"Adore weaves its dark spell a little bit deeper. It's brooding, gothic and hypnotic in spades": Smashing Pumpkins embrace the sadness but lose fans on Adore

Smashing Pumpkins: Adore cover art.

Smashing Pumpkins: Adore

(Image credit: Virgin Records)

To Sheila
Ava Adore
Perfect
Daphne Descends
Once Upon a Time
Tear
Crestfallen
Appels + Oranjes
Pug
The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete
Annie-Dog
Shame
Behold! The Night Mare
For Martha
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By the mid-90s, Smashing Pumpkins were on a steep upward trajectory. But the following summer, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin and touring keyboard player Jonathan Melvoin both overdosed. While Chamberlin recovered, Melvoin was not as fortunate. Chamberlin was dismissed and the band remained a three-piece as they began work on Adore.