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Smashing Pumpkins

Although lumped right in with the early-'90s "alternative" music genre, Chicago's Smashing Pumpkins have proven the antithesis to the D.I.Y./indie ethos, with the often-bombastic production and overblown-ness of works like their 140-minute, string-laden Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (certified platinum eight times over). The brainchild of singer/guitarist/producer Billy Corgan, The Pumpkins were one of the most popular rock acts in America.

The band, at the time consisting of Corgan, bassist D'Arcy Wretzky (the blonde object of many an indie-boy crush), guitarist James Iha, and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, became well-known after their 1991 debut Gish -- although Corgan actually played most of the instruments on this, as well as on their other...
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