Smashing Pumpkins were in a mess when it came to recording ... Chamberlin was dismissed and the band remained a three-piece as they began work on Adore. Corgan was consumed by grief after the ...

But, no, the Smashing Pumpkins hailed from Chicago ... and replaced by committee on the band’s 1997 follow-up, Adore -- a detour into electronica that alienated many fans, especially after ...