''Earphoria'' is a live album by American
alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s. Alternative rock acts achieved mainstream success in the 1990s w ...
band
The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins (also simply known as Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band formed in Chicago in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha, bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. The ...
. It is the soundtrack of the band's ''
Vieuphoria'' video. While the video has been widely available since its initial release, the CD was initially released as a limited number (under 1000) of promo copies in 1994, and was subsequently heavily bootlegged.
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Smashing Pumpkins: Earphoria: Pitchfork Record Review
". 2002–12–12. Accessed on 2007–12–30. In 2002, ''Vieuphoria'' was reissued on DVD and ''Earphoria'' finally earned a commercial release.
The CD contains the audio for all the performances in ''Vieuphoria'', and includes extended versions of the music used in the video interludes. An exception is the performance of "Silverfuck" – ''Earphoria'' includes the tease of "
Over the Rainbow" while ''Vieuphoria'' edits it out, possibly owing to prohibitive licensing costs.
Critical reception
"While a live document of the Pumpkins' farewell tour would have been very palatable," opined ''
Classic Rock
Classic rock is a radio format that developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, it comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the early-1990s, primarily focusing on comm ...
'', "this mix-and-match collection of (mainly) live material from the full breadth of their career is far more imaginative. It's also vastly superior to their previous odds-and-sods compilation ''
Pisces Iscariot''."
Track listing
All tracks written by
Billy Corgan, except where noted.
Personnel
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Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
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Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar
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James Iha
(born March 26, 1968) is an American rock musician. He is best known as a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. He was a member until the band's initial breakup in 2000 and rejoined in 2018.
Iha has als ...
– guitar, vocals
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D'arcy Wretzky – bass guitar, vocals, percussion on "Mayonaise"
References
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Albums produced by Butch Vig
The Smashing Pumpkins live albums
1994 live albums
Virgin Records live albums