Smashing Pumpkins - Old rare performances 

Yep good times, loved record store performances .

The Record Shop in question was called Atomic Records and was located on the Fashionable East Side of Milwaukee a couple miles South of the UWM Campus. I know because I used to shop there occasionally but somehow managed to completely miss this in store Appearance of the early Smashing Pumpkins! Damn it! I didn’t know about it. And I didn’t know about the second appearance by the Pumpkins at the Milwaukee Rock Club called The Unicorn in 1992 run by a guy named Gus either. Of course not! A year earlier in 1991, Nirvana played the Unicorn! Of course, I missed that show as well. Sadly, I doubt there’s any audio or visual recordings of that show. They were completely unknown then. Well, a handful of people got to see Nirvana up close in a small club and then the Pumpkins the next year also up close in the same club. Lucky 🍀 people! Only a year later did both bands explode world 🌎 wide and I realized they both played shows in my town and I didn’t see them in time. Then in 1993 Nirvana played the Mecca Arena downtown Milwaukee and tickets were only $20. I didn’t go for reasons I won’t get into to my Eternal Regret. I have a recording of the show and it was Amazing! Of course, I thought I’ll catch them next time only to find out later there was no next time. That shocked me and I vowed to not let it happen again so I did finally see the Pumpkins on their 94 Siamese Dream Tour! It was amazing and loud! They must of played at over 120 decibels for sure cause I had to put Some folded papers in my ears plus I could feel the drums on my chest. A lot of girls were singing along to the songs and there was a haze and smell of a certain Herb in the crowd. I know that smell anywhere! I probably got a contact high from the odor. So the crowd was buzzed. The sound waves were pouring over us! Great and Powerful show! There was no encore cause Billy came out and said Jimmy had Sprained his shoulder so he couldn’t do an encore so that was it. It was still a great show but I don’t think anyone taped the Audio or Visual. Too bad cause I wish I had a recording of it. I searched and can’t find it anywhere. Also, I was really not pleased when I found out that Nirvana had recorded early Demos of Nevermind at Smart Studios in 1990 in Madison and the Pumpkins also played some early shows there as well in 1990-91. Here they were the Two Greatest Bands of the Nineties playing gigs and recording only 90 miles west of my location and because they were unknown at the time I had no idea and didn’t know about this until later. I wish time travel were possible as Id know what to do! I’d go back and see every live early show of both bands and then try to get their autographs on their early records! Then buy them some beers and hangout with them and talk to them and try to get to know them a little! And that’s it. I would not harass them or bother them or annoy them by overstaying my welcome. But it would’ve been a cool experience meeting them all! I was So close and yet so Far! Life is Not Fair sometimes! And then knowing what I know now, I would like to go back to Seattle in April 1994 and taken away Kurt’s Shotgun. I’d say to him you can’t have this! No Way are you getting this back! Over my Dead Body! I would have taken it and hid it from him and tried to stop or prevent him from doing what he eventually did. Not in front of me and on my watch! No way, No how! So he’d be alive today and have celebrated his 50 birthday instead of being Dead and Gone. I’d buy him a Birthday Cake and let him blow out the 50 candles! And he’d be looking back at an incredible career and be happy, healthy and retired! And Not Dead! I know I have a good imagination but in my alternate reality and timeline that’s what would’ve happened and not this reality. It would be a good outcome!

Exactly what I was thinking! It's strange to think how the entire music distribution system of that time, which seemed a given, was actually such a fragile thing. The internet at first seemed a boon for indy artists, and it has been great for some folks, but it also killed the bricks and mortar network of record stores, indy labels, DIY venues, and even the major labels stopped supporting small acts. Back when good music couldn't be downloaded, you sought it out, and you showed up to listen and show the artists your appreciation.

My friend lives near that shop. I miss Atomic Records.

Travis Travinyle sorry but you’re old as fuck if you think bands still don’t do this lmfaoo

So amazing!!!!

Ur not wrong but this is all material from a dvd on one of their box sets it’s not like a RU-vid exclusive

This is great early Pumpkins! The first show is from an in store appearance at the now defunct Atomic Records on Milwaukee’s fashionable East Side! That was a great Independent Record and CD 💿 store! If you liked a band you could find everything you wanted from that band and they would even special order stuff from England or anywhere, if you wanted more. All the rarities and bootlegs, and the US and UK official release of any band all together in one location! God, that was a great store if you were a hardcore fan of anyone. They even had cassette tape bootlegs and VHS Tapes. Then the small stage was from the legendary Unicorn! A very small club in Milwaukee that would feature unknown live bands. Nirvana played there the year before in 1990. Of course, I missed all these great shows! Can you imagine seeing Nirvana and SP up close in a small club? Holy plethora of Riches! Of course, no one knew they were going to be huge the very next year!

@@dynjarren7523 good memory. They musta had an affinity for milwaukee.

@@iditarod4081, Butch Vig worked out of Wisconsin and produced some of their records and I imagine that had a lot to do with it. Also Wisconsin is not that far from Chicago, so there is also that.

My pen! (Kids in the Hall skit)

James is a little rascal

He did let them down,he became a junkie. Thankfully he is clean now. Wish I could say the same about Johnathan Melvoine.

To be honest though being on heroin didn't stop him being an amazing drummer. They only sacked him because the keyboard player died.​@boataxe4605

Yessir!

Completely agree sir

i want to live the 90s as a teenager, i was in primary school :D

Absolutely

What an underrated and amazing guitarist Billy is!!!

@@tHoM0r i lived that full decade with 800 gigs of the best bands around . It got me to a nervous breakdown in 96 since i pushed the limits ....but i regret nothing . It was purely insane

WillCorg my thoughts exactly for Dancing in the moonlight! 🤯

The Everlasting Gaze oh hey!

They all did,they actively didn't want to fit the "mold"..... I can totally appreciate that.

Yeah think the Pumpkins wanted to be in a class by themselves and they just were... The original 4 were and always will be the best imo... Be awesome if D'arcy ever came back to the band. 🤷

oof

WillCorg - Ugh - Puns are the worst.

Sadland Machines 😭

you won’t believe what he did with it...

😂

R i p Billy's locks......😍😢

thinlizzy

its on pisces iscariot B-sides album

@@BlueHopi144 has it been released streaming wise?

@@dakotashaw6307 i have no idea but probably so on I-tunes .

did he really went bald or just shaved his head? i never seen him "balding"... he had hair one day and then... not. lol. he looked better in the "today" video... just normal sort hair.. haha

I think it was thinning really badly. So he just said F it and shaved it.

I think he could still be handsome. He had some good days as a bald dude. He just has to watch his weight.

@@Gabrielarbizazuluaga the story I got was he shaved it for zero because he just didn’t give a fuck anymore and he was tired of trying to appease everyone

@@Gabrielarbizazuluaga watch the 666 tapes his hairline was GOING

So true!

its one of the best songs on Pisces Iscariot

WillCorg , muthr fukrs, can't belive it. whoever has it, has a stolen hot rod, theyl get there s bro. im a big Sp fan , got a band of my own no a bassist? cuz i need 1

He just got it back a couple of days ago!

New flash dude he found the strat

It was found recently and they didn’t charge him anything. Not $20 grand. So he was lucky! There’s a RU-vid video about it and he looked at the paint job which he did and knew immediately that it’s the Gish guitar 🎸. The entire Gish album was recorded with that one guitar 🎸. It sounds the same as it did then! Amazing! I was hoping it would inspire Gish 2 but no such luck!

I think most fans heard about it when it was first announced in the February 2019 Rolling Stone article. www.google.com/amp/s/www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/billy-corgan-reunites-stolen-gish-guitar-790482/amp/. Here’s a link to the story on RU-vid with over 1,000,000 views. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CyjBDmEcKAE.html Also here’s a video of it being worked on just after it was found. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BcTSDZhUztQ.html

She never wasn't incredibly hot. Well, except for now.

D'arcy was a solid 9/10 in her prime and was at least a competent bassist.

NoclueJimbo, you live up to your name. D'arcy was gorgeous.

@@jakedibiase7404 exactly

@StickItToTheMan 26 Saying she's hot doesn't discount her skills. At least not in my mind.

Wait, what? A wig?

Lmao he wore a wig I dont think so ..he started out with long hair.. Then got it shorten to his ears Then he shaved it all off like Telly The reasons dont know and probli no one gives a slit...

@@billysmith4998 not I

Hyun Chul Chang Where u been? Music hasn’t disappeared!

That's because it never existed. Back in the early 90s, remember there was all sorts of crap amongst the good stuff.

There's more than one crowd.

just search for those live recordings from 93/94 - its all over yutube . U can't bring them back to that era ....unfortunately .

I'm sure she knows Smoke on the Water' lolz 😹😂😹

I said that myself yesterday while listening playing poker....I fuckin love Siamese dream

their first album was already a masterpiece influenced by Black Sabbath

Enough. There was shit music back then, and there's great music now, Grandpa.

@@alukuhito lol ok!!

@@beanvillen24 But, really, just think about all the crap music back then. I agree that there was amazing music then. That's my generation. Unbelievable music, and tons of it, all the time. Yet, despite that, there was still tons of shit, and unfortunately, most people liked listening to shit regardless of the good stuff available. There is also great music now, but we're too old and lazy to look for it. We rest contented in what we had back then. There is great music, but the internet changed everything, so now there are millions of people putting out music. It's very hard to sift through the hay stack for the jewels of good music.

@@alukuhito I get it and yes there is good music and yes you have to find it, I guess I was referring the time when radio played good music and mtv had it’s different rock shows and you could go to sam goody and touch and read the liner notes, like you were part of a scene, had the posters and t-shirts and wrote your favorite bands on your book bag and book covers, idk i feel like we have lost the personality or the intimacy with music and musicians!

yep

Yeah I didn't see James there either even thou I'm half blind lol Love their old tunes...

He's sitting - hard to see

That said, I should offer what I'm talking about: "Smashing Pumpkins - Once Rare, Old Performances. Your Welcome"

Yes, the "Your Welcome" is part of the suggested title. Now, go away.

You want some of this? HUH? Fuck off!