Formed by frontman Billy Corgan (lead vocals, lead guitar) and James Iha (rhythm guitar), the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), D'arcy Wretzky (bass guitar), Melissa Auf der Maur (bass guitar), and currently includes Mike Byrne (drums), Nicole Fiorentino (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Jeff Schroeder (rhythm guitar) among its membership. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1988. Lyrics to Drown ( Live 92) by Smashing Pumpkins from the Mashed Potatoes album - including song video, artist biography, translations and more!. The first take of the song was recorded at Waterfront Studios, which belongs to Lenny Kravitz, who was also signed to Virgin Records. Singles (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Some great tunes on this pearl jam, Chris Cornell, Alice in chains, smashing pumpkins. The song became a moderate radio hit in mid-1992 and gave the band significant exposure just before work commenced on Siamese Dream. The take was scrapped as the output sounded more like a Kravitz recording. The song debuted during the Gish tour and was written not long after that record was released.
" Drown " is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins from the soundtrack to the 1992 Cameron Crowe film, Singles. "Drown" was considered for Pisces Iscariot, but Corgan decided against it. The song was also released on the band's official greatest hits compilation Rotten Apples in 2001, though the length of the song was reduced from 8:17 to 4:30, cutting off the extended feedback and E-Bow solo at the end. Nonetheless, the song was given a promotional single, and became their highest-charting single at the time, peaking at number 24 on the U.S. The song has also been released publicly as an early demo through SPRC, which is 8:58 in length. The complete version of "Drown" was included with an alternate guitar solo on the bonus CD in the 2011 Reissue of Gish. The Smashing Pumpkins often include "Drown" in medleys with songs such as "The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)", "To Sheila", "Hummer", and "Shame". " Drown" was to be released as a commercial single, but, as Billy Corgan explained. They are both on the same page and that is something special to hear.The Smashing Pumpkins often include " Drown" in medleys with songs such as "The Aeroplane Flies High (Turns Left, Looks Right)", "To Sheila", "Hummer", and "Shame". It’s clear that o much thought went not only into the narrative of the lyrics but also the narrative of the musical composition. I always appreciate this quality in music. Just like the music to Drown there’s the lull, the crash, then the prolonged fight to be better. Sometimes pain is unrelenting, much like the feedback, it’s not easy to get past things it just takes time. It goes on and on, which is similar to life. The feedback always seemed like the battle to get past this break-up. The track ends with a roughly four-minute feedback outro which to me is absolutely crushing. With the music at its most cacophonous the character says “I wish I could lie. It builds and explodes again as the character exclaims there’s nothing he can do but feel the same, he can’t get over the hurt and the music does the same thing. The music then comes back down, it relaxes again, but only for a short while. The second verse follows the same formula as the first, sad lyrics about a breakup followed by a building composition, until then… BOOM! The music explodes as the lead singer questions “ Is it something someone said?” again looking for answers to which there’s nothing to be found. It’s almost as if the main character of the song is searching for a reason why he was broken up with but right before he breaks down, he takes a deep breath and reels it in. Then follows the lyrics:īetween verse one and two, there’s a slight build in the composition of the music yet it comes right back down. It starts with the opening chords which bring you down, I can’t help feeling slightly melancholic hearing them. The song debuted during the Gish tour and was written not long after that record was released.The first take of the song was recorded at Waterfront Studios, which belongs to Lenny Kravitz, who was also signed to Virgin Records. There’s this special quality about this song where not only do the lyrics create this beautiful, yet crushing narrative, but so too does the music. Song 'Drown' is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins from the soundtrack to the 1992 Cameron Crowe film, Singles. Most particularly the song “Drown” which never featured on a Smashing Pumpkins album, but rather Cameron Crowe’s soundtrack for the ’92 film “Singles”. I decided to start back with a band that has totally overtaken my listening habits for the past couple of weeks. It’s been a long while since I’ve done a Song of the Day, and so I figured maybe bringing it back will at least stimulate my heart and mind for a bit.