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@cygnustsp2 жыл бұрын
I always found it amazing how Billy could slam into the strings and get a single note
@aniquinstark4347 Жыл бұрын
Frusciante kinda does that too but he doesn't completely mute the other strings
@jaysharpESQ Жыл бұрын
Agreed!! I love them both too, but Billy without doubt does it better
@Jeg08. Жыл бұрын
@@aniquinstark4347 ^^^ agreed
@sirtyn Жыл бұрын
@@Squasagedog i have fairly average sized hands and can do this, but yeah billys hands are literally shovels
@elusive_mg Жыл бұрын
yeah, at some point u gotta learn that stuff
@prophetsbourne11362 жыл бұрын
One of THE most underrated guitarists of ALL time!! Thank you for your time and attention to greatness!
@joshuacobb39232 жыл бұрын
Np I loved making this video :)
@ryline666 Жыл бұрын
Everything that has ever happened is underrated
@Daves_not_here_man_ Жыл бұрын
Underrated guitarist and underrated songwriter as well. BC has a signature sound as well. I remember first hearing the solo on Zwans "honestly" and thinking "that's a BC solo if I've ever heard one". His control of distortion is quite incredible. I just wish he never learned to sing lol. The old live performances before he balded out we're amazing, the imperfections in his singing made the music so much more punk. I miss that snarl.
@ryline666 Жыл бұрын
@@Daves_not_here_man_ OMG so underrated underrated !one! no one else but us know how gud he is!! underrated
@Saddartha Жыл бұрын
@@Daves_not_here_man_ lmao yeah.... "learning how to sing" destroyed the Pumpkins sound.
@famine2.086 Жыл бұрын
I was thought of Billy Corgan as an 80's guitarist who managed to adapt to the 90s
@jeremywatson1898 Жыл бұрын
Honestly, I’m pretty sure the 90s adapted to *him*.
@Allison_Chaynes Жыл бұрын
This dude is so underrated. I also appreciate his "no fuxs given" to wearing a shirt that's too small. He's next level at wearing the tightness.
@HumanHamCube Жыл бұрын
Billy's response to a shirt too small would be to wearing a cape
@jaysharpESQ Жыл бұрын
And ive seen him in capes too!! Im not even fucking joking
@backfru Жыл бұрын
And a dress
@Pluralofvinylisvinyls9 ай бұрын
Fuckes?
@jonahlouque96215 ай бұрын
Unbelievable. He can play like this, seemingly without breaking a sweat, and he has the restraint to write songs like 1979 and pretty much everything on Adore. Billy Corgan is truly an artist.
@TomatoFettuccini2 ай бұрын
I read an interview with Corgan, way back in the 90s, where he said something to the effect that although the huge, crushing anthems are what grabs the audience's attention and what usually sells albums, it's the quiet, restrained pieces that he loves to write the most. In essence, 1979 is Billy Corgan at his most BIlly Corgan (Actually, I'd argue Beautiful is really Billy Corgan at his Billy Corganest). I wish I could remember where I saw it, or heck, even if it was print vs. TV interview, but the point still stands: Billy loves his sweet love songs. I think that's actually one of the more wholesome things about him.
@chaliceb5 Жыл бұрын
Billy is a shredder, one that can play fast and melodic.
@EdBenji9 ай бұрын
He's anything but melodic!
@roypublik9486 ай бұрын
@EdBenji Agreed. I'm scratching my head at some of these comments. I'm just hearing manic notes at high speed with no underlying musical structure. My brother is a huge fan so i went on a deep dive. Many times he solos, the other instruments duck out and leave him almost alone with the drummer. I'm guessing he knows he can only shred tunelessly, rather than over a chord progression. Interesting.
@jibernish5 ай бұрын
He's not playing Melodic in these clips, but he certainly does in many, many others. This was a collection with a very narrow focus.
@sholland42 Жыл бұрын
Billy isn’t a guitarist, he’s an alien that plays a guitar.
@ricksanchez5949 Жыл бұрын
Finally! I'm sure he appreciates this. He's been dropping hints for frikkin' ages.
@Erickhetfield9 ай бұрын
So....an alien guitarist.
@kevinkibble83429 ай бұрын
A criminally underrated guitarist. What's amazing is the way he looks so nonchalant when he's pulling off all this ridiculous shredding. He doesn't pose or posture because playing guitar that brilliantly is just so natural to him.
@ryanprice18893 ай бұрын
Also, see Derek Trucks, especially in his younger years. He’s one of the best players ever and he barely moves. Even his face is like a statue
@srt4b Жыл бұрын
Wow the OG strat sounds so much better in every way than the new reverand.
@chaliceb5 Жыл бұрын
You think so too!? Yeah, absolutely.
@dasjerkstore Жыл бұрын
@@chaliceb5totally
@poor2pro Жыл бұрын
so incredible! Billys leads have been the most challenging for me to play since the 90s! They are absolutely unique and break the mold for lead guitar parts of songs
@diekatzefliegt2 жыл бұрын
Him tuning the strings up around the three minute mark made me so anxious
@alexhydell3608 Жыл бұрын
I have been telling my friends for 20+ years Billy Corgan is my favorite artist. And they don't realize why i tell them that. now besides the great songwriting I have further evidence in a nice, easy-to-difest format. Thanks for the Video!! (instant subscriber)
@kingry1985 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit man you just blew my mind … all these goddamn years and i always thought it was easy to dijest…. Oh and yea ive even seen pumpkins live and didnt realise what a good guitarist he is
@alexhydell3608 Жыл бұрын
@@kingry1985 I just bought tickets yesterday for this summer
@danellae.perezschmieloz59582 жыл бұрын
What a great composer and guitarist
@backfru Жыл бұрын
I recall reading his "confessions" years ago when they were online. He picked a random number of 5 or 7 hours per day to practice guitar And apparently he did just that, 5 or so hours per day for, a couple of years I think. I can't remember the exact quote
@davidpslpsl39382 жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite of all time. So awesome to see this old video of him, he looked like me at that age lol. I see some Eddie Van Halen influences here for sure.
@mr.anderson6040 Жыл бұрын
When the pumpkins first got started Billy Corgan was called the Indy Van Helen imagine that
@mr.anderson6040 Жыл бұрын
When he was a kid he used to practice to his favorite bands and Van Halen was one of them and he could replicate every single note Eddie had nothing on him LOL
@alexmalch Жыл бұрын
@@mr.anderson6040Yeah honestly I’d rather listen to Corgan than Van Halen all day
@jibernish5 ай бұрын
Billy would not say that... he actually interviewed Eddie and has spoken about how much respect he has for Eddie.
@Daves_not_here_man_8 ай бұрын
Billy controls distortion like nobody else other than Hendrix. His solos are so unique.
@xxczerxx3 ай бұрын
Probably the best guitarist of the 90s. In a decade where technical prowess was borderline embarrassing to demonstrate, it was only Corgan that really carried that torch imo and still stayed on the absolute forefront of modern rock at the time. What's crazier is that he's not really given his dues as a guitarist even 30 years later. I think that's because he's known as such an amazing songwriter though
@justinrisen192921 күн бұрын
Billy is amazing and one of the best.... But best of the 90s? Jerry Cantrell has got to take that spot for me and im a huge SP fan since Gish.
@rhystylerhc8 күн бұрын
Billy can make that guitar scream like no one else. Virtuoso!!!
@mikeapilado88952 жыл бұрын
Thanks for putting this together. I've always said he could be the greatest rock guitarist of all time. And, don't forget Chamberlin on drums. :)
@andresav1073 Жыл бұрын
True !!!! Billy Corgan is the best !!!! Magic guitar with psycodelic sound
@Raitor336 ай бұрын
He has a bit of psychedelia, a bit of gothic rock, a bit of metal, a bit of grunge and a bit of shoegaze all in one guitarist. His versatility is really insane
@sethwright2518 Жыл бұрын
I love his style of just doing whatever the f*ck and then making it sound good somehow 😂
@jakehixon4073 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing in an interview he said he practiced 4 hours a day for 4 years as a teenager.
@danosoprano5853 Жыл бұрын
Billy is not just a great songwriter he is also a great guitar player!!!! That is rare
@nedim_guitar10 ай бұрын
BC was a big EVH fan early on. It shows in his early days solo.
@Depressed_Duchess8 ай бұрын
He just tunes it there, ON THE SPOT. No tuner, turning it live, not switching out. I saw the Pumpkins live (only once sadly) and spent the entire time watching him play the guitar with my mouth open. I play guitar, well compared to him, I pluck a few strings sort of. He is the most underrecognized and greatest guitarist of the past 30 years.
@zerosoma335 ай бұрын
Yeah being a good guitar player requires a musical ear. I too can tune to E or Eb from nothing, like changing strings for example. Not everyone can do it though
@zerosoma335 ай бұрын
What he’s doing here though is tuning his E string until it breaks, just a hit of madness at the end of the show
@ChrisPuckett Жыл бұрын
I could have been happy with 6 Gish type albums of his shredding
@HeyDropthat8 ай бұрын
big hands like buckethead he's always been so damn good thanks for this!
@OTOss82 жыл бұрын
3:38 Uncle Fester melting faces.
@theshizzzКүн бұрын
That Song for a Son solo is my favorite guitar solo of all time.
@asheriko262 жыл бұрын
Indeed he is.
@dAvrilthebear Жыл бұрын
Wow, I almost forgot, how amazing they were!
@gasarockband Жыл бұрын
One of the most creative riffs and solos were written by Mr. WPC 😌👌
@takitonmaru Жыл бұрын
billy corgan the dream collector
@thomasvermette24249 ай бұрын
Damn he channeling Jimi Hendrix.
@Meggem2168 ай бұрын
He is the absolute best in my book! Luv WPC
@AcousticBros69 Жыл бұрын
Harmageddon guitar solo is underrated.
@Portekberm Жыл бұрын
Totally underrated
@finncallahan89942 жыл бұрын
I’m glad someone made this so I didn’t have to
@Portekberm Жыл бұрын
There easily a part2 of this A good soma solo, some nice acoustic playing.. an ode solo.. here is no why solo Great vid though
@bjmckay36 ай бұрын
Not underrated at all top 10 of all time Brilliant!! 💪🎸
@georgfriedrichhendl98817 ай бұрын
Saw him live during the Zeitgeist era. He is an absolute beast on the guitar.
@user-tm5ci5ko3e2 жыл бұрын
Why are all these solos he's kinda known for his melodic parts
@werideatdusk3 ай бұрын
0:00:00 the actual take from "A Song for A Son" one of the great SP guitar moments from the post reunion era
@Junkbot-si5er2 ай бұрын
Billy and rivers cuomo. Fav vocal+singer
@alexmalch2 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot!!!!!
@JadBourji2 жыл бұрын
Great content
@joshuacobb39232 жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@rivalmjd85412 ай бұрын
5:01 He knows he’s cool lol
@LARSENALmtl8 ай бұрын
GOD MODE
@gdub999tub.6 ай бұрын
Dam I didn’t know he could shred like that.
@tb9k_ Жыл бұрын
nailed it.
@alastisalastis133 Жыл бұрын
Здорово 🤟
@Josh-zf1ev8 ай бұрын
so fucking good
@jon_gia2 күн бұрын
What’s the second song?
@jaysharpESQ Жыл бұрын
I love shit like this! Thanks you
@takitonmaru Жыл бұрын
MAYBE I WANNA bE A SHITTY GUITARIST
@jeremywatson1898 Жыл бұрын
Seriously, though, the size of his hands is straight up CHEATING. Those fingers are all like a full inch longer than mine.
@mytorment7 ай бұрын
Man it breaks my balls so bad when Billy does that heavy E string 'wind until breaks' thing, sounds great, but his poor strat 😢
@klonkillee5615 Жыл бұрын
Funky butt lovin'❤
@mtamech535 Жыл бұрын
Wow, I just realize that Billy Corgan's head now really looks like a pumpkin. Was he going for this look? Imagine the look of his skull being fractured with a tattoo. Only kidding. My all time favorite band. I wish Corgan did solos like he use to.
@garrethboland2 ай бұрын
He looks like Uncle Fester now
@comeonin762 жыл бұрын
This kind of playing isnt unachievable you just have sone decent gear and a passion for all things guitar!
@VGmaniac104 Жыл бұрын
Billy Corgan is such a great guitar player, my biggest gripe with alternative rock is that they force all these great musicians to dumb down their playing
@rushxanthemtcg5607 Жыл бұрын
What an idiotic opinion. The musicality and technicality of alt rock blows "classic" rock away.
@TheSickNeeds4 ай бұрын
Nobody under rates Billy like Billy.😂😂😂😂
@EdBenji9 ай бұрын
Just noise!!
@petjobedet4650 Жыл бұрын
Billy looks like Klaus Schwab now.
@rminter44 Жыл бұрын
lol 😂
@RicardoGarcia-zk3zp9 ай бұрын
Honestamente he ido not playing nothing dificult but he ido the Best making his amazing 🎵🎼 music
@JediObiDave7 ай бұрын
He's like the darth vader or fester adams of Rock!!!
@ihatesigningup10598 Жыл бұрын
What is the first song?
@hkoehli Жыл бұрын
A Song for a Son.
@rgr492911 ай бұрын
Which song is the first solo?
@jotu22749 ай бұрын
A Song for a son.
@rgr49299 ай бұрын
@@jotu2274 Thank you!
@gianthills Жыл бұрын
Grunge was hard rock without the guitar solos.
@haterade513711 ай бұрын
This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard
@alexmalch7 ай бұрын
Good thing Billy’s music isn’t grunge.
@jenniferlmonroe34392 жыл бұрын
He's very talented But Fruciante blows him away; Thanks God he's still here!!! JM
@joshuacobb39232 жыл бұрын
100% :)
@alexmalch2 жыл бұрын
imho billy is a bit better, has more melody and feel
@joshuacobb39232 жыл бұрын
@@alexmalch everybody has opinions and it's great we all don't like same guitarists :)
@alexmalch2 жыл бұрын
@@joshuacobb3923 that’s true!
@ramencurry66722 жыл бұрын
Every guitarist is great in his own way. Maybe some players are not great live but for the songs in the studio they can be perfect.
@pablorosario52322 жыл бұрын
He's a good composer and melody maker, I'm a Smashing Pumpkins fan since I'm in Highschool but I have to admit, his guitar solos are his weakest, yes they're technically impressive but they're forgettable and kind of just doodling
@samwilson20462 жыл бұрын
I’m gonna have to disagree with you on that one.
@joesnider8802 жыл бұрын
just sounds like noise to me. hes a great composer and melody maker but his solos are terrible imo
@samwilson20462 жыл бұрын
@@joesnider880 well the solos sound amazing and are great to play on guitar. e.g the solos on rhinoceros, soma and a song for a son (in this video) are all very good.
@joesnider8802 жыл бұрын
@@samwilson2046 he's a tremendous talent but these solos in this video don't impress me. but everyone has different tastes
@botordojocpklipp42922 жыл бұрын
@@joesnider880 the guitar solo from soma is beautiful stfu
@mmmtsp7 ай бұрын
He's good, but he's no Joni Mitchell 🤣
@mytorment7 ай бұрын
Regarding the last segment, does nobody else care about the blatant damage to guitar playing the world over all because of that Scandinavian pianist/drummer 🙄
@thebends65802 жыл бұрын
He never was. Just a good song writer. He sings awful nowadays.
@joshuacobb39232 жыл бұрын
Don't really listen to him so I can't comment on him that much but from what I have seen hes alright
@TheAlibabatree2 жыл бұрын
He’s easily one of the best guitar players of the 90s. This video was a poor selection.
@thebends65802 жыл бұрын
@@TheAlibabatree do you play guitar? from ur comment I can tell you're new or you don't. Or you're worshiping him. that's cool, but he's not extraordinary.
@TheAlibabatree2 жыл бұрын
@@thebends6580 What a childish response. And yes, I’m a multi instrumentalist, thanks for asking.
@thebends65802 жыл бұрын
@@TheAlibabatree So am I. Not a child, and now I'm even more surprised that you consider BC as one of the bests of the 90's. Dig deeper
@jenniferlmonroe34392 жыл бұрын
Boring 2
@joshuacobb39232 жыл бұрын
Thanks :)
@JSp8 Жыл бұрын
Am i getting trolled by you lot cos that all sounds like a mess even without considering how disconnected it is from anything happening at the same time..
@andybonerpower18065 ай бұрын
James Iha just weeps from sheer lack of talent LMFAO
@calebrose77394 ай бұрын
And wept at Billy’s narcissism and controlling tendencies
@andybonerpower18064 ай бұрын
@calebrose7739 lol yeah he did, James is a WOMAN LMFAO!! Listen to Billy's catalog, classic hits all over the place for decades? James solo acoustic album? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA SOOOOOOOO BAD!