Rotten Apples (The Smashing Pumpkins – Greatest Hits as titled on the album's cover) is a greatest hits compilation album by alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. In the US, it was released on November 20, 2001, along with a bonus disc titled Judas O. The album's concluding track, "Untitled", was the Pumpkins' final recording before their breakup.[3] Completed in the days leading up to the band's farewell concert at the Metro in Chicago, it was also released as a single. Another notable track is "Real Love"; while previously released on Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music, this was taken from the factory master tapes and, as a result, lacks the pops and clicks inherent in all copies of Machina II (which is vinyl sourced).[citation needed]
| Rotten Apples | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–2000 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 73:51 (US) 75:54 (International) | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Billy Corgan, Ted de Bono, Flood, James Iha, Alan Moulder, Bjorn Thorsrud, Butch Vig, Howard Willing, Brad Wood | |||
| The Smashing Pumpkins chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Rotten Apples The Smashing Pumpkins: Greatest Hits | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| NME | [2] |
The title of the album is the namesake of a B-side that was released on the "Tonight, Tonight" single. Peaking at number 31 in the US,[4] the album sold 77,000 units in its first week of being released.[5]
Release and reception
editRotten Apples was released on November 20, 2001. According to Dan Tallis, writing for BBC, this album was "[a] rare pleasure these days, a collection of tracks that span a band's career that can actually justify the Greatest Hits title."[6] Regarding the Judas O disc, Tallis wrote, "[t]he Judas O B-sides and rarities collection will satisfy Pumpkin obsessives with its outtakes from the Adore and Machina sessions, but it simply cannot compete with its sister CD. 'Here's to the Atom Bomb', 'Waiting' and 'Rock On', (yes, a cover of the David Essex classic - which also features lyrics from Van Halen songs) stand out from the others, which at worst slip into incoherent rock ramblings."[7]
Track listing
editThere exists two versions of Rotten Apples; one is exclusive to North America and includes the song "Landslide", which is replaced by "Try, Try, Try" in the international version.
All tracks are written by Billy Corgan, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Siva" (Gish [1991]) | 4:21 | |
| 2. | "Rhinocerosa" (Gish [1991]) | 5:52 | |
| 3. | "Drownb" (Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [1992]) | 4:31 | |
| 4. | "Cherub Rock" (Siamese Dream [1993]) | 4:58 | |
| 5. | "Today" (Siamese Dream [1993]) | 3:20 | |
| 6. | "Disarm" (Siamese Dream [1993]) | 3:17 | |
| 7. | "Landslide" (Pisces Iscariot [1994]) | Stevie Nicks | 3:09 |
| 8. | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995]) | 4:18 | |
| 9. | "1979" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995]) | 4:26 | |
| 10. | "Zero" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995]) | 2:41 | |
| 11. | "Tonight, Tonight" (Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness [1995]) | 4:16 | |
| 12. | "Eye" (Lost Highway soundtrack [1997]) | 4:57 | |
| 13. | "Ava Adore" (Adore [1998]) | 4:21 | |
| 14. | "Perfect" (Adore [1998]) | 3:23 | |
| 15. | "The Everlasting Gaze" (Machina/The Machines of God [2000]) | 4:02 | |
| 16. | "Stand Inside Your Love" (Machina/The Machines of God [2000]) | 4:13 | |
| 17. | "Real Love" (Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music [2000]) | 4:11 | |
| 18. | "Untitled" (Rotten Apples) | 3:51 |
^a "Rhinoceros" is misprinted as "Rhinocerous" on the back cover and the disc. Also, the version on the compilation is the version off the Lull EP where the last 30 seconds of the original recording (some guitar noise) is cut off.
^b The last half of "Drown" is also cut, getting rid of the extended guitar solo.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Siva" | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Rhinoceros" | 5:54 |
| 3. | "Drown" | 4:30 |
| 4. | "Cherub Rock" | 4:58 |
| 5. | "Today" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Disarm" | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" | 4:17 |
| 8. | "1979" | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Zero" | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Tonight, Tonight" | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Eye" | 4:54 |
| 12. | "Ava Adore" | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Perfect" | 3:23 |
| 14. | "The Everlasting Gaze" | 4:02 |
| 15. | "Stand Inside Your Love" | 4:13 |
| 16. | "Try, Try, Try" (Machina/The Machines of God) | 5:09 |
| 17. | "Real Love" | 4:10 |
| 18. | "Untitled" | 3:53 |
| Total length: | 76:10 | |
Personnel
editThe Smashing Pumpkins
edit- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums (except "Eye", "Ava Adore" and "Perfect")
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, programming, mixing, production, art direction, bass on "Untitled"
- James Iha – guitar
- D'arcy Wretzky – bass guitar (except "Untitled")
Additional musicians
edit- Matt Walker – drums on "Ava Adore"
- Joey Waronker – drums on "Perfect"
Technical staff
edit- Ted de Bono – production on "Landslide"
- Bon Harris – additional programming on "Ava Adore" and "Perfect"
- Butch Vig – production on "Siva", "Rhinoceros", "Drown", "Cherub Rock", "Today", and "Disarm"
- Flood – production and mixing on "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", "1979", "Zero", "Tonight, Tonight", "Perfect", "The Everlasting Gaze", "Stand Inside Your Love", "Real Love", "Untitled", and "Try, Try, Try"; additional production and mixing on "Ava Adore" and "Perfect"
- Roger Lian – digital editing
- Alan Moulder – production and mixing on "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", "1979", "Zero", and "Tonight, Tonight"; mixing on "The Everlasting Gaze", "Stand Inside Your Love" and "Real Love"
- Jennifer Quinn-Richardson – production coordination
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Brad Wood – additional production on "Ava Adore"
Art
edit- Danny Clinch – photography
- Lynne Fischer – photography
- Lisa Johnson – photography, cover photo
- David LaChapelle – photography
- Michael Lavine – photography
- Melodie McDaniel – photography
- Greg Sylvester – art direction
- Yelena Yemchuk – photography
Charts
edit
Weekly chartsedit
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Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[26] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[27] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[30] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[31] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Judas O
edit| Judas O | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–2000 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 70:12 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Kerry "Mango" Brown, Billy Corgan, Ted de Bono, Flood, James Iha, Alan Moulder, Bjorn Thorsrud, Butch Vig, Howard Willing, and Brad Wood | |||
| The Smashing Pumpkins chronology | ||||
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Judas O (also known as Judas Ø) is a collection of B-sides and rarities by The Smashing Pumpkins. Initially released as free downloadable tracks by the band, it was ultimately packaged as a bonus disc in a limited-edition printing of the greatest hits collection Rotten Apples. The songs are from the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Adore, and Machina/The Machines of God recording sessions, and some tracks can be found on The Aeroplane Flies High, and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music.
Track listing
editAll tracks written by Billy Corgan, except for "Believe" written by James Iha and "Rock On" written by David Essex.
| # | Track | Previously unreleased |
Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lucky 13" | * |
from Machina II | 3:09 |
| 2 | "Aeroplane Flies High" | Edited version, originally a B-side from the "Thirty-Three" single | 7:53 | |
| 3 | "Because You Are" | * |
Adore outtake | 3:46 |
| 4 | "Slow Dawn" | * |
from Machina II | 3:12 |
| 5 | "Believe" | B-side from the "1979" single | 3:12 | |
| 6 | "My Mistake" | * |
Adore demo | 4:00 |
| 7 | "Marquis in Spades" | B-side from the "Zero" single | 3:12 | |
| 8 | "Here's to the Atom Bomb" | B-side from the "Try, Try, Try" single, a different version is also available on Machina II | 4:26 | |
| 9 | "Sparrow" | * |
Adore demo | 2:56 |
| 10 | "Waiting" | * |
Adore outtake, released on the untitled Machina promo | 3:48 |
| 11 | "Saturnine" | * |
Adore outtake, a different version is also available on Machina II as "Satur9" | 3:49 |
| 12 | "Rock On" | * |
David Essex cover, live recording of a song that was often played during the Sacred and Profane tour | 6:06 |
| 13 | "Set the Ray to Jerry" | B-side from the "1979" single | 4:09 | |
| 14 | "Winterlong" | * |
Machina demo | 4:59 |
| 15 | "Soot and Stars" | * |
Machina demo | 6:39 |
| 16 | "Blissed and Gone" | Adore outtake, released on the promotional EP Still Becoming Apart | 4:46 |
Personnel
editThe Smashing Pumpkins
edit- Melissa Auf der Maur – bass guitar on "Rock On"
- Billy Corgan – vocals, guitar, piano, producer, art direction
- Jimmy Chamberlin – drums
- James Iha – guitar, vocals, producer on "Believe"
- D'arcy Wretzky – bass guitar
Additional musicians
edit- Matt Cameron – drums on "Because You Are"
- Bon Harris – additional squeaks and plonks on "Saturnine"
- Rick Nielsen – additional guitar on "Blissed and Gone"
- Matt Walker – drums on "My Mistake"
Production
edit- Kerry "Mango" Brown – production on "Believe"
- Danny Clinch – photography
- Eric Ferris — executive producer
- Lynne Fischer – photography
- Flood – production on "Lucky 13", "Here's to the Atom Bomb", and "Set the Ray to Jerry"
- Lisa Johnson – photography, cover photo
- David LaChapelle – photography
- Michael Lavine – photography
- Roger Lian — digital editing
- Melodie McDaniel – photography
- Jennifer Quinn – production manager
- Greg Sylvester – art direction
- Howie Weinberg – mastering
- Yelena Yemchuk – photography
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