The Smashing Pumpkins Oceania: Violet Rays

[@ThePsychedelicCinema]

Damn, i fell in love with this CD when it first came out and it's only gotten better! Some of my favorite Pumpkins' songs on here

[@foxlight3]

I have found that I have started to prefer this newer music of theirs, of his. Like maybe the old music is for those old feelings, those old memories and this is for now. Its not better per se, but its amazing and it speaks to me, not the man or boy I was.

[@JayJay-xd5lm]

​@@foxlight3 Well said sir ! 😂❤❤🎉😊😊😊😊😢🎉❤ 😂

[@tayrae85]

Billy's such an amazing writer. This whole album kicks ass lyrically

[@jsh020]

Best song off the album, its so atmospheric and beautiful how could you not love it.

[@SpaceLove1973]

Violet Rays is amazing as is this whole album. The Pumpkins are one of, if not the best alternative rock bands of all time, and one of the biggest influences of a music generation. Corgan is a musical and lyrical genius and continues to show it. This song sends quivers up my spine. Heading to Boston tonight to see them for the second time this year, and gajillionth time in my life. Can't wait, they never let me down.

[@cdreyes81]

I love the synth opening. Reminds me of the cover of the album

[@the2ndcoming135]

Same. The album cover ironically looks eerily similar to a remodeled version of my childhood friend Boris’ grandfather’s handmade fort they kept in their backyard😎

[@niteshbajracharya8051]

Faithless moors Pulling up your oars From rivers I have crossed In magic no heart's lost And I'll leave with anyone this night And I'll kiss anyone tonight Am I the only one you see? Raised from the path of revelry Spells fall frail Webs catching sail In eternal eternities Divine purpose catching free And I'll leave with anyone this night And I'll kiss anyone tonight Am I the only one you see? Seized from the wrath of revelry Am I the only one you see? Does love matter when loves the actor For what you are after is me Babe, don't leave me, please believe me 'Cause I'm so easy to know Am I the only one you see? Raised from the path of revelry Am I the only one you see?

[@kustakka1978]

Tack!! Tårar flödar,, it hits home. som man säger on the fyll

[@canag0d]

Dude you totally got the words wrong. I sing the lyrics I sing :). You and Billy can shove it.

[@amymuchko7106]

Beautiful poet

[@altotap]

This is an ode to singleton desperation, isn’t it? Great song and record though

[@calinpetrescu]

I think this song deserves a proper video. It is one of their most beautiful ones. No question about that in my heart!

[@chromeeyelashes]

Billy is a challenging artist. When Zwan came out, I remember thinking, "We went from Machina to this?" But I eventually saw the value of it. Same with the futureembrace. He makes you work but we're rewarded as music lovers. And this song gives me chills.

[@canag0d]

Does anyone remember the 90’s? For example the radio and the “top 9 at 9” type lists???? I vividly remember the top 9 at 9 in my local area playing songs like disarm, smells like teen spirit, Jeremy, No Rain, Zombie, Champagne supernova, Dookie…. AND SOOO MANY MORE. I want to cry I miss those days.

[@umrequited]

i'm actually freaking out about how good this is i can't handle it what

[@IanZebalese]

Billy is so comfortable with his faults, and his mistakes his true feelings come through and he does not care what you think, Thats why his music touches us. He is an inspiration and one of the true musician's still left! Thank You, Billy for reminding me why I write and play.

[@FollyxXxFallen]

This song is a real stand-out on this album in my opinion.

[@holymoses_33]

when it lead into the chorus my whole body shut down from shock. It's freaking awesome!

[@twilliams1205]

Last 30 seconds of this song are some of the most beautiful ive ever heard on any song,stunning

[@queondaguey919]

definitely

[@canag0d]

Billy and Jimmy fucking crushing it. I’ve been a pumpkins fan since ‘93 (I was born in ‘84). This is my fav album.

[@jeffl.8489]

Jimmy?

[@bertelsen72]

Great song....I listen to this song over and over again

[@Taylordude-Productions]

What a great song.. So much substance.

[@NosferatuNite]

Does anyone else agree if this album had two classic artsy pumpkins music videos for Panopticon and The Celestials this would have had a lot more success in this day and age of music and the internet? I'm literally shocked this didn't become a massive hit album. I reckon maybe Billy lost a lot of his fans for being too outspoken and also the musical landscape in the mainstream has changed so much. But I'm surprised it' didn't find a new audience. if this album was released in the late 90s, or was released before zeitgeist it would have been more successful

[@DarkRendarius]

I think its more the change in times and current musical trends.... And the major factor of his largest number of fans being unaware of the release.... due to family, work, and al the BS life has us dealing with, and prevents many from knowing, searching, or caring about their old music and love of it.... = ( Ive gone through periods like this myself, and I am a musician... Im SO DAMN glad I was doing whatever I needed to be doing to be aware of this album an Billy still writing and releasing music... But Im sure you are right too and he might have lost fans, but Id assume its a smaller number than those that are just lost in their lives and other commitments for their time, and focus.... ts kinda sad honestly... Life and what it entails for most....

[@werideatdusk]

They made a bunch of videos for the far shittier next album monuments to an elephant and no one cared

[@HillbillyHades]

I second this.

[@patrickziggystardust]

This is one of the best albums for the 2010s and one of the best by the pumpkins so with the right promotion it would’ve been much bigger

[@aaronrm2672]

@@werideatdusk monuments to an elephant lmao

[@DanielBishopP]

this whole album reminds me of when music was about more than just itunes singles. its a complete artistic vision, and im glad i got to listen to it. best rock album in a long time.

[@pyrocus]

Both of them are masters at writing/creating the perfect melody.

[@doom2082]

drummer is AMAZING billy

[@sneezepal]

Jesus, this album dwarfs Zeitgeist. It's like comparing an aircraft carrier to a tugboat. Billy, you are a genius.

[@pchykins6680]

I had carried/worn the "null sign" with me for so long; almost my entire life...I just can't live without SP music

[@shawnmckenzie8929]

true Pumkins Sound, no one else can match

[@foxlight3]

I bet the Highlander favors the Pumpkins too. If he hasn't lost his head already.

[@queondaguey919]

the ending is amazing

[@libertarianjury]

I've always loved the Pumpkins, a true American band, with a deeply American spirit, independence, and sense of life. Beautiful!

[@NENELATINO1125]

Woah..I'm in love with this song ...

[@dertigerbauch]

Violet rays deserves a proper video, amazing song with one of the best intros I've ever heard!

[@andrewholmes3116]

Probably their best song since Machina

[@kaletek1]

Znakomity album,po Corganie zawsze można spodziewac sie wiele ciekawych brzmień.Pozdro dla fanów SP :)

[@amodiochristophe4335]

Exceptionnel 👏

[@timmya4000]

glad to see a return to the old album format. i can press play and zone out for an hour or do the ironing or whatever. an album of songs give strength to each other by creating an overall feeling and give a soundtrack to remind you of that part of your life when you fell in love with it. when i listen to this album in a few years it will remind me of when i got my first dog used to play fetch with him in the garden in the summer of 2012. great days+great album=vivid memories

[@curtissterling4886]

I like this song its like the sound of the song and its mood allows me to be interested and tuned in to it, with different equally spanning sets of attention in various vivid directions and they all are enjoyable plus harmonious.

[@larafrancheska]

saw them live last August in Manila and when they performed this song, it was nothing but AWESOME!;D

[@xgothax]

This is definitely my favourite song of this album. So artistically beautiful... Billy Corgan always impresses me :)

[@punkmusicmetal]

Glad you can understand that music is music and that art is art. I love both of those bands. You can like more than one band, more than one genre.

[@standardlampshade9731]

best song on this album by a mile. Only just got round to listening to this after a while away from the Pumpkins and i'm hooked again already. What a song that is, one of the strongest in a while from Corgan

[@LukeBailey182]

My favorite from the moment I heard it on the album. The song I remembered on the first hearing. Can't stop listening. Great to see a new and successful album

[@costanzoschiavelli8833]

Adore ❤️

[@HeathFirelfyAi]

One of my favorite songs from this album. William is a genius. ;)

[@GishDiva]

Pumpkins fan for only 10 years, but still I am always impressed Billy just keeps topping himself

[@puppypanda8372]

I need to see you guys LIVE please, you are the last band of my top 3 bands that I haven't seen yet. Thank you for existing Smashing Pumpkins, you make the world a better place.

[@viewingaccount9459]

Yeah but it's not the real Smashing Pumpkins anymore. Marcy is a crackhead and James hasnt talked to Billy in 15 years. Idk what happened to Jimmy again,

[@Saosin3333]

Viewing Account It's D'Arcy, brah. And it doesn't matter. The band members aren't what makes the fan, it's the music. I love all of their albums. Yes, i do miss the first incarnation of the Pumpkins, but change is good.

[@viewingaccount9459]

Saosin3333 change has them sitting at home not touringw hile tons of 90s acts are touring right now.

[@viewingaccount9459]

Saosin3333 look up Billy Corgan's interviews with Howard Stern lately you might learn something about your favorite band.

[@Saosin3333]

it doesn't matter if they're sitting and not touring. If you saw his earlier interviews of 1993, he mentions that after Gish, he never anticipated nor did he count on touring rather that he'd find whatever path his music chooses. And even now that he is touring, he says it's almost dreadful; he mentioned it in a 2007 interview in "If All Goes Wrong". I've seen his interviews. I'm only replying to you because it kind of bothered me that you think I'm mindless even though you don't know who I am. This whole reply is almost pointless but as a human I have a right to speak my mind without hurting your feelings, nor you hurting my feelings. We both love the Smashing Pumpkins, we both appreciate Billy, and we both have our own opinions, brah.

[@mourninglight1102]

They play here in Chicago this Sunday at the All State Arena. Billy Corgan grew up in Woodridge, IL same neighborhood my childhood friend grew up in. Im proud of that boy..... I remember riding down the highway on the way to my bands first live performance..and randomly a pumpkins song came on and i remember thinking "this moment couldnt be more perfect" FUCK THE HATERS!!!! GO SPUMPKINS!!!!

[@pumpkinhead1977]

Baddist intro to a song ever!!!!! That synth sounds like something from another universe! So damn sexy!! Wicked song too... The whole album rulz! Just another great era by the pumpkins. Glad people are seeing it as a good album in the early days of release. Usually takes 5-10 years on previous albums for it to be recognized as a classic!!

[@D.MINORRRRRR]

Favorite song of the album, absolutely GREAT! Oceania might possibly be my favorite Smashing Pumpkins album...its just so good.

[@BlurryBasel]

It's good to see Billy's still in the game. Too bad he'll never again reach the heights of his 90's stardom, but this album compensates for all the crap he released after 2000 and restores my faith in him. I know it's not the Pumpkins I once loved, but let's face it, without the legendary name, nobody would care. And that would be a shame

[@amymuchko7106]

I've fallen madly in love with Billy Corgan.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'The Bond villain' by Robert Nix

[@dennis24942]

im not sure its the best, but tied for it, cause there was rush's clockwork angles, keep rocking in a pop world and re-make this world what it was in the 70s, 80s and 90s!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Thecermit]

Man... I was feeling really down tonight with the stress of college, my non existing love life, and my friends.. This song made me smile and let me know I'm going to be alright.

[@canag0d]

2020-2021 feels like eternal eternity.

[@jdawg3629]

2020 can kiss our collective asses. Pumpkins and all the bands of our youth will take us to a better time. '83 baby here🤘

[@jdawg3629]

I have hope for the future, but damn the world seems to get weirder and weirder

[@jelcheson]

You have to understand that there is something to appreciate in most music, whether simple and obscure, or imaginative and full of face-melting solos. I'd say take a listen to Nevermind all the way through - same producer as Siamese so you'll notice the same massive warm sound throughout -> listen to how Kurt's simple melodies stir up emotions within and how there is something beautiful about the pain and loneliness in his voice/lyrics. Seriously, try it.

[@geovandermark2446]

My all time favorite SP album by far!

[@mrpipe2755]

Usually I get goose bumps from my favourite songs this sends me in to a heavy breathing eye ball well. Is it better than I of the radio? Only time will tell. Simply beautiful Billy keep it up.

[@eleanorrose1133]

OOOOH BABY.....mysterious mystical, beyond beautiful....violet rays indeed ;)💜🌹

[@Jotabe2]

Primeira vez que escuto simplesmente magnifico como nunca ouvi antes...

[@bassnclr73]

Bienvenido! Que buen material! Ya se Los extrañaba... Muy buena atmósfera, arreglos y melodías impecables!,,,,!

[@paolopanizza4617]

This is an amazing song for me the best in the very good album

[@sfonseca16]

HELL YEAH! SEE YOU ON NEXT SAT CORGAN! SAN DIEGO IS WAITING FOR YOU!

[@jkattravels]

idk I was in Cali listening to Howard Stern and he played this song and it was just so fucking perfect for the time and everything. I have loved it ever since then.

[@NilaLeslie]

I absolutely love this song!

[@skatrrklamp]

I'm one of those fans who loved the band in the 90's but in my opinion anything, well mostly anything that Billy does is genius. There is a lot of music out there that take more than one listen to truly like it. I will definitely give this album a shot and not just shoot it down at first glance because it's not like their old stuff, I have a lot of faith in the band to continue to make good music. Here it is almost 20 years later and I still listen to Siamese Dream at least once a week!

[@tattoofthesun]

i love this album cover design. this album is so refreshing Billy is an artEEst

[@TheAlibabatree]

same for me... when i first heard this album i literally cried.

[@MrJLchaotic]

I'm 17 and Iv decided this is my favorite band a couple years ago. Although I wan there when they were making things like Mellon collie I still feel so connected to their music :)

[@marissaaaxoxoxo]

great cd worth every penny, big fan since adore

[@AWM05]

This song is going to be SO fantastic live!

[@Meemitalo_]

The bridge harmonized vocals have to be one of the most beautiful ones by Billy ever, especially at 3:12

[@StacyAnnYoung]

This really is a wonderful song... prob my favorite on the album.... gets played on repeat a lot.

[@TheDistorted]

Sort of reminds me of Radiohead's Arpeggi/Weird Fishes. One of the best from Oceania, for sure.

[@Giltr0y]

I think this song is heavilly influenced (even dare i say borrowed a synth) from Marillion's Grendel.

[@awakethemaster]

Nourishment of sounds. Excellence mix from alternative, progressive, rock. Full album of amazing lyrics. To relax and enjoy. One of the best albums from them.

[@jelcheson]

I used to shoot artists down and judge them without much thought, so I guess with all this I'm just trying to say that there is good to be recognized, whether it be Cobain, Corgan, or whoever - just different good that's all. F'ing lovin' this new Pumpkins disc - this track and The Celestials are kicking ass.

[@fayburger]

Love this song, listening to it non-stop since it came out

[@letterfromthelost]

This song touches that painfully hollow depth reached on crestfallen. Can't find adjectives. Can't tell if I'd rather listen to this or stick needles in my eyes, and its that exact painful ambivalence that Corgan has been delivering flawlessly for 20 plus years that makes me love this band in all its iterations.

[@ciscoletras]

Para mim, a mais bela do álbum, que está muito bom.

[@LgFaver]

thanks for uploading this, FINALLY! now I can share it on FB

[@notmyrealname955]

Exam time? all the best and don't worry, its always going to be alright and it never helps to worry

[@kvslott]

At first it sounds like something I heard 100 times before, but when then drums kick in...Wow! This drummer really talented.

[@Misternoname100]

Such an under rated album. So many great tunes

[@eduf93]

I can hear Rush influences on this one ahahah Nice one by the way

[@werideatdusk]

Eduardo Freitas you should check out "Anaise" on the next SP album straight up tom Sawyer status

[@justinsane3909]

8 Years later and Rush still sucks in comparison.

[@DejanGrahovac]

There are few people that can capture emotion and turn it into music. I personally know some of them, but i hope to meet Billy also.

[@MsOmelette]

i even didn't know the band again existed and i loved their sound when i was teen. Today i go on twitter and an ex-NIN musician tweets this song and i lOVED it!

[@StoopidPeopleX]

What's going through my head: 1. This is so incredibly beautiful and my emotions are all out of control listening to this! 2. The lyrics make me wanna ball my fucking eyes out....... 3. This video is 4:20 minutes long.

[@FUMS-WARRIOR13]

My g/f introduced me to this and I like it very much. Now to hear the rest of the album.

[@imsgamer6273]

Brazil making its presence felt, Smashing Pumpkins for eternity!

Da hora esse som as vezes toca no Supersonico da Radio Transamerica de Curitiba

[@cabrejos96]

Saw them live yesterday :) Happy birthday Billy!

[@ceilingfanatic]

where

[@cabrejos96]

Lima, Peru. They came with Kasabian as opening act and the audience sang happy birthday in between songs. Billy just laughed. Managed to get to the front. It was awsome!

[@ceilingfanatic]

that is awesome

[@marcusfiero3724]

Really interesting. Pretty good. Actually…..pretty great. Intro is quite impressive as well.

[@krischallman7451]

I feel all fuzzzy and a little 80\s. luv it

[@michke79]

grandissimo album il migliore del 2012 davvero inaspettato !"!

[@marcobauchiero952]

Uno dei migliori album recenti degli SP. E Billy Corgan dimostra di essere un autentico genio.

[@jorgepabloalbertlopez265]

The musical journalists have talked very vell about this album, I´ m a spaniard pumpkins fan and It is very surprising. In my country always have received negative critics. This is a fantastic song, a masterpiece.

[@spozgirl]

i love this album.. of course it's not the same as the others.. different musicians.. brilliant young musicians.. you hear little snippets of the "classic" pumpkin sound.. we all have to evolve and change with the times.. billy has tried to keep producing his passion - music - with integrity and honesty.. i think he's succeeded.. every band/singer whoever sang will have critics.. just listen to what you love and the world will be a much better place :)

[@PrinceMyshkin22]

@sharkfantast can we agree that both Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins are equally as influential? They both changed the course of music for the better :) Every time I listen to either band I miss the 90's sooooo much :(

[@Ndawgie]

such a beautiful song

[@nynkefaber6386]

Beautiful song

[@FlyersSkate18]

Interesting how the songs of today lack depth. We really were spoiled back in the early 90's and at the time we did not even know it. Good to hear some of that coming back, interesting that it has to come from one of those bands.....Rock is on life support today. This is good stuff.

[@LgFaver]

best rock album of the year for sure, it better get them a grammy.

[@SaulmanPhishbass]

you need to listen to it more...i think... the first 4 listens i was like its good... 8 times later...its a classic

[@roejogan8]

cobain was a genius and one of the best artists ever in rock.

[@curtissterling9491]

A great song! quite a tuneful and well detailed song