Billy Corgan Reflects on the 30th Anniversary of 'Gish' and Looks Ahead
Billy Corgan Reflects on the 30th Anniversary of ‘Gish’ and Looks Ahead Andy Greene Dirt, there was Gish. And while it may be a stretch to say that Smashing Pumpkins’ 1991 debut LP was the first album of the alternative rock revolution (Jane’s Addiction, Pixies, Nirvana, and Mudhoney might have something to say about that), it was an enormous landmark nonetheless. At a time when most indie albums failed to reach many fans outside of an act’s small cult, Gish entered the Perhaps because the MTV crowd didn’t become aware of the Pumpkins until Siamese Dream hit in...