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This might be the greatest song the Pumpkins ever made. It's def in my top 5.

Jimmy is by far thee worlds most underrated drummer, what a machine! I like how he improvs little fills and strokes here and there, such a good live drummer.

THAT was perfect. Everyone in that audience was very lucky to be there. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is a MASTERPIECE. That album takes you to another planet. Thru the Eyes of Ruby and Porcelina of the Vast Oceans are my personal favorites.

There is nothing above this...

This song is a grunge symphony, a masterpiece like the whole album Mellon collie and the infinite sadness. This live performance makes me cry, fly, feel younger. Respect, gratitude and loving to the Pumkins. Fabrice from Paris, France

I was at this show, it was quite Euphoric hearing this song live. It’s a fucking masterpiece.

This song and performance incapsulate what The Smashing Pumpkins are about: Power. Ambition. Drive.

After 62 years on this earth - this strikes me as the epitome of human achievement.

Ladies & Gentlemen............Jimmy Chamberlin.

The most underrated part about SP is their guitar overdubs and harmonies

Corgan's head twitch on the second to last riff is his realization that the 4 of them just pulled off one of the best live performances of all time.

This is one of the best live performances, it is so nice to hear James Iha's playing so clearly.

Jesus they're firing on all cylinders this whole show

The Pumpkins had to be one of the best live acts of the 90's. Just beautiful, blistering, knock-you-on-your-ass rock.

Jimmy fuckin Chamberlain. Holy fuck those fills sound just so tight.

In my opinion, the best live performance of this song. Almost too bloody good, for mere mortals to experience

Hands-down my favourite Pumpkins live footage.

Me on a Tinder date: “Sex is great and all, but have you heard this live version of Ruby???”

They were so great all together. Like they shared one mind. Jimmy on the drums especially. Just pulled the whole thing together. Amazing. So fun to see.

"The night has come to hold us young" I am an old man, but this carries me back to my youth. Sweet merciful heaven, in sync, complete, practiced, powerful, amazing...

MASTERPIECE

I love D'Arcy's subtle harmonies and James playing all those leads

Love this band so much. I recently rediscovered this album.

masters of the quiet-loud atmospheric music

ain't have words to describe how wonderful it's

perhaps the most creative song of all time

Love this song...so chill, yet so hardcore.

To this day I will never understand why Nirvana is more popular. I get that he committed suicide and was super talented but Kurt was never more musically inclined, lyrically or instrumentally than Billy. In my eyes, Billy ruled the 90s.

I'm still listening to this song. The past, I love nirvana sounds. But time goes by, I realized that I love this band more than nirvana. This live is like a orchestra. When they came to Seoul-Korea to perform live, I was a high school student, and one of my regrets was not to see the performance..

This Was IT No rock band can ever sound, or look, better. And that's that. Fantastic upload.

I saw Tool for the third time this same year + the Pumpkins just right in 97 . The cream of the cream around that time

Absolutely legendary

Corgan belongs up there with the best of them.

The amount of times I have listened to this song is many, very, very many. But it is precisely that it's enjoyment does not dissapate, means to me that it's core is a masterpiece. The range it traverses is incredible, those peaks and valleys.

Sad machines we are forever❤️

Jimmy is playing like an absolute madman

One of their finest tracks I’d say, and they have a lot of fine tracks 🎶❤️

Rock will NEVER be better than this! Corgan is a fuckin Genius and it’s a fuckin crime that they aren’t in the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame!

That snare sounds majestic. Cuts right through.

How am I just finding this? Stunning performance from all four.

Perfect song, perfect band, perfect performance at the right time. They were so in sync and on another level here. Great audio quality and camera work and lighting too!

Iha and Corgan blew my mind with the guitar work in this album. Masterpiece from start to finish. I’m so glad Courtney didn’t get the chance to steal any of these songs like the pariah she is

Saw this tour in Glasgow in 1996. It the only show from that time that I still talk about now. Absolutely epic.

Iha and jimmy rule this track

Hands down one of my favorite songs off of MCIS. such an incredible wall of sound. God, this song looks like so much fun to play live. Jimmy's fills and general playing is epic, as usual. totally kills it.

Jimmy Chamberlain is an absolute monster on this song (and always). Sonic destruction.

My absolute favorite Pumpkins track. If Billy Corgan was born in the 50's, his band would have been bigger than Zeppelin. I'm sure he misses playing stadiums, but today? He could write the most beautiful, incredible songs, but unless he pays from his pocket to have it marketed, it won't be heard by the mainstream.

1 of the best rock performances ever

When I need to cry, I play this, Porcelina and Galapogos back-to-back 😭😭😭

An unbeatable band, fucking brilliant song... definitely miss their brilliance during this era. TSP were so way ahead and even these songs are still timeless... after 24 fucking years.

Wrap me up in always And drag me in with maybes, yeah Your innocence is treasure, your innocence is death Your innocence is all I have Breathing underwater And living under glass And if you spin your love around The secrets of your dreams You may find your love is gone And is not quite what it seemed To appear to disappear Beneath all your darkest fears I believe in never I believe in all the way But belief is not to notice, belief is just some faith And faith can't help you to escape And with this ring I wed thee true And with this ring I wed thee now And with this ring I play so dead But no one's asking for the truth, so let me tell you If you spin your love around The secrets of your dreams You may find your love is gone And is not quite what it seemed To appear to disappear Beneath all your darkest fears To the revelations of fresh faced youth No one will come to save you So speak your peace in the murmurs drawn But youth is wasted on the young Your strength is my weakness, your weakness my hate My love for you just can't explain Why we're forever frozen, forever beautiful Forever lost inside ourselves The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young The night has come to hold us young

I named my first red bass "Ruby." Still have her too!

Saw this is 2011 cried my eyes out, can't imagine how id have felt in 1996

Jesus christ, what a fucking amazing performance. And damn D'Arcy was gorgeous.

One of the best album i ever bought!

I've watched this video hundreds of times.I know it front to back. Billy, your guitar has changed. I love it!

It's so clear watching this that Jimmy Chamberlin made the Smashing Pumpkins. I honestly can't think of another band where that's true of the drummer.

You know I've been listening to this band for like 30 years tonight this band was awesome one of the best I'm 60 years old oh my God

This is great, cheers for posting!

jim jim is the man

Amazing performance by an amazing band of one of their so many amazing songs. Nothing will equal their music for me, perfection to my ears.

Their finest hour. I've been fortunate to see them in Cascais (Portugal) on this tour. One of the best gigs in my life!

Been listening to this album a lot lately and this song may or may not be played 5x/day...such a great track.

The best live version I Guess. Love love love! Thanks SP

I swear I go through stretches every couple years that I watch this once a day or more. It is the BEST performance I’ve ever seen. I really wish I could ask Billy what he thinks about this footage particularly! Does he remember this actual take? Does he see what we see. The comments let me know I’m not the only one. Just amazing.

Thank you so much for posting the Deluxe version.

This tour is when Billy finally let Jame's show his chops on guitar.

I would love to see the original lineup again!!

jimmy chamberlin is a beast!

What a performance of an incredible song. Blown Away.

I was at this gig and, it was amazing.

One of my all-time favs from the Pumpkins!

The Peak of epic/psychedelic 90s rock right here.

Seen Zep, ACDC, The Who, The Cult (at their peak), I think this performance out does them all.

This performance gives me shivers. Quite incredible.

that twin distortion tone tho.

James Iha's solo, underrated guitarist if there ever was one!

one of the most amazing gigs ever...so trippy

I wonder what Billy must have thought when he began to learn just who Jimmy was as a drummer

this was a great performance, especially from 6:28 til the end

Excellent band. Very talented members.. Music genious.. I am your number one fan..😘😘😘😘😇

I saw them on this tour. Was like music from another planet.

Hell yeah, Jimmy, i f”#%n knew you rocked decades ago!

Just incredible!

one of the best jam sessions you will ever see

When people ask me why I have the SP heart tattooed on my forearm I should just send them this link and say no more…. No more needs to be said!

When Smashing Pumpkings were Smashing Pumpkins

You just can't fucking beat that, man.

I agree with everyone who says this is the best live thing I have ever seen from any band,

This is just incredible.....

The best ever version of this opus

This song is MAGIC

This is such a superhero song. Love it.

Uno de los mejores songwritters del rock alternativo en general, casi olvidado en nuestros tiempos

Hands down best vid. So far.

Thanks for the quality !

Few bands would have the courage to play an epic like this live. I bet only a few diehards in the audience in the audience even recognised this one. I'd have been going mental for this.

Love this song 🖤🖤🖤🖤

much more appreciated 30 years later!