This article is from the Smashing Pumpkins FAQ, by Mike Hamilton michaelh@ualberta.ca with numerous contributions by others.
There are videos out for the following songs: Siva; Rhinoceros; Cherub
Rock; Disarm; Today; Rocket; Bullet with Butterfly Wings; 1979; Zero;
Tonight, Tonight; Thirty-Three; The End is the Beginning is the End; Ava
Adore; and Perfect.
Of course, MTV plays the most recent ones the most often (they're usually
put into heavy rotation when they're first released), but occasionally
you can catch one of the older ones late at night.
Brief descriptions of the videos:
Siva - band playing in a room, candles, flowers, weird makeup, etc.
Rhino - band sitting & playing different instruments in a room, D'Arcy
bouncing a ball, reverse footage, ornate fountains, & shots of the
members outside
Cherub Rock - band playing outside in the dark by some trees, weird color
effects, lighting diagrams, etc.
Disarm - black & white, closeups of members playing, aerial shots of
buildings, etc.
Today - Billy drives through a desert in an ice cream truck, picks up
James (wearing a dress), stops at a gas station & finds other 2 members,
they paint the truck all funky & then drive off, leaving Billy
Rocket - a few kids build a rocket out of junk, blast off from their back
yard, and land on another planet to find SP as an elderly band
Bullet - band plays on a stage in the middle of a dry dirt field full of
dirty workers. Billy has on the infamous Zero shirt & silver pants
1979 - shows a bunch of kids driving around, going to a party (at which
SP is playing), wreaking havoc, and ransacking a convenience store
Zero - dark colors, strange-looking people in odd makeup, closeups of
band, etc. Rarely played
Tonight Tonight - made to look like an old movie (flickery lights, etc.)
includes recreation of George Melies' 1902 film "A Trip to the Moon", one
of the first films to use special effects
Thirty-Three - various shots done in stop-motion style, creating a jerky
effect. Includes Billy by sunset and painting, and trio in suits
TEITBITE - space-age costumes & props, members floating around, with
shots from Batman and Robin in the background.
Ava Adore - band is dressed up in Gothic costumes (Billy with long gown,
heavy red eye make-up and white face...). Camera follows them through
different rooms.
Perfect - a so-called sequel to the 1979 video. A girl gets pregnant,
some guy tapes a Pumpkin show (very cool), the tape falls off his car
when driving, then he gets in an accident.
For much more detailed descriptions of the videos, consult Marci's FWQ
(Frequently Wondered Questions) file, found at:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6663/FWQ.html
 
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