Smashing Pumpkins - Drown (Live @ Pinkpop 1994)

[@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

[@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

[@notch7751]

fuck i miss the 90's :(

[@jakefellner5786]

Yo wassup Liverpool fan

[@SuchAClassicGirl-dx2ip]

Fuck I miss Smashing Pumpkins

[@lumapas]

😥

[@airstar8799]

Me too the 90’s cannot be beat

[@georgwalt7978]

@@airstar8799 they could it just would imply us deleting social media.

[@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.

[@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]

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.

[@jaysimpson4876]

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

[@okirrama3587]

Jay Simpson i missed D'Arcy

[@IronSikh44]

I love those yesterdays too.

[@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.

[@jordangourley3955]

I was 13. The future was unbelievably bright.

[@415acjr]

Same. Amen. Nothing funner than 81'er.

[@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

[@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

[@evilldead6824]

Smashing Pumpkins was one of the best best bands i ever saw live. Saw them in 96 when they were on tour for Mellon Collie

[@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.

[@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!!!!

[@IronSikh44]

You can’t top that. You’re so lucky. I saw Ozzy with Black Sabbath in 2014. That was pretty epic.

[@GR-gk5xs]

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

[@charleslockhart6778]

I lived in the same neighborhood as Billy from 1975 thru 1977. He would sit on his front steps and watch us play street hockey or baseball in front of his house.

[@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.

[@cl8804]

not in this one, apparently

[@tonysalas99]

That first little solo is soooooo great

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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.

[@JustMe-ob3nw]

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

[@matthewwilliams747]

It’s not bad to get gray, just shows you’ve been there, it’s a badge.

[@bennelson4439]

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

[@airstar8799]

I sawed them in 1995 in Calgary at the Saddledome . I was shocked when a beer commercial on tv showed this band Smashing Pumpkin was in Calgary and I could see myself moshing in the background jumping up and down. Yes I love that song

[@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

[@KRAEMERP2010]

@@optional5910 If you have experienced the time before smart phones, you would know..-look at people everywhere, lost in their phones..

[@roygriffin7834]

i was there then, and i saw them this year in rotterdam... i guess old love never rusts....

[@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.

[@stevedavis1778]

Absolute 90’s perfection. Soundtrack of my youth.

[@Clyde.artwork]

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

[@morrison1405]

He's a power hitter.

[@milesgillespie6665]

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

[@mikeerickson967]

1990 to 1994 was the greatest time period for music

[@MovedbyTruth]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@bobbizzle77]

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

[@wallstatsbro]

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

[@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

[@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...

[@kenworthdreamer7857]

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

[@MemeSweeper]

1:39 Billy is so enthusiastic

[@raffaeledemichele4746]

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

[@KissofEther]

Such a beautiful song ♥

[@oliversmith1176]

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

[@bennsdeath]

That first solo is nectar.

[@rushshukla4636]

His voice is so mezmerizing. Definitely what made them sell. No one sings like that.

[@JaneDoe87110]

This song transcends time. Covering it with my band ❤️

[@Laguciptaansenopati]

Beautiful song and I still love it

[@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

[@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.

[@j3any3s]

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

[@beanie1089]

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

[@billsjapanlife8387]

I love this video! Billy gives the most awkward wink. 😄 Such a great tune!

[@CaptainCaveman60]

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

[@turningwrenches89]

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

[@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?

[@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

[@lngsrp4612]

On key, mixed and compressed properly, like it is here, his voice is wonderful. Unfortuately, on most live Pumpkin videos, it's none of those, more like a chainsaw on concrete. And I love SP.

[@thescarecrowman]

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

[@Bluepanther80]

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

[@kevincampbell5785]

One of their best IMO. Singles movie Soundtrack.

[@youngjuahn]

Favorite 90s band... Their sound was exceptional

[@lolalawliet8611]

hes so adorable

[@curtisduvall4188]

This song saved me once upon a time. Thanks.

[@DS3xd]

legendary song by a legendary band!

[@marcinfo3099]

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

[@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.

[@user-yn6zo4wp5b]

Loved the pumpkins at this time.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@rogerpodacter2636]

20 years ago, wow.

[@Max-rn3eb]

gonna be 25 years in a couple weeks

[@datsoon9236]

​@@Max-rn3eb 28 years now... wow.

[@mariposaswallowtail4410]

Try thirty

[@bristolfashion4421]

Everything about these guys was big… bless ‘em

[@BlueHopi144]

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

[@CB-dn6px]

Badass

[@AttilatheThrilla]

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

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

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

[@lijkenkist1]

I am so proud and yet so sad to be able to say I can attend this festival every year. It's literally a 20 minute drive from my home. Once, in the 80's and especially the 90's, this was where rock music was at it's very best. Pearl Jam really got big at Pinkpop. And whenever I'm looking for SP performances, these always stand out as the best. However, the glory is long gone. Today, rock legends like them share the stage with Justin Bieber and the like. Which I respect, but the glory of this era has worn off. And as a result, when I finally saw Pearl Jam for the first time ever at this festival, the crowd was not even half as excited as this one.

[@richardshermanjr1899]

Pearl jam at Pinkpop playing Porch was awesome.

[@jeremybeavin9737]

You're blessed to have gotten to experience it at it's peak

[@lijkenkist1]

@@jeremybeavin9737 I am sad to say I haven't. I'm only 23, so unfortunately I have never been able to experience the era in which this festival (and music in general) was at its peak. What I said about those days is only from what I've heard and seen about it :(

[@joshuamitcham1519]

@@lijkenkist1 Everybody has their Vietnam man..

[@michaelvd2467]

I'm from the Netherlands too and I wish I got to experience Pinkpop in the 90s, sadly I was born in 1998

[@jeffreyyoung4364]

my favorite pumpkins song

[@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.

[@PerryLevy]

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

[@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 👏

[@jeremyshewell2445]

Like how fucking cool is D’arcy!❤️

[@mart_en]

Jack Nicholson at 2:58 in " Shining"

[@kymberlishea2036]

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

[@Chris-xy9lm]

why are good bands like this so rare?

[@makaylarose2959]

HappyLittleCloud These bands actually have talent compared to other artists who just want to look pretty on a stage and make cash.

[@SussedRage]

Be happy they exist at all and cherish them

[@vantage789]

Because awesome stuff in general is rare. That's why it's awesome.

[@joejones9520]

cause the masses love horrible bands and music otherwise all the cool bands would still be at top of the charts instead of just being heard by a little club of people like us.

[@jasonpender2147]

Because as soon as something gets good and real they destroy it, those fuks in the offices

[@True_Necroholic]

fantastic guitar tone

[@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...🤦‍♂️

[@Balis0ng.jpgv2]

Well yea bc it was the 90s

[@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.

[@Lobosalsa9]

Iha as cool as they come. So cool how his guitar style compliments Corgan's so well.

[@JoaoJPSingerSongwriter83933]

this song should of been a huge hit it would of went on any album.there are a lot of great Pumpkin songs wasted on bsides etc hope there is another collection in the future with all the singles and bsides!

[@BlueHopi144]

+Jose P This was available on the compilation/movie soundtrack " Singles " featuring Matt Dillon , Pearl Jam Members , Alice In Chaines , Soundgarden members playing in that movie . Each band had songs gathered on that superb 90`s compilation .

[@mysticliazrd87]

I wouldn’t say wasted. Their b-sides are a treasure trove. I love this song, but Siamese Dream is perfect without it. And it wouldn’t really fit on any of their other albums. It’s sounds most like Siamese

[@rushshukla4636]

Should of and would of went?? Bloody hell where did you learn English?? It's should HAVE and would HAVE GONE!! Learn to differentiate between an auxiliary verb HAVE and a preposition OF. For example I should HAVE said something. And a cup OF coffee. Abbreviations can be substituted like I should've said something and she would've been fine. Don't confuse the contracted 'VE with the preposition OF! It's that simple. Now please go forth and use English correctly. People will respect you more and not assume you're an illiterate.

[@dalefrary]

My fave ever Pumpkins song.

[@ButteryBuddha]

2:56 high af

[@joaoleopires]

good to remember this

[@BayviewFinch]

I remember loving this song so much, but it wasn't on any of their albums, and it was before all the easy access to music that we have now. I bought some stupid album full of music that I didn't want to listen to just because it had this one song on it.

[@truthseeker6532]

WOW!!!!! What a song!!!!!!!!!!

[@djr8208]

so many lost souls believed in it

[@marioahu]

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