“Cherub Rock”
by Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Siamese Dream
1993
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Having a Smashing Pumpkins song pop up on one of my five-star shuffles is a sure bet, particularly if it’s from the first two albums. I was so excited when the “Cherub Rock” video debuted as I was one step closer to listening to their new album. Their debut, Gish was and still is one of my favorite albums of all times and this new track didn’t disappoint, me at least. The record company wanted “Today” as the first single, but Corgan strong-armed them into releasing this as the first track. I’m glad they did – it gave me a little time to adjust to thought of my darling band becoming huge. You could feel the shift about to happen with the Pumpkins.
“Cherub Rock” isn’t a favorite SP track but it’s the song I needed at that time, to ease me into a world where everyone loved the Pumpkins, not just me and my friends. By the time the second single, “Today” came out, my days of mentioning my love for the Smashing Pumpkins and having people say, “Never heard of them” were over.
http://vimeo.com/59366960
Such a killer intro – definitely the sound of greatness. I was one of the people who came to them after the shift (due to my friend Pete who was there from the beginning). I didn’t realize this was the first single. Definitely one of my favorites, and also super fun to play on Rock Band (even iOS Rock Band, where I also played it a lot).