Smashing Pumpkins - Thru the Eyes of Ruby

[Piskizik]

Simply, the Smashin' @top of their art !

[jackboot78]

Jimmy is just amazing on this!!

[Terryodo2]

"Youth is wasted on the young"

I was young and wasted when I first heard this.

I'm not young any more, but I'm still wasted and this is still fucking awesome.

[thatpram]

I went to see the Pumpkins at this very venue on Wednesday ... absolutely loved it - they played this song.

Then I saw this and my jaw fell. I'm 100% pro the new Pumpkins, the new band is great, but ... this, this is just something else

[MechanicalChrist1]

this is real Pumpkins, fuck the new band

[stakleni00]

@MechanicalChrist1 Fuck you for being such a dick. When you create something, then you get to say something.

[sweetpeajunglebean]

this is some of the best stuff ever.

[gnr4life23]

who the hell ever said james couldn't fuckin rock out?

[glass30]

**Earth

[glass30]

Best band of the earth + Best song of the Universe = BEST VIDEO ON YOUTUBE ;)

[CescoCanter]

Someone who actually is in the rock scene need to watch this..

[GingembreGallet]

like someone said here, a era of the pure pumpkins. the original formation and the feeling that their music was for a reason a feedback of a will to live by creating music. billy corgan. between 1992 and 1996, was iluminated by great inspiration to compose and write such unique rock songs.

no one doubts that the reasons that took the comeback a years ago had nothing to do with this music.

[jgribhamnz]

always remember this concert ... made a big impression on me in my youth. pumpkins at their best

[ironvlaiden]

Happy BDay Billy!

[jademonolith]

This performance has just reminded me why SP was the greatest band to come out of the 90s

[ktkallio]

just look at the people in the front row at the tend of the song: no dancing, no moshing, no jumping. The same crowd doing all that a minute ago is now just standing still. Plain beautiful.

[speedballink00]

EPIC

[shittybullshit]

I want James Iha's hair lol

[Acegalaxi]

I cannot describe how much i like this

[d15er]

wish i had this on dvd fuck

[Frankieg5811]

4:38-5:15 Billy's voice is fucking insane

0:01-8:11 the whole band is fucking insane

[lewisaquilina]

one of the best live performances i've ever seen by sp! and i've see a lot on yt

[shittybullshit]

4 fucking gods

[MechanicalChrist1]

This is the best Pumpkins live video I've seen, even better than final metro version of an ode to no one :D

[Jenny69698]

one of my favorite songs of all time, just a perfectly written masterpiece

[Blues4TheRedSun]

Unstoppable. Incredible. Amazing. Smashing, even.

[DerrickthePinecone]

One of the most influential bands in the last 20 years right here! Billy Corgan is a pure poet, and one of the greatest songwriters of our generation--arguably the best in the last 25-30 years. A+ concert! It's too bad these guys cannot settle their differences and get all of the original members back together. It just isn't the same without all four originals. It's like when Pink Floyd went on tour without Roger Waters--it was great, but still not exactly the same 'aura' as it would've been.

[BakinBacon91]

'96 was their year.

[archiewuantutri]

billy eres una maquina cabron desde mexico te queremos chingada madeee!!!

[geoff1424]

Jimmy Chamberlin and Billy Corgan- Rock Demi Gods, without question the best!

[jimhearon]

Best Song on Mellocohly

[dressedupinsmoke]

jesus fucking christ, this is awesome.

[mel1194]

i would have KILLED to be at this show. fuck.

[6000yearpeach]

Amazing band at there peak <3

[natrat888]

darcy is so fukin sexy

[CMGrunge]

Jimmy is a fuckin beast

[CMGrunge]

@FatGermanBastard Nobody nowadays can recreate music like this

[CMGrunge]

@FatGermanBastard Nobody nowadays could recreate music like

[pasadena333]

JImmy is a great drummer , no doubt . few great rock bands had such drummer !!

[danhat]

used to have this on VHS, wore the tape out from playing this song so much

[danassembrance]

it's INCREDIBLE, IS POWER, THIS SONG SMASH YOUR SENS

[4theloveofdill]

amazing

[larryoduncan]

The more i see Jimmy play live... the higher he goes on my alltime best drummers list. And i am not talking about pure technical stuff like Jazz/Fusion stuff i mean smack you in the ear, thump on your chest good shit... watch out Danny Carey and Bonzo... he's catching you quickly.

[GAdawgsfan93]

@larryoduncan have u seen the live performance of Geek USA w/ all the clowns on YouTube? That is his best proof of drumming genius.

[larryoduncan]

@GAdawgsfan93 you need to check out their "Superchrist" video.... he KILLS on there!

[sdgullsfan]

All i can say is...AWSOME!!!

[717mienbao]

To Underscoredan:

Request you put the lyrics in your info block. They are as awesome as the music. Such a perfect compliment.

[underscoredan]

@717mienbao

ahah ok, I'll try to find the time for it :')

[rohiogerv22]

awesome intro, kinda jazzy.

[tonyfrombalt]

I saw them for the last time on the "warm up" leg of the 95-96 tour. Acadamy in Manhattan. They were unbelievable, especially in such a small venue. I forget if it was this song, or Porcelina, but at the time I was so blown away - of course the drugs helped alot... Chamberlein was the Bonham of his era.

[jefmered]

Saw one of those Academy gigs -- January 12, 1996, I believe. Top of their game ...

[paul6batchelor]

I WAS THERE!!!! Ner Ner!!

[larf06]

@pharmyphil41 what about drummer from tool. danny c?

[ellamennop]

man, iha's on fire!!! i mean, they all are, but that was mighty fine shredding!! IHA RULES!!

[CreeplyTuna]

sounds even better than the album recording =)

[44182blink]

oh yeah that guys the shitt!!!

[skizmsucks23]

Does anyone know what pedals there using!

[euthinizedhope]

Multron Bi-Phase and EHX Big Muff.

[saltwaterlondon]

Nice!! My first female cat was called D'Arcy... just got a new one... was called Ruby... decided to stick with it, thanks to this song :-)

[Craiglovespepsi]

JESUS CHRIST! listen to those drums!!!

that is just insane, i knew Jimmy was good but that's this is some crazy shit.

has to be my fav SP song:)

[keauxgeigh]

I saw them among an audience of 3,000 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco on the "secret" first leg of the tour (and when they came on stage wearing pajamas), and Jimmy Chamberlin changed my life during the drumming starting at about 5:24. Drumming so massive and powerful, even during the simple parts. Obviously a video doesn't capture it, but I was like, "you can do THAT on drums?!"

[tommytwocaps]

biet live proformace of the best song ever!!!

[fecalfoetus]

Brilliant performance of one their best songs...what more can i say?

[levey24]

even james iha gets excited for this song... an unseen event

[turinwark]

best peroformance ever

[vagflu07]

Essa música é incrível!

Depois de anos sem escutá-la, ainda a acho um espetáculo!

[foolsgoldsoma]

this just blows me away. Phenomenal.

[kfranco145]

Jimmy Chamberlin = One of the Greatest Drummers of All Time.

[coscheee]

it's true

[DerrickthePinecone]

@kfranco145 According to Rolling Stone magazine, he's in the Top 5 of greatest drummers of all-time. And rightfully-so!

[glaukus666]

@kfranco145 He is unfuckingbelievable. He is brains playing drums. He KNOWS.

[joeyisgoed]

@kfranco145

You forgot to leave out "one of".

[VikingBloodedCelt]

darcys so fucking hot...

[giovanna888]

this song is my hymn! it' s simply me....

[Koindrank]

How will Billy ever find a good enough drummer to replace Jimmy Chamberlin?

Good luck though Billy I wanna see you go on.

[bowledpeakey]

Jimmy's drumming from 1:51 to 3:02 is the fucken shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[knopfslash]

you're wrong...from 0:00 to 8:10 :D

[marco78910]

i really love SP they are the most influential band in my whole life <3 SP

[dlyall]

This must have been recorded before Jimmy bummed that keyboard player to death.............just like Michael Barrymore did to that guy in the swimming pool.

[badbeers]

Wow.

[roxo33]

the best song of smashing!!!! me transporta!!

[Pmaravelias]

fuck yes

[marceloide]

I had this concert on VHS and used to watch it everyday.

[ineebriate]

my fave pumpkins track.Its just heavenly noise,i love it.I love the extended finale to this live version too. 5 stars.

[jefmered]

Is this the greatest Pumpkin song opening ever or what? Socks you right in the teeth. The whole song is amazing ... the distortion kick in at 1:51 is awesome. The lead at 2:24 is total money. The lead at 2:49 is awesome. "The night has come to hold us young" ... spectacular buildup with the drums, Jimmy goes nuts. Even Billy's pick scrape is awesome. And yes, even Iha's solo here is a nice element. The ending just floors you. 10 out of 10 ...

[bowledpeakey]

everything you have just said there is money. everything.

[717mienbao]

damn, I must find a dvd of this entire concert!

Jimmy is a monster!

And Billy still has the fire!

[Georgie17xx]

fucking amazing!!! I really love this song, and seeing this made me love it even more!!!! I love the pumpkins

[shymenH]

this is one of the best pumpkins live videos i have ever seen. it's one just of the best songs off melloncollie, its one of their best songs full stop. corgan and chamberlin are one of rocks greatest and most underated songwriting duo's.

[pissant75]

...by far the greatest song ever written..written it was by my most treasured band the smashing pumpkins, its a fuckin shame it wasnt in their greatest hits album list...i guess billy just couldnt see it together amongst the other tall trees hahahaha

[AshVsTheWorld]

Fuck yes, This rocks ass!

[Killdult]

amazing !!!

[keenan202]

this... this just blew me away.

people tell me i should like other bands, but personally, nothing measures up to the Smashing Pumpkins as far as im concerned.

[redd001]

I know what you mean.

I hear people tell me Billys voice is horrible, but for some reason I just love it, it fits perfectly with their music.

[jasonnwest]

I agree- I don't think having a good voice makes one a good singer- it's how they USE their voice that makes them a great singer.

[jasonjinx]

amen to that same here

[smashing2012]

amen.

[pynepyne]

FAR better performance than the other video on here

[god4334]

smashing pumpkins is the best music ever. I was 11 when this concert happened. I would cut off a finger to have been there.

[Herbalaussie]

My all-time favorite song by any band.

[stenuo]

O.O incredible....

[kurtisblow3000]

FUCK YEAH

[Sjixxxy]

I remember trading for a VHS copy of this video twelve years ago. The quality of the copy was complete crap and I couldn't stand watching it, but this wa sthe standout performance. Even with the video compression, this version is about 50 times better. I love the internet.

[Takrezz]

this is the era where the band reach its peak

fuckin' awesome

I NEVER! get tired of SP

[elioluzi]

Word. Not a day goes by that I don't listen to at least one of their albums. My favorite band ever, forever.

[Takrezz]

same here...I listened it in my office, in my house, I even listened while playing video game...god I should seek some help haha :D.

My favourite album is MACHINA...beat the shit outta me

[TheInterestedBoy]

Yeh sames man, Listen to them all the time, sometimes even in class I pull out my ipod and start listening to them. Fav album is Siamese Dream then proply Mellon Collie

[coscheee]

que bien que me hace ver eso

[jerseykid211]

shirt i alreardy said that. sorry

[jerseykid211]

Oh Jonathon Melvoin is in this I see...so sad. Ughh i hate D'arcy's extensions :p

[jerseykid211]

Wow this music video has a few miniscule shots of Jonathan Melvoin before the fatal overdose.

[decembercruel]

dancoltrattino, sei un grande..! questo non lo avevo mai visto..! Mitico!

[gisk83]

I think so...

[chronique1]

Best era pumpkins.

[Postsombr]

1996. highschool, 9th grade. MellonCollie on repeat. Wicked version of this most awesome of SP songs. perfect.

[210210210210]

Listen to all those jazz chops jimmy incorporates into his rock drumming. If I were to create a 'dream' band in my head, Jimmy would be on skins. Throw Corgan in there too.

[fuzzyroes]

Yeah shit jimmy totally slays it here. Hes one of the most underated drummers IMO

[bryaninbsharp]

Still my favorite Smashing Pumpkins song. Also, drums were dead on in this performance.

[manpractice]

i believe in god - I believe in BILLY!!!!

[Affliction17]

This performance is nothing short of mindblowing. Not only is "Thru the Eyes of Ruby" one of their finest moments, this version is amazingly executed: the comeback at the end of the song is 100%, pure energy, rocking out to the highest heavens. I feel this is exactly how Billy wanted it to be experienced.

[jimmyupt]

Best song of the '90's...I'm probably gonna catch a lot of shit for that

[GandWizard]

Why? I totally agree. It's so interesting, the combiantion of the dreamy and the harder parts. This song helped me concentrate well enough to finish my college with high marks :)

[spidargirl]

Yeah, I agree too. Actually my favorite SP song. It feelsl ike that should be tough to name, but it's not.

[zwanpumpkin]

I know exactly what you mean. I'm a huge fan of theirs, but this song is clearly above everything they've done (IMO)

[Darkflame20]

Burned the lies off my soul