The Smashing Pumpkins - Glimpses + Where Boys Fear to Tread (Les Eurockeennes 1997)

[@oliverallen2902]

Where boys fear to tread must be one of the most underrated songs of all times, the riff is another level and Billy Corgan's vocals are so calm.

[@oliverallen2902]

wow lol ur sad fight me

[@jesusmoisesmartinez150]

exactly xDD

[@xanakinskywoker1817]

Oliver Allen calm ??

[@corgan59]

I think "Dross" looks like IT :)

[@stephenbrown8099]

Oliver Allen fun af to play on guitar 🎸

[@hemingwaysbeards]

I like this pre-adore era. Cool drumming from Matt, James adding some ebow and other atmospherics, billy dressing like a normal human

[@sakurabloom4863]

Billy looks quite fine in a shirt and tie and also in a cape... Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

[@maxmordon7295]

I didn't see or hear and e-bow (might be my defective senses...), but there's undoubtedly a Whammy in his chain effects.

[@hemingwaysbeards]

@@maxmordon7295 nah, you’re probably right. I do think he’s used ebow a bit (maybe on Shame from Adore, plus I saw him use one a bit on the 2018 tour)

[@maxmordon7295]

​@@hemingwaysbeardsSadly, as far as I know, they have never used a Sustainer/Sustainiac... I could be wrong, though. 🤔

[@jglightbody]

I never realized that Jimmy left for a awhile? Who’s drumming?

[@EdouardPicard0224]

The tone on that Gibson is fucking insane

[@BrxIghtside]

Billy corgan

[@zerohero6602]

The world is doomed without live rock and roll

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

The world did fine without it before. Or it is doomed regardless. Either one.

[@JarredStover]

That transition from the last, long note of Glimpses into the start of Where Boys Fear to Tread... poetry. SO glad they are touring again.

[@roydenbellman]

4:48 where Billy looks to James to start Boys To Tread so outstanding! Band in synch. Love it!

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

Synch? He started the riff, James joined in a few bars later.

[@mondobizzarro79]

4:50 Where Boys Fear to Tread

[@heath1982]

why would you dare skip glimpses

[@MajykOyster666]

@@heath1982 I did.

[@yourpersonalhatecomment2025]

@@MajykOyster666 rekt

[@el_wilder8860]

Jimmy will always be my favorite drummer but out of their replacement drummers this guy was def decent and his drum set sounds amazing in this performance.

[@iliveinsin]

Matt Walker. Great drummer. He had very big shoes to fill, but did a good job in his own style.

[@AltCTRLF8]

i’m guessing because of the circumstances, he didn’t get much notice and time to learn SP songs and practice with the band. so that’s kinda impressive.

[@thetechwookie]

@@iliveinsin Thank you! Was wondering who sat in on drums for this show.

[@NexterZulu]

Also Mike Byrne, who played drums for them in 2013. His drumming was damn impressive.

[@thomlewis5559]

Yes he was drumming for Filter when they supported Pumpkins on the Mellon Collie tour - I caught them at Wembley and both bands were awesome, pretty sure he was the drummer at Glastonbury 97 too. Really good, understated drumming.

[@roydenbellman]

4:54 when they break into 'Where Boys Fear to Tread' raises goosebumps all over my body. Awesome! Fark that. Everything here is outstanding Pumpkins. What an amazing start to a gig.

[@stefaniegrassi6509]

omg cringe

[@stefaniegrassi6509]

@@roydenbellman you're literally mentally ill. lol

[@stefaniegrassi6509]

@@roydenbellman i hope you burn in h*ll freak lol

[@stefaniegrassi6509]

@@roydenbellman ????

[@johnfire3194]

Glimpses is so nice, i love hypnotic pumpkins

[@TheRubberStudiosASMR]

such a great opener, for the album and the concert

[@bioof4]

It’s the opener for the second disc

[@shinmarcorp7846]

Some people insert the 2nd disc first because they want to see the world burn

[@Malaloeil]

I was there ! great show this night

[@corgan59]

Crâneur ;) LoL et moi j'ai été a celui de Paris en Oct 2000? Il arrive tout de blanc vêtu, entame 5 6 morceaux acoustiques, part dans sa loge et reviens en noir pour envoyer la purée ac "Glass them" (sur celui qui est sur YT, il est amputé de pleins de morceaux, pour te dire moi qui adore les citrouilles, j'ai eu commencement de mal de crane vers la fin..:(

[@firebirdgao]

They were on the top of the world that night !

[@thomasarcher8718]

I love the beginning of this song, it's got a hendrix vibe!

[@sweatfootm]

Glimpses is a Yardbirds cover so makes sense-ish

[@sweatfootm]

Glimpses is a Yardbirds cover so makes sense-ish

[@thegildardoalonso]

and the people enjoying the concert without cell phones is great

[@jrobbin24]

If they had cameras on them trust me they would've fucked that up

[@alessioaccardicover]

Wow perfect video! SP at his best

[@20storiesfalling14]

THIS IS SOOO AWESOME!!! TONE FOR DAYZZZ!!!!!!!!

[@MacStiles]

maître d' Billy is my favorite Billy.

[@sheddieee]

This should be the only song in the nowadays top 40 chart

[@jgr266]

it doesn't get better than this!

[@stefaniegrassi6509]

dying of cringe

[@sakurabloom4863]

Dirty bass and peak Corgan hotness....yes ma'am

[@maneatingseas]

Thanks for sharing!

[@michaelanderson2886]

Loved Billy’s vocals here. His Highs and lows were perfect. I miss those parts on newer stuff.

[@Giemme8791]

beautiful performance, great quality!!

[@rage8kage]

Billy definitely enjoyed it when iha went off the scales at 7:40

[@Illneverremember1]

Corgan's guitar tone is so sick! WBFTT reminds me of Black Flag/Greg Ginn.

[@VinceTaguin]

j'y étais!

[@themagnanimous1246]

I wish james' guitar was turned up more in their live mixes

[@VincJamesPicasso]

Didnt know agent 47 could play so well

[@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX]

Rotfl 🤣

[@NIMRODakaNIMROD]

Smashing Pumpkins (I actually never understood why they changed their name to *_The_*_ Smashing Pumpkins_ after _Siamese Dream_ . Never made sense to me ... ) sure had some of the darkest, most angsty songs of the 90s in their repertoire - they always had a more "gothic" touch than all those "merely" angsty Seattle bands - I mean, hey, they basically made music to stare at your feet to. But man, do songs like "Where Boys Fear to Thread" make me feel warm and fuzzy inside (the dark kind of fuzz, that is). Basically childhood memories to me. But the studio recording of this song, which also contained the _DooM_ sounds just makes me gleam with 90s nostalgia. PS: That ring mod, that Billy uses at the beginning of "Where Boys Fear to Tread" sounds absolutely sick!

[@stratyocasterson9237]

NIMRODakaNIMROD The 'The' is interchangeable. It makes it easier to start off a sentence. 'The Smashing Pumpkins are a great band'.

[@NIMRODakaNIMROD]

Stephen Kelly Hmm, true. However, it's still kinda funny, since it actually changes the meaning of the band's name. _Smashing Pumpkins_ refers to the act of smashing pumpkins (into small piles of putrid debris... whoever gets this one wins my internets!), while _The Smashing Pumpkins_ would refer to pumpkins bearing the attribute _smashing_ ...

[@stratyocasterson9237]

Except Billy himself has said the band's name is meant to be an adjective, not a verb. 'Those Pumpkins are quite smashing'.

[@fuzzylumpkin49]

@@NIMRODakaNIMROD Bowfinger?

[@adommoore7805]

Or they could be referring to themselves as "pumpkins currently undergoing the process of being smashed" the smashing pumpkins. Imagine slow mo pumpkins on sidewalk. Course it could be taken as "wow, that pumpkin is simply smashing!!" Referring to someone's skills at carving? Lol I like all the ways it can be taken with & without the "The"

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Awesome, thanks for the upoad!

[@jorjevio]

Need time machine

[@AkathisiaWarrior]

D’arcy!! ❤❤❤

[@zombipop666]

J.iha is god

[@escothaprophet3430]

Never gets old

[@gilpinsteven]

Goodness gracious this rocks

[@scottgood7888]

Love this aggressive intro. Just wish it would spotlight D'Arcy more. Her hotness is so great to watch.

[@michaelkessler2852]

Kick ass band,Billy is a beast

[@raoulsghouls]

this is good

[@michaelwandell2533]

Holy FUCK!

[@cdreyes81]

Whener they do a cover, it's something special

[@jefferytrammell1440]

Love the fans. Instead of holding up phones to show I was there, they live in the moment. Pure.

[@veerchasm1]

I love Jimmy, but Matt is killing it here. The band is in great form

[@roydenbellman]

Imagine seeing these guys in heaven playing stuff like this? I can. It is going to be fun IF there is some kind of afterlife. I say this from China as a Canadian living with 1.4 billion atheists. Hmmmmmmm. I choose to believe in heaven and the Pumpkins live and so much else that will bring us all pleasure. Music is the currency, no art form really matters outside of superb literature.

[@timjenkins4065]

Billy was the shit.. (he wasn’t Cobain, as an entertainer) Close, but, D’arcy was great… the band was great. D’arcy was so fuckin hot then

[@jimmylad7358]

I always used to wonder why D’arcy bothered doing backing vocals as you could NEVER hear her! Love this performance though.

[@vitaminC7657]

Same!

[@DuggieDug111]

Possibly just enjoying the moment and it’s natural

[@casscolc2241]

I was often convinced her mic was not on or deliberately low in the mix for some reason!

[@RandyRhoadsRules3]

You can hear her well in plenty of shows just not this one.

[@godofspacetime333]

Wow this might be the only Pumpkins song I’ve heard in an odd time signature (6/4 isn’t that odd, but still)... just realizing that. Weird considering Jimmy is a jazz player and the only time I’m hearing it is when he’s not there.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

It's in 4/4. 'Obscured' is in 6/8, for contrast.

[@godofspacetime333]

@@LeatherCladVegan Where Boys Fear to Tread, yeah. But that intro (‘Glimpses’ I guess) is not 4/4. 6/8 isn’t uncommon, “Once Upon a Time” is another example. But 6/4 is a completely different rhythm.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

@@godofspacetime333 Oh my bad; I totally forgot there was an intro tune.

[@michaelanderson2886]

Matt Walker (ex Filter) was great on drums for his time with them.

[@maneatingseas]

Even though they sound tight, Chamberlin's absence shows like a sore thumb.

[@tonyhall3365]

In the 90s the biggest band was usually also the best

[@evanisovich]

D’arcy’s bass sounds so fuckin’ MEAN.

[@corgan59]

et dire qu'a une radio Française ont parlé de ce concert comme Nul.....Je reve!!!!

[@patrickdoyle2510]

Tom Sawyer by Rush?

[@rowstyles]

could be the recording but god damn it seems like billy's guitar is drowning EVERYTHING in this mix

[@falconwings]

Damn they were good

[@admit2nothing]

Heavy intro

[@pennsyltuckyden9823]

I saw an interview were Biily said he never considered himself as a guitar player. I disagree.

[@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX]

I second this ☝️

[@chrisespy]

I said the same thing to my dad. He replied, Enzo Ferrari used to say, "id build an engine just so they could build a car around it"

[@sprucesoultree3833]

He was definitely joking when he said that, as since then he has said the exact opposite going as far as to say he considers himself more of a guitarist than a singer. There was once an interview where he talked about how he would write the vocal melodies on guitar and then figure out how to sing them.

[@lucristianx]

My favorite part is when William goes "ON AND ON AND ON" :)

[@Distanciasyfotos]

el amplificador Orange hace sonar raro a Billy guitars

[@josephwinters3612]

I missed 😢😂😮😂😢😮😂❤😅😮😢😂❤

[@thecholanetwork9778]

The ads are in the most annoying places

[@Shevilbean]

Mmmmm.

[@pacobus24]

What is glimpses? I cant find it any where

[@gavynkeck9702]

In my book, Billy is up there with Hendrix as far as being a guitarist.

[@danellae.perezschmieloz5958]

He's better...

[@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX]

@@danellae.perezschmieloz5958 Well I don’t know about that but close

[@kyleconrath7452]

2020, just maybe we could lose ourselves this time

[@20stevieray]

Oh wow... no cellphones

[@Clyde.artwork]

Drumming in a leather jacket? How did he not pass out from dehydration?!

[@kmasonsos]

billy seems sad :(

[@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX]

Billy is always sad 😢lol😅

[@h2965fes]

2020

[@jgabrielst]

Not a single cell phone in the crowd... good days! LOL

[@iditarod4081]

Good 2 c all 3 frontin 4 once, kinda

[@TheManuelpuerta]

It's not the same without Jimmy Chamberlin

[@felipeandre_]

Totally agree..

[@ericgutierrez4037]

Awesome snare sound though

[@andrewmojzer2337]

It's not bad, better than when they wheeled out the guy from RATM.

[@el_wilder8860]

Eric Gutierrez hell yea that kit sounds amazing

[@el_wilder8860]

Andrew Mojzer Brad Wilks an awesome drummer but didn't fit this music imo. This guy was def their best drummer after jimmy. Way better then when John Mellencamps weird ass drummer played w the pumpkins after this guy in like 98 or 99.

[@corgan59]

les "oh ohohoh oh" du public Francis me gonfle a un point.....Merde nous ne sommes pas a un live de Pokora (si j'ai écrit en Français c'est parce que c 'est a leurs attentions....) et stop les "popolo popopo" c grave saoulant, et j'ai honte

[@pieterm2001]

02:34 jimi

[@rjtkoh]

That intro song glimpses was awesome. Is that a cover of something?

[@theastrocosmonaut]

Yes, by a band called The Yardbirds.

[@simontodd8195]

It's an old Yardbirds number from 1967, off the "Little Games" LP

[@roydenbellman]

Just do not be dumb like Chester and Chris Cornell and off yourself Billy. So silly of them along with Kurt. The music is remembered, the way you perished is not. Thank you in advance. Prayers up.

[@FABIO_MARTINSS]

As good as the original song. The dark side of Jimmy Page. He surely liked this

[@hardrocksinterklaas9623]

where is jimmy chaimberlain.

[@clownnookie]

He was kicked out after the heroin debacle that killed their keyboardist.

[@danellae.perezschmieloz5958]

@@clownnookie great summary

[@clownnookie]

@@danellae.perezschmieloz5958 Thanks, Danella. One sentence... short-and-not-so-sweet. Bad time for the band.

[@danellae.perezschmieloz5958]

@@clownnookie it sure was

[@Jessem421]

Love the pumpkins but this version of where boys tread definitely needs to get polished up pretty good singing was way off and this comes from a heavy metal singer. Sorry not sorry get back in the studio. Regardless, love this song, never stop playing! Keep inspiring!

[@adamrosner7736]

Matt Walker is a great drummer, but I can’t stand his sound with this band. Kenny is at least different enough to be doing his own thing and Mike Byrne is at least technically probably as good as Jimmy, but Matt always sounds like it’s a cover band with a guy who only kinda likes the band

[@SylvianLight]

Good bass player, the rest is a mess.

[@JoaoAlves-xs6iq]

and your oppinions are a mess too..go and wacht Lady Gaga

[@sakurabloom4863]

L O L, good one

[@Optics2024]

D’arcy is amazing.... and hot