Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Alternativni Rok, Hard Rok i Metal, Rok
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album by the Smashing Pumpkins
Released May 28, 1991
Recorded December 1990 – March 1991
Studio Smart (Madison, Wisconsin)
Genre
Alternative rockhard rockpsychedelic rockgrungedream popstoner rockart rockcollege rock
Length 46:13
Label
CarolineHut
Producer
Butch VigBilly Corgan
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Gish
(1991) Lull
(1991)

Gish is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins, released on May 28, 1991, by Caroline Records. The album was produced by Butch Vig and frontman Billy Corgan, with the latter describing Gish as a `very spiritual album` and `an album about spiritual ascension`.[1]

Despite initially peaking at only number 195 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, Gish received critical acclaim, with particular praise directed at the band`s distinctive psychedelic sound. The album was eventually certified platinum (at least one million copies shipped in the US) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming one of the best-selling independent albums at the time.[2] It has since been ranked by multiple publications as one of the best rock albums of the 1990s, with Pitchfork deeming `without Gish, there would probably be no Nevermind as we know it.`[3][2]

Music and composition
Musically, Gish has been described as featuring alternative rock,[4] hard rock,[5] psychedelic rock,[6] grunge,[7] dream pop,[8] stoner rock,[9] college rock,[10] psychedelia,[10] art rock,[11] and heavy metal.[10] As a writer, Billy Corgan wanted to find the balance between classic rock of bands playing heavy riffs like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, and the sensuality and grace of alternative bands like the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and My Bloody Valentine.[12] `For us, it was trying to become this balance point between what felt like dumb riff rock and then the stuff we were really attracted to coming out of the U.K. And then we put those pieces together with the Beatles somewhere in the middle`. A song like `Rhinoceros` reflected that balance and what Corgan wanted to achieve: `we could be beautiful, pretty, psychedelic, and then flip the switch and be heavy and play a ripping lead.`[12] When composing the songs, Corgan was experimenting taking LSD to get a psychedelic feeling: `LSD gave me the confidence to attempt these things on kind of a weird tightrope wire act`.[12]

Track listing
All tracks are written by Billy Corgan, except `I Am One`, written by Corgan and James Iha

No. Title Length
1. `I Am One` 4:07
2. `Siva` 4:20
3. `Rhinoceros` 6:32
4. `Bury Me` 4:48
5. `Crush` 3:34
6. `Suffer` 5:10
7. `Snail` 5:10
8. `Tristessa` 3:33
9. `Window Paine` 5:51
10. `Daydream` 3:08[a]
Total length: 46:13

Personnel
Those involved in the making of Gish are:[44]

The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, bass,[15] production
James Iha – guitar
D`arcy Wretzky – bass, vocals on `Daydream`, layouts
Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
Additional musicians
Mary Gaines – cello on `Daydream`
Chris Wagner – violin and viola on `Daydream`
Production
Bob Knapp – photography
Michael Lavine – photography
Butch Vig – production, engineering
Doug `Mr. Colson` Olson – engineering
Howie Weinberg – mastering (1991 and 1994 releases)