The Smashing Pumpkins [2022]

<p><a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/billy-corgan-on-smashing-pumpkins-new-mellon-collie-sequel-nows-the-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smashing Pumpkins</a>' first two albums,&nbsp;<em>Gish</em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Siamese Dream</em>, were a huge part of the soundtrack for the early ’90s alternative rock revolution. Still sounding revolutionary all these years later, the band’s leader, Billy Corgan, recently brought the Smashing Pumpkins to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for the Spirits on Fire tour, on the heels of their 11th studio album,&nbsp;<em>Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts</em>.</p><p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/billy-corgan-on-smashing-pumpkins-new-mellon-collie-sequel-nows-the-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">concept album is a sequel</a>&nbsp;to the Smashing Pumpkins’ definitive three-LP masterwork&nbsp;<em>Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness</em>, from 1995—which also brought them crushing into the mainstream. Acts two and three of&nbsp;<em>Atum</em>&nbsp;are scheduled for January and April 2023. But meanwhile, there are live shows … and all the gear it takes to recreate more than three decades years of the band’s signature sounds. PS: Special thanks to super-tech Trace Davis for his help with the fine points.</p><p><em>Brought to you by&nbsp;</em><a href="https://ddar.io/xpnd.rr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>D’Addario XPND Pedalboard</em></a><em>.</em></p>