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Shortly after their yearlong tour supporting the breakthrough release, Siamese Dream, was completed with a headlining spot on Lollapalooza '94, Smashing Pumpkins issued the b-sides collection Pisces Iscariot, and their first homevideo, Vieuphoria. The 90-minute vid features strictly live performances (no promo clips are included), plus strange sketches, shorts, and interviews between songs, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of Siamese Dream. Nearly all of the in-concert songs are taken from their 1993 tour, with only 2 exceptions - "Slunk" (1992) and the closing "Silverfuck" ('94) - more early performances would have made the video complete. But still, Vieuphoria contains many highlights, such as unplugged performances of "Cherub Rock" and "Mayonaise," a rock version of the usually tranquil "Disarm," plus such scorching thrashers as "Quiet," "Geek U.S.A.," and "I Am One" (the latter is marred with a way-too-long vocal improv by Billy Corgan in the middle). The epic "Soma" proves even more trance inducing in a live setting, while "Today" turns out to be more ragged than the studio version. Vieuphoria captures the band at the height of their in-concert hard rock glory, just before embarking on the more experimental and electronic based Mellon Collie and Adore. Every Smashing Pumpkins fan should check out Vieuphoria. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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Vieuphoria
Video by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released 1994 (1994)
Recorded 1993
Genre Alternative rock
Length 89:57
Language English
Label Virgin
Producer Modi
The Smashing Pumpkins video chronology
Siamese Dream
(1993)		 Vieuphoria
(1994)		 Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
(1995)

Vieuphoria is a long form music video by The Smashing Pumpkins originally released on VHS on October 4, 1994 and DVD on November 26, 2002. It was certified Gold by the RIAA in late 1996.[1]

The video consists of various Smashing Pumpkins performances, mostly from the Siamese Dream tour, interspersed with comedy bits (including "Meet the Frogs"), interviews, featurettes, and other short videos.

The soundtrack for the film, Earphoria, was released as a promo CD in 1994 and officially released in 2002.

Track listing

  1. "Quiet" - live in Atlanta, 1993
  2. "Disarm" - live on English TV, 1993
  3. "Cherub Rock" (acoustic) - live on MTV Europe, 1993
  4. "Today" - live in Chicago, 1993
  5. "I Am One" - live in Barcelona, 1993
  6. "Soma" - live in London, 1994
  7. "Slunk" - live on Japanese TV, 1992
  8. "Geek U.S.A." - live on German TV, 1993
  9. "Mayonaise" (acoustic) - live everywhere, 1988-1994
  10. "Silverfuck" - live in London, 1994

The DVD also includes the complete interview with Manny Chevrolet and The Lost '94 Tapes, which were found by Billy Corgan shortly before the DVD release. The performances are:

  1. "Quiet"
  2. "Snail"
  3. "Siva"
  4. "I Am One"
  5. "Geek U.S.A."
  6. "Soma"
  7. "Hummer"
  8. "Porcelina"
  9. "Silverfuck"

"Porcelina" should not be confused with the similarly titled "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans" from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.

Personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins
Additional musicians
Production
  • Modi – Direction

References

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The Smashing Pumpkins
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Mike Byrne • Lisa Harriton • Ginger Reyes • Jeff Schroeder
Jimmy Chamberlin • James Iha • Melissa Auf der Maur • D'arcy Wretzky • Matt Walker
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"I Am One" • "Tristessa" • "Siva" • "Rhinoceros" • "Drown" • "Cherub Rock" • "Today" • "Disarm" • "Rocket" • "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" • "1979" • "Zero" • "Tonight, Tonight" • "Muzzle" • "Thirty-Three" • "Eye" • "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" • "Ava Adore" • "Perfect" • "The Everlasting Gaze" • "Stand Inside Your Love" • "Try, Try, Try" • "Untitled" • "Tarantula" • "Doomsday Clock" • "That's the Way (My Love Is)" • "Superchrist" • "G.L.O.W."
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