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"1979" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It was released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness . "1979" was written by frontman Billy Corgan , and features loops and samples uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs. [ 7 ]
The discography of the Smashing Pumpkins, an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, consists of thirteen studio albums, four live albums, one digital live album series, seven compilation albums (including box sets and promotional releases), five extended plays (including promotional releases), 55 singles (including promotional releases), four video albums, 37 music videos ...
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band formed in 1988. The band has recorded many songs since their formation, with frontman Billy Corgan being the principle songwriter for most of their songs. The Smashing Pumpkins have also gone through many line-up changes, with Corgan being the most consistent member of the group. Below ...
Smashing Pumpkins smashing pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness In the vinyl era, a “double album” with 80 minutes to fill up two LPs was considered the height of ambition in rock ...
"Today" was one of the most successful early singles by the Smashing Pumpkins, and additionally has been recognized as one of the songs that brought the Pumpkins into the mainstream. The song was, at the time of its release, the highest-charting song by the band, peaking at number four on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks. [21]
Louder Sound and Kerrang both ranked the song number three on their lists of the greatest Smashing Pumpkins songs. [14] [15] The New York Times noted of a 2014 concert by the band that "one chorus always gets the Smashing Pumpkins' fans shouting along", identifying the line as: "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage". [16]
The vinyl release also features two bonus songs ("Tonite Reprise" and "Infinite Sadness"), and a completely rearranged track order. In 2012 the album was remastered and rereleased as a six-disc edition, with three bonus CDs and a DVD. A four-LP release that year retained the CD track order instead of the original LP order. [citation needed]
Critics were again divided, and sales were lower than before; Machina is the second lowest-selling commercially released Smashing Pumpkins album to date, with U.S. sales of 583,000 units up to 2005. [30] During the recording for Machina, Wretzky quit the band and was replaced for the upcoming tour by former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur.