Singles soundtrack

1. Alice In Chains - Would?
2. Pearl Jam - Breath
3. Chris Cornell - Seasons
4. Paul Westerberg - Dyslexic Heart
5. The Love Mongers - The Battle of Evermore
6. Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns
7. Soundgarden - Birth Ritual
8. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
9. Mudhoney - Overblown
10. Paul Westerberg - Waiting For Somebody
11. Jimi Hendrix - May This Be Love
12. Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You
13. Smashing Pumpkins - Drown

Sure, this soundtrack contained some pretty vile shit (the formerly great Westerberg's "Dyslexic Heart", Ten-era Pearl Jam throw-away tracks, the grunge-lite hit "Nearly Lost You"), and even the Soundgarden song isn't that great. Why bother posting this? Well, glad you asked. While you've got to wade through a pretty deep puddle of garbage, it's all worth it in the end. Literally, the end. The final track is what I would choose as my favorite Smashing Pumpkins moment (right up there with "Starla")... feedback freakouts and space-noodling abound. While Gish and Siamese Dream were great albums, the best tracks were the hidden gems cast off for b-sides and soundtrack compilations such as this one. Go ahead, I won't judge you for bumping Mother Love Bone. I'll never know.

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Smashing Pumpkins - Peel Sessions UK single

1. Siva
2. Girl Named Sandoz
3. Smiley

Once again, there's only one b-side here not released on Pisces Iscariot. "Smiley" is a decent down-tempo SP tune, no extended guitar wig-outs here. Probably wouldn't have been too out of place on Gish. Eh... "Girl Named Sandoz" is an Animals cover, and it rocks with piss and vinegar not found in the original (not to say the Animals version was completely toothless). "Siva" is not the Gish version, but it's damn close.

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Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock UK single

1. Cherub Rock
2. Pissant
3. French Movie Theme

One of the better singles from Siamese Dream, the "Cherub Rock" single contains two b-sides, one of which is not available on another disc. "Pissant" was rereleased on Pisces Iscariot and "French Movie Theme" was left to languish in obscurity. Reasonably so. Total throw-away b-side material, but interesting for Pumpkins fans who haven't heard this single.

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