When I was 20years old (2015) I was at the Swap Shop in sunrise, south Florida. I knew of the Smashing Pumpkins by hit songs my friends had mentioned but as I passed a random stand, there was the 2 cd, Mellon collie and the infinite sadness album. I bought it for $2. When I later opened it, there was a 1997 concert ticket from their Mellon collie and the infinite sadness tour date in American Airlines Arena Miami. I later fell in love with the music, I still have and play the cds, and to this day I say if I could only listen to one album for the rest of my life it would be Mellon collie and the Infinite Sadness.
Thank you Smashing Pumpkins, you’ve made my heart beat different.