What an awesome story!
@rickc21025 жыл бұрын
Word, that takes an old man back 25 years to young man days...
@benwilliams57605 жыл бұрын
I just left a message saying a similar thing. Goosebumps indeed!
@donottalk41383155 жыл бұрын
Almost shed a tear at "Drown" intro
@jowlorenz95555 жыл бұрын
drown almost sounds like a love song about this guitar . "no matter where you are ..." "all of those yesterdaze --- coming around." drown in thee guitar sound !
@brats-master-cat5 жыл бұрын
it's almost too much
@christysosmitty45345 жыл бұрын
Drown is how I ended up in love with them. I heard it on the radio and drove around Dallas all day buying everything by them I could find. Finally found it on the Reality Bites soundtrack but by then I'd listened to everything else...and the rest, as they say, is history. My god their music was a lifeline for me during the insanity of my 20's. And it all started with that one song. "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..."
@polyscient5 жыл бұрын
@@christysosmitty4534 love your story and love the song. For me Drown wasn't the first but it was one of my favorites.
@michaelcrider90055 жыл бұрын
Hazy Daze - same for me! I finally found it on the Singles soundtrack.
@joeylopo13535 жыл бұрын
“I feel like we’re on antique road show”. Billy. “ yea ok cool”
@padshardbank4 жыл бұрын
I stopped the video at that (came back to it later thou ).
@purefoldnz30705 жыл бұрын
The guitar is so old it remembers when Billy still had hair.
@jmag5795 жыл бұрын
That guitar came with a bag of Pepperidge farm cookies.
@tastedawaste13675 жыл бұрын
@@jmag579 pepperidge remebers
@babyyoda34675 жыл бұрын
Long hair in fact
@homelessEh5 жыл бұрын
yeah he admitted defeat to losing his hair really early..
@drycell1834 жыл бұрын
Lol!!!
@kristfur5 жыл бұрын
7:33 Drown wasn't on Gish. But it was probably recorded with this guitar. Same time frame. If there was ever a guitar story to make a grown man cry, this is it.
@dr.corneliusq.cadbury69844 жыл бұрын
Drown is a really good song. I don’t know why it didn’t make the album. Some deluxe versions of Gish have it as a bonus track.
@blonkeddleharvey23084 жыл бұрын
It wasn't recorded until 1992 which was after Gish came out.
@kristfur4 жыл бұрын
@@blonkeddleharvey2308 I dug up the wiki on Drown. It was recorded after Gish was originally released, but Drown was included on the 2011 re-release version of Gish. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drown_(The_Smashing_Pumpkins_song)
@sumdumguy26484 жыл бұрын
It is on the Singles soundtrack though.
@digable_celestial_dwarfs67783 жыл бұрын
I bet it was definitely written on it though
@12south315 жыл бұрын
My best friend growing up had parents who owned a concert club and Weezer came thru on their first tour. They asked us if we could help load their gear into the bus and Rivers hands me, a total stranger, his guitar case. While I never thought about stealing it, I was shocked at the trust. Of course if it went missing it would have been obvious who took it and they knew where I lived etc. But I couldnt imagine handing my guitar to a stranger and I'm nobody. They gave us a cheese and cracker spread with some cokes along with t-shirts and autographed flats for helping which I would have gladly done just for the experience! Great guys.
@nnikaa33 жыл бұрын
WOW I LOVE WEEZER AND THATS SO COOL
@coreyfisher25425 жыл бұрын
I saw you play this guitar in 91 at the now long gone I-Beam on Haight st. Hole opened up. There were about 35 people in the audience and, in all honesty, I was forever changed by the experience.
@erictoniaschwab10095 жыл бұрын
corey fisher Man I remember the I-Beam! Those late 80’s-early 90’s were such a fertile time for music in the Bay Area. I remember Primus playing at the Nightbreak.
@LaurenThompsonIsMyRealName2 жыл бұрын
Lucky.
@mindfield75 жыл бұрын
I saw SP open for RHCP with Pearl Jam at Roseland nyc in ‘91. Glad it’s back home.
@MrJackal434 жыл бұрын
PJ sucks
@DatBoi-mo9vc4 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a fuckin dope concert
@cheaprelative4 жыл бұрын
I saw that tour when they came to DeKalb IL.
@Karmy.4 жыл бұрын
@@MrJackal43 no you
@kamakairade24024 жыл бұрын
Caught the same tour in Burlington VT. One of my friends went up to the PJ guys on the bleachers after their set to have them sign a bootleg t-shirt. They all signed it anyway and I overheard the comment that it was the first bootleg Tshirt they had ever seen before of their band. In my friend's defense, he was 13 and had no idea what a bootleg t-shirt even was. He though it meant "cool" or "rare".
@poncho62115 жыл бұрын
Nice to see him and James 😁
@taterfight5 жыл бұрын
This is such a crazy story. So happy for you man!
@bosshogg84475 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure I just heard Billy say the next album is going to be a “guitar album”....and he has the Gish guitar again. Holy smokes, I’m hyperventilating from the excitement! Go get it, rock god!!!
@kaidemelloch125 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly!!!
@cdreyes815 жыл бұрын
I think he means the volume 2 of SAOSB
@bosshogg84475 жыл бұрын
cdreyes81 right
@billhicks70345 жыл бұрын
Yea that makes this next album, got me thinking its hopefully gonna be like gish and siamese dream had a baby
@classictelephony5 жыл бұрын
He's said that about every recent album, guitars guitars guitars, it's never the layered wall of sound style we all crave though
@antighastly4 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful and sensitive person. I love his introspective view on life. Long live.
@canadianscraggledog5 жыл бұрын
Great story and if the new album sounds like Gish then we all win.
@kearonandrewobrien74605 жыл бұрын
IYTS MY SONG BRAIN HAKE EEEE
@werideatdusk5 жыл бұрын
Quasar
@realghostface23705 жыл бұрын
I still can't believe Billy and James are playing and recording together again. it's great. and I still can't get used to them being older, the spirit of the band was always so youthful.
@dvt13935 жыл бұрын
Youth is less about age and is more a state of mind. And it seems like the boys have recaptured some of that youthful spirit. Thankfully, the new album really does have some of that old Pumpkins magic.
@realghostface23705 жыл бұрын
Yeah they certainly seem more like the old Pumpkins again.
@owenpattaylor4 жыл бұрын
Nothing funnier than Billy mentioning that they're recording the next Smashing Pumpkins album which is "very much a guitar record" and every single they've released recently is synth pop did a real 180 there bro
@drpelliper58184 жыл бұрын
all i could think was maury saying ‘the lie detectors determined that was a lie’
@cdreyes813 жыл бұрын
It's ok to change styles while writing. Maybe if you stay back in the 90s you'll be happier. The rest of us will move on
@owenpattaylor3 жыл бұрын
@@cdreyes81 i don't have a problem with them recording synth pop (even though their newest album kinda sucked), i mean my favorite band is animal collective and they're overwhelmingly electronic, i just think it's funny billy called it a "guitar record" when it ended up not being one. stop being a weird dick
@elijahgibran75695 жыл бұрын
The universe works in mysterious ways, bringing things together and sometimes, back together.
@theangryintern5 жыл бұрын
And he ends the video playing perhaps my favorite Pumpkins song of all time.
@olgamondejar30805 жыл бұрын
can you please tell me the name of the song? I m getting crazy trying to find it :)
@Windchill5125 жыл бұрын
@@olgamondejar3080 that song's called "Drown"
@nickkuhl34265 жыл бұрын
thanks @@Windchill512
@ronin61585 жыл бұрын
@@nickkuhl3426 singles soundtrack
@POPNDOUGH5 жыл бұрын
@@nickkuhl3426 Be sure to listen to the full 8 minute version. The ending is the best part.
@jeffconsiglio13073 жыл бұрын
I still recall the first time I heard Gish when my younger brother turned me on to it. I was blown away right away. Loved the lush, psychedelic sound of that album right off the bat. Only got to see you guys once, at The Blue Note in Columbia, MO about 25 years ago. So happy for you getting your guitar back after all those years. I can relate to your sense of recapturing the "certain sound" of that guitar, as well as a piece of your youth which it symbolizes to you.
@tidalboxer5 жыл бұрын
I hope it inspires him to create Gish, Pisces Iscariot and Siamese Dream style music again. That was the best era. The early years.
@bloodboiling39513 жыл бұрын
Siamese dream is my favorite album of all time
@tidalboxer3 жыл бұрын
@@bloodboiling3951 it’s an AMAZING record. Sonically joyous and tragic. A roller coaster of emotions in that album of pain, loss, anger, and love.
@thelastjeremy2 жыл бұрын
Got into the Pumpkins with Gish but Mellon Collie is my favorite album by far.
@doctorsteveb49062 жыл бұрын
The raw energy and angst of GISH makes it my favorite. Best is a subjective term.
@jeffloucks21202 жыл бұрын
@@doctorsteveb4906 Gish is my favorite. Only tour I saw them on.
@ryanhenry215 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated guitarist ever.
@GoDamnWeird5 жыл бұрын
The guitar sounds on Vaseline by Stone Temple Pilots were set up for them by Frank Zappa and Billy Corgan. Not to be underestimated in my opinion, more like iconic.
@nncoco2 жыл бұрын
How is he underrated? He isn't Hendrix but certainly not underrated.
@TNT-TimeBomb5 жыл бұрын
Amazing story. As soon as he started playing it took me right back. 100 percent, that strat is the gish sound. So cool. Congrats billy
@davidi96255 жыл бұрын
I got the chills when he started playing Siva. Probably in my top 5 of my favorite SP songs.
@ravenkroft5 жыл бұрын
things that made me happy in this video: 1. Having the gish guitar returns! 2. seeing Billy and James together in this video! this is basically new reasons why I love this band so much! ❤️❤️ (still excited for shiny vol. 2)
@emartinezr3 жыл бұрын
I had Gish on Cassette. Then Siamese Dream was one of my first CDs... those were the days.
@lifemusic19802 жыл бұрын
Siamese Dream was my first CD. That and the No Alternative compilation. Best memories. 😌
@LisaMac845 жыл бұрын
Such a wicked story, with a very happy ending almost 27 years later.
@pruston5995 жыл бұрын
All. The. Feels. Butterflies in my stomach, heart fluttering, goosebumps all over!! This is just AMAZING! So, so happy for Billy!! 🤩💖 James cracking me up with “I feel like we’re on Antique Roadshow.” 😂 Thanks for sharing this moment with the world!!
@bobmortimerisweird Жыл бұрын
Its nice to know how buzzy his guitar sounds. I can hear the strings rattling in the saddles and the frets and I can relax about my guitars making these sounds.
@SyNKevN Жыл бұрын
It's completely normal, but it's all about your pick attack. The lighter, the less noise. Some people are just heavy handed... But it's normal.
@N1kolajen5 жыл бұрын
Listening to Billy playing drown in the end... magic :)
@Yournewneighbors5 жыл бұрын
You can see in Billy’s face the joy and memories coming back to where he started from and I’m glad there are people out there who were just as happy to give it back to him !! Curious to see if this guitar will reflect some of his new material on their next album
@yute-hube779 Жыл бұрын
Seeing Corgan get this back brings a tear to my eye. Pumpkins had such a massive effect on me in the late 1990s.
@Michael-ue3sq5 жыл бұрын
Those riffs - that sound! I listened to Gish pretty heavily while attending college in Chicago circa 1991 - right as the band broke. That guitar is absolutely something special.
@anomalees5 жыл бұрын
back in the 90's i was a wee adolescent in college. the Smashing Pumpkins were so rad and wild and downright dark. very much innocent yet quite ironic too. 27 years later, Gish is reborn.
@sarahfreedom2013 Жыл бұрын
Aww, I'm glad this came full circle. Can't wait to hear the new album
@kraigowaffles21105 жыл бұрын
This video makes me smile so hard inside. And Billy's joy is priceless.
@myribsbroke5 жыл бұрын
This plus the OG Muff and the SOUL JCM800 head and BOOM! InstaGish! Hope that combo ends up on the record.
@21bkking4 жыл бұрын
So happy to hear you got the Gish guitar back Billy! Such a great album that started it all! Can't wait to hear the new record! Long live the Pumpkins!
@yellofury5 жыл бұрын
I feel like were on Antique Roadshow... Thanks Mom..lol "Drown" at the end pure eargasm
@monkeyxx5 жыл бұрын
Billy is a hero of mine for his good spirit and longevity...very glad to see the gish guitar back with him where it belongs
@kennethguitarfiend44934 жыл бұрын
This brought tears, thx for this. Thx to the honest people who gave it back
@jimmyjimjimdoctor5 жыл бұрын
Still a better love story then most movies.
@amirfata015 жыл бұрын
No matter where you are I can still hear you when I dream. Hope the best, love SP, hope to see you again
@peppy_pepper_player8238 ай бұрын
I was at that Show! You guys were on Fire! Blew my mind! I got arrested after the show for climbing a building....
@frontsoldatmm5 жыл бұрын
Billy is such a badass. Burned so many bowls back in the early 90s to the sounds from this guitar. Glad he got it back!
@lincoln71844 жыл бұрын
frontsoldatmm His habit?
@Ohms_vs_Draaggs4 жыл бұрын
Burnin one listening to it now!
@jayspaulding50162 жыл бұрын
Same man !
@broncotrolly Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah weed biometrics
@BrutalxTruth5 жыл бұрын
@7:31 is like hearing the voice of an old friend for the first time in a long while.
@ArsenicDrone5 жыл бұрын
Or a new friend - I don't think I heard Drown when it came out, but that was an excellent way to end the video.
@notthesameman5 жыл бұрын
Brings back some thing great
@jauntyj32574 жыл бұрын
I miss the 90's...I must have listened to Siamese Dream thousands of times. I still do from time to time; it is in my top 10 favourite albums.
@Njr2095 жыл бұрын
So emotional. Grew up listening the sound of that guitar. Dropped a tear.
@CarrFam55 жыл бұрын
I’m so happy they’re making music again. Billy is one of my favorite voices of all time.
@tommyquirk7468 Жыл бұрын
Love that he closed out the video with "Drown". I've been sitting on my couch with my guitar trying to get this song "right". My 11 year old son looked over at me and said "that's sounds really cool". He''s right, because it's such a beautiful song.
@ericcolacino18255 жыл бұрын
It’s so great to see billy and James together
@endlessmotion22555 жыл бұрын
Don't mind me, just cutting some onions watching this
@scottprince14405 жыл бұрын
Thats killer billy got his guitar back and when he strung it up i knew hr he would kick in to siva.one of the best rhythms ever written.happy for ya billy.rock on
@emahezarah84955 жыл бұрын
That is an amazing fucking story. The best part was seeing you and James together with the lost guitar.. I would love to see you guys do an antiques rock roadshow together. Maybe when you are older.
@christysosmitty45345 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this story! Gish got me through one of the most difficult times of my life, and just seeing the guitar and hearing that sound again is amazing! So glad you were finally able to get that missing piece of your past, in essence, a missing piece of your soul. Your true fans know that you've been sharing pieces of your soul with the rest of us since day one. Your music, your lyrics and your honesty have always set you apart from the rest. ❤️
@sdimilus5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad that he got his guitar and I hope to hear some of his new music soon. I grew up to his music and so much of it has always given me a good feeling. Such comforting and powerful harmonies of celebration and angst.
@powerface715 жыл бұрын
I still remember how I felt when I put GISH into my cassette deck of my old Chevy Monza! It was life changing, still my favorite Pumpkins album! So happy for Billy!
@bustercampfiresongs5 жыл бұрын
Don't think I've ever seen him so relaxed as in this feature.
@grizzlyaddams36064 жыл бұрын
So crazy! I touched that guitar when Billy was on stage. 4 people $24 a Christmas show with 3 friends. Fallacy opened. Epic California show! Thnak you Billy!
@craigbranscum40415 жыл бұрын
That does have a beautiful tone i understand why he missed it.
@chriscd1755 жыл бұрын
'Drown' embodies everything I love about the Pumpkins; the formative band of my youth. Glad you got your guitar back Billy.
@ericnickel32805 жыл бұрын
Would have loved to have heard more of him playing Drown.
@LarsRyeJeppesen5 жыл бұрын
Everybody always loves music from their youth...
@JimiMiki7 ай бұрын
I am happy that Billy got his guitar back, but it sent a chill down my spine when I saw James and Billy smiling together.
@sweettoof90025 жыл бұрын
Gish is such a unique and great record and the guitar tone and playing is outstanding. Glad to see Billy got his old friend back. Cool story.
@Ddarke115 жыл бұрын
It's probably indescribable how good that guitar felt, literally, in his hands again. Like rediscovering the curves of a lost love.
@SteveGergetz Жыл бұрын
That was beautiful. Although I couldn't connect with Pumpkins' material around the early 2000s and 2010s, the way they touched me when I discovered them in the early 90s was indescribable. Hearing Billy play some of those early licks and share thoughts and feelings about that time is wonderful
@Max1dollar5 жыл бұрын
“Definitely a guitar record” what he means is this next album is gonna rock 😍🤘🏼
@bigteddybear59625 жыл бұрын
I saw it up close at a tiny bar in Sacramento CA right after Gish came out! Was awesome! Glad you got it back Billy.
@TeddyLovesBacon5 жыл бұрын
I love Gish, Iove that guitar... so glad Billy got it back
@joshuabergen845 жыл бұрын
I cried happy tears at the end. So glad you got it back Billy! Look forward to hearing you play it live!
@noneyerbidness5 жыл бұрын
You might be unstable and may want to seek therapy.
@joshuabergen845 жыл бұрын
@@noneyerbidness i am. And do. Music is life. I get this video on a nuclear level.
@noneyerbidness5 жыл бұрын
@@joshuabergen84 at least you recognize your issues.
@joshuabergen845 жыл бұрын
@@noneyerbidness i don't think empathizing with another musician over a long lost loved instrument is an issue but whatever. Do you.
@Texocracy5 жыл бұрын
Not hearing the rest of "Drown" is like getting kicked in the nuts right before you're about to pee.
@kristina67155 жыл бұрын
Texocracy sooo true
@lesflynn4455 Жыл бұрын
It gave me a rush to hear Billy play some riffs with that guitar. It's my favourite Pumpkins album and i still listen to it.
@aaronm86365 жыл бұрын
His guitar playing greatly influenced my own. And I literally didn't realize it until this very moment. So many deep open notes floating over dissonant but melodic power chord type stuff. Always have loved his playing but didn't realize until now how much I rip him off, lol! Glad you found your lost love, Billy! That's a story everyone can love.