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Podcast Episode
Season
Fourteen
number
739
Type
Album Review
Post Date
10/29/2024

The Smashing Pumpkins

739 Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins

Gish

Label
Caroline
Release year
1991
Producer
Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
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Psychedelic and dreamy, the 1991 debut Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins give hints of hits to come while still indebted to their influences

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The 1991 debut album Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins marked the band's entry into the alternative rock scene with a unique mix of psychedelic rock, heavy metal, and dream pop elements. Produced by Butch Vig, who would later work with Nirvana on Nevermind, the album showcases the band's early experimentation with layered guitars, intricate rhythms, raw energy, and dense sonic textures that would become hallmarks of the Pumpkins sound. Although Gish did not initially achieve mainstream success, it garnered a strong underground following, helping to set the stage for the band's breakthrough with Siamese Dream in 1993. Celebrated for its unique blend of intensity and melody, it serves as an early glimpse into the Pumpkins' evolving musical ambitions, complete the fingerprints of Jane's Addiction, Van Halen, and Black Sabbath.

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Songs in this episode

  • Intro - Tristessa
  • 16:57 - I Am One
  • 21:57 - Rhinoceros
  • 30:36 - Window Paine
  • 33:46 - Siva
  • Outro - Bury Me

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