Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins Bass FC (RB1) Rock Band PlayStation 2 HD Gameplay
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My Thoughts On The Song/Chart: A timeless classic from The Smashing Pumpkins and an alternative anthem for thousands of teenagers during the 90s. This song always is a great one to listen to and is a simple reminder of the band from their glory days as well as the glory days of the rhythm gaming era IMO.
Song Facts:
"Cherub Rock" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. It is the first single from their second album, Siamese Dream (1993) and is the opening track. It was written by lead vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.
"Cherub Rock" was one of the last songs written for the album, and the lyrics relate to Corgan's relationship with his perception of the indie rock community and larger media.
Corgan insisted that the song be released as the first single from the album, though record executives believed that "Today" would be a stronger opening single. Although Corgan's wishes were honored, the single was indeed received much less enthusiastically than "Today", although it remains a fan favorite. An acoustic version of the song is performed on Vieuphoria and its CD companion, Earphoria.
The song was a moderate success for the band, being performed on Saturday Night Live on October 30, 1993 and making it to the Triple J Hottest 100 at number 43. Readers ranked "Cherub Rock" at number 97 in Guitar World's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos of all time. In March 2005, Q magazine placed it at number 67 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
Following the 2011 re-issue of Siamese Dream, Consequence of Sound commented that the single "seemed tailor-made to feed the emerging modern rock radio format.
The song features on numerous rhythm video games such as Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Rock Band, Power Gig: Rise of the Six String and Rocksmith 2014.
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