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Digitally remastered edition of the Alt-Rock quartet's 1991 debut album. Features 'I Am One', 'Rhinoceros', 'Siva' and more.

Arriving several months before Nirvana's Nevermind, the Smashing Pumpkins' debut album, Gish, which was also produced by Butch Vig, was the first shot of the alternative revolution that transformed the rock & roll landscape of the '90s. While Nirvana was a punk band, the Smashing Pumpkins and guitarist/vocalist Billy Corgan are arena rockers, co-opting their metallic riffs and epic art rock song structures with self-absorbed lyrical confessions. Though Corgan's lyrics fall apart upon close analysis, there's no denying his gift for arrangements. Like Brian May and Jimmy Page, he knows how to layer guitars for maximum effect, whether it's on the pounding, sub-Sabbath rush of "I Am One" or the shimmering, psychedelic dream pop surfaces of "Rhinoceros." Such musical moments like these, as well as the rushing "Siva" and the folky "Daydream," which features D'Arcy on lead vocals, demonstrate the Smashing Pumpkins' potential, but the rest of Gish falls prey to undistinguished songwriting and showy instrumentation. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Performer	Smashing Pumpkins
Music genre	Alternative
Music subgenre	Rock
Media format	CD
Original release date	1991
Is collectible	Y
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	I Am One, Siva, Rhinoceros, Bury Me, Crush, Suffer, Snail, Tristessa, Window Paine, Daydream
Record label	Virgin Records Us
Composer	SMASHING PUMPKINS,THE
Songwriter	Smashing Pumpkins
Track name	I Am One
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N