203. “U.S.A.” (Siamese Dream: Lollipop Fun Time, 2011)
202. “Pulseczar” (Earphoria, 2002)
201. “No Surrender” (If All Goes Wrong, 2008)
200. “Sparrow” (Judas O, 2001)
199. “Glass’ Theme” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
198. “Oceania” (Oceania, 2012)
197. “Cinder Open” (Pisces Iscariot Deluxe Edition, 2012)
196. “Isolation” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Special Tea, 2012)
195. “Innosense” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
194. “Translucent” (Pisces Iscariot Deluxe Edition, 2012)
193. “Lucky 13” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
192. “Owata” (Teargarden By Kaleidyscope Single, 2011)
191. “Autumn Nocturne” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Morning Tea, 2012)
190. “She” (Live) (Pisces Iscariot Bonus Tape, 2012)
The most convincing of the pre-Gish-era demo cuts collected on the Pisces Iscariot reissue bonus tape, a compelling glimpse into a a pre-grunge Pumpkins world where Echo and the Bunnymen and Kitchens of Distinction still loomed as potential formative influences. It’d be one of the six best songs on the next DIIV album, for sure. — A.U.
189. “Inkless” (Oceania, 2012)
188. “Cottownwood Symphony” (Teargarden By Kaleidyscope, Vol. 2, 2010)
187. “Tales of a Scorched Earth” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sandess, 1995)
186. “Lightning Strikes” (Teargarden By Kaleidyscope Single, 2011)
185. “My Blue Heaven” (“Thirty Three,” 1996)
184. “Peace + Love” (If All Goes Wrong, 2008)
183. “Saturnine” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
182. “Dizzle” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Special Tea, 2012)
181. “My Love Is Winter” (Oceania, 2012)
180. “Dorian” (Oceania, 2012)
179. “For God and Country” (Oceania, 2012)
178. “Pennies” (“Zero,” 1996)
177. “Ugly” (“1979,” 1996)
176. “Valentine” (Adore: In a State of Passage, 2014)
175. “Vanity” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
174. “Pale Horse” (Oceania, 2012)
173. “Venus in Furs” (Live) (Pisces Iscariot Deluxe Edition, 2012)
Billy Corgan might not be highest on the list of performers you’d want to hear mewling, “Taste the whip, now bleeeeeeed for me,” but he does manage an impressively strong arrangement of the Velvets’ S&M classic here, his vocals getting lost underneath the swirling guitars like a newbie nodding out on the couch of a Factory party. — A.U.
172. “Siamese Dream” (Live) (“Disarm,” 1994)
171. “Transmission” (Adore: Kissed Alive Too, 2014)
170. “Soul Power” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
169. “Not Worth Asking” (“I Am One,” 1990)
168. “Wildflower” (Oceania, 2012)
167. “Anti-Hero” (Monuments to an Elegy, 2014)
166. “Death From Above” (“Tarantula,” 2007)
165. “Bye June” (Lull, 1991)
164. “Blissed and Gone” (Still Becoming Apart, 2000)
163. “Blue” (Lull, 1991)
162. “Thru the Eyes of Ruby” (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 1995)
161. “Cash Car Star” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
160. “Starz” (Zeitgeist, 2007)
159. “Stellar” (Zeitgeist, 2007)
158. “A Night Like This” (“Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” 1996)
157. “Believe” (“1979,” 1996)
156. “Pinwheels” (Oceania, 2012)
155. “Honeyspider” (“Tristessa,” 1990)
154. “The Fellowship” (Teargarden By Kaleidyscope, Vol. 2, 2010)
153. “Go” (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, 2000)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ta_Eh1huvf8
James Iha’s songwriting contributions to the SP canon tend to skew drowsy, and “Go” is a worthy part of that lineage. Despite its extra muscle — the production’s slathered in fuzz and the band chugs forward in lockstep form — this Machina II standout benefits most from Iha’s penchant for dream-pop. Miraculously, his cooing makes a devastating late-night confession like “You’re the only reason why / I’m terrified to go / To know love, to show love” soothe like a salve. — K.M.
152. “Spaced” (Pisces Iscariot, 1994)
151. “Marquis in Spades” (“Zero,” 1996)
150. “Blank Page” (Adore, 1998)
149. “…Said Sadly” (“Bullet With Butterfly Wings,” 1995)
148. “Bugg Superstar” (Earphoria, 2002)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=NIQ1BTksD_o
A 90-second James Iha Eurodance jam about his dog, with New Order synths. Exactly as good as that sounds. —A.U.
