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Gish
Studio album by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released May 28, 1991 (1991-05-28)
Recorded December 1990–March 1991 at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin
Genre Alternative rock
Length 45:45
Language English
Label Caroline, Virgin
Producer Butch Vig and Billy Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Gish
(1991)		 Siamese Dream
(1993)
Singles from Gish
  1. "Siva"
    Released: August 1991 (1991-08)
  2. "Rhinoceros"
    Released: November 5, 1991 (1991-11-05)
  3. "I Am One"
    Released: August 1992 (1992-08)

Gish is the debut album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Released in 1991, frontman Billy Corgan described Gish as a "very spiritual album."[1] Despite peaking at only number 195 on the Billboard 200 upon its release,[2] Gish is currently certified platinum by the RIAA.[3]

Contents

Recording

Gish was recorded from December 1990 to March 1991 in Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin. Whereas many albums at the time used drum sampling and processing, Gish used unprocessed drum recordings, and an exacting, unique guitar sound.[4] The album was recorded quickly by Pumpkins' standards, largely because of the group's inexperience.[5] The recording sessions put an intense strain on the band, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky later commenting that she didn't know how the band survived it, and Corgan explaining he suffered a nervous breakdown.[5] The recording cost was $20,000.[6]

"I Am One", "Rhinoceros", "Daydream", and "Bury Me" were previously recorded as demos by the band in 1989. All four songs were re-recorded for Gish.

The following songs were written and recorded for Gish but did not make the final cut.

  • "Blue" (released on Lull and Pisces Iscariot)
  • "Obscured" (released on Pisces Iscariot)
  • "Slunk" (released on Lull)
  • "Why Am I So Tired?" (released on Earphoria)
  • "Jesus Loves His Babies" (Never officially released, appears on Mashed Potatoes bootleg, a five-disc set assembled by Billy Corgan and given to band and staff as a gift for Christmas 1994)
  • "La Dolly Vita" (originally the B-side to "Tristessa", re-released on Pisces Iscariot)

Composition

Gish was recorded towards the end of Billy Corgan's psychedelic influence, while the band's post-punk roots had almost entirely evaporated. It introduced the hard rock sound and heavy dynamic shifts that would characterize later Pumpkins work. The inclusion of a massive production style reminiscent of ELO and Queen was unusual for an independent band at the time.[7]

Corgan would later say,

The album is about pain and spiritual ascension. People ask if it's a political album. It's not a political album, it's a personal album. In a weird kind of way, Gish is almost like an instrumental album - it just happens to have singing on it, but the music overpowers the band in a lot of places. I was trying to say a lot of things I couldn't really say in kind of intangible, unspeakable ways, so I was capable of doing that with the music, but I don't think I was capable of doing it with words.[5]

Title

The album was named after silent film icon Lillian Gish. In an interview, Corgan said, "My grandmother used to tell me that one of the biggest things that ever happened was when Lillian Gish rode through town on a train, my grandmother lived in the middle of nowhere, so that was a big deal..."[1] Later, Corgan jokingly asserted that the album was originally going to be called "Fish" but was changed to "Gish" to avoid comparisons to jam band Phish.[8]

Reception

 Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars [9]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[10]
Robert Christgau (* honorable mention) [11]

Gish was met with largely enthusiastic reviews. Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune called Gish "perhaps the most audacious and accomplished" of all 1991 albums released by local bands.[6] Rolling Stone called it "awe-inspiring" with "meticulously calculated chaos" and a "swirling energy."[12] Despite an inauspicious start, the album sold 100,000 copies in less than a year, far exceeding the expectations of indie label Caroline Records.[13] After being reissued on the band's new label Virgin, the album went on to be certified Platinum by the RIAA.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

Side 1

  1. "I Am One" (Corgan, James Iha) – 4:07
  2. "Siva" – 4:20
  3. "Rhinoceros" – 6:32
  4. "Bury Me" – 4:48
  5. "Crush" – 3:35

Side 2

  1. "Suffer" – 5:11
  2. "Snail" – 5:11
  3. "Tristessa" – 3:33
  4. "Window Paine" – 5:51
  5. "Daydream" – 3:08

Chart positions

Album
Year Chart Position
1991 Billboard 200 195[2]
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Rhinoceros" Modern Rock Tracks 27[14]
1992 "I Am One" UK Singles Chart 73[citation needed]

Release history

The first mastering of Gish on CD was from Digital Audio Tape and appeared on Caroline Records. In 1994, after the success of follow-up Siamese Dream, the album was given a slight remaster and redesign and was reissued on Virgin Records.[15] Both editions credit Howie Weinberg as mastering engineer. In 2008, a box set re-release of the album was announced, but never materialized.[16]

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States, Germany, The Netherlands 01991-05-28 May 28, 1991 Caroline LP CAROL-1705-1
Cassette tape CAROL-1705-4
Compact Disc CAROL-1705-4
South Korea 01991 1991 EMI LP VKPL-0089
United Kingdom 01991-08 August 1991 Hut Cassette tape HUTCS2
Compact Disc HUTCD2
LP HUTLP2
Japan 01991-09-21 September 21, 1991 Virgin Compact Disc VJCP-28068
01994-08-10 August 10, 1994 Virgin Compact Disc VJCP-25129
United Kingdom 01994-10-03 October 3, 1994 Hut Cassette tape HUTCSX2
Compact Disc CDHUTX 2
LP HUTLPX2
United States 01994-10-04 October 4, 1994 Virgin Cassette tape 7243 8 39663 4 9
Compact Disc 7243 8 39663 2 5
LP 7243 8 39663 1 8

Personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins
Additional musicians
  • Chris Wagner – Violin and viola on "Daydream"
  • Mary Gaines – Cello on "Daydream"
Production
  • Butch Vig – producer, engineer
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Bob Knapp – photography
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Caro, Mark (December 28, 1990). "Smashing Pumpkins Finds a New Home at Caroline Records". Chicago Tribune.
  2. ^ a b "Discography - Smashing Pumpkins - Gish". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=5700&aid=15731. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  3. ^ a b "Gold and Platinum Database Search". http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=gish&artist=Smashing%20Pumpkins&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-03-15. 
  4. ^ Jones, Nick (January 9, 1992). "Fuck Off... We're From Chicago!". Spiral Scratch.
  5. ^ a b c MTV Rockumentary: Smashing Pumpkins. Aired 1995/10/17.
  6. ^ a b Kot, Greg (June 21, 1991). "Out of the Patch for Smashing Pumpkins". Chicago Tribune.
  7. ^ Thomas, Richard. "Signal to Noise: The Sonic Diary of the Smashing Pumpkins". EQ Magazine. October 2008.
  8. ^ Corgan, Billy. Caller Q&A. Rockline Radio Show. Broadcast 1998/07/13
  9. ^ Allmusic Review
  10. ^ Rolling Stone Album Guide, 2004
  11. ^ Robert Christgau Review
  12. ^ "Meticulously Calculated Chaos". Rolling Stone. August 8, 1991.
  13. ^ Gooch, Marshall (April 7, 2008). "Smashing Pumpkins: Worst Case Scenario." Reflex.
  14. ^ "Artist Chart History - The Smashing Pumpkins". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5700&model.vnuAlbumId=155886. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  15. ^ Corgan, Billy (March 1997), "10 Most Influential Productions", Musician Magazine, http://www.pumpkins.it/billyinter.html 
  16. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins ready debut album box set". New Musical Express. 2008-06-23. http://www.nme.com/news/nme/37559. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 

External links

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Simple English

Gish is the debut album of the alternative rock group The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released on May 28, 1991.

Track listing

  1. I Am One
  2. Siva
  3. Rhinocerous
  4. Bury Me
  5. Crush
  6. Suffer
  7. Snail
  8. Tristessa
  9. Window Paine
  10. Daydream

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