The Smashing Pumpkins - Snail

[@shkeni]

There's an experimental magic to this era that they never got again, great as their stuff became. It's a perfect capsule of it's time. So many feelings with this song.

[@Mikekpratt]

My mind always flood with memories when I hear Smashing Pumpkins. Endless summer breaks during my college years. Best times of my life.

[@trauts98]

Try

[@bigben7518]

did someone say endless summer

[@Solonghoney]

They have a very nostalgic vibe

[@alejandroa2680]

Sounds great

[@Erika-yr2pd]

Totally. Me too.

[@goatwaterman4740]

Gish might be the greatest album by the greatest truth band of all time... today was my introduction to the smashing pumpkins but when I heard gish I was converted and a fan for life!

[@GoldenKennyBania]

The last 45 seconds or so is one of my favorite Jimmy Chamberlain moments. Possibly the best rock drummer of this era, and one of the few you can truly say was a huge part of what makes their band so great.

[@christianvandannen6238]

Well said, and I think Gish is a must-have for all aspiring drummers.

[@javierarmendariz1938]

I love the drumming on Window Paine. That's the first time I noticed how important the drumms are to music and how much they can bring to the table

[@johndef5075]

He manages to get all those little riffs in without sounding like hes overplaying. The end of this sounds like Moon.

[@Rand_al_Thor372]

Jimmys a fucking beast... Bear in mind that he was this fucking badass strung out to the gills!!! And just crushing...

[@Rand_al_Thor372]

He was the best of his era easily and Stephen Perkins was no slouch back then either!!!

[@mattynigma]

Gives me chills and tears me up This was the best time of my life

[@wileyjdraws7594]

Remember when there was so much good music coming out that you couldn't keep up with it all?

[@lukeingram7655]

yes i do

[@shamus4427]

I was just thinking that!!

[@HSR107]

Always has been and always will be my favorite Pumpkins song

[@guitarhackr]

I remember burning incense and smoking to this record late into the night, dreaming of leaving my parents house. Its cool to see these comments and know I was I good company. There was a romantic thread through all these songs that really sparked something in my little teenage group of friends. We had our whole lives ahead of us, but were living this romantic dream life. Painting, hiking in the woods, experimenting, playing, and learning. I wouldn't change it for anything.

[@vikingqueen9372]

I remember whenever they came out with Gish and played a tiny little venue in Nashville, TN. Not many people had caught on to them yet, but I was in love at first listen! That little venue in Nashville where I live was torn down to make a parking lot for the TV Titans football team. I cried because I saw so many incredible bands there over the years, SP, Tool, Henry Rollins, Morphine, Love and Rockets, Beck, Dinosaur Jr, The psychedelic furs,....too many to remember! Smashing Pumpkins reminds me of being young and free...I love them!

[@vikingqueen9372]

Sorry guys, Typo.... Tennessee Titans football team. ( I do not watch football)

[@michaelflatt5451]

*them

[@michaelflatt5451]

By the way, I saw tons of epic bands before they were big like you were talking about in Murfreesboro....might have been where you were talking about. Small world.

[@TheBlackSheepDiaries]

This is the last song in a killer movie Bad Words, highly recommend.

[@LespaulStrat]

Cool story, I saw social distortion in a small venue like that in 91, got blown away by SD.

[@gpuppy1234]

This came out in 1991. Along with Nevermind, Ten, BadMotorFinger, Temple of the Dog, Metallica Black Album, Loveless, The Low End Theory, Death’s Human, Blood Sugar Sex Magic, Dinosaur Jrs Green Mind. REMs Out of Time. What a fucking year for music. Id put it up there with 1967

[@BudSchnelker]

"Spiderland" by Slint and "Spirit of Eden" by Talk Talk are two more insanely good albums from 1991. It really was a freakishly good year.

[@mikeisagodd2121]

Don't forget Live's "Mental Jewelry".. U2's "Achtung Baby"... RHCP "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"...

[@aegisreflector1239]

Also the mighty Arise from Sepultura

[@yesteryearstreasure3859]

You said it my friend!

[@ThisSourKraut]

'God Fodder'- Ned's Atomic Dustbin Never heard of it? Check it out. You'll thank me. ❤

[@duckweathermcoc8731]

A cool smashing pumpkins story. Before I’d heard much from this band, I remember one night watching tv while drunk, and I think the credits to the movie bad words came on while I was 10 percent awake, and this song was perfect. I basically jammed out to it while half conscious. And it wasn’t a few years later that i figured out what movie it was and what credits song it was. All I know it was instantly stuck in my memory

[@edgariva12]

What movie was it?

[@duckweathermcoc8731]

@@edgariva12 bad words with Jason Bateman

[@davidmancini8286]

@@duckweathermcoc8731 the movie was absolutely hilarious and this song at the end made it that much better.

[@joebob2311productions]

Ive watched this movie twice and never even realised. To be fair I wasnt much of a Pumpkins fan when I watched the movie either time but damn

[@Optics2024]

The drums on this song...... fucking amazing

[@kevinroth2338]

Forever one of my go to albums 30 years later.

[@aldinho903]

Everything about this album cober screams 90s..marilyn manson used the same camera view in his Sweet Dreams music video, as did Missy Elliot in her Suppa Duppa Fly music video. The 90s was filled with sounds and even camerography techniques unique to the era. I love 70s and 80s music, but I thank God I was a teenager in the 90s. Blockbuster on the weekends, MTV playing music videos, the Attitude era of the WWF, Michael Jordan and the Bulls, and of course the pure magic of the 90s music era. I was lucky to be able to 420 with my boys after soccer practice, drive around listening to Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Beck or the Beastie Boys and The Wu Tang clan, or chill sit back and enjoy Nas and his lyrical magic. Back when even Hip Hop hadn't been so watered down and corrupted by the mainstream music companies in the way it is now. Listening to Smashing Pumpkins bring me back to an era where kids were still outside enjoying everything life had to offer without the poison of technology and civil unrest. Be what it may, I see my kid grow up, and how his generation is being cheated of actually being kids, I dont envy anything from this new generation, not the technology, not the culture, not even being young in this era. Just the thought of going to Blockbuster bring tears to those lucky enough to have experienced it, as redundant as that may sound, its true. Long live the 90s!

[@toddf3767]

well written. I was a gamer back then and not quite old enough for 420, (that came in my later early 20's, I avoided it because my Dad was a pot head and I didn't wanna be moody like him based on a drug) but I use to hit up Blockbuster often to rent the new game of the month, usually Final Fantasy 7 or some other PS1 or N64 game. It was my older brother who was a pumpkin head, and inbetween pizza and pop I'd take a break from my gaming to go hangout for a song or two and my older bro would always be nerding out to some new CD, reading the pamphlet or planning which concert he's going to next with his friends. I too don't envy the youth these days, they totally missed out on some good times. There was so much mystery and imagination we had to do to interpret our favorite artists music. It's funny my bro loved SP and peppers and well a lot of bands, but I was more into Bush X and our lady piece, and it's like his bands kinda aged a lot better then mine. Guess he had great taste in music. As you say ,Long live the 90s!

[@livimadalyn]

I saw the Smashing Pumpkins in SEptember,2012, and it was beautiful. I love them so much, it was so amazing to see my idols live. Not only did I see them live, but Blly fucking Corgon waved, and winked at me. I'm in love with this band, and always will be. They make bautiful music.

[@revolutionday1]

Do me.

[@LespaulStrat]

They really are one of the best ever, up there with Zeppelin & Floyd

[@DemonSlide]

In an era obsessed with the alternative culture that was coming from punk and classic rock backgrounds, the Pumpkins took a completely different approach and explored psychedelic, almost progressive passages from their 70's peers who for some reason were viewed as uncool in the hip modern world of the 90's. Why would prog and psychedelia ever go out of style is beyond me, but Billy, D'arcy, James and Jimmy sure did a great job at keeping that flag alive. I don't think the other 90's bands (and this is coming from a massive grunge fan) except maybe for Soundgarden came close to this. I love that style. The Pumpkins rule. Grew up with their music because of what my older brother listened to and now as a 25 year old adult living my own life and with a career in music (fell in love so much with the music my brother introduced me to s a kid that I eventually made my way from devoted listener to devoted musician) I can only say that this will forever rank as some of my favorite music of all time. Cheers people.

[@durkadurka1926]

Thanks for that novel that literally no one asked for

[@dwringer]

+DurkaDurka Yeah, seven sentences are way too many to read huh?

[@TheScienceiscool]

Thats what happens who you get stoned while on acid.

[@TheScienceiscool]

If it were really whatever you'd not be posting this. Get a life

[@MegaTreta]

@@TheScienceiscool FODA C

[@1ijoel1331]

I'll have to say that Rhinoceros was my fav from Gish but I love all these songs. Bad Words had me dusting off my old disc and cranking the stero. Such memories hang with friend helping a buddy with his comicbook store and driving just to drive. Great time though I didn't know it at the time. Thank you Pumpkins for being part of the playlist of my life.

[@biggcheezy]

Joel Kahle bad words haha totally man thats soo funny it all came rushing back!

[@midobecker1]

+Joel Kahle I used to lived in San Francisco and I took few driving trip between San francisco and Sacramento, and Yosemite with SP music crank up in the car. Great vivid memories.

[@1991mackstag]

Im here because of bad words to lol

[@dubstronaut]

I just finished watching Bad Words on Netflix and when this started playing at the end of the movie I was shocked to hear it, but I instantly knew what it was.. Haven't listened to Gish in such a long time..

[@mikemac7431]

BAD WORDS here too. This is the one album I have overlooked all these years. This song in particular sounds like they nailed their sound down. That 90's groove is so perfect.

[@waz3128]

Probably my favorite song on Gish

[@judgehobby4246]

This is by far my favorite pumpkins song.

[@kurtissmith3513]

Still probably my favorite Pumpkins song.

[@jmgrunner1971]

Kurtis Smith Probably their best album. Fantastic.

[@happyonthetrails]

same. this is the one that hooked me

[@SoloTravelerOffTheBeatenPath]

Crush is my favorite, but this is a close second. Gish is definitely their best album.

[@grochellepalomino8486]

One of my fave's by SP 👍🏼 takin me back! Good times

[@DerrickthePinecone]

Most definitely!

[@markrowntree6409]

My all time fave band ....never get the respect or recognition they deserve .

[@Rand_al_Thor372]

Cuz Billy trashed his legacy by going on fucking infowars and all that stupid shit. Dude just bought a fucking professional wrestling league ffs... Wack-o-doodle

[@george9822]

Kinda why I like them. Makes it feel like they belong to us and not to the sellouts in the media.

[@Th3DarkCanuck]

I think they were one of the biggest bands in the world in 96/97. The sad part is they don't get the credit for the awesome music they made since then.

[@purrsnickety8269]

@@Rand_al_Thor372 yeah he’s a wack a doo for enjoying Wrestling as entertainment and going on a show and saying a Ton of really smart things. Fuck off.

[@ThePsychedelicCinema]

One of the best selling bands of the 90s, one of the biggest bands in the world from 93-97 or so and tons of acclaim from peers and critics. Definitely not underrated.

[@karlanadia2012]

Thank you Billy, for every song!!!!! And especially this one, my fave when i was in high school, even years later is one my MY ever favourite songs

[@desmondsandoz26]

Crisp and clear with a hard rock edge ! Smashing pumpkins ROCK !

[@osmetix]

such a great group, hard to believe this song has so little hits.

[@4puttfu685]

What a good movie and great ending song.

[@erichitt3745]

How can anyone argue that this generation of music was the last great era? Anything else is not even close

[@wesleyAlan9179]

Yep..I concur

[@brandonmcgraw1579]

This song has flow. I crank it up, and you should too. I miss this era. Nothing today has equalled this album.

[@vandelay.]

Another bad words connection, great movie and soundtrack. Nice 90`s band.

[@anthonycalhoun6530]

this is pure perfection!

[@dancagqui]

best rock band ever. they give it their chord all. meaning they give it all

[@lomasloco70]

Awesome music from a sadly forgotten era... for most...

[@wwaldo2525]

Forgotten by who

[@daweller]

Not forgotten, just some people with no taste never bothered with SP

[@lomasloco70]

@@wwaldo2525 clearly, You are not one of those! 👍🏼

[@lomasloco70]

@@daweller damn right!!

[@chucksekyra1850]

Love how the Movie Bad Words used this song in the movie. Great ending.....

[@christianrivera3758]

When music was good.

[@Max-rn3eb]

ok boomer

[@wesleyAlan9179]

@@Max-rn3eb ....this was a great time for mainstream music,there was a renaissance going on, on mainstream radio. Mainstream music now is not good at all/it all sounds the same,there's nothing magical about it.

[@yashpachori1111]

@@wesleyAlan9179 ok boomer

[@wesleyAlan9179]

@@yashpachori1111 ,I'm a Zennial, my parents are boomers though. But either way I'm right....Yash 😅

[@wesleyAlan9179]

@@yashpachori1111 , what part of the world do you hail from, if that's allright to ask.

[@lvmybears]

This whole album ruled.An it still sounds good now

[@Evocati-Augusti]

If you wanted every great aspect of a Pumpkins song..you've found it...genius...

[@gloriacoll2935]

Wow, I haven't listened to this album in decades. Brought me back to high school the second I heard this song.

[@flip65515]

Best song of their entire career

[@thatdudeuhate6649]

I agree. Been a fan of them for about 17 years and I always return to this song.

[@MichaelMiller-ny3rr]

Oh yeah... sweet memories! 🌞❤️🌞

[@davidfox6535]

What an Intro.. barely strumming the guitar.. then................................ Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa .. Oceans of sounds

[@mauriciomarques444]

fo realz

[@Duzz14]

It’s billy being a southpaw playing righty guitars that gives him such a unique and awesome sound. He’s really light strumming while his left moves up and down the neck like a shredder’s would.

[@analazovic441]

🛹💓

[@brainwhite3708]

Bad words reminded me it was ok to love the pumpkins once...still a great song.

[@satyrxxxv]

Exactly! BAD WORDS brought me here too! Billy Corgan - help us please!

[@volatile86]

You too much a hipster to like them now bro?

[@gandalfthegay2874]

Can I ask what's wrong with liking them now?

[@brainwhite3708]

Hey steph, I want to be clear that I was a AND still am one of their biggist fans ever, I learned how to play guitar from copying Billy Corgan and their Early stuff....macHina lost me is all.

[@agostinopascal2884]

Gish is a great album.

[@killingjoke535]

Growing up as a kid in the 90s could be hard at times, but damn I miss it! I'm 33 now and I miss the era. So many memories

[@Stoned2daBone-r4g]

Just beautiful music, sometimes makes me cry

[@edwardfetner2513]

You know you got a hell of a band when the most random of non hits is a sonic masterpiece

[@arpeemac]

You have to play this loud. Like really loud.

[@CynicalScorpio]

Favorite track from Gish

[@klaustoth6982]

❤ 🐌... .. . striving for the land of a thousand dances

[@SandmansHate]

Bad Words brought me here,memories made me listen twice.

[@Carlracki]

Huge sp fan, somehow missed this one though. Glad bad words brought it to my attention

[@kristopherryanwatson]

This is sped up by x .5 but it sounds just right. Was never a huge fan of Gish but it holds so much nostalgia for me. The summer of 1992 as I was going in grade 8. And then Siamese Dream was released, and all hell followed haha.

[@Magnificent420]

Kristopher Ryan agreed

[@ThisSourKraut]

Still the best song on the best album by the band, for me. ❤

[@cass2303]

Jimmy needs only one take on these drums. Best drummer in the world. Hands down. Love from Australia everyone who reads this. 💕

[@kamuelalee]

My favorite song on the best SP album

[@andystovermusic9200]

Haven't listened to this is so long thank you for his

[@ambrosepearce413]

All your seven dreams Are closer than you believe As your things come undone See you are the only one Flower, seize the hour the day away Waiting, waiting for your way away When you wake up your own way Throwing your life away Softly siren coming home Siren snail It's what you wait for Flower, the pain will wash away, away When the sun shines And climbs through your window Into your bed When you wake up your own way Throwing your life away Softly siren coming home Siren snail Down in my heart Flower, save the hours Flower, away What you wait for Flower, chase the sunshine Flower, chase the sunshine Flower

[@daweller]

" When you wake up your own way Throwing your life away " I feel like if this song were written today, he would be referring to D'Arcy :(

[@TheYance11]

Sorry or Siren? O.o

[@knucklesandwich6117]

Real.Good.Rock & Roll.

[@domithecomi1]

All your seven dreams Look close, son, and you'll believe As your things come undone See you are the only one Flower, seize the hour I did I wait Waiting, waiting for your wake I'll wait When you wake up you're all weak Throwing your life away Someday, sorry coming home Sorry snail What you wait for Flower, the pain will wash away, away When the sun shines Climbs through your window into your bed When you wake up you're all weak Throwing your life away Someday, sorry coming home Sorry snail Down in my heart Flower save the hours Flower away What you wait for Flower chase the sunshine Flower chase the sunshine Flower

[@10000diamondeyes]

Chino Moreno performing this song live with Smashing Pumpkins led me here.

[@tmorelli1982]

Him performing Bodies was rad too. Perfect for Chino

[@benjamincoggins6568]

Me too. I wanted to know if Chino had done anything with them, seeings as they are such a huge influence on him. Two of my absolute all time favourite bands.

[@TheBlackSheepDiaries]

This was the last song in a great movie, Bad Words, highly recommend it.

[@mettebadock4346]

This song makes me real happy.

[@rayfran06]

The ending to Bad Words movie brought me here. I've always liked Smashing Pumpkins but NEVER heard this. I thought rocket made me feel my childhood but honestly this song made me feel my early 20s and how much I liked the fall season growing up in Ohio.

[@gabrielschwartz81]

Thanks for speeding it up....

[@Kegga_6]

Psychedelic Distortion 😊

[@bakerjason75]

Whoever has written "Bad Words was a great movie" needs to take a moment and reassess the direction their lives have taken. I do love this song, though.

[@curtismes]

that movie was a riot...

[@areola_ayatollah]

I did what you said and have determined my life is going in a good direction by any metric. Perhaps it's a matter of taste? Agree on the song though.

[@ck675]

the movie was way too over the top and pretty stupid, but I still enjoyed it for the most part. That little indian kid was a riot, and I've always had a soft spot for Jason Bateman

[@areola_ayatollah]

ck675 I agree it went too far at times. And yes, that Indian kid needs to be in more stuff, he was awesome. The movie probably would have completely bombed without him.

[@volatile86]

It was decent movie. It's not like anyone listens to anything you say anyway.

[@michaelcurtis4697]

Greatness!!!!

[@JohnDoe-jh1qd]

I wouldn't be the skilled air guitar player I am today without this album.

[@silverfck]

lmaoo me too!!

[@Kegga_6]

This was the sound Kurt always wanted

[@fergerderger2086]

Gish brought me here......as well as nostalgia

[@lucky7conan]

In my opinion, Snail is the most underrated song of Smashing Pumpkins.

[@nonocot2017]

YES

[@orsu33]

most positive song i've ever known

[@ncyrkls8914]

best song from gish

[@N1ckD22]

this is my new favorite song! ,replaces deftones-Emtombed

[@andrewphillips5509]

"Bad Words" brought me here! Very good song

[@joeymeraz]

Andrew Phillips your momma brought me here

[@freemandubstep8917]

same, ive always liked the pumpkins, but when i heard this in Bad Words, i didnt regonize it but knew it was the pumpkins, which brought me here

[@joeymeraz]

Andrew Phillips i dont care

[@andrewphillips5509]

typical reply from some prepubescent, anti-social, you aren't even old enough to have an opinion, i suspect; now go away boy and play with your x box etc, before you embarrass yourself further. Nothing to see here folks

[@WalterEduardoJ]

Yo también busqué esta canción por Bad words! Grande Billy!

[@sicariusperemo3789]

Bad Words (2013) brought me here!!! 🙂

[@bigben7518]

too bad likes aren't showing on this. the comments are so positive. such a good song

[@tarheel8494]

this is lysergic for a proud Gen Xer.

[@xtenique]

lov it

[@davidmpoenya]

I knew it from Bad Words movie. I knew it was billy unique voice, but didnt know what the song name is... love 90s song

[@JustinReedK]

HAHA! I too heard this on bad words while flying back from Japan. Thought MUST REMEMBER TITLE!

[@MLElf]

Yes!! From us

[@abiallen560]

this sounds exactly like ezra furman and im living for it

[@mikemodlin]

Who else is here because Billy got this guitar back? #RollingStone

[@davidmancini8286]

I heard this song at the end of the movie Bad Words ( hilarious movie) and absolutely loved it.

[@averylangs]

this is the 'mayonaise' of gish

[@bigdaddydudely2002]

bad words brought me here too

[@karinscroggin5165]

Same with me .....Bad words brought me here too!!....I never knew just how fucking good that band was !!!! Man did I miss out all that time !!??...I got a lotta catching up to do!!!

[@misscadoixo]

hail to miss maiden who showed me the Smashing Pumkins

[@radrcer]

the one band I so wish I saw as a teenager. they performed at a local state college in Missouri when in was 14. Obviously no one knew them in 92,,,,,, and even if I did my parent would never let me go, bs

[@sjelliott6660]

I didn't like you guys at the time. Living in Houston, that show thing happened with the flying shoe, and I thought it was hilarious. 6 months later I loved you guys. Still do.

[@jacedavidson6186]

There's something about them that grabs some of us

[@djbeema]

Absolutely love this song but I can never remember it's called Snail. The name is just so at odds with the sound 😊

[@jinagibson6818]

Who knew doing dishes required such planning and skill?

[@LocoDroguett]

Can anyone tell me who sings and what they say? 02:45 (as the second voice)

[@ericparks7845]

I saw the pumpkins live my sophomore year of college and Billy Corgan acted like such a bitch, screaming at the audience to shut up and listen...I swore them off forever and hadn't thought of them since. Just heard this song after watching Bad Words and all the love came back. I'll forgive Billy. It's been over a decade and the pumpkins really know how to rock. :)

[@midobecker1]

+Eric Parks I was lucky. I saw him three times. One during a Lollapalooza, second in Houston and third in San Francisco, no issues. Led Zeppelin and Smashing Pumpkin will always be my two favorite bands.

[@gamezjuanjose]

temón!!

[@serenechaosuk4682]

best song from Gish ??

[@rockoutkids]

Not a huge SP fan, but I dig this track.

[@l.r.2989]

LOL! What the hell is Bad Words??? My freshman year of high school brought me back here. Pumpkins fan for nearly 27 years.