Graceful Swans of Never

Love her when your love goes unrequited
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Long story short, the legendary sound.

kepttheskin:

This is the isolated guitar track from “Cherub Rock,” the first track from Smashing Pumpkins’ second album Siamese Dream, one of the best albums in the history of ever.

For the nerdier amongst you, this sound was created by playing a Fender Stratocaster equipped with Lace Sensor pick-ups into a late 70s v.4 op-amp Big Muff Pi into a 100w Marshall JCM 800 running off KT88 tubes. Oh, and layering that combination many, many times under the sharp eye of Butch Vig.

To me, this is the perfect combination of abrasive fuzz and beautiful, melodic playing. Billy Corgan may be known more for being crazy, prejudiced jerk these days, but before he went absolutely bat shit insane he was one of the greats.

  1. blackholes-and-supernovae reblogged this from kepttheskin and added:
    riff makes me smile every time.
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    Yes this. I think things would...very different if Corgan had died instead
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    awesome. This song also has my favorite
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    sick artifact right here....all big muff running in front
  10. jesus-took-my-wheel reblogged this from kepttheskin and added:
    literally gives me chills…
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    i am absolutely convinced that this is the greatest song of the 90s. i get chills every time that hard part cuts in....
  12. likerottenapples reblogged this from kepttheskin and added:
    Long story short,...legendary sound.
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    Cherub Rock (guitar) - Smashing Pumpkins
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