Gish

Simply a perfect record, one of the best of all time. Not only is the music brilliant, but the recording and mixing are flawless (on the original 1991 release). You can hear everything.

the birth of the greatest band of all time. purely incredible

I won't go into the details about the music because if you're here, chances are, you've already heard it. What I will say is that this particular pressing by Virgin is brilliant. Everything from the packaging design to the actual quality of the record is perfect from start to finish. This is how all reissues should be done. Highly recommended for all good music lovers!

...I just wanna get there faster.Bought this off the back of the Rotten Apples best of as I liked the sound of their earlier stuff. Not disappointed. A real treat. His voice just kicks ass.

Gish is the debut album from Smashing Pumpkins, originally released in 1991. Like many I didn't come across Smashing Pumpkins until there second album, "Siamese Dream". Such was its impact I was soon off in search of more of their music, where I found Gish.The familiar whine of Billy Corgan's vocals is instantly recognisable to those who know the Pumpkins later work, as are the guitar riffs which often seem to clash with the accompanying instruments without actually sounded out of tune or even remotely wrong. Add some grinding guitar riffs and precision drumming to the mix and you have the unmistakable sound of the Smashing Pumpkins. The beauty of this album (as with other Pumpkins albums) is the effortless way if flows from this hard thumping grunge rock of the early `90s, to soft soothing ballads and back again to thunderous riffs and heavy thumping drums, ensuring the album never feels like an elongated song where a new track number means little more than a key change.As with many grunge/rock bands of the time the production is much rawer than their later albums, though at times this actually adds to the music rather than being for the worse.While definitely not their best album, any fan of their later albums will find Gish a worthy addition to their music collection, as will those whose tastes include the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and other bands of the `90s Grunge/Rock/Punk movement.

Listened to this on CD when it was first released, loved it. Bought it on Vinyl out of Nostalgia but I have found that areas in the tracks where the CDwas unable to keep coherence are now handled perfectly and clear, and I mean played on the same kit. Sweet.

This is an impressive debut, I bought "Mary, Star of the Sea" by Zwan and enjoyed it so I decided to investigate the Smashing Pumpkins. This album opens beautifully with "I am the one" and follows with "Siva". Here the Pumpkins trademark is set as Billy Corgan and James Iha layer the guitars while the rythym section just rocks on. The guitarists and the rythym section in this album seem to be an excellent example of symbiosis, two completely different species cooperating together to produce something better than the separate parts could create.I like guitar rock, I love Zeppelin and the White Stripes, the Foo Fighters and the Rolling Stones. This album shows how, even at the very beginning, The Smashing Pumpkins were right up there with those bands.

As described, reasonably priced, and whilst delivery was delayed (Covid19 issues), I was kept informed.

Great album, good quality purchase, and arrived faster than estimated.

Um dos melhores discos da década de 90!

It sounded amazing when it first came out, the production value was through the roof for an "indie" album at a time when lo-fi grunge was the direction the world was heading. Now remastered, it just pounds even more. I do find however that some subtle nuances get lost or buried with remastered releases. Hard to put a finger on it, maybe it's just my old self now vs. the memory of listening to it back in the 90s. Of course there's also the element of different stereo systems now vs. then, everything is digital now. No one has the thundering 1000 watt stereo with 5 foot speakers and 20 band equalizers in their living rooms any more, lol.I digress. This album is and always will be a classic. It is so raw, yet so polished. You can really tell that Billy hadn't found his true songwriting footing yet, but the groundwork is there. The next two albums (3 if you include Pisces) would define the 90s sound and reach Mount Olympus imo. Music this daring and far reaching hasn't come close since. I get Melancholy thinking about it, pun intended.

Valió la pena la espera de un mes a que llegara desde Europa al parecer .. un disco álbum genial y calidad de sonido estupenda!

El arranque del disco es una auténtica locura, con tres temas sobresalientes 'I Am One', 'Siva' y 'Rhinoceros' a cada cuál mejor. El nivel no baja con la cuarta, y me derrito con la línea de bajo de 'Crush' la quinta. Pero no penséis que aquí acaba todo porque la nota de lo que nos queda sigue siendo altísima, sin altibajos, no hay desperdicio ni temas de relleno, se nota que los Smashing estaban inspirados, vaya si lo estaban. Un disco atemporal que incluso va ganando con el paso de los años. La verdad, da cierta nostalgia al ver en lo que se han convertido los Smashing fruto de la mala cabeza del señor Billy Corgan. Por cierto, el trabajo de D'arcy Wretzky al bajo es espectacular, trazando una línea invisible que viaja a través de todos y cada uno de los temas para darles emoción y sentido. Prestadle atención cuando lo escuchéis porque no tiene desperdicio.El envío correcto, en la fecha indicada y sin desperfectos.