Billy Corgan is an underrated guitar soloist – and he knows it. His tortured leads on vintage Smashing Pumpkins cuts like Soma and Quiet through to his mid-noughties guitar-hero rebirth on Zeitgeist have largely flown under the radar.
But in recent years, as the Pumpkins have continued their post-reunion renaissance, his approach to guitar solos has changed. He’s pulled back on the faster side of his playing, instead turning to longer, held notes and heavy modulation to cut through.
