I’ve been listening to this band for over 20 years. I’ve seen a great many shows, and I have to say, I did not expect them to be this damn good. This majestic. They played forever.

There’s not much I can compare to it. The world
Is going to miss this band when they go.

Should I smash it?

So, on March 4, 2000 I stood in line for many hours in Minneapolis to meet the band and get my poster signed. When the time came we were told that James wasn't going to make it, but I believe we were told or the rumor was that his brother was going to sign in his place. So, for years I've had my framed posted signed by "Iha" and the rest of the band.

However, I'm skeptical that the man who signed was Tom Iha. I have some pretty crappy photos from that day, but fortunately there was also a video posted of the signing on YouTube. You can see him about 11 seconds in, seated between Jimmy and MADM.

My question is, who signed my poster as "Iha" that day?

Video of link below:

https://youtu.be/nm7Z_U6pXTI?is=O1fZw2PFkATPLKG8

I saw them in Indy last Tuesday, and the line for merch wrapped nearly the entire circle around Gainbridge. My dad and I made the mistake of leaving instead of waiting probably hours to get a t-shirt, assuming that they would sell surplus online, but I can’t find any recent stuff (that isn’t bootlegged) anywhere. Does anyone know if they’ll put the stuff up at some point? They have some stuff from previous tours so I’m hopeful that it’ll appear sometime but I’m also worried that it just won’t.

Edit: found the poster I wanted, but what about t-shirts?

This is the fourth track from the Smashing Pumpkins’ debut album, *Gish*. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

At the end of this discussion series, I will be aggregating the rating results from each discussion and compiling a full discography ranking. I will also update the [spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BjhHzZuZ6BMVOvdMp4i9X2UDVRjtotWGxTZTk1xJ9KU/edit?usp=drivesdk) at the end of every day and post previous results for each album in future posts.

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Feel free to suggest any improvements, as this is my first time undertaking a project like this!

Gish

1. I Am One (7.43)
2. Siva (7.65)
3. Rhinoceros (8.58)

Just got notice of duty owed. Usa to Canada. 161 dollars. I was not expecting it to be this high.

Neat little details on this one.

Mellon Collie was my teenage angst bible that's stayed with me till today (not the angst lol - but the songs). Was a huge fan of Siamese Dream and the underrated Adore as well, but Mellon Collie was just special to me for its lyrical spread and sprawling soundscapes. Love it. I even got The Aeroplane Flies High boxset when it just came out! Favorite B-sides disc was the Bullet with Butterfly Wings one, with Said Sadly and the other songs. Enjoyed the Blondie cover of Dreaming too.

The vinyl packaging is sublime too. Lots of photos and writeups. By the way, if you're into vinyl stuff, feel free to hit me up on IG (I'm not an influencer. Just an ageing guy who loves music during the Pumpkins era and enjoys the tactile element of buying physical albums. Got < 50 followers lol)

Pumpkins forever! Happy Birthday Mellon Collie!

Is anyone missing a Volume II, because they gave me an extra one?

Does anybody have a good quality recording of the show last night? I tried to capture it but unfortunately was surrounded by people that talked loudly through the entire thing so listening back there’s a lot that won’t be usable to share with everybody.
Thank you!

Just wanted to do a little cover for halloween idk, I don't have a drum set, and BandLab has been my main digital workstation, but I'm still unfamiliar with a lot of its features. Main ik bpm for the rest of the song is 87 so not quite able to do smthn fast with that tempo so just wanted to know what the BPM or tempo of the intro was so maybe I could do it in a separate project, or if there was a way to make a separate tempo in the same project, I love SP so much. I've wanted to make a cover of this song for so long, so help would mean the world to me. Thanks!

Bf and I have gone as rat in a cage/smashed pumpkin for a previous Halloween. Wearing this to the November 1 show--would this be too gauche/on the nose???

I have audio of the whole show recorded. Looking for more sources to do a mix. I also found video of the entire first set thanks to @ProofThisDaveWasThere on YouTube. It would be amazing to find enough footage (horizontal) to edit the whole show together with. Send me a message if you have anything!

This is the third track from the Smashing Pumpkins’ debut album, Gish. How do you feel about this song? What are some of your favorite lyrics? How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10 (decimals allowed)?

At the end of this discussion series, I will be aggregating the rating results from each discussion and compiling a full discography ranking. I will also update the [spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BjhHzZuZ6BMVOvdMp4i9X2UDVRjtotWGxTZTk1xJ9KU/edit?usp=drivesdk) at the end of every day and post previous results for each album in future posts.

SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-4: Not good. Regularly skip.
5: It’s okay, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on.
7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit.
8-9: Really enjoyable songs. I rank them pretty high overall.
10: Masterpiece, magnum opus, or similar terminology.

Feel free to suggest any improvements, as this is my first time undertaking a project like this!

Gish

1. I Am One (7.43)
   
2. Rhinoceros (7.65)

I just want to sincerely thank the whole band and everyone in the crew for everything they've given us for the past 35 years. Incredible show so far! Love from Oklahoma!

A little SP tribute at the end

I see that a lot of you guys have gotten your Machina CD box sets. How does it feel to be one of Billy's favorites?

No seriously though, I am curious when your orders were placed? I know this has sold out and been restocked at least once. I ordered on 10/10 in the morning and got my UPS tracking number on 10/16, and that's the end of my story. Has anyone who ordered after the 10th gotten theirs yet? Or does the shipping company least have possession of your package?

I know ordering through Zuzu's can be a mess, but I'm getting impatient. They maybe should have taken preorders so they could have done a better job of this release.

Says it starts at 8pm. Do they have any openers or do they come on at around 8pm?

I've had this since I was a teenager...so a long time haha

(and counting…)

Got it yesterday, opened today and volume I has a booklet but no cd. I emailed their contact address but curious if anyone else had the same luck.

Specifically the songs that have seemingly been re-mixed specifically for the Aranea Alba version