Are you going crazy, yet? We finish the Smashing Pumpkins' debut album by discussing the last three tracks, or four if you want to get technical. Then we make time for three extra tracks, including one that Nick said he'd trade for all of Gish. Austin breaks down two solos while also getting in a Guns N' Roses reference. Then they recap their favorite moments from Gish.  

3:00 - "Tristessa"

9:42 - "Window Paine" 

18:45 - "Daydream" 

25:04 - "I'm Going Crazy"

31:40 - "Drown"

41:22 - "Glynis" 

46:20 - "Bye June"

Billy Corgan's Gish "Album Deep Dive" from May 29, 2020

Smashing Pumpkins with Pearl Jam - Window Paine 3-28-1992

All By Myself (Hidden Track) Green Day

Singles (soundtrack)

Smashing Pumpkins - Drown (extended version)

No Alternative

Glynis (2012 Mix)

The Smashing Pumpkins - Glynis (live acoustic Halloween 1993)

This week we dig into the murky middle of Gish. The songs veer from riffy monsters like "Bury Me" to Indian-inspired mood pieces like "Suffer." Nick admits to a botched high school performance of "Crush," while Austin digs into the many solos of "Snail."

3:50 - "Bury Me"

15:01 - "Crush"

21:35 - "Suffer"

29:50 - "Snail"

How Gish got its name

Bandsplain: Smashing Pumpkins: Part 1 with Rob Harvilla

R.E.M. "Murmur"

The Beatles in India

Pennywhistle

Chino Moreno with Smashing Pumpkins performing "Snail"

Black metal cover of "Street Spirit"

Anyone Can Play Guitar - Radiohead - My Iron Lung EP

And we're back. Welcome to the next season of Anyone Can Play Guitar. After learning every Radiohead song on guitar (and maybe promising to repeat the process) this time we are digging into another mainstay of 90s alternative rock, The Smashing Pumpkins. Hope you're ready for some riffs because they are relentless on the band's debut album, Gish. 

Why The Smashing Pumpkins? Nick lays out why he believes the band deserves the deep dive, from the astonishing drumming of Jimmy Chamberlin to the guitar heroics of Billy Corgan. But can he convince Austin? Get ready for a ludicrous number of solos and an examination of Corgan's unique voice.

23:50 - "I Am One"

34:00 - "Siva"

40:02 - "Rhinoceros"

J. S. Bach: Sonata No. 4 in E Minor BWV 528 | Pedal Clavichord

Smashing Pumpkast

Pitchfork's review of William Patrick Corgan's Ogilala

The Discographers

The Smashing Pumpkins "Siva" music video

The Smashing Pumpkins - Siva (Outtakes & Commentary)

The Smashing Pumpkins - Rhinoceros (Official Music Video)

It's the big one. After more than three years of learning every Radiohead song on guitar, Nick and Austin spend a few hours ranking their favorite albums, b-sides, and songs. They even find time to pick out the worst songs in the catalog, in case you want to know how they both feel about "I'm A Wicked Child." Along the way, Nick mentions the unconscious more than he should, and Austin talks trash about "Optimistic" again. 

Thanks for listening. 

But is this the end? 

1:32 - A discussion about learning each album on guitar 

12:50 - The Best Radiohead Albums 

34:00 - The Worst Radiohead Songs 

47:10 - A concise history of Radiohead b-sides

50:25 - The Best Radiohead B-Sides 

1:01:40 - The Best Radiohead Songs 

With the main album out of the way, Nick and Austin dig into the meager leftovers of A Moon Shaped Pool. Austin geeks out about 90s movie soundtracks, before bringing up the inspirational American football movie, Rudy. For some reason, Nick talks about the charity single, "We Are The World." Then they both debate the fundamental nature of the b-side, and whether one song released without a single can even qualify. 

1:00 - "Ill Wind" 

7:45 - "Spectre"

"True Love Waits" original version from Brussels

"Spectre" time signature?

James Bond "Spectre" 

"Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon

Radiohead cover of "Nobody Does It Better"

Rudy

The Sandlot

Hoosiers

"Big Boots (Man of War)" by Radiohead in "Meeting People is Easy"

Sam Smith "Writing's On The Wall" (from Spectre)

Michael Jackson "Earth Song"

Did Sam Smith copy 'Earth Song' in 'Writing's On The Wall'?

The Greatest Night in Pop

Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files

The "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or Not

Austin - “Identikit” 

Nick - “Daydreaming” 

The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song 

Nick - “Daydreaming"

Austin - “Present Tense"

The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved Song

Austin - “Decks Dark” 

Nick - “Present Tense"

They've reached the end of A Moon Shaped Pool. Will Nick convince Austin that this is an underappreciated classic, or will Austin spend the whole time saying negative things about "The Numbers?" Nick brings up The Beatles again, before pledging his love for Paul McCartney. Finally, the two spend a good twenty minutes discussing "True Love Waits."

1:50 - "The Numbers"

11:45 - "Present Tense"

19:40 - "Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Man Thief"

27:30 - "True Love Waits"

Radiohead - "The Numbers" Jonny, Thom & a CR78

Learn to play "Stairway to Heaven"'s interlude section

Beyoncé with Jack White - "Don't Hurt Yourself"

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - "Power to the People"

Paul McCartney - "Long Haired Lady"

Radiohead - "Present Tense" Jonny, Thom & a CR78

Tinker Tailor nursery rhyme

Radiohead - "True Love Waits" 12/5/95 Luna Theatre, Belgium

Drum heavy version of "True Love Waits" from OK Computer sessions

AI version of a theoretical full-band version from around 1996

Nearly two hours of different versions of "True Love Waits" ​​

Radiohead - "True Love Piano" tape loop version from OK Computer sessions

Pulk/Pull (True Love Waits Version) from Kid A Mnesia

Acoustic version of "True Love Waits" from I Might Be Wrong

News story that was supposedly the inspiration for "True Love Waits"

"I Might Be Wrong: Every Radiohead Song, Ranked" from Vulture

Radiohead acoustic guitar version of "True Love Waits" from 2018

35. Radiohead's A Moon Shaped Pool, Part 2 

Before realizing that they host a Radiohead podcast, the two give their thoughts on the latest by Taylor Swift. Will Austin check out of this album after the fourth track? Can Nick figure out the proper length of delay to perform the guitar pattern for Identikit? 

4:50 - "Desert Island Disk" 

13:00 - "Ful Stop" 

21:30 - "Glass Eyes" 

27:24 - "Identikit" 

Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

Bjork - "Post"

Can - "Future Days"

Desert Island Discs

Austin's desert island discs: "Apologies to Queen Mary" by Wolf Parade, "Alice" by Tom Waits, "The White Album" by The Beatles, "Vitalogy" by Pearl Jam, "Either, Or" by Eliot Smith. 

Nick's Desert Island Discs: "Mellon Colland the Infinite Sadness" by Smashing Pumpkins, "In a Silent Way" by Miles Davis, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by The Beatles, "Moondance" by Van Morrison, and "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" by Kanye West. 

"Ful Stop" live

It's the last Radiohead album. Is this the last season? Before Nick and Austin contemplate what that means, they discuss why so many metal bands need to cover "Burn the Witch." Nick loses it a bit on "Daydreaming," while Austin gets to pine about Amnesiac again. Thanks for listening. 

5:00 - "Burn the Witch" 

17:30 - "Daydreaming" 

32:40 - "Decks Dark" 

"Burn the Witch" music video

"Burn The Witch" cello cover by Break of Reality

"Burn The Witch" cover by London Cello Quartet

"Burn the Witch" cover by The Fantasy Orchestra

"Burn the Witch" cover by Atomic Tom

"Burn the Witch" cover by 5th PROJEKT

"Burn the Witch" cover by Johari

"Burn the Witch" cover by Leo Moracchioli

"Burn The Witch" live at Lollapalooza 29/07/2016 (Chicago)

Øyvind Torvund: A Walk into the Future

"Daydreaming" music video

"Radiohead: The Secrets Of Daydreaming" by Rishi Kaneria

This week, we're stepping back in time. After getting teased for years by Austin, Nick finally learns all the Pablo Honey b-sides. Needless to say, taking up some of their earliest tracks after "The King of Limbs" was quite strange for both. Will they find some hidden gems or spend the whole time trashing "Pop is Dead" again? 

2:07 - "Inside My Head" 

8:48 - "Million Dollar Question" 

13:28 - "Yes I Am" 

18:05 - "Faithless the Wonderboy" 

22:12 - "Coke Babies" 

28:12 - "Pop is Dead" 

The Pixes - "Tame"

Rites Of Spring - "For Want Of"

Beefeater

"Inside My Head" live at Reading 1994

Live at Astoria 1994

The Offspring - "Come Out And Play"

The Cranberries - "Linger"

Ride - "Vapour Trail"

Radiohead - "Pop is Dead"

"The King of Limbs" might have been a meager album, but there are plenty of b-sides to discuss. Will Austin and Nick create a fantasy version of the album, or admit that these extras don't fit? Nick finally gets to geek out about supercolliders, while Austin goes on about trees. They finish by picking the best songs of the era. Join the discussion on Facebook.

1:23 - "Harry Patch (In Memory Of)"

8:30 - "These Are My Twisted Words" 

15:30 - "Supercollider"

19:45 - "The Butcher"

22:20 - "The Daily Mail" 

28:40 - "Staircase" 

Remembrance: Harry Patch recalls the trenches

Artwork for "These Are My Twisted Words"

Can (band)

Large Hadron Collider

Fermilab

Filter "Take A Picture"

Radiohead "Cuttouth"

What is Music Podcast

The "Creep" Award: The Best Song, Begrudgingly or Not

Nick - “Lotus Flower” 

Austin - “Lotus Flower” 

The "Blow Out" Award: Our Personal Favorite Song 

Austin - “Feral"

Nick - “Feral"

The "I Can't" Award: Most Improved Song

Austin - “Bloom” 

Nick - “Little By Little"