Live in Chicago 23.10.95
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Live in Chicago 23.10.95 is a five-track promotional live release by The Smashing Pumpkins
. The CD was packaged as a companion piece with some French pressings of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
.
The concert was held at the Riviera Theater in Chicago, originally part of a live FM broadcast across the United States
to most alternative rock
stations of the time, to promote Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness which was released the following day. A power failure occurred during the beginning of "Zero
", the third song played, forcing the band to stop. After a brief delay, the band retook the stage and restarted the song, continuing into the rest of the set. The encore featured three Cheap Trick
songs performed with the band, who were also the show's supporting act.
.
, except where noted.
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Formed by Billy Corgan frontman and James Iha , the band has included Jimmy Chamberlin , D'arcy Wretzky , and currently includes Jeff Schroeder Mike Byrne , and Nicole Fiorentino The Smashing...
. The CD was packaged as a companion piece with some French pressings of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released October 24, 1995 on Virgin Records. Produced by frontman Billy Corgan with Flood and Alan Moulder, the twenty-eight-track album was released as a two-disc CD and triple LP...
.
The concert was held at the Riviera Theater in Chicago, originally part of a live FM broadcast across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to most alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
stations of the time, to promote Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness which was released the following day. A power failure occurred during the beginning of "Zero
Zero (song)
"Zero" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the third single from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and was a return to the familiar angsty rock of the first single, "Bullet with Butterfly Wings". This style of their music was called...
", the third song played, forcing the band to stop. After a brief delay, the band retook the stage and restarted the song, continuing into the rest of the set. The encore featured three Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
songs performed with the band, who were also the show's supporting act.
Track listing
All songs written by Billy CorganBilly Corgan
William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional poet best known as the frontman and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the...
.
- "Tonight, Tonight" – 3:56
- "ZeroZero (song)"Zero" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the third single from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and was a return to the familiar angsty rock of the first single, "Bullet with Butterfly Wings". This style of their music was called...
" – 2:31 - "Today" – 2:59
- "Disarm" – 3:04
- "Bullet with Butterfly WingsBullet with Butterfly Wings"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the lead single from the band's 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The song won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. This song was the band's first Top 40...
" – 4:14
Original FM broadcast
All songs written by Billy CorganBilly Corgan
William Patrick "Billy" Corgan, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional poet best known as the frontman and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins. Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago, Illinois in 1987, the band quickly gained steam with the...
, except where noted.
- "Tonight, Tonight"
- "Jellybelly"
- "ZeroZero (song)"Zero" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the third single from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and was a return to the familiar angsty rock of the first single, "Bullet with Butterfly Wings". This style of their music was called...
" [Take One] - "Zero" [Take Two]
- "Today"
- "Disarm"
- "Fuck You (An Ode to No One)"
- "Thru the Eyes of Ruby"
- "Geek U.S.A.Geek U.S.A."Geek U.S.A." is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins second and breakthrough album, Siamese Dream. "Geek U.S.A." was written by Billy Corgan. It was ranked number 54 in Guitar World's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos of all time...
" - "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans"
- "Bullet with Butterfly WingsBullet with Butterfly Wings"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the lead single from the band's 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The song won the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. This song was the band's first Top 40...
" - "Cherub RockCherub Rock"Cherub Rock" is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. It was the first single from their second album, Siamese Dream , and was written by lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan...
" - "Mayonaise" (Corgan, James IhaJames IhaJames Yoshinobu Iha b. March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Japanese American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent...
) - "X.Y.U."
- "Baby Loves to Rock" (Cheap TrickCheap TrickCheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973. The band consists of members Robin Zander , Rick Nielsen , Tom Petersson , and Bun E...
) - "If You Want My Love" (Cheap Trick)
- "Auf Wiedersehen" (Cheap Trick)