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00:00Every Smashing Pumpkins album ranked from worst to best.
00:04Number 7 Synth Pop Experiment 20 synth-heavy tracks dominate, replacing
00:10guitars with drum machines.
00:13Bold and experimental, but 72 minutes of synth pop feels repetitive and strays from the band's
00:19strengths.
00:20Number 6 Shiny and Oh So Bright Volume 1 Reunion Blues
00:25James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlain returned with Rick Rubin producing.
00:29But despite moments like Silvery Sometimes and Solara, the band sounds cautious rather
00:34than passionate, failing to fully recapture their spark.
00:38Number 5 Machina, The Machines of God, Flawed but Fascinating
00:44A rock opera about a star receiving messages from God may seem pretentious, but songs like
00:49The Everlasting Gaze and Stand Inside Your Love deliver genuine emotion, making the line-up
00:54swan song dramatically powerful despite commercial failure.
00:59Number 4 Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness, Ambitious Beyond Belief
01:05A 28-track double album blending orchestral hits, metal, ballads and piano, with standout songs
01:10like Tonight Tonight, Zero and 1979.
01:15This was their commercial peak.
01:17Number 1 Debut, 10 million copies sold and 7 Grammy nominations.
01:23Number 3 Monuments to an Elegy, Short and Sweet 32 minutes of focused rock showcase Corgan's
01:29melodies on tracks like Being Beige, Tiberius and Antihero, delivering concise arena-ready
01:35songs that refresh after years of sprawling concepts.
01:39Number 2 Gish, The Blueprint That Started Everything Gish sounds like a band discovering their superpowers.
01:47The heavy parts hit harder than their peers.
01:49The quiet parts drift into space on tracks like I Am One and Rhinoceros.
01:55Butch Vigg's production hints at future greatness, making this debut timeless.
02:00Number 1 Siamese Dream, The Peak of Alt-Rock Perfection
02:05This album proved grunge could be beautiful and brutal, with Corgan's pain shining through
02:09tracks like Cherub Rock, Today and Disarm.
02:12Butch Vigg's flawless production defined 90s alternative rock.
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