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The Smashing Pumpkins
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
The Smashing Pumpkins
Plays on LTZ: 3 across 3 shows (2023-02-02, 2024-08-08, 2026-03-26)
Tracks played
1979 — researched 2026-09-11
Today — played 2026-01-22
Research
05. The Smashing Pumpkins — 1979
Release date: October 1995 Track: 5 of disc 2 Key / BPM: Eb / 127
1979 appears on the Twilight to Starlight disc of the Smashing Pumpkins' double album. It stands apart — lighter, hazy, propelled by a drum machine loop rather than Jimmy Chamberlin's usual thunderous playing.
Billy Corgan has said the song is about the nostalgia and aimlessness of teenage years. 1979 is the year Corgan was born.
The production strips back the band's usual wall of sound into something intimate and wistful. Nearly thirty years later, still a fan favourite.
Smashing Pumpkins — Today
Played: 2026-01-22
The Smashing Pumpkins
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, USA · formed 1988 · active (broke up 2000, reunited 2006)
Members: Billy Corgan (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass — sole constant member), James Iha (guitar), Jimmy Chamberlin (drums); original bassist D'arcy Wretzky is not part of the current lineup
Genre: Alternative rock, grunge-adjacent, psychedelic rock, shoegaze, gothic/dream pop
Discography:
Gish (1991) — Caroline Records
Siamese Dream (1993) — Virgin Records
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) — Virgin Records — double album; includes "1979" and "Tonight, Tonight"
Adore (1998) — Virgin Records
Zeitgeist (2007) — Reprise Records
Cyr (2020) — Sumerian Records
Aghori Mhori Mei (2024)
Facts:
Billy Corgan is the sole constant member across every lineup change since 1988.
"Soma," from Siamese Dream, reportedly contains up to 40 overdubbed guitar parts, typical of the band's dense studio layering.
1996 was a dark year for the band: a fan died during a crowd crush at a Dublin concert, and touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin died of a heroin overdose.