Holy shit, how many songs came out of the Mellon Collie sessions? This instrumental honestly is so damn good that It could have been a great transition track on the actual album. Where to find it: The Deluxe version of Mellon Collie This deluxe edition bonus track is really odd for the Pumpkins, so it's understandable to why it's such a rarity, but damn is it cute and catchy. Where to find it: No Alternative compilation It's a cute little song that's very unique for the Pumpkins, and it makes me think they could have made a neo-psychedelia album in the 90s and it would have worked. Where to find it: Singles: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackĪ nice little psychedelic Pumpkins song written for an AIDs relief compilation with Nirvana, Pavement, The Breeds, Soundgarden, and of course Smashing Pumpkins on it. The drums are perfectly jittery and damn why was this not saved for Siamese Dream? It would have been even better! No room you say? They could have swapped it out for Silverfuck honestly. Billy's vocal performance is so carefree here and the feedback section at the end is wonderful. Okay, I am in no way exaggerating when I say that this is my 2nd favorite Smashing Pumpkins song ever. Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Where to find it: Pisces iscariot and the Lull Okay, this is the last Pisces song on here I swear! A cheerful Gish-era song that was a little too upbeat for Gish, but yet again doesn't really seem like a b-side since it's so fleshed out. Where to find it: Pisces Iscariot and the Today Single Siamese Dream could have been a double album, I swear. The kind of b-side that sounds like it could have even been a single. Where to find it: Pisces Iscariot, The Japanese edition of Siamese Dream, and the Cherub Rock single.Īnother crazy and fuzzy track that wouldn't have fit at all on Siamese Dream. So this is kind of cheating since it made the Japanese version of Siamese Dream as a bonus track under the title "Hikari Express," but honestly no one listens to this when listening to Siamese Dream soooo, anyways it's Where to find it: Pisces Iscariot and the 2nd I Am One single. Too bad they passed up on giving this song more of a spotlight. I'm not gonna lie, I like this song about as much as I like the best songs on Gish. Where to find it: Pisces Iscariot and the Disarm Single It's so bright and fuzzy as if it could be the opener to a Siamese Dream follow up if they didn't drastically change their sound for Mellon Collie.
Where to find it: Peel Sessions and the Mashed Potatoes bootlegĪnother great LP worthy track that wouldn't have been good enough for on Siamese Dream. Another song that would be at home on Pisces Iscariot, but only really make the Peel Sessions EP. This is such a cute little acoustic track. I really like the main riff and it's pretty catchy. The concept is great and fits the theme of it so well. well at least a less demo-sounding version of it. Okay, this should have been on Gish honestly. A more refined version of this would be right at home on Pisces Iscariot. I feel like it's was a little too simplistic to make Siamese Dream, but it's a shame that it wasn't at least an official b-side. This song is so fuzzy in an odd kind of way, it's pretty catchy too. So Mashed Potatoes is a 5 volume bootleg of Gish and Siamese Dream-era outtakes and a lot of it's crappy, but the highlights are so damn good. Where to find it: the Mashed Potatoes bootleg
It obviously wasn't going to make an album considering its lyrical content not matching well with any of the band's LP songs, but It's such a great song. Not only is this an excellent Gish-era song, but it has an absolutely hilarious ending. Where to find it: The Aeroplane Flies High and the Thirty-Three single Likely the best Mellon Collie sessions song to not make the actual album. What an epic! Of course Mellon Collie didn't have enough room for another 8 minute epic, and Adore sounds nothing like this song, so sadly it only ended up on a compilation, but wow is this song a droning monster. "The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)" Where to find it: The Aeroplane Flies High and the 1979 Single This could have easily fit on Mellon Collie and is arguably even better than many of the tracks. Holy shit the bass and drum parts are some of the best.
Here are 20 unranked Pumpkins songs you should check if you like Gish, Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie, and/or Adore. I swear 1991-1998 was such an era of creativity for Corgan. Honestly, The Smashing Pumpkins 90s catalogue contained so many great songs that many of them couldn't even fit on their albums. Favorite Smashing Pumpkins Non-Album Tracks
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