S Club 7

Their hits include: One Step Closer, Automatic High, New Direction, Puppy Love and Fool No More. A large fan site currently offers all of them: http://www.billy-corgan.com/downloads/mp3/mashed_potatoes/index.php . They also had a small role in 'Viva S Club'. With Billy's blessing, the 5-disc set, along with many other demos, can today be downloaded on various sites throughout the web. One of them - Connor - left this band early but the others keep the S Club legacy alive to this day under the name of S Club 8. A very limited-release boxed set of rarities (fewer than 10 copies are rumored to have been produced) was distributed to friends by Corgan in 1994; known as Mashed Potatoes, this set has achieved near-legendary status among fans. A contest asking for children to join S Club 7 during a performance at Wembley arena resulted in 9 children forming another band, originally called S Club Juniors. In addition to official releases, there are a wide variety of bootleg and rare tracks circulating on the web.

Spearitt went on to star in the movie Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, while Rachel Stevens has enjoyed several solo hits. D'arcy Wretzky has not made any statements or appearances since leaving the band in 1999. In March 2002 Paul Cattermole, the eldest member of the band, announced he was leaving to join Skua, a nu metal band formed by his school-friends, though he remained with S Club 7 until June and continued to date fellow member Hannah Spearitt. The remaining six members stayed together under the name S Club until the release of their movie Seeing Double in April 2003, disbanding later the same month. James Iha continues his work as guitarist with A Perfect Circle. The series were retitled S Club 7 in Miami, S Club 7 in Miami, S Club 7 in Miami and Viva S Club. At the same time, Jimmy Chamberlin has completed work on his first solo album, entitled The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. The show also became a big hit in the United States, where it originally aired on Fox Family and later on ABC Family. He is also publicly open with his work on a new solo album, even requesting fans to attend live taping sessions.

It was created and partially written by Kim Fuller, who also created and wrote the Spice Girls' movie. In October, 2004, Corgan released his first book, a book of poetry entitled Blinking with Fists. During each episode, the members would perform one of the songs from their current album. On June 3, 2004, he added that "the depth of my hurt [from Iha] is only matched with the depth of my gratitude". The program changed its name to reflect the location it was set in: Miami 7, LA 7, Hollywood 7 and Viva S Club, set in Spain. On February 17, 2004, Billy Corgan posted a bitter message on his personal blog calling Wretzky a "mean spirited drug addict" and blaming Iha for the breakup of The Smashing Pumpkins. The program was a sitcom based around the band members (who played themselves) living together and trying to become famous. Their only album, Mary Star of the Sea, was released to mixed reviews, and after cancelling a few festival appearances Corgan announced the demise of the band in 2003.

S Club 7 was a British pop band created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, who rose to fame via their own BBC television program. Corgan and Chamberlin would reunite in 2001 as members of Corgan's next project, the shortlived Zwan. All Music Guide (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040405291418211820&sql=Brgtvad3ku8wj). This is excluded because the rights are owned by Warner Brothers, who loaned out the band from their regular label, Virgin Records.). Best - The Greatest Hits Of (2003) (album - #2). (There is one notable omission, "The End Is the Beginning Is the End", used in the Batman and Robin soundtrack. Say Goodbye/Love Ain't Gonna Wait For You (2003) (single - #2). It also features the performance of "Fuck You (An Ode To No One)" from their final gig at the Metro.

Seeing Double (2002) (album - #17). It compiled all of the Pumpkins promo videos from Gish to MACHINA, the rare promo for "I Am One", a 15 minute short film called "Try" as well as a TV performance of "Geek U.S.A.". Alive (2002) (single - #5). A greatest hits DVD was also released around the same time. You (2002) (single - #2). The now rare double disc version of the album, released as a limited edition, included a B-sides/rarities collection called Judas O. Sunshine (2001) (album - #3). 2001 saw the release of a posthumous greatest hits compilation, Rotten Apples (Greatest Hits), which included various singles spanning their decade long career.

Have You Ever (2001) (single - #1). The Smashing Pumpkins won many awards during their careers (including two Grammy awards: Hard Rock Performance 1996 for "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", and Hard Rock Performance 1997 for "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"), headlined several major tours, appeared on a few movie soundtracks and released an impressive number of songs in a fairly short time. Don't Stop Movin' (2001) (single - #1). A DVD of the 4 hour concert is still in the works. Never Had A Dream Come True (2000) (single - #1). On December 2, 2000, Smashing Pumpkins played their final concert at The Metro, the same Chicago club where their career had effectively started twelve years earlier. Natural (2000) (single - #3). The Smashing Pumpkins' final commercial recording was a single, "Untitled".

7 (2000) (album - #1). In a first for an established band, the group's final album, MACHINA II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, was released in September 2000 in a limited pressing on vinyl with permission and instructions for free redistribution on the internet by fans. Reach (2000) (single - #2). In May 2000, Billy Corgan announced the band's decision to break up at the end of that year following additional touring and recording. Two In A Million/You're My Number One (1999) (single - #2). Bass player Wretzky departed after the recording of MACHINA/The Machines of God, and former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur was recruited for the "Sacred and Profane" tour in support of the album. S Club (1999) (album - #2). The band's lineup changed again at this point.

S Club Party (1999) (single - #2). MACHINA also brought Corgan's desire to write a concept album to fruition. Bring It All Back (1999) (single - #1). The return of a rehabilitated Jimmy Chamberlin for 2000's MACHINA/The Machines of God signaled a return to a more familiar Pumpkins sound, but failed to widely connect with fans. Rachel Stevens (born 1978). Although Adore received quite favorable reviews and was nominated for Best Alternative Performance at the Grammys, the album sold only 3 million copies. Hannah Spearritt (born 1981). Corgan also modified his public image, shedding his alternative hipster look for a dark Gothic persona, and began hanging around Marilyn Manson.

Jo O'Meara (born 1979). The record was cut using drum machines and was distinctly experimental. Bradley McIntosh (born 1981). Recorded following the death of Corgan's mother, 1998's Adore represented a significant change of style from the Pumpkins' previous guitar based rock, veering into electronica, trimming much of the guitar-driven sonic underpinnings and infused with a much heavier mood. Jon Lee (born 1982). Billy Corgan became something of a hate figure amongst the hard rock press following a statement in which he declared rock to be dead. He stated that Mellon Collie would be the last Pumpkins record of that type, and that rock was, for himself at least, becoming stale due to a lack of willingness to experiment from other rock artists. Paul Cattermole (born 1977). Though the band finished the tour with another drummer and keyboardist, their profile had taken a marked downturn.

Tina Barrett (born 1976). Chamberlin was subsequently fired from the band. Melvoin died, and Chamberlin was arrested for drug possession. The band's fortunes changed significantly on July 12, 1996, when touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin and Chamberlin overdosed on heroin in a hotel room in New York City. Its hit songs included "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", "Tonight, Tonight," "1979" and "Zero." Many of the remaining songs that, for one reason or another, did not make it onto Mellon Collie were released as B-sides to the singles, eventually compiled in the now out of print The Aeroplane Flies High box set.

It also garnered seven 1996 Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year. While the idea of an overriding concept was dropped somewhere along the way, Mellon Collie became even more successful than Siamese Dream, selling over twelve million copies worldwide. The result was Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, a double-disc (triple on vinyl) album release featuring 28 songs and lasting over 2 hours. Following this spell of concentrated creativity, the Pumpkins went back into the studio with producer Flood to work on what Corgan described as "The Wall of the '90s," a comparison with Pink Floyd's famous double concept album.

Corgan worked non-stop over the next year and wrote, according to statements in interviews, about 50 songs for the next album. Following relentless touring to support the recordings, the band took time off to write the follow up album. In 2002, Vieuphoria (on DVD) and Earphoria were released to the public. In 1994, Virgin released a B-sides/rarities compilation Pisces Iscariot and a concert video Vieuphoria. A CD version of Vieuphoria, entitled Earphoria was released to radio stations only.

Siamese Dream sold four million copies in the US, and the videos for the songs "Today" and "Disarm" garnered the Pumpkins international attention through heavy rotation on MTV. Corgan went on record saying if the record didn't sell well, the band would break up. Contemporary music press portrayed Corgan as something of a tyrant during the recording sessions, with rumors circulating that Corgan had unilaterally erased and redone guitar and bass parts previously recorded by Iha and D'arcy, claims which band members say were greatly exaggerated. To counteract his depression, Corgan worked overtime, playing all of the guitar, bass and vocal tracks for the 1993 follow up album, Siamese Dream.

During the Gish tour, Iha and Wretsky went through a messy breakup, Chamberlin became addicted to drugs and alcohol, and Corgan entered a deep depression, writing some songs for the upcoming album in the parking garage where he lived at the time. Named after actress Lillian Gish, the record fused heavy metal guitars, psychedelia and Dream pop and went on to become a minor success. To give them indie credibility, Virgin matched the band with Sonic Youth producer Butch Vig and released their 1991 debut album Gish on Virgin subsidiary label Caroline Records. The single sold out and they released another single, "Tristessa" on Sub Pop Records, after which they signed to Virgin Records.

In 1990, they released their first record, a limited edition single called "I Am One" on local Chicago label Limited Potential. Though they played their first gig as a duo at a Polish bar, jazz drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was brought in to the band after Cabaret Metro owner Joe Shanahan agreed to book the Pumpkins, provided they threw out the drum machine and recruited a human drummer instead. In 1988, Corgan met bassist D'Arcy Wretzky at another band's gig in Chicago; Wretzky would join the band shortly after; Wretsky and Iha would eventually have a personal relationship. They began writing songs with the aid of a drum machine.

There he met guitarist James Iha. The band had limited success and quickly dissolved, and Corgan returned to Chicago, taking a job in a record store. Petersburg, Florida with his Goth band The Marked. At the age of 19, singer and guitarist Billy Corgan left his native Chicago, Illinois, moving to St.

They produced a series of critically and commercially successful records between their formation in 1988 and dissolution in 2000. Less punk influenced than many of their contemporaries, their distinctive sound featured a dense, guitar-heavy sound and combined elements of heavy metal, psychedelia, power pop, acoustic music, shoegazer-style production and, in later recordings, electronica. The Smashing Pumpkins (previously known as simply Smashing Pumpkins) were a critically and commercially successful American alternative rock band of the 1990s and early 21st century. Download sample of "Cherub Rock" from Siamese Dream.

Untitled from Rotten Apples. Try, Try, Try from MACHINA/The Machines of God. Stand Inside Your Love from MACHINA/The Machines of God. The Everlasting Gaze from MACHINA/The Machines of God.

Perfect from Adore. Ava Adore from Adore. The End is the Beginning is the End from Batman and Robin OST. Thirty-Three from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Tonight, Tonight from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Zero from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. 1979 from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Bullet with Butterfly Wings from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Rocket from Siamese Dream. Disarm from Siamese Dream. Today from Siamese Dream. Cherub Rock from Siamese Dream.

I Am One from Gish (this video was finally released in 2001 on the Greatest Hits DVD). Rhinoceros from Gish. Siva from Gish.