HEXEN Song1 1985

[IncliningPizza]

It sounds like Anthem by Rush.

[alinealows]

dude did you play with billy jim ? if so wat was he like wen he was younger hes a huge infulence of mine thanks mike

[VictorC53]

billy corgan....with a mullet.

[rotatetranslate]

so much better than smashing pumpkins

[marshfielddan]

I wish I had some stone washed, french cuffed jeans. AHhhhhhh....back in the day

[morbidious]

.....and in his jordash jeans, 1985 sneakers, bad mullet hair and with his guitar, young Billy...... would one day conquer the world. the end of the beginning. :)

[consejo]

Long sleeve forever...

[seifukusha]

great bass on this.

[pbonney]

Personally, I hear a lot of RUSH influence. But Billy's early talent is really showcased well. These guys really know how to jam well together too.

[pugghead]

HEXEN>SP

[Lambskin]

That was badass! I like it better than Pumpkins!

[coreyplaysbass]

I never knew Corgan kicked off the skinny jean trend...

[blood5150]

you guys must have loved early Rush

[orrinsjuice1]

Dude That is cool you were the drummer man! PROPS TO YOU MAN!

[17Lavish]

Thank you so much for posting this.

[weryguest]

Iron Maiden?

[pugghead]

@weryguest yeah no too much eh?

[comradevodka]

Glad Billy worked this music out of his system. :)

[obschina]

So there are 3 names in the description but there are 4 dudes playing? Maybe it was the 4th "unmentionable" that broke up the band :-D

[comradevodka]

@obschina

"Unmentionable" also wrote ALL the songs on Gish. ;)

[obschina]

@comradevodka I don't get it. According to Wikipedia, I Am One was apparently written by both Corgan and James Iha and Rhinocerous from Gish was apparently written only by Corgan. So maybe you mean James Iha or maybe you mean there is some conspiracy and somebody else actually wrote these songs. Or maybe you are talking out of your arse, guess we'll see :-P

[comradevodka]

@obschina

I trying to be funny. Trying.

[obschina]

@comradevodka haha oops, I didn't get it :-P

[JonnoThomas]

Do you ever feel like the Pete Best of the Smashing Pumpkins

[youmomhowdo]

BTW -

That's a damn good song. Especially for three high school kids.

I'm a bassist in high school right now, and I'm impressed.

[youmomhowdo]

Billy looks so happyyy~ He's so cute.

[zreau]

Fucking awesome!

[MckyMseNTarotCrds]

This really isn't that bad. It sounds like something off of Rush's Fly By Night album. I know Billy was a big Rush fan, and it shows. Oh...there's like nine comments of people saying the exact same thing...what would be easier, hitting 'cancel' or 'post'?...hmm

[craigvansant]

No doubt a great Rush influence.

[SPFrobber]

Why'd they break up the band? It was never the same without that guy backing up BC. And when I heard Iha play, I hated every minute, knowing that guy was still out there. Losing that guy really hurt the music. I am so disillusioned with life. BC lives a traveshammockery parading around with a sub-Hexen! band in the 90s.

Just kidding. I'm just imitating those who seem despondent that James and D'arcy aren't with BC anymore but I loved Gossamer, I Am One part 2, As Rome Burns, United States, etc

[Ramoa111]

WOW where'd u get this??!

[badaa307]

reminds me of rush...this is so badass

[Chammy92243]

dude, the bassist looks like he could've appeared off of Karate Kid!

[FriedChickenofDeath6]

What an instrumental song! Should be a Prog Rock classic! :P

[vorfallic]

This is awesome! I def see the RUSH influence here!

[mskoski41]

Sweet... I love Billy Corgon, been following him since he was underground with smashing Pumpkins,

[PJB1775]

Some sweet prog rock there, man!

[mel1194]

lol is billy's guitar high enough?! still awesome

[arrokito]

cooooooolll song !!

[RocKdrigOVII]

wow! Cool song!

[mikeusat]

Super Cool! I had no idea he was so technically proficient back then.  Good drumming, too!

[SpunAndDone]

Awesome video here! I hear parts of soma in here

[Sdshirtman]

Sucked back then and he sucks now.

[PanterAmetal100]

please on't delete this video!

[MrTdawg916]

wow

[ClassicROCKnROLLstar]

This is a historical document...

[ShredLightDistrict]

At first when I saw Jim Malone I thought it was James Malone from Arsis who sometimes goes by Jim... I was like were is he! Arsis are amazing. this seems fun!

[ShredLightDistrict]

@ShredLightDistrict and by were is he I mean where... I just cant spell today... must be the tooth I just had extracted... it must have been my spelling tooth.

[XerxesIsHisCharade]

!!!

[RoundEcliptic]

JAJAJAJAJAJJA

SOUNDS LIKE RUSH AND "Where Eagles Dare" from Maiden hahahaha

[caligula10]

billy corgan used to play thrash? woooow

[koenigclinto]

the very end sounded like part of a Rush song but I can't quite put my finger on it... YYZ?

[ColdToiletSeats]

those shoes sell records lol!

[bansheebot2]

I like the ferret trap hanging from Billy's guitar.

[kball69]

haha, i think i see a leg from it also

[Chanitooo]

does any one can give me the tabs ?

it's awesome!!!

[Chanitooo]

que cagada que se escucha ~mal.

me encantaria escucharlos en buena calidad. que groso este billy! que grande fue.

cuanto poder loco. cuanto poder.

[back2thefutre]

is this is an early version of AVA ADORE?

[umitsjustgrunge]

um no! Ava Adore wasnt even a spark in Billy's eye. But the part from 28-38 sounds alot like Am I eVIL? by Dimonad head, and alot of the song sounds like Rush.

[firehandfingerspark1]

Billy I believe started playing seriously wen he was 14. They might not have had microphones, cause surely someone would of mumbled something. Billy had to have some twinkle of the dream by this time. Some of his early basic repetitive lyrics would fit...razor....in my hands....motherfuckin RAZOR!!!! Thanks for postin this! Hadnt seen this in a long time.

[back2thefutre]

who are these gay fags?

[thomasrix]

gay fags who could buy your sorry ass now.

[ForgottenSoul700]

@back2thefutre, You and your homeboys

[MisledDan]

If they would've recruited a vocalist and kept working at it, they could've been another Racer X!

[Hermdo]

i wonder how long billy had been playing so far he seems pretty good for someone who was self taught

[ParadoxEarth]

Sounds sort of like rush xP but just sort of.

[neuregel]

I hear some iron maiden off the powersave album as well. these guys must be bumming billy goes on to become world rock star and the other guys go back to the gas stations

[TheCorporationSuite]

Why are there no vocals on any of the Hexen songs? Maybe Billy didn't have the confidence yet, or he couldn't sing and play at the same time.

[Gamagachee]

Lol ... Mullet with Butterfly Wings.

How about Sweating Mullets?

[camelotgeorge33]

Mullet with butterflywings! lololololololol made my day

[thisxgreatxdecay]

@Gamagachee

YES!

And I love Billy's 80s high-waisted pants

[schwarg]

sounds kinda Iron Maiden influenced

[lionlittle]

Amazing music. Their style is a bit different than the smashing pumpkins'. I guess Corgan wasn't the main composer....and it's hard to picture corgan with hair. lol

[Supaduck0]

lmao the 80s. billy corgan rules

[opticneuralinterface]

lmao. funny stuff - i only wish the sound quality was better so i could actually pick stuff out!

[MichaelWalkerMusic]

the many incarnations of zwan. i think this was mullet zwan

[QuizzicalHuffle]

@MichaelWalkerMusic if there was a "two thumbs up from zeus" button I would click it after reading that statement.

[terribleone794]

those white hi tops with black laces are fuckin boss.

more than makes up for the mullet.

[FayeMolko]

thanks for sharing this video :-)

so cool you guys get to hang out with him before.

anyways this was really good & i truly enjoyed it..i was only 5 when you guys started rocking out like this haaha :-D

Awesome !!

[faridjabba]

YEA, its like Earrly MEtalica, he didnint sing ?and what about the rest of them ?they continue playg ?

[puissse]

this is the shit

[quantosaur]

If they had gotten the chance to record some good quality demos and possibly added some vocals (though not neccessary) I could definitely see myself rocking out to this.

[techy75]

corgan wearing jordans?????

[lasthurrah19]

he has his own custom ones now

[techy75]

really? aircorgans?

[oiyabastard]

has more balls than smashing blumpkis

[StoneTemplePilots24]

hahahah so billy was always a skinny bastord hahahh it must suck for the rest of you guys knowing billys had so much fame and you guys never got any of it anyways at least you guys got to hang out with billy

[AudiolabsEngineering]

i can hear a lot of lifeson influence on corgan.

thanks for sharing this!

[RichieBoi]

I most definitely second that! :D

[frankspandrel]

That was hilarious. I think Corgan should regrow that mullet and keep the rest bald. Thanks for the vid anusnorton.

[lasthurrah19]

he was going bald, that's why he shaved his head. pretty sure he would have grown it back by now if he could.

[WisconsinParkour]

is that why Blur's song is called Song 2?

Lol

So wait this is Jimmy Chamberlin?

Seriously?

How are you doing?

[WisconsinParkour]

lol wiat a minute. wtf is wrong with me

sorry Jim xD

"Jimmy Chamberlin' ha!

[yyyuuuguppy]

sounds like rush haha

[shankybear]

NICE Mullet there Billy Corgan!!!!

[foolsgoldsoma]

btw - Where the hell did you find this video???

[anusnorton]

I was there and I own the video. (and the copyright) I am the drummer. Hope you enjoyed it.

Jim

[foolsgoldsoma]

Rock on! Fantastic. Ever talk to Corgan since then?

[yaksuit]

i can see the RUSH influence..did all you guys listen to RUSH back then.

[fatcatbuzz]

This is actually pretty cool. Being a big Pumpkins I like finding stuff like this. Totally different then what Billy did later, but still cool in that 80s sound.

[ewartiv]

@anusnorton wow...you suck!!!

[angelizer999]

@anusnorton puta man me dejaste loco con esta reliquia fuuuuuck esto es fenomenal...

[FriedChickenofDeath6]

@anusnorton OMG! You met Billy Corgan! How was he like?

[phillies26]

@anusnorton Did you guys every get the sense that billy would become the rock legend he is now?

[iamyoyoyodude45]

@anusnorton my mind exploded when i read that

[DavidFUBB]

@anusnorton this is awesome.

[PrinceRufus2]

@anusnorton O.O You drummed for Billy Corgan? That's crazy. By the way, why do you have anus in your name?

[XxMissNoNamexX]

@anusnorton Ha ha...your name's Jim...like Jimmy...and you were the drummer...ha.

[sidneywofford]

Cool

[j1nt3tsu]

lol billy looks like a dork

[brothermopsy]

He still does!

[BayviewFinch]

Most people did at that time. Of course that fashion will be back though.

[DaysOfGloryDMbass]

lol at billys hair :P

[foolsgoldsoma]

and I love Billy's shoes.

[ThunderExpress]

Yeah, it's so "Back To The Future" lol

[foolsgoldsoma]

absolutely fucking priceless.

[717mienbao]

must have been their Rush phase...

[Teej212]

bill wore his guitar too high

[jamalicious1]

it's harder to play this kind of stuff with the strap set low. he plays much easier stuff now, so he doesn't have to have it up high anymore.

[bounty005]

you have no idea what you are talking about

[Teej212]

u talkin to me? i think i know quite a bit about guitar

[lasthurrah19]

it's different for everyone, but i wear my guitar pretty high. not as high as billy in this vid, but close. it is easier to play harder stuff with it high for me, but i know other people who are great, technical guitarists who wear it low

[thetruthprevails]

2:20 and on sounds like very much like Rush

[patkawasaki]

apparently, billy actually played all the guitar bits in this.....

cool vid

[robbiejojo]

God Billy could/can shred

[OdeiooMerdil]

Smashing Mullets!

[standardbearer]

Best thing ever happened to Billy is that his hair fell out:)

Look at that mullet!!!!

[Dylan186]

his hair didnt fall out. (shaved head)

[frasermason1]

he was going bald.

nothing to be ashamed of tho

[wurlybird9]

5 stars -- for historical value only :P

[kurtisblow3000]

this is sooo cool

[JAYSAWN49]

just goes to show had to start somewhere... I wonder if anyone remembers the music dropping off when butch vig left the scene

[jgcooper]

fortunately billy didnt stay in that band, haha that sounds dreadful

[Droyd21]

they sound pretty good to garageband standards I think

[jgcooper]

i've had and seen garage bands that sound better than this. it's like blah

[guitarrock4life]

i agree. it seems like they're trying to do too many things at once or something. theres no rock n' roll!

[Dylan186]

dont be jealous just cuz you arent billy corgan

[asalmon2112]

Might as well have been in a Rush cover band...

[funkin182]

WTB Billy's shoes

[AlcovCorp]

mullet with butterfly wings

[levey24]

haah

[Droyd21]

LOL

[uberblazed421]

Smashing WHO????????

[91v0dk4]

now I understand why Billy prefer to became bald!! LOL

[elinorbaker]

esta mas guapo el otro amigo, el tiempo lo mejora todo

[bjthepumpkinguy]

corgan restless..

[ArticBloom]

you have no girl singer

[VAGOSDEHOY]

bastante bueno..mejor que lo ultimo que a sacado con los smashing pumpkins

[MVPS]

ROCK´ON

\,,/

[vaguelyvictoria]

Bitchin'!

[RatTheUnloved]

Wow. Thats just... Made of win.

The mullet, the tight pants with man-cameltosis, the radical sneaks and the hoisted guitar. YES.

You can taste the 80's. Choice clip! Sounds like those fellows have moved on to some interesting things.

[RapidG]

Let's see here. Mullet? Check. Hightop sneakers with fat laces? Check.

Yep, definitely the mid eighties. : )

[lasthurrah19]

billy still wears the same kind of shoes to this day, not on stage or anything but in studio clips and from fan pics, it is clear he likes retro shoes

[oledave]

NICE MULLET, BI-CORG!

[Skradgee]

gets to be a real head-banger around the 3 minute mark.

[Tribute2JohnnyB]

hahaha.

ohh snap.