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 Smashing Pumpkins
| Where did the Smashing Pumpkins play a free show to a crowd of over 100,000 people in the summer of 1998? | Tough Pumpkins Trivia
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Minneapolis. They played to a croud of about 125,000 people in Minneapolis for free in July of 1998.
March 17, 1967. Billy Corgan was born on March 17th, 1967.
1988. The Smashing Pumpkins formed in 1988, and released their first album, "Gish" in 1991.
| What current or former band member had been arrested recently for cocaine possesion? | Tough Pumpkins Trivia
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D'Arcy. Former Pumpkins' bassist D'Arcy, was recently arrested for cocaine possesion after she left the band.
| What album is it rumored that Billy Corgan played all of the guitar and bass guitar parts on? | Tough Pumpkins Trivia
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Siamese Dream. It was rumored that Billy Corgan was such a perfectionist and upset with James and D'Arcy's playing that he recorded all of the guitar and bass parts himself.
| What was the name of the band that Billy Corgan founded in Florida before the Smashing Pumpkins? | Tough Pumpkins Trivia
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The Marked. Billy formed a band called 'The Marked' in Florida before the Pumpkins, the name comes from a long birth-mark on Billy's left arm.
| How many shows have the Pumpkins had to cancel for any reason in their entire career as a band? | Tough Pumpkins Trivia
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4. The Pumpkins have only cancelled 4 shows in their 13 years as a band, and have made up the dates later for fans on most occasions.
| What club in Minneapolis did the Pumpkins write the song 'Today', and also play very often early in their career? | Tough Pumpkins Trivia
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First Ave. and 7th Street Entry. The Pumpkins wrote their hit 'Today' at the 7th Street Entry and performed there and at it's big brother club First Ave. often early in their career.
Chicago. The Smashing Pumpkins are originally from Chicago.
| 'My life has been empty, My life has been untrue And does she really know who I really am? Does she really know me at last' | Smashing Pumpkins Lyrics
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left hand . Billy's huge, red birthmark covers all of his left hand and some of his arm.
1988. Billy and James were writing songs together in 1987 but didn't get their act together until 1988
Loyola. James graduated from Loyola with a major in Graphic Arts.
Billy and Butch Vig. Yah, kinda obvious eh?
Chump. On Vieuphoria, Slunk sports the line: 'You talk shit like a chump.'
Joliet. Joliet. (Watch Vieuphoria)
courtney love . Billy briefly dated Courtney Love before she split with Kurt Cobain.
Matt Walker. Matt Walker, drummer for Filter, replaced Jimmy for awhile. The other Pumpkins teased him because he couldn't do the opening to Cherub Rock.
The Last Song. This is off of the "Thirty-Three" single. It features Billy's dad on guitar. This was written by Corgan.
yesterdays. These lyrics are from "Drown," which was recorded in 1992 for the movie "Singles."
| "Disarm you with a smile. Cut you like you want me to, cut that little ______. Inside of me and such a part of you." What word is missing from this Smashing Pumpkins song? | Smashing Pumpkins' Fill in the Blank
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child. "Disarm," from "Siamese Dream", 1993. A lot of speculation has been given as to the meaning of this song, but a lot of people say that they think it's about abortion. However, Billy Corgan once said in an interview, "I never really had the guts to kill my parents, so I wrote a song about it instead."
| "So sick I'd wish I'd die. Down in the belly of the____, I can't lie." What word fills in the blank from this Smashing Pumpkins song called "Jellybelly"? | Smashing Pumpkins' Fill in the Blank
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beast. "Jellybelly" was the first song that Corgan wanted to release as a single from "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness", but "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" ended up being released first instead because it's more of a commercially-accessible song than "Jellybelly." "Jellybelly" never was released as a single.
letters. "Perfect," from "Adore", 1998. Corgan said of "Adore", which marked a new era of music for the Pumpkins, "It was tough to walk away from the band sound and approach that I loved so much and what I understood best, but rock as a framework was constricting my writing and I needed to walk away from it. It's always been our philosophy to embrace a good challenge, but we also felt while making the last album, that the whole alternative rock movement was coming to an end, at least in America. We made "Mellon Collie" the quintessential Smashing Pumpkins album because we knew we'd move away from that sound and approach. Adore isn't anti-rock, it's just a recognition of where the energy is." (www.spfc.org/chronology) "Adore" featured more electronic and less-guitar driven songs than the Pumpkins' previous works.
| "____ is never ______ at all. You can never ever leave without taking a piece of youth." What one word fills in both blanks for this Smashing Pumpkins song? | Smashing Pumpkins' Fill in the Blank
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time. "Tonight Tonight" was from "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness." This record was produced by Flood and Alan Moulder.
in his head. "The Everlasting Gaze" is from the Pumpkins' last album, "MACHINA/The Machines of God". This line probably meant that they were still very much as alive as they had been in previous years, because The Smashing Pumpkins were thought to be declining and had changed their sound since their earlier years.
grace. "Rotten Apples" was released on "The Aeroplane Flies High" Box Set. It also appears on the "Tonight, Tonight" single.
sun. "To Forgive," is not one of the Smashing Pumpkins most famous songs, but I still think it is absolutely beautiful. It showcases the Pumpkins' in one of their softer moments. It's from "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Dawn to Dusk."
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