The Smashing Pumpkins
By David Downs
Ambitious, divisive and brilliant, Billy Corgan led Chicago alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins to perilous heights of success in the 1990s. From a young age, Corgan expected excellence and he delivered it alongside guitarist James Iha, bassist D'Arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, selling a combined 18.75 million albums over six original LPs. The original members met in the Chicago alt rock scene of the late '80s, releasing vinyl seven inch "I Am One" (1990-Limited Potential) with Corgan's college money. A pillar of the alt rock canon, debut LP Gish (1991-Caroline) combined overdriven guitar, squirrelly lead guitar, and Corgan's effeminate, tortured vocals and flare... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Chicago, ,Illinois United States
- Formed Date:
- 1988
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