The Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock performance (1993)(HQ)

[@ECpian05]

I love D'arcy's back up vocals on this performance

[@rickjohnson8707]

You can actually hear her sing ! I LOVE IT !

[@bluewavechris]

Both D'Arcy AND James doing some of the back up vocals.....love it !

[@Ryan-rn3cf]

Everytime I hear this song I think “this is the best song ever”

[@spamwagon]

Cuz it is. It's incredibly fun to play live too. So much energy. I don't think you could rock much harder than this song/performance.

[@noelle1573]

1:15-1:30 their singing together is so great

[@rickjohnson8707]

You could actually hear her throughout the whole song !

[@malikjohnson7950]

Goddam that solo. Billy is my favorite guitarist! Jimmy my fave drummer!

[@EugeneAxe]

I love Siamese Dream era Pumpkins. It's like hardcore for hippy hipsters.

[@Starpilot17]

Ahh. To be in high school again. This is Smashing Pumpkins at their best. Love 'em.

[@garyives1218]

god I wish I would have seen them at their beginning. I was just getting out of heavy metal and heavy distortion then. Jeez I love them now :)

[@GreetTheSacredCow]

James Iha's "I dont give a fuck" strum gets me every time. Immortal.

[@garyives1218]

I wouldn't necessarily describe it as that......but absolutely couldn't be cooler :) luv it

[@Travg1866]

Man what happened to music? This was incredible had no idea then how great this actually was!

[@chrisadcock2992]

Can a 90s rock song be any better than that right there?! 😅

[@paolo-n2000]

The super hot and mysterious D'Arcy....

[@AICALEXAIC]

Wow you can actually hear D'arcys vocals in this

[@RunOfTheHind]

Alas.

[@Lunaticradiohead]

Clearly. It's really interesting and refreshing to hear her so well. It's sounds raw and pure.

[@havit94]

3:07 even Billy was amazed with his solo!

[@Lunaticradiohead]

Billy Corgan's screams are so authentic, coming from deep down from the bottom of his heart. A soul screaming and asking to be released. Perfect. Great era of rock. It's a great refugee to hide from today's bullxit

[@drums554]

The great 90's, we were so happy and we didn't know it. Long live Gen-X !!

[@Loud0glbc]

Set list: 0:01 - wonderwall 1:23 - Santeria

[@EugeneAxe]

😆

[@itwontcomeout5678]

4:34 - The Sound of Silence

[@glen366]

nailed the solo

[@EugeneAxe]

Yep. Corgan for the win

[@GreetTheSacredCow]

James was above average. Billy is one of the greatest guitarists on the face of this earth. I love seeing him heralded for songwriting, but sheeeit, that man can shred!

[@lilcowbell145]

one of the greatest songwriters, guitarist is pushing it. every member plays their role perfectly in the pumpkins. All 3 guitar players, james, darcy, and billy are amazing. them as a whole are one of the greatest groups in history. but they couldn't get there without each other.

[@JeffCampanella]

Not sure what's more beautiful: D'arcy hitting those high notes or the crowd shot at 2:00....I've watched this video at least 500 times.

[@GodInTheMachine]

jimmy chamberlin is a beast.

[@tenbelow99]

Thanks SNL - my introduction to the Pumpkins and Billy's snarl "let me out" and 20 years or so later...still a huge fan!

[@deadpixelfoto]

decades later we still miss D'arcy

[@chadfleischauer7873]

Chamberlains is an animal on the drums. It looks like he isn't even struggling

[@chadfleischauer7873]

Chamberland*

[@MichaelDuran]

Chamberlin. Jimmy Chamberlin. Best drummer in rock music history.

[@TheWynos]

Not even close.

[@garyives1218]

couldn't be more impressed or entertained........tops

[@lucasargandona4658]

Chad Smith is a beast too

[@mysphit23]

this album helped to get me thru hell.

[@EugeneAxe]

Aka high school

[@hermancm]

This is the best video of Cherub Rock

[@gracieweishuhn2277]

People really don't realize how good his voice is. With all the 'screaming' he does and he can still sound soft and sweet! Talent right there folks!

[@caritolimon]

I love The Smashing Pumpkins. This is just awesome

[@CursedLemon]

We need sets like this again, the watching-from-every-random-place aesthetic is awesome

[@kristopherryanwatson]

damn....great performance. Billy's solo is best performed right here.

[@cristianomoniz]

Absofreakinglutly the best on top of the game! Working hard like root’s time! I loved it!

[@devtherevLS]

@StevieTVee92 Best guitarist of the 90s was James Dean Bradfield but I agree that these two are criminally underrated. Some of the solos on Gish and Siamese Dream are mindblowing, such as Geek USA, Bury Me and Soma.

[@ScarRaven3127]

billy corgan really is one of the most underappreciated guitarists ever.

[@bluesystemfan1]

Nice clean solo!!!

[@ferabra8939]

D'arcy was so cute.

[@8bitmemoriez]

Fer Abra was..

[@emilyhardy96]

Bryce Giordano stop

[@MattMonk]

What a performance.

[@garyives1218]

good lord that's the coolest freakin thing ever.....no question. One of my most heartfelt wishes is that todays youth gets turned onto such music as this

[@octachron_ios_drum_sequencer]

Great song, great performance! ✌️🎶😊

[@cainjenkins6654]

Billy dresses like a middle aged dad on vacation and I love it 😂

[@zhulza]

This is not how a middle aged dad dressed in 1993...

[@paolo-n2000]

Billy raided Mike Brady's wardrobe for this one...I saw them in concert during this era, he always dressed like this. Everything changed when he shaved his head....

[@k_ir3868]

The way he dressed changed a bit similar to how their sound changed didn't it. Gish and SD had a bit of that psychedelic rock and "Grunge" sound, mellon collie was different.

[@malikjohnson7950]

It's what hipsters do...wear a snow hat when ya dont need to

[@bobloblaw2958]

Thank you for muting this for our enjoyment.

[@charlie4847]

Kids, that's what ya call blowing the doors off.

[@Suprematista]

Awesome Performance!!!!!

[@bootlegapples]

thx for posting!That said the editor was in imbecile-pans away when Billy's soloing .. :/

[@bluedeskfan2754]

Cool. Never got into the band at the time, but they had some tunes.

[@RunOfTheHind]

Billy's got the Top Of The Pops, monitor above the stage checking himself out stare.

[@MJP474]

Thank You:).

[@Lotrfan99]

Only Billy could pull off such a godawful shirt and look so incredibly badass. Man I miss the 90s.

[@raceyboy]

Sweet Ass shirt.

[@davidfernandezbouzas9338]

Los 90 la última generación de verdad del rock.Ahora es todo postureo y nada más.

[@rswhitney8ify]

Fuckin great!!!

[@TheEH3]

You're past potential when you played in one of the greatest bands in one of the greatest decades of music. What was fascinating about D'arcy was that she was the only person who would challenge Corgan The Conqueror. I think people tend to pick on her the most out of the band, when each member had some serious demons throughtout their career. Remember, she made it out of the industry alive. Not many people did in the 90's, and after she left, look what happend to Billy's ego and fame. .

[@chumon1992]

D'arcy is my hero

[@GodInTheMachine]

darcy! and he nailed the solo

[@deniaelegance]

best bit 0:00 to 4:34

[@livingood1049]

Fuckin' cool as hell!

[@snuretheblurrr]

such a menacing riff.

[@tristannoa8600]

Luv da pumpkins!

[@whipeth]

Yes

[@tonymichael5700]

Does anyone have Footage of their performance of Geek u.s.a. from this same broadcast. Can't find it anywhere

[@RCraig-ly7wx]

that's so sick

[@TheTissueguy]

NICE

[@BlueSky...]

They were really hot at this point.

[@themange59]

This is the first time I ever heard the smashing pumpkins I remember my 10 year old brain exploding! haha

[@CaribbeanMischief]

The audio blows.

[@GuitarHeroPhenomSux]

Malmsteen and Corgan/Iha are all different guitarists, and are incomparable.

[@williamgraham6640]

Jimmy chamberlain is an awesome drummer got to be in the top 15 drummers in the world

[@user-annnnn1990]

the golden age.

[@Sundiver98]

just froze hearing this on the radio

[@TheColdcut74]

Jimmy Hendrix best of all time Billy rocks in these days

[@SWbro94]

I agree dude, I've always said Pumpkins songs were the most intricate of the 90s alt rock legends.

[@campbelljarvis5371]

rad shirt Billy

[@spamwagon]

She sure was beautiful in a very plain way. Very beautiful. Man, Cherub is one fucking kickass song.

[@bellaka08]

i'm making my one month old baby watch this awesome video

[@lucasargandona4658]

bellaka08 bruh

[@1withguitar]

Also the song cherokee warrior if you don't like neo classical. Cherokee warrior is almost like a blues rock song. He has so many songs and yet you choose 1 and say OMG hes playing so fast there is no feeling at all to playing. Yet you've only scraped the surface.

[@austinpaz2174]

that solo...

[@Ciscoguy30]

Cherub rock total time:4mins58 seconds Corgans live version 4:32

[@salvaje20]

elaborate, indicate and prefaced all in the same paragraph. Now that takes skills.

[@rollotwomassey]

I don't care what anyone says....the Pumpkins are a much better band then Candlebox or Sponge.

[@honeythief98]

proper gear

[@mistabook]

Billy was really cool for about ten minutes there.

[@whipeth]

If you play them fast, then you're good.

[@Sundiver98]

Darcy was just so hot!

[@misteryman14]

looks like MTV´s Studios

[@Radhuya]

I wish I was alive in 93.

[@bleachfan585]

Songwriting is all that really matters and some people today have lost sight of that which is a little depressing for me because some people think you have to play like yngwie or steve vai to be a good guitar player i mean look at Clapton he is a legend but doesnt really play that fast, and all of the legendary alternative stuff like this isnt blazing fast but it sounds amazing

[@bigman10146]

i feel bad for D'arcy she went down the rong path after the band

[@TeamFront1]

I always search for a pre- 2008 version of this song. Jimmy missing from the drums is too much.

[@scriptkitty6011]

I'm sad that I wasn't around when they were really touring.

[@TheJOBuckley]

No way!!! I personally listen to geek usa or mayonnaise on siamese or porcelina or tales of a scorched earth on Melon before going to bed.

[@juandavidceron1120]

No alternative!!

[@MJudge126]

Saw them headline Lollapalooza 1994 w Beastie Boys. Nirvana was suppose to headline

[@kristopherryanwatson]

Me too. It was an incredible performance. Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario. August 12th 1994.

[@talpajam]

yeah those power chords are not what you think...some EJ type 3-string/note chords going on...watch closely. and Bill's turnarounds (the D to A) on each verse are atypical as well..until the chorus which are classic opens down at the bottom. he even has missy doing the ej stuff on the turnarounds..watch her fingerings.

[@LegendaryBadass]

Nobody shreds a guitar like Dr. Sheldon Cooper.

[@MrBritdog2]

video is much better but sound is not mmh

[@Chrisparxx]

The solo is horribly disjointed and..... perfect.

[@lucianoo.r787]

D'arcy

[@WisGuy4]

Sound quality definitely not in HQ, this is sadly an under-powered version from an audio perspective

[@marffvmarffv5438]

Will love D'Arcy for ever. She was so under rated to my taste. We can ear here perfect bass line and extremely sweet back vocals. Smashing produced some more good tracks after she gone, but to me it was a copy of Smashing not the genuine ... It is just my comment. See one of the video of their last album. The one which involves a woman dancing beautifully, strangely blond like .... Somewhere he is still influenced and miss her whatever he can say.

[@smilsmff]

I cant hear a THING

[@ZachAbercrombie93]

they would never dare have anything that sounds like this on SNL today. really sad.

[@nancyagnello1884]

6 years later nothing either.

[@johnnymonjohnny10]

i have to hear the pumpkins at least once every day at high volume or else the day just doesnt seem right...any body else have this problem?....jb

[@RedKubisGaming]

OMG epic crowd.. this is when smartphones havent invented yet...

[@L0LWATT]

@StevieTVee92 Had it not been for frusciante, id agree with you there