SMASHING PUMPKINS - ZERO ( Rockpalast 1996 )

[chat099]

Set guitar phasers to epic.

[cheapalien]

darcy is so beautiful

[Supaduck0]

I love how he gets really into it. Its funny how passion can shine through just by how they sound.

[jakebaker1986]

GRRRR! I GET SO MAD WHEN I READ YOUTUBE COMMENTS! EVERYBODY IS STUPID BUT ME! FAGSCRAPGAYBALLSIAM13YEARSOLDI­FEELBETTERWHENICURSE!

[metallian11]

how cool is Darcy...?

[wolfrayet29]

Dead Memories is NOTHING like this, and Billy would have sued years ago if he agreed with you. I'm guessing you think Slipknot stole the riff because both songs contain pinch harmonics. You're an absolute dipshit and I'm rating down your stupid uninformed comment. Why the hell it's a top comment, I have no idea...

[Havranek88]

Good old days of good music...I Love 90´s!

[lucabassist678]

i like his pants

[JelleGuitarist]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHH IT'S VOLDEMORD

[cheryklemish95]

this is great !! going to download this in downloadmusic .im

[BarbieChaite]

D'Arcy rules

[Polkhg28isback]

nigga i haz billys Zero cHIRT <3

[reeperisonme]

5 peoples are fukers!

[halloweenking666]

I want, Nay, NEED those silver pants

[pancho314]

James's playing style is so cool.

[naughtytimes1]

PURE Class

[76HST]

FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!



[IMcharger]

Love this song. I don't know about you but Billy Corgan reminds me of Jim Carey with all the facial expressions he makes when he sings, but maybe that's just me

[yeahitsmesara]

..... A-W-E-S-O-M-E.

[lat3raldrift]

this will forever be my favorite song ever

[cashy555boy]

ahh i love when he screams

[Polkhg28isback]

Omfg i love. This song and band

[5sagen5]

I FUCKING LOVE THIS!

[NightBlazer37]

One of the best songs from one of the best albums ever!

[coolguy1184]

such a good song

[coolguy1184]

best song ever

[jeffhardys1babe]

my favorite song ever!

[toshiro10div]

WANNA GO FOR A RIDE?!

[firelovesugar100]

the lord voldemort of rock...

[alchoholic20]

@firelovesugar100 thats why he wears long sleeves he has the black mark he is actually regulus black

[firelovesugar100]

@alchoholic20 lol XD

[xHadaVerdex]

this is music!! God I love the Pumpkins!!!! Billy Corgan is the best of them all!!

[inamoratasamazing]

Love the band, hate Corgan.

This is the only song where his voice actually works, and all he does is whine about how sad he is.

[779flipingsweet]

@inamoratasamazing The band IS Corgan. If you don't like him, you can't possibly like the band. IMO Billy has the greatest voice in alternative rock music.

[inamoratasamazing]

@779flipingsweet Then your opinion sucks.

[umumgot]

@inamoratasamazing

[Dr666Dreadlokz]

@inamoratasamazing Let people be entitled to their own opinion. Your opinion is yours, and 779flipingsweet has the right to bear their own. And if you can't accept that, GFTO.

[inamoratasamazing]

@Dr666Dreadlokz Well, sorry, but I was just giving my opinion on 779flipingsweet's opinion.

[ryza7411]

love this song

[seiiholm]

They dont seem as cool as their doing on zeros vid xd

[Mrperrosko]

Sadness dude... That´s Sadness with just a little bit of Anger in it... just a little bit, like a hold barrell of anger only

[madmanswhispers]

didnt the girl have a drug problem?

[offthelinegt]

Jimmy still there at this point? Had trouble distinguishing ... plus im drunk right now HAH

[psychoke27]

sometimes i get the feeling james iha wasnt necessary at all

they could perfectly be a trio

Hail Billy Corgan!

[iEatBassGuitars]

@psychoke27 But they just wouldn't be the same without Jimmy... And i agree, HAIL BILLY!

[smosh44126]

They are so good it sounds just like the recording and is it just me who noticed the zero sweatshirt on billy corgan

[bkappel836]

@smosh44126 No offense intended, but no it doesnt and no your not.

[istolemycar]

o jeez i love billy

[callenostalgia]

complete concert... UNCUT!!! , in my blog, click in my login callenostalgia

[swedishiron]

D'arcy is smoking (pun intended)!

[SusanaLD]

I´m in love with my dadness

Great song ¡¡

[sta0005]

Billy Corgan has an oddly shaped head. I guess it's all the genius stuffed in there...

[NotaneR]

Wow D'arcy was such a hot babe back then <3 don't know how she looks these days, I guess she's hotter

[ranger1944omaha]

@NotaneR

she always looked creepy to me, but gotta admit this video makes her look great

[SpunAndDone]

@NotaneR LOL D'arcy is probably either cracked out or dead somewhere. Shes definatley not hotter.

[Zooroonies]

@NotaneR she sure was

[TKD3movies]

sounded like some tom morello shit in the solo

[hellbournkorn]

slipknot-dead memories stole this riff i think smashing pumkins should sue its very wrong of slipknot to turn this riff into shit smashing pumkins pwns

[ytspenning123]

@hellbournkorn i don't really hear it?

[A7XMegadeth4LifeX7A]

@hellbournkorn You actually made me go listen to it. Props. Sounds absolutely NOTHING like this. It's like saying Disarm is a ripoff of Stairway to Heaven or something because they're both soft xD

[AudioslaveRATM123]

@hellbournkorn what fucking part of dead memories has this riff? what the hell are u talking about

[blackfire053]

@hellbournkorn your retarted. they dont even sound remotely alike in any way.

[lazrpo]

@hellbournkorn ...wat Dead Memories sounds nothing like this.

[ScareDe2]

@hellbournkorn

I don't see how dead memories is similar to zero. Both songs are quite different. Different riffs, different tone. I play both on guitar...

[Quadio1]

well2

[Quadio1]

well

[fumayquinoi]

D'arcy Wretzky please back, sorry i dont speak english

[bigestfanofsomething]

1:19 best scream ever

[arlykamikaze]

i love his scream at 1:20

XD

[Naxxx]

does anybody know what does hjames uses for doing the solo???

[remynash]

Digitech Whammy pedal

[alsatiancousin1]

a digitech whammy pedal.

one of the two first versions.

[o0zeroeffect0o]

yeah its the digitech whammy pedal. but you can also use a pitch shifter pedal from boss. the whammy sounds better tho.

[flipingsweet779]

Man great song great performance. But I can't help but notice how much better they sounded before.

[parkerman6]

Depressing teenagers is like shooting fish in a barrell !!!

[jazzyrocka12]

great quote from The Simpsons =D

[metalmaniac110]

a brill simpsons episode and brill quote 2 :P :D

[mrzerodocfan]

type in descendant of corganism

[XBrU1nOX]

good song

[pinballwizurd]

great FUCKING band, awesome

[slashZile13]

im in love with my sadness =D

[lyonislaw]

it could be just time. in the today era they hadn't played nearly the volume of shows. you know what i mean? they toured aLOT for melon collie. i really like him personally.

[grungebobbz]

honestly, I think billy doesnt sound as good when he lost his hair, like you can watch a lvie version fo "today" from 93 and it's amazing, but in 96' its kinda just disappointing. Idk is it just me?

[clabonkid]

he had hair when he wrote and recorded melon collie. what you say has no meaning.

[TravuhsWree]

Owned, and besides how does dead protein filament on your head help you produce music?

[SabufanX]

i completly agree, not the hair part. but how the live version of today sounds so good in 93 but then u hear it in 96 and it sucks.

[dethnerd1]

its just he played a lot of shows and over time you can lose it like Marilyn Manson

[gizmo359c]

well thats stupid

[Hiipatch3]

did you know that billy sometimes had to play the bass parts on ther records because they were too hard for D'arcy?

[TravuhsWree]

Yeah, and he recorded James' parts too.

They brought some ideas to the band tho.

[zvx490]

James' part's too?! But James is a kickass guitarist....perhaps it's cuz Billy's a perfectionist...

[dienoobszomg]

ive often wondered that...thanks for the info

[BrainSpecialist]

I thought he did that because he was a perfectionist.

[TravuhsWree]

According to what they said, it was because Billy could record in much fewer takes than James or D'arcy.

BUT I have also read that Billy wanted the tracks to sound perfect and honestly James is only a decent guitarist.

[SleepyMuse24]

i love how you get thumbed down for saying the truth, has anybody even listened to james iha's new band? a load of pop shit that disrespects his real talents, why couldn't he just get over himself the way corgan should and reunite, it would be better than having christmas for a whole year round...together they were 1 of the best bands to ever form

[TravuhsWree]

Yeah... SP is one of my favorite bands but at least I'm not some stupid fanboy who refuses to listen to other opinions.

[arlykamikaze]

agreed man.

unfortunately, tinted windows isn't great.

sp needs a reunion, most definitely.

[KOSMICKEN09]

that tinted windows cd is great, and there's nothing wrong w/ power pop. any band w/ bun e. carlos on drums is ok in my book.

[SleepyMuse24]

well there is something wrong with power pop if you dont like it......

its good somebody does i suppose ; )

I mean really, perfect circle were much more original than tinted windows and even that went a bit stale, james is wasting his talent only in "my opinion" and the opinions of many many others, but its cool that you like it mate, each to there own! :D

[DuendecS]

Well... her look is amazing on stage. I guess that's the reason why she plays on big bands.

[gizmo359c]

they werent too hard it just took her longer to get... she DID play all the songs live perfectly

[losmononos]

pretty funny XD

[mjrupps]

Why is this considered such a great drum performance?

[NYver4get]

Her bad live vocals added to the charm of this lineup. They were polished in the studio, and a bit rough live.

[TravuhsWree]

2:34 dude... there it is.... solid evidence D'arcy sucks at singing.... James wasn't singing backup dude.

[Painkilaxx]

2.24 - 2.27 whay is that effect?? I want it!

big muff?

[TravuhsWree]

DO you mean that high pitched squeal? That's a Digitech Whammy... $200... pretty cool.. octave bender.... really bad tracking tho but it's really the only whammy pedal out there.

[rhcpmd]

do you recommend it? i want it

[TravuhsWree]

It isn't very good at tracking notes and you'll hear a lot of warbling.

Look up some demos here, other than that it's great for squealing pig noises other than that not much of another use, chorus and harmonies that track equally as bad.

But a decent pedal, for the value $200 is way too much tho.

[TravuhsWree]

ANd dude look at 1:44 or so, one second later when James is four feet from the mic the backup starts... unless he ran up to the mic really fast while playing the guitar and start.

[iRocker85]

i got chills at 2:29 from his scream

[TravuhsWree]

LOL James is such a bad singer...

[TravuhsWree]

Holy shit that's actually D'Arcy.

Damn was she goin for baritone or something.

[Unlikelife14]

no, i actually am sure that had to be james, it sure doesn't sound like darcy

[TravuhsWree]

No dude I use to think it was James but I've seen clips where the back up vocals are singing in that same terrible out-of-pitchness when James was like ten feet away from the mic.

It doesn't sound like James.... look at 1:03 on this vid.

[bjthepumpkinguy]

i miss the screaming billy!

[Thesp88]

and god is empty ... JUST LIKE MEEEEEEEEEEE !

FUCKING NICE !!!!LOL

[xxxpartyatmyhousexxx]

what pedal does he use to get this effect?

:D

help?

[mudhoneytrm]

james gets the high pitched sound with a whammy pedal, billy's tone is very complex, the guitars, pickups, amps, tubes and alot of pedals all combine to get his tone.

[TravuhsWree]

The lights may be deceiving me.. but his guitar looks like a Deluxe Players Strat.... I've only seen that kind in blue. Assuming it's actually blue.

[M4stershAke1]

i really like how his shirt says "zero"

[emilysman14]

best live version i've seen of this song

[Georgie17xx]

this has to be one of the best songs in the world

[Snowblind333]

Awsome performance!!

[Bayview05]

billy sucks live :P

[geddongeorge]

they play it too fast now

[indiebot]

I agree.

[clabonkid]

as a punk fan, I think it puts a good spin on it. both versions rule!

[ejoy50]

this song RULES!!!!

[ulebule]

shut up, you're both idiots... enjoy the music and stop bitching about something that NO ONE GIVES A BLIND F+++

[Haushinka1000Hours]

hey faggot, I wasn't talking to you. We weren't fighting, we were discussing. Go suck some balls, retard.

[ulebule]

hahaha... whatever dude, I never said YOU, but if it fits you... cool =)

[Haushinka1000Hours]

You're, meaning you are, along with both, states that, you are both idiots. Meaning me and jimgspank. I would have guessed that you grasped the English language. I was wrong.

[SamMelhorn]

uhh calm down everyone, and this isnt english class, so therefore, in present participle, your gay:)

[SamMelhorn]

uhh calm down everyone, and this isnt english class, so therefore, in present participle, your gay:)

[jacobmal]

perfect sound

[jimm06126]

it is easy play it and sing it at the same time man!, just practising

[spgeorgiesp]

fucking ace song. i can finaly play this on my guitar!! next step..singing it while playing. billy is B.E.Autiful! love him!

[karbetal]

do u know what effect he is using on the solo,

[fitinshoe]

for me it sounds like a "pitch shifter" dude...You know, the Jack White / Morello one.

[Zodiac19326]

Haha. Right. "Pitch Shifter" means wah pedal.

[SPLITSHANX]

WHAMMY PEDAL!!!!!!!!!!!

[fitinshoe]

Yeeeeaahh!!!  =D both right.

digitech, maybe? =o

[SPLITSHANX]

Whatever the pedal is, it fits the song well.

This is the best song by them in my opinion. They kick ass, especially in this video.

[InstantClassicCJ91]

Man... some of the things James can do on the guitar are amazing. Definitely one of the best guitarists of the 90's Alt. Rock era.

[thegratefulldead]

Yeah isint he great?James and Billy...man their like totaly perfect!

[InstantClassicCJ91]

Yeah... too bad they hate each other now. Having James in the new Pumpkins would own.

[thegratefulldead]

Jeff dont know shit!

[InstantClassicCJ91]

I wouldn't say that. He's a good guitarist... but no where near as good as Mr. Iha. Billy'd be lucky to find someone with James' skill.

[juyjoyinc]

its not so much that hes not as good as james..but james' and darcy's influence in the old pumpkins is pretty obvious now that theyre gone. the new stuff sucks.

[fenderwatkins1992]

yh i agree i wouldnt say that jeff is crap.

[Haushinka1000Hours]

Tell Billy because he made and recorded all the bass and guitar parts before he even hired anyone. Not saying that James and D'Arcy weren't important, but Billy and Jimmy were basically the most important, with James contributing every now and then and D'Arcy basically playing what Billy made for bass.

[jimgspank]

Really because I'm fairly certain this video disproves your theroy. First of all, James Ida is playing the lead guitar. Second of all, D'arcy is doing backup vocals - making billy not the only vocalist, and the lead guitarist is ultimately louder than the rhythm guitar. I am also fairly certain James wrote many songs, although Wikipedia may not prove this. Also, I don't know if you recall many songs the smashing pumpkins

[jimgspank]

using Drum machines (which I hear were James idha's invension, the beats that is) instead of a drummer, even before Jimmy was fired- making Jimmy even less important of a member. Sure Billy now a days it the most important member - playing guitar and bass on every track on "zeiglist" but this is only because he is completely insane and reformed a band without it's original members, and his notions of being the only real member of the band don't disclude previous recordings.

[MattDuggan124]

Why don't you spell James Iha's name right? And Billy and Jimmy are basically the real members of the band. It's obvious from any live video that James and D'arcy sing backup, and James and Billy switched lead guitar regularly (even in the midst of a setlist at one show). James didn't contribute much until Mellon Collie, and even then very little at all. D'arcy pretty much took up bass by Billy's suggestion cause she didn't even play bass when she was asked to join.

[jimgspank]

What about Gish dude? What about Pierces Irocot??

[Haushinka1000Hours]

Billy and Jimmy basically made Gish. And Iscariot was B-sides from Siamese Dream if I can remember right, so I think that means that it's the same with Iscariot as it was with Siamese Dream.

[jimgspank]

what makes you say that Billy and Jimmy were the exclusive makers of those two albums? Plus on both albums D'arcy had lead vocals on one song..

[PersonalJesus348]

well billy's gripe was that he felt the other members besides Jimmy didn't part take in a lot of the song writting.

[jimgspank]

But that was about siamese dream! Gish was a collaborate effort from all four members!!!

[PersonalJesus348]

well there's no way of knowing for sure. The only thing the 2 other members said was that Billy was an asshole.

Doesn't tell you a whole much. You could work your ass off and still look like an asshole.

[jimgspank]

There's no way of knowing for sure. You people's whole argument is that The other members DIDN'T contribute; innocent until proven guilty I say. I'm saying that all these albums the two members missing from the new pumpkins were very prominant.

[PersonalJesus348]

I agree with you totally. But all we have is good faith that Billy and Jimmy did 90% of the songs.

The other two haven't attested to it otherwise. But if that's true that 10% really made the old Pumpkins what they were.

[jimgspank]

dude I'm telling you that this whole "billy & jimmy" thing is new founded. Yes Billy Corgan was the lead singer and frontman for the band, but Jimmy chamberlin was always concidered the least important member. You may think that drumming is as important as doing lead guitar and vocals because it's just as loud; but I assure you doing rhythm guitar and bass are equally as important. And Gish and Pierces irocot had ida and d'arcy doing those + backup vocals.

[PersonalJesus348]

well Billy said he wrote the Rhythm Guitar and Bass parts. And the other 2 didn't say anything to the contrary.

I'm not saying he did or didn't. But until the other say something that's how it stands.

[commando]

Wow you really don't know what you're talking about at ALL. By all accounts, Jimmy is #2 in command and, by Billy's own admission, the most talented member of the band. Billy REALLY struggled during the Adore sessions without Jimmy and almost scrapped the sessions altogether.

What's sad is that some people on here probably take your ignorant statements for truth.

[commando]

Daydream... written by Billy, Billy asked D'arcy to sing because he thought it was more of a feminine sounding song. That was some studio magic by Butch, because D'arcy sucks big time at singing. Tone deaf.

[Haushinka1000Hours]

Billy made all of Zeitgeist on his own with Jimmy. Same with Siamese Dream. James and D'Arcy basically were apart just to play it live. As for Mellon Collie, James put some stuff in it, but D'Arcy again didn't put much if anything into it. She played on the album what Billy made for her. There was only a drum machine in the album of Adore. In then end, James and D'Arcy just weren't that important. No offense to them because I like them, but they just weren't that important next to Billy and Jim.

[jimgspank]

listen dude I spent too much time recently listening to the vocals of siamese dream and mellon collie and I will tell you that D'arcy and James Ida sing backup vocals, not just Billy corgan doing it like on Zeiglist. Also, there were a few songs on Mellon Collie that used a drum machine, and James Ida's guitar sound is completely signiture and billy corgan defeinately didn't write it..

[jimgspank]

I also doubt Billy corgan actually wrote the basslines. Do you really think a person who plays bass would, over the course of 10 years, Not write any of her own basslines? I highly doubt billy corgan wrote these lyrics either (well not that he didn't, but you know, ALL of them). I really think the attitude of "billy and jimmy are everything" came around the time billy corgan wanted to reform the band. The smashing pumpkins ended in 2000.

[jimgspank]

ok more point in case - that 7 minute song after disarm on siamese. Listen to the vocals. Billy corgan may do lead vocals but those backup vocals are D'arcy. I've heard Billy recorded the basslines because it was easy, but maybe James Ida threw in some of those '40 guitar lines', you never know. Jimmy Chamberlin was just a drummer and when they were really big he was concidered teh LEAST important part of the group.