''Earphoria'' is a live album by American

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. 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.Dahlen, Chris.
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 ''

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'', "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 ''

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Track listing

All tracks written by Billy Corgan, except where noted.

Personnel

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– drums * Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar *

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 initial breakup in 2000. Among his musical projects of recent years ...

– guitar, vocals *

D'arcy Wretzky D'arcy Elizabeth Wretzky-Brown (born May 1, 1968) is an American musician. She is the original bass player of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins and is credited on their first six studio albums. She left the band in 1999. Biograp ...

– bass guitar, vocals, percussion on "Mayonaise"

References

{{Authority control Albums produced by Butch Vig The Smashing Pumpkins live albums 1994 live albums Virgin Records live albums