Mar. 10, 2026 And his guitar skills were fully on display on the first two classic Pumpkins albums, 1991's Gish and 1993's Siamese Dream , as well as the 1994's odds and ends compilation, Pisces Iscariot – and especially on such standout tracks as "Siva" and "Starla." In my 2026 book, I Am One: The Smashing Pumpkins Story, 1988-1994 , this topic was indeed tackled, as evidenced by these excerpts below, in which several folks back up the claim that Corgan was one of the top guitarists to come out of the '90s alt-rock world. I've said it before, and I'll say it again – Billy Corgan was my favorite rock guitarist to come out of the '90s. And it was reassuring to hear that some of the people interviewed for this book also shared my feelings. "Of that whole generation, I would put him definitely near the top," said the Frogs ' Jimmy Flemion . "He speaks about how when he started, he was a shredder. Sometimes, there's high forms of art with punk. And then sometimes it's like, 'Look how cool it is.…