Exclusive: Smashing Pumpkins' New Song "Owata" Debuts on West Coast Sound

Win the Smashing Pumpkins Triple Platinum Record award for their album  Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness signed on the back by drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, inscribed: “All my love! JC”!

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third album by The Smashing Pumpkins, released October 24, 1995 on Virgin Records. Produced by frontman Billy Corgan with Flood and Alan Moulder, the twenty-eight-track album was released as a two-disc CD and triple LP. Led by the single "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", the record debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, the first and only such occurrence for the group. The album spawned five more singles—"1979", "Zero", "Tonight, Tonight", the promotional "Muzzle", and "Thirty-Three"—over the course of 1996, and has been certified nine times platinum by the RIAA. Praised by critics for its ambition and scope, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness earned the band seven Grammy Award nominations in 1997. It is also widely considered one of the best albums of the 1990s.  

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Thank you for writing this post as it has been educational and most enjoyable!

Not a fan of this version. Live and acoustic, it's a nice change during a show. This is boring. BRING ON GOSSAMER, BILLY!!!!!!

I like this song. Constant change is good for music and musicians. Imagine if Radiohead stuck to songs that sounded like Pablo Honey or if Sleater-Kinney didn't take chance and release The Woods. I agree that 90's Pumpkins rock, but everyone grows up. If you want Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie sounds then listen to the cd on repeat. William is allowed to put out whatever music he wants.

If there's a problem with current Pumpkins, it's not that the talent is gone, it's that the vocals are too loud in the mix. IMO, that's what made the pumpkins sound good was the far away vocals, and I attribute that to different producers being in control instead of the lead singer.

Is this the same guy who wrote Silverf*ck?WTF?

i have heard OWATA since Corgan's Spirits in the Sky days. I love the track. I heard Spangled LIVE here in Boise and they add more rock sound to it. Keep them coming!

What the fuck is this crap, how can you go from Siamese Dream/Mellon Collie greatness, heck Zeitgeist fucking rocked. Please makes some good music, be honest you can't make music sober no one wants to hear the sober Billy. Take some MDMA and then get your creative juices flowing. This stuff along with %75 of TGBKS is pure trash trash. Let's hope the new album can dig the true 90's psychedelic sounds I know when I think of the Pumpkins.

Terrible, quit being afraid and do some acid or ecstacy and then write music please.. This music is fucking boring. Do us all a favor and get back into psychedelics.

Loved the song, made my day... Transported me far, somewhere else.

Thanks Billy

As always great. I have heard this in concert before, but I like the studio version. I love The Smashing Pumpkins!

I'm really happy how this song ended up, sounds great!

awesome pumpkins awesome! what a great touch to a beautiful song!! oh and guess what i don't miss james! lol. keep the melodies comin' =p

Billy's vocals are top notch these days. Not a memorable song, but good filler.

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This band sounds just like old school SP- check them out http://youtu.be/H3sv7-rXsV0

LOVE OWATA I IT HAS SUCH A GREAT FEEL.LOOKING FORWARD TO MUCH MUCH MORE.EASTCOAST FAN CINDY

LOVE OWATA ITS GOT SUCH A NICE FEEL.LOOKING FORWARD TO MUCH MUCH MORE .EAST COAST FAN CINDY

Yes! What a great friggin tune! Love the up beat positive feel behind it! Great job guys! I can't wait to put this on my phone so I can jam it when I want to. Thank you for the great music!!!

still the island i have always loved. no matter if you hate or love, no one can touch corgan's ability to continue to change and develope as a musician...except for maybe bowie haha

not the same without James

Great song. Wasn't crazy about the synths at first, but its grown un me. Definitely recommend listening on good headphones. Lots of different tripped-out stuff going on in the background.

makes the summer heat more bearable :) thanks william

love love love love love love love this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

I heard this live, and it was a beautiful acoustic song - and I think the studio version is pretty great- but the higher pitch synth in the background distracts from the song - not sure what exact layer it is, but it could be taken out

Beautiful song, the use of the happy synths saved this song from being a country one. Together with Spangled, one of the most beautiful and lovely songs from the Teargarden saga.

i was really looking forward to the studio version of this album. after seeing the evolution of this song live over the years, i must say, that i am extremely disappointed. i like just about all of the TBK material, but this just doesn't work for me. i really like the lyrics, but the guitar laden version that they played live on the last tour has set me up for a much-synthesized disappointment.

Oh man, this is a great one. I hope the whole Oceania album is full o' synthies!

Billy epitomizes the soul and very core of subconscious, of heartbreak and melancholy. He reaches down into the depths. You either resonate with the new sound, or you need to move on. Dont stay with a sound you disagree with, and don't stagnate. Billy has changed and is very much entitled to - as human beings we are all entitled to wake up with a clean slate. Take him or leave him. Each moment you live is new. A start.

Keep on rocking yours fans.... And smashe other pumpkins (songs) ;-[*

Its interesting to hear the other member's impact on the song. It makes a nice difference. Wasn't expecting so much synth, but half-way through I started to like it.

Wow, it's absolutely horrible. How could this happen to a song that sounded so good live:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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