I always found it amazing how Billy could slam into the strings and get a single note

@aniquinstark4347

Жыл бұрын

Frusciante kinda does that too but he doesn't completely mute the other strings

@jaysharpESQ

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!! I love them both too, but Billy without doubt does it better

@Jeg08.

Жыл бұрын

​@@aniquinstark4347 ^^^ agreed

@sirtyn

Жыл бұрын

@@Squasagedog i have fairly average sized hands and can do this, but yeah billys hands are literally shovels

@elusive_mg

Жыл бұрын

yeah, at some point u gotta learn that stuff

One of THE most underrated guitarists of ALL time!! Thank you for your time and attention to greatness!

@joshuacobb3923

2 жыл бұрын

Np I loved making this video :)

@ryline666

Жыл бұрын

Everything that has ever happened is underrated

@Daves_not_here_man_

Жыл бұрын

Underrated guitarist and underrated songwriter as well. BC has a signature sound as well. I remember first hearing the solo on Zwans "honestly" and thinking "that's a BC solo if I've ever heard one". His control of distortion is quite incredible. I just wish he never learned to sing lol. The old live performances before he balded out we're amazing, the imperfections in his singing made the music so much more punk. I miss that snarl.

@ryline666

Жыл бұрын

@@Daves_not_here_man_ OMG so underrated underrated !one! no one else but us know how gud he is!! underrated

@Saddartha

Жыл бұрын

@@Daves_not_here_man_ lmao yeah.... "learning how to sing" destroyed the Pumpkins sound.

I was thought of Billy Corgan as an 80's guitarist who managed to adapt to the 90s

@jeremywatson1898

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I’m pretty sure the 90s adapted to *him*.

Billy is a shredder, one that can play fast and melodic.

@EdBenji

8 ай бұрын

He's anything but melodic!

@roypublik948

5 ай бұрын

@EdBenji Agreed. I'm scratching my head at some of these comments. I'm just hearing manic notes at high speed with no underlying musical structure. My brother is a huge fan so i went on a deep dive. Many times he solos, the other instruments duck out and leave him almost alone with the drummer. I'm guessing he knows he can only shred tunelessly, rather than over a chord progression. Interesting.

@jibernish

4 ай бұрын

He's not playing Melodic in these clips, but he certainly does in many, many others. This was a collection with a very narrow focus.

This dude is so underrated. I also appreciate his "no fuxs given" to wearing a shirt that's too small. He's next level at wearing the tightness.

@HumanHamCube

Жыл бұрын

Billy's response to a shirt too small would be to wearing a cape

@jaysharpESQ

Жыл бұрын

And ive seen him in capes too!! Im not even fucking joking

@backfru

Жыл бұрын

And a dress

@Pluralofvinylisvinyls

8 ай бұрын

Fuckes?

Unbelievable. He can play like this, seemingly without breaking a sweat, and he has the restraint to write songs like 1979 and pretty much everything on Adore. Billy Corgan is truly an artist.

@TomatoFettuccini

Ай бұрын

I read an interview with Corgan, way back in the 90s, where he said something to the effect that although the huge, crushing anthems are what grabs the audience's attention and what usually sells albums, it's the quiet, restrained pieces that he loves to write the most. In essence, 1979 is Billy Corgan at his most BIlly Corgan (Actually, I'd argue Beautiful is really Billy Corgan at his Billy Corganest). I wish I could remember where I saw it, or heck, even if it was print vs. TV interview, but the point still stands: Billy loves his sweet love songs. I think that's actually one of the more wholesome things about him.

A criminally underrated guitarist. What's amazing is the way he looks so nonchalant when he's pulling off all this ridiculous shredding. He doesn't pose or posture because playing guitar that brilliantly is just so natural to him.

@ryanprice1889

2 ай бұрын

Also, see Derek Trucks, especially in his younger years. He’s one of the best players ever and he barely moves. Even his face is like a statue

Billy isn’t a guitarist, he’s an alien that plays a guitar.

@ricksanchez5949

Жыл бұрын

Finally! I'm sure he appreciates this. He's been dropping hints for frikkin' ages.

@Erickhetfield

8 ай бұрын

So....an alien guitarist.

Wow the OG strat sounds so much better in every way than the new reverand.

@chaliceb5

Жыл бұрын

You think so too!? Yeah, absolutely.

@dasjerkstore

Жыл бұрын

​@@chaliceb5totally

so incredible! Billys leads have been the most challenging for me to play since the 90s! They are absolutely unique and break the mold for lead guitar parts of songs

Him tuning the strings up around the three minute mark made me so anxious

What a great composer and guitarist

I recall reading his "confessions" years ago when they were online. He picked a random number of 5 or 7 hours per day to practice guitar And apparently he did just that, 5 or so hours per day for, a couple of years I think. I can't remember the exact quote

Billy controls distortion like nobody else other than Hendrix. His solos are so unique.

Probably the best guitarist of the 90s. In a decade where technical prowess was borderline embarrassing to demonstrate, it was only Corgan that really carried that torch imo and still stayed on the absolute forefront of modern rock at the time. What's crazier is that he's not really given his dues as a guitarist even 30 years later. I think that's because he's known as such an amazing songwriter though

I have been telling my friends for 20+ years Billy Corgan is my favorite artist. And they don't realize why i tell them that. now besides the great songwriting I have further evidence in a nice, easy-to-difest format. Thanks for the Video!! (instant subscriber)

@kingry1985

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit man you just blew my mind … all these goddamn years and i always thought it was easy to dijest…. Oh and yea ive even seen pumpkins live and didnt realise what a good guitarist he is

@alexhydell3608

Жыл бұрын

@@kingry1985 I just bought tickets yesterday for this summer

True !!!! Billy Corgan is the best !!!! Magic guitar with psycodelic sound

@Raitor33

6 ай бұрын

He has a bit of psychedelia, a bit of gothic rock, a bit of metal, a bit of grunge and a bit of shoegaze all in one guitarist. His versatility is really insane

My absolute favorite of all time. So awesome to see this old video of him, he looked like me at that age lol. I see some Eddie Van Halen influences here for sure.

@mr.anderson6040

Жыл бұрын

When the pumpkins first got started Billy Corgan was called the Indy Van Helen imagine that

@mr.anderson6040

Жыл бұрын

When he was a kid he used to practice to his favorite bands and Van Halen was one of them and he could replicate every single note Eddie had nothing on him LOL

@alexmalch

Жыл бұрын

@@mr.anderson6040Yeah honestly I’d rather listen to Corgan than Van Halen all day

@jibernish

4 ай бұрын

Billy would not say that... he actually interviewed Eddie and has spoken about how much respect he has for Eddie.

I love his style of just doing whatever the f*ck and then making it sound good somehow 😂

Billy is not just a great songwriter he is also a great guitar player!!!! That is rare

BC was a big EVH fan early on. It shows in his early days solo.

3:38 Uncle Fester melting faces.

He just tunes it there, ON THE SPOT. No tuner, turning it live, not switching out. I saw the Pumpkins live (only once sadly) and spent the entire time watching him play the guitar with my mouth open. I play guitar, well compared to him, I pluck a few strings sort of. He is the most underrecognized and greatest guitarist of the past 30 years.

@zerosoma33

4 ай бұрын

Yeah being a good guitar player requires a musical ear. I too can tune to E or Eb from nothing, like changing strings for example. Not everyone can do it though

@zerosoma33

4 ай бұрын

What he’s doing here though is tuning his E string until it breaks, just a hit of madness at the end of the show

I remember seeing in an interview he said he practiced 4 hours a day for 4 years as a teenager.

Wow, I almost forgot, how amazing they were!

big hands like buckethead he's always been so damn good thanks for this!

Thanks for putting this together. I've always said he could be the greatest rock guitarist of all time. And, don't forget Chamberlin on drums. :)

I could have been happy with 6 Gish type albums of his shredding

One of the most creative riffs and solos were written by Mr. WPC 😌👌

Indeed he is.

billy corgan the dream collector

Billy and rivers cuomo. Fav vocal+singer

Totally underrated

He is the absolute best in my book! Luv WPC

Damn he channeling Jimi Hendrix.

Not underrated at all top 10 of all time Brilliant!! 💪🎸

Nobody under rates Billy like Billy.😂😂😂😂

nailed it.

Saw him live during the Zeitgeist era. He is an absolute beast on the guitar.

There easily a part2 of this A good soma solo, some nice acoustic playing.. an ode solo.. here is no why solo Great vid though

Harmageddon guitar solo is underrated.

I’m glad someone made this so I didn’t have to

Great content

@joshuacobb3923

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

I love shit like this! Thanks you

GOD MODE

Здорово 🤟

thanks a lot!!!!!

0:00:00 the actual take from "A Song for A Son" one of the great SP guitar moments from the post reunion era

Why are all these solos he's kinda known for his melodic parts

He's like the darth vader or fester adams of Rock!!!

so fucking good

Honestamente he ido not playing nothing dificult but he ido the Best making his amazing 🎵🎼 music

5:01 He knows he’s cool lol

Dam I didn’t know he could shred like that.

This kind of playing isnt unachievable you just have sone decent gear and a passion for all things guitar!

Billy looks like Klaus Schwab now.

@rminter44

11 ай бұрын

lol 😂

Funky butt lovin'❤

What is the first song?

@hkoehli

Жыл бұрын

A Song for a Son.

Which song is the first solo?

@jotu2274

8 ай бұрын

A Song for a son.

@rgr4929

8 ай бұрын

@@jotu2274 Thank you!

MAYBE I WANNA bE A SHITTY GUITARIST

Wow, I just realize that Billy Corgan's head now really looks like a pumpkin. Was he going for this look? Imagine the look of his skull being fractured with a tattoo. Only kidding. My all time favorite band. I wish Corgan did solos like he use to.

@garrethboland

Ай бұрын

He looks like Uncle Fester now

Man it breaks my balls so bad when Billy does that heavy E string 'wind until breaks' thing, sounds great, but his poor strat 😢

Seriously, though, the size of his hands is straight up CHEATING. Those fingers are all like a full inch longer than mine.

Billy Corgan is such a great guitar player, my biggest gripe with alternative rock is that they force all these great musicians to dumb down their playing

@rushxanthemtcg5607

Жыл бұрын

What an idiotic opinion. The musicality and technicality of alt rock blows "classic" rock away.

Just noise!!

Grunge was hard rock without the guitar solos.

@haterade5137

10 ай бұрын

This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard

@alexmalch

6 ай бұрын

Good thing Billy’s music isn’t grunge.

He's very talented But Fruciante blows him away; Thanks God he's still here!!! JM

@joshuacobb3923

2 жыл бұрын

100% :)

@alexmalch

2 жыл бұрын

imho billy is a bit better, has more melody and feel

@joshuacobb3923

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexmalch everybody has opinions and it's great we all don't like same guitarists :)

@alexmalch

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuacobb3923 that’s true!

@ramencurry6672

2 жыл бұрын

Every guitarist is great in his own way. Maybe some players are not great live but for the songs in the studio they can be perfect.

He's good, but he's no Joni Mitchell 🤣

He's a good composer and melody maker, I'm a Smashing Pumpkins fan since I'm in Highschool but I have to admit, his guitar solos are his weakest, yes they're technically impressive but they're forgettable and kind of just doodling

@samwilson2046

2 жыл бұрын

I’m gonna have to disagree with you on that one.

@joesnider880

2 жыл бұрын

just sounds like noise to me. hes a great composer and melody maker but his solos are terrible imo

@samwilson2046

2 жыл бұрын

@@joesnider880 well the solos sound amazing and are great to play on guitar. e.g the solos on rhinoceros, soma and a song for a son (in this video) are all very good.

@joesnider880

2 жыл бұрын

@@samwilson2046 he's a tremendous talent but these solos in this video don't impress me. but everyone has different tastes

@botordojocpklipp4292

2 жыл бұрын

@@joesnider880 the guitar solo from soma is beautiful stfu

Regarding the last segment, does nobody else care about the blatant damage to guitar playing the world over all because of that Scandinavian pianist/drummer 🙄

He never was. Just a good song writer. He sings awful nowadays.

@joshuacobb3923

2 жыл бұрын

Don't really listen to him so I can't comment on him that much but from what I have seen hes alright

@TheAlibabatree

2 жыл бұрын

He’s easily one of the best guitar players of the 90s. This video was a poor selection.

@thebends6580

2 жыл бұрын

​@@TheAlibabatree do you play guitar? from ur comment I can tell you're new or you don't. Or you're worshiping him. that's cool, but he's not extraordinary.

@TheAlibabatree

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebends6580 What a childish response. And yes, I’m a multi instrumentalist, thanks for asking.

@thebends6580

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheAlibabatree So am I. Not a child, and now I'm even more surprised that you consider BC as one of the bests of the 90's. Dig deeper

Boring 2

@joshuacobb3923

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

Am i getting trolled by you lot cos that all sounds like a mess even without considering how disconnected it is from anything happening at the same time..

James Iha just weeps from sheer lack of talent LMFAO

@calebrose7739

4 ай бұрын

And wept at Billy’s narcissism and controlling tendencies

@andybonerpower1806

4 ай бұрын

@calebrose7739 lol yeah he did, James is a WOMAN LMFAO!! Listen to Billy's catalog, classic hits all over the place for decades? James solo acoustic album? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA SOOOOOOOO BAD!