the smashing pumpkins - slunk - live in japan

[@sebastian_ghoxt]

Slunk is an amazing song it should have been in Gish

[@freakystyley4000]

Gish should have been a double album, their pre-Gish material is THAT damn strong!

[@eyeofthebeholder4]

💯 agreed

[@punker-gamer-trucker-guy]

Or at least Pisces Iscariot

[@victordaraban4695]

The expression on James' face is priceless...

[@afroguy10]

That fuzz on Billys guitar is unreal. Sounds totally awesome, so distorted. I love this song, especially this performance.

[@electromuff7870]

That's the fender blender for you

[@riainmcclanahan916]

I think he’s using his ADA mp1 setup. The big muff was too messy for live performances. Sounds very fuzzy tho so it has to be the big muff but during Gish era he used the ADA mp1

[@kalen0000]

@@riainmcclanahan916no he would also use the fender blender live for the live tones around this era

[@CornerOfTheUniverse]

This is psychedelic punk Noisy paint I love it

[@s180-o2k]

スマパンが日本のテレビに出られるような時代もあったんだなぁ… 当時を生きた人がちょっと羨ましい

[@MicrophonesInTheTrees]

I always loved how Jimmy spun that cymbal. And it just occured to me that he was spinning it back like a record, as that's when the chords start running backwards, a la Ain't No Right by Jane's.

[@michaelmatthews9435]

Every SP fan needs to see this. Brilliance is born. . .

[@philiom7724]

The transition from the breakdown to the guitar solo at 3:10 trips me out. It's like the song almost falls apart and then comes rushing back with ferocity, One of the coolest little things I've ever seen a rock band do. Billy's long red hair is sick!

[@tbhon]

Aggravates me that James wasn't shown at all during the song but had that awesome solo

[@michaelmatthews9435]

I agree.

[@cdreyes81]

Cause he disgraced japan by losing the language. ;)

[@guitaristssuck8979]

He's playing the last kind-of-solo

[@bigeddie46]

That solo was sick.

[@arunca190]

Back then Japan was so enamored by American white black whatever. They didn’t care to show another Asian or Japanese person. Ironic.

[@epblu]

It's really odd how a lot of people complained that guitar solos went away in the 90's when literally every grunge band had incredible guitar players in them. I still don't really get it.

[@guitaristssuck8979]

But this is not a grunge band. "Grunge" as a musical term doesn't make any sense.

[@philiom7724]

That's more in regards to well rehearsed, fast, clean solos that were played the same every time in bands like Poison and Motley Crue etc. Kurt Cobain pretty much stabbed that notion right in the face and we stopped seeing it so much.

[@chizorama]

@@guitaristssuck8979 That was an MTV thing(back when they actually played music), using it as a marketing tool. Just like they tried to market bands like Green Day & Blink 182 as punk, such an insult.

[@adamgoldsteintv]

Long was their song running

[@pablodmdp]

Siamese dream is one of my favourite records ever. Te tone is perfect, the solos are great, the songs are both original and have a hook, the drumming, the effects. It holds Cherub Rock which is the Sp tune I like best. And Gish is one of the best debut albums ever made, really neat to pop in, push play and let it run.

[@dragonborn4045]

holy shit, this is gold! and that rare james iha guitar solo! thanks for posting!

[@tammylarson2899]

Check out DISARM live in 93 on THE WORD. James makes that Les Paul sound awesome.

[@ednocondriaco]

Is no James Iha there..

[@philiom7724]

@@ednocondriaco huh? Are you blind?

[@iLL-iNNeR-GrOoVe]

Its from Vueiphoria

[@haroldniver]

Anyone who heard this song early on in the Pumpkins’ career knew that they weren’t really about punk rock or any of its trappings, despite all the popular “grunge” and alternative bands paying it lip service. They were all about that BIG rock sound, the sound that would fill arenas for decades to come. And that’s why they’ve been my favorite band since I first heard them. Unbelievable how good they were, and continue to be.

[@Aenima308]

This was my favorite part of vieuphoria

[@sambramley8964]

yeh hilarious interview and killer 'unreleased' song....

[@JTristesse]

One of the best recorded performances ever.

[@chizorama]

This is the song that an old drummer turned me onto them with, he's like you gotta hear these guys, yeah, blown away. Started it over & then yeah, Rhinoceros(still my favorite song by them). I don't if Gish came out before or after Lull, but picked that up shortly afterwards, their first two albums were masterpieces.

[@thetheRedundant]

Lull was released in 1992, a year after Gish.

[@steverok67]

Man this takes me back. Fricking loved this band.

[@watchutubeful]

Adore, James. Totally adorable !

[@blahblah2018]

lol james doesn't understand a lick of japanese

[@percy.poccorpachi1105]

Que tocada mas loca si q eran igual de potentes q Nirvana. Grandes los Pumpkins!!!!!!

[@JenniferOcious79]

I remember the first time I saw Billy with his bald head.I was up late watching David Letterman while my Grandma slept nearby.I almost screamed.I was16 at the time and I said,"Holy crap! What did you do, Billy??" Then i got used to it. Hairy or hairless, I could care a less, the guy is beyond adorable. Though I always wondered what his hair with those curls he had would feel like,hoping that one day I'd get to find out, meet him, say you changed my life then stick my hands in his hair.

[@jaceketchum]

yeah i wonder what his hair felt like too, it was probably pretty neat though

[@oompaloompadoompa-de-doo3614]

He was going bald lol was actually a really smart move

[@JenniferOcious79]

​@@oompaloompadoompa-de-doo3614 Oh my gosh. You just made me re-read something I said 15 years ago! I was 29! 2009. I was 5 years into having moved into my own home, spent the past 4 years cultivating my artistic online presence. YouPube had already deleted my previous account for inappropriate content, they didn't approve of songs about necrophiia. This comment kinda makes me feel a little embarrassed. I sound like my teenage self. Hehehe. The Pumpkins have been through a lot in the past 15 years too.

[@job2k6]

@@JenniferOcious79 YouPube 🤣

[@mothyclothy849]

funny, you type nearly the same! i've never seen somebody reply to an old comment they've made on here with the same account. so cool

[@royalmajestyyelenayemchuk959]

I Love This Video

[@pumkinfan2]

Gotta love Japanese TV!

[@foolish_carpenter3147]

I like how what Billy is wearing is how I see so many people dress now

[@JamesWilson01]

That psychedelic Strat is the one Billy used to record all the solos on Gish 🤘

[@HM3Giggles79]

This was my favorite part of Vieuphoria! sooo funny and so corny...but Love the Smashing Pumpkins and Billy's red hair!!! This is one of my absolute favorite Pumpkin songs too!! Love it!

[@garciansmith1460]

Billy is definitley tripping in the interview

[@elnoodel666]

Doesn't get better than this people

[@dudeperson324]

the fuzz is called a fender blender if you wana look it up but i think he has some drive behind it to ha

[@Ljandj99]

rock to the max!

[@afroguy10]

yeah, looked up pumpkins gear and bought myself a reissue of the fender blender, it's a hard pedal to get used to but when you find the sounds that work it's a total godsend and yeah, he's probably fired some drive or crunch behind the fuzz of the pedal aswell.

[@tikat]

Yeah I noticed that too xD This interview is surreal. Billy with red hair and everything o.O

[@CornerOfTheUniverse]

There's a descending phychedelic cacophony here you can experience no where else... And to control raw energy so swell!

[@male1456]

thx for the upload. killer song.

[@TheWonderfulBlake]

They had not been playing since 1980, they weren't even a band yet then. They started in 1988

[@jdq8902]

que tal Joya ............. saludos de PERU

[@favcrispBBQ]

Awesome!!

[@Chrispypullen]

James has something to prove here. He did 10000%

[@HM3Giggles79]

This was my favorite part of Vieuphoria! sooo funny and so corny...but Love the Smashing Pumpkins and Billy's red hair!!! This is one of my absolute favorite Pumpkin songs too!! Love it! The guitar at 2:53 is freakin sick!! Awesome!!

[@ciceru]

Wow!! I loved it!!!

[@sunkiis]

ROCK ON

[@garrethboland]

The Pumpkins kicked ass

[@hollowify_tensa_zangetsu]

I love godzilla! Then in 2021 got into Anime/manga Japan know how to create amazing products. So I always loved this moment in the 'Vieuphopria" always cracked me up

[@Califarnication]

It must be an awkward situation for James, being of Japanese descent and unable to speak Japanese on a Japanese T.V. show in Japan...haha!

[@fallenangelcrimson]

that… was… A W E S O M E ! ! ! !

[@HM3Giggles79]

This was my favorite part of Vieuphoria! sooo funny and so corny...but Love the Smashing Pumpkins and Billy's red hair!!!

[@lucas_bern]

billy was still a human in that time

[@joao1988pedro]

Billy in the beggining trying not to laught, it´s actually very funny

[@sebastian_ghoxt]

@KissofEther ok thanks

[@leviatam]

wow this is so awesome, i love this song! now i finally know what nationality james is

[@kristopherryanwatson]

His last name being "Iha" doesn't give it away for you ?

[@colorbarsat4am]

there's a studio version too. easy to find...

[@johnv9594]

That Japanese drum kit sounds great. Cymbals too.

[@pumpkinhead8]

Awesome

[@fleurdupommier]

This is hilarious. So like Lost in Translation.

[@aplaguedoctor406]

Japanese TV always wierds me out, but w/e, The Pumpkins rocked hard on this one

[@rjtkoh]

stun bai preeeeez

[@mytorment]

Billy's retro Japanese wah didn't turn off for the last verse 😅

[@jean-francoispilote5751]

Fender Blender pedal to the max :)

[@CarlBrohammer]

Chamblian spin the cynbal such a boss man

[@jsandstorm94]

You can find it on rarities and b-sides on iTunes it's just the live version cos it wasn't on Gish I don't think

[@electromuff7870]

and Pisces Iscariot (deluxe)

[@drifter8164]

@@electromuff7870 and the EP "Lull" that it was first released on

[@TomSawyerLost]

there's a studio version but it is sung by Jimmy

[@royalmajestyyelenayemchuk959]

MY SON IS THE LEAD GUITARIST

[@arunca190]

I always wondered what was written on James guitar.

[@johnv9594]

This shows BCs true virtuosity. James is a world class guitar player, but hiding in the corner trying to keep up. Billy plays like it's the easiest thing ever

[@groovey65]

Darcy mmmmmmmmmm....

[@neilperrin6409]

...my god....

[@neilperrin6409]

bigstereo, this is Gish area stuff, so they were probably high, thats when they were the most addicted.

[@guitaristssuck8979]

"Addicted" to acid???

[@bigeddie46]

Anybody know what that thing is on Ihas guitar? At the beginning looks like a sign.

[@KissofEther]

yeah so, Billy looks really hot in this video. love his shirt too :)

[@stevenp2883]

Billy in his Mariel Hemingway / Kirsten Dunst phase 🤣

[@Differindividual]

They just don't want to be bothered.

[@vmrazek]

hahaha yea i am! dont worry!

[@andreascapt4903]

😅😊

[@StraightPunkEdge93]

@magnificentbastard27 YES :) this is my favorite part. The interview is just so fucking awkward!!!!

[@bigeddie46]

Corgan rips that guitar. I dont remember seeing him do that to others.

[@bryerTuck]

That whole solo and they didn't show James Iha at all!

[@mytorment]

Is that the gish guitar or is there a sister guitar, that is blue not yellow 💙

[@mytorment]

Osomoyato asumatato sai xin Smashing Pumpkins osamu Chicago 🙏🫒

[@vmrazek]

mhm....its a great fantasy!!! I am right on your planet! :)

[@mytorment]

The gish guitar is blue billy; what would you know 😇😋🧡

[@mytorment]

I want that slunk guitar Billy, i might have a testicle for trade

[@Reno9824]

The lyrics are different to the original song..?

[@bleach6bleach]

this sounds kinda odd to me, what do those terms really mean? they are just expressing themselves and it sounds more like noise which is perfectly cool.

[@royalmajestyyelenayemchuk959]

YOUR ROCKSTAR FATHER LYNYRD SKYNYRD FREE BIRD IS THE GREATEST GUITARIST THAT'S EVER LIVED! THERE WENT JIMMY PAGE JIMI HENDRIX EDDIE VAN HALEN! NOBODY SHREDS A GUITAR LIKE YOUR ROCKSTAR FATHER!

[@bigeddie46]

The Gish guitar.

[@jean-francoispilote5751]

That's not the one...

[@starwinksbackfromtheskypit6790]

Gish guitar is yellow, but that guitar is awesome as well :)

[@electromuff7870]

That's the other strat

[@edwardkenney1522]

All it takes is about 5 seconds of reading to know the Gish guitar was a yellow strat that Billy then painted. And a further few seconds to Google return of the Gish guitar and see paint markings on the returned guitar in exactly the same spot as the guitar shown in the video. It's far easier to assume you know what you are talking about than actually look into it. But what do I know.

[@edwardkenney1522]

patch.com/us/across-america/rest-story-billy-corgans-stolen-gish-guitar

[@OwrKeeng]

you got that deal from dominos right?

[@bleach6bleach]

maybe both idk

[@royalmajestyyelenayemchuk959]

THAT'S MY ROCKSTAR TWIN YOUR FATHER ON LYNYRD SKYNYRD'S FIRST THE COMPLETE MUSCLE SCHOALS ALBUM 1971®©✔ OUTLAWS GREEN GRASS AND HIGH TIDES ALBUM ®©✔ ROYAL MAJESTY YELENA YEMCHUK1961®©✔

[@royalmajestyyelenayemchuk959]

THE OUTLAWS BAND NEVER KIDNAPPED YOUR BIRTH FATHER YELENA YEMCHUK'S ROCKSTAR TWIN LYNYRD SKYNYRD'S FIRST THE COMPLETE MUSCLE SHOALS ALBUM. FREE BIRD ORIGINAL VERSION! LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1971®©✔ LYNYRD SKYNYRD DEBUT 1970 ®©✔ YELENA YEMCHUK ®©✔ YOUR FATHER LIVE ON STAGE FULL OUTDOOR CONCERT WITH LYNYRD SKYNYRD 1970®©®

[@Jarnson]

quit tellin me to shut it. AIC and Soundgarden own them and you know it. They own all grunge every day all day.

[@Jarnson]

I like smash ok! But you must admit the whole grunge genre is that. Cherub Rock is fucking sweet. So is Zero n shit.

[@DDDDQQQQ]

billy is an asshole! :D yet so cute

[@CarlBrohammer]

Slunker

[@thedirtybubble9613]

Was this in 1988?

[@65neu52]

1992

[@mytorment]

If you ever want to make it in Japan - say that you have no interest in Japanese women but you love Japanese fuzz pedals 🙏🫒

[@pablodmdp]

No, it's not. have you heard Melloncollie? A song like "fuck you ode to no one" is not about all that is good. Dont underestimate pain. Ever. Please.

[@ghanshinsongyong2168]

左から三人目は後に東京都知事になる人です。

[@jaredgerard7992]

So that's the guitar that was stolen after a show in Detroit?

[@JenniferOcious79]

Maybe it's part of a stolen SP stuff shrine in a room surrounded by printed out photos of the band taped on the walls, where clippings of D'Arcy's hair and other bodily and equipment-y stuff is placed and some insane fan has been droning on in chants before it for decades. Oh man, how old do I feel that I can say the band is decades old and so is my fandom?

[@daveywiles6412]

@slunkusa it's probably been refinished and no one knows

[@wahli4205]

It was found a Few days ago. Billy Got it back

[@kristopherryanwatson]

no. this is not the guitar that was stolen. this guitar was seen in the single for cherub rock, and Billy played it on tour for Siamese Dream. the Yellow Gish guitar was stolen and not seen again for 25 plus years.

[@theenemyofmyenemyismyfrien4185]

nihonggo ga hanasemasuka? wakarimasen second generation

[@laurietrumbower5884]

Hahahahahahaha they have no clue what they are saying. Hi. Hi. Hi hi hahaha Debut album of the year mdejjwigudjdnunakdnj LMFAO

[@dailybrother9180]

yea. James Iha the guitarist. He's a cool dude though sadly he's no longer with Billy's crew. Why can't life be fun. It's so damn sad as to what music has been reduced to with a bunch of copycats and all. does anybody here know some great music which is around?

[@ThunderExpress]

Pureness? lol Which world you live? she got busted with drugs not long time ago xD