"Geek U.S.A." is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins second and breakthrough album, Siamese Dream. "Geek U.S.A." was written by Billy Corgan. It was included in Guitar World's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos of all time, voted in at number 54. Ironically, in the album version and following live performances of the song, the solo was much shortened compared to the original demo, and even was considered to be dropped, as Corgan felt it didn't a...
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"Geek U.S.A." is a song from The Smashing Pumpkins second and breakthrough album, Siamese Dream. "Geek U.S.A." was written by Billy Corgan. It was included in Guitar World's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos of all time, voted in at number 54. Ironically, in the album version and following live performances of the song, the solo was much shortened compared to the original demo, and even was considered to be dropped, as Corgan felt it didn't add that much to the already roller coaster-style dynamics of the song. These dynamics led Corgan to call "Geek U.S.A." "Gish all in one song", while Butch Vig, the producer of Siamese Dream, called it "one of the most amazing drum performances [he] had ever heard"
Although it was never released as a single, it was featured on the Triple J compilation album Eleven. "Geek U.S.A." was reworked from an earlier song by the band entitled "Suicide Kiss". A live version of "Geek U.S.A." appears on the album Earphoria and companion video Vieuphoria.
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