Mashed Potatoes
The Smashing Pumpkins · 1994
314 min · 77 tracks · alternative rock
A sprawling collection of raw, dynamic live performances and intimate demos reflecting the band's early creative energy.
Why this album works
'Mashed Potatoes' is significant for its role in documenting the band’s formative years, featuring rare tracks and live performances that reveal their raw talent and experimentation. The album did not chart as prominently as 'Siamese Dream', but it provided fans with insight into the band's creative process during a pivotal moment in their career, influencing future alternative rock acts by highlighting the importance of live authenticity.
- Best for
- dynamic exploration of raw energy intimate demos for focused listening wave-like pacing with peaks
- Context
- By the time 'Mashed Potatoes' was released in January 1994, The Smashing Pumpkins were riding high on the wave of their breakthrough album, 'Siamese Dream', which had solidified their place in the alternative rock scene. This album serves as a compilation of rarities and live recordings, showcasing their evolution from underground sensations to mainstream icons just before they reached the peak of their commercial success.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Moby· Green Day· Beck· Linkin Park· Lana Del Rey· Tori Amos· Nine Inch Nails· Sonic Youth
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Happy Fucking Valentines 0:49
- 2 Tristessa (live ’92) 3:38
- 3 There It Goes (demo ’88) 5:02
- 4 With You (demo ’89) 2:47
- 5 Jesus Loves His Babies (outtake ’91) 3:08
- 6 Stray Cat Blues (live ’90) 4:41
- 7 Snail (radio ’91) 5:51
- 8 Bob Speaks 0:37
- 9 Window Paine (live ’90) 7:44
- 10 Wave Song (demo ’91) 4:12
- 11 Blue (acoustic ’91) 4:01
- 12 Lie I Lie (live ’89) 3:25
- 13 My Eternity (radio ’88) 7:00
- 14 Jesus Is the Sun (demo ’90) 2:52
- 15 Sookie Sookie (live ’90) 6:57
Disc 2
- 1 Slunk (live ’92) 2:47
- 2 Rocket (live ’93) 5:02
- 3 Under Your Spell (demo ’88) 3:56
- 4 Honeyspider (live ’90) 3:06
- 5 STP (demo ’91) 3:32
- 6 Snap (demo ’89) 3:46
- 7 Rhinoceros (live ’93) 4:45
- 8 Let’s Meet the Band 0:46
- 9 Bleed (live ’88) 4:56
- 10 Opal / Worship (live ’90) 6:08
- 11 Drown (live ’92) 8:12
- 12 Fat Man Blues (live ’89) 3:23
- 13 Try to Try (live ’90) 3:49
- 14 Venus in Furs (radio ’88) 5:30
- 15 WNUR Interview (radio ’88) 4:08
Disc 3
- 1 And From the West Side… 0:39
- 2 Girl Named Sandoz (live ’92) 4:16
- 3 365 (live ’90) 3:33
- 4 Spaceboy (outtake ’93) 4:04
- 5 The Joker (live ’92) 3:27
- 6 Suffer (live ’92) 7:51
- 7 Coming Attractions 1:16
- 8 Egg (demo ’89) 2:31
- 9 Bury Me (live ’92) 4:10
- 10 Moleasskiss (demo ’92) 4:06
- 11 I Am My End (live ’90) 4:01
- 12 My Dahlia (demo ’88) 3:53
- 13 Vanilla (demo ’89) 2:52
- 14 East (demo ’88) 4:16
- 15 Kill Your Parents 0:56
- 16 Terrapin (live ’91) 3:29
- 17 Cinder (live ’91) 4:35
- 18 Luna (acoustic ’91) 3:33
Disc 4
- 1 Interview Nozems a Go‐Go 4:14
- 2 Morning Jam (live ’90) 2:21
- 3 I’m Free (live ’90) 2:44
- 4 Jennifer Ever (demo ’88) 3:48
- 5 Plume (live ’92) 3:38
- 6 Disarm (live ’93) 3:24
- 7 Siva (live ’92) 8:44
- 8 Translucent (demo ’90) 3:32
- 9 Not Worth Asking (live ’89) 4:13
- 10 Over You (live ’90) 3:50
- 11 Where’s Vince? (outtake ’93) 2:43
- 12 Smiley (acoustic ’91) 3:43
- 13 Geek U.S.A. (live ’93) 5:26
- 14 Crush (live ’92) 3:55
- 15 C’mon (live ’90) 6:01
Disc 5
- 1 Hello Kitty Kat (demo ’92) 6:16
- 2 Nothing and Everything (demo ’88) 6:00
- 3 Mayonaise (outtake ’93) 4:38
- 4 Out of Focus (live ’92) 3:07
- 5 Offer Up (live ’92) 5:29
- 6 Silverfuck (live ’92) 9:42
- 7 Rudolph the Red‐Nosed Reindeer (live ’93) 1:23
- 8 Stars Fall In (demo ’89) 3:04
- 9 Godzilla (live ’90) 5:50
- 10 Bye June (live ’92) 2:41
- 11 Spiteface (demo ’88) 4:43
- 12 Daydream (demo ’89) 1:58
- 13 I’ll Never Change (live ’90) 3:05
- 14 Infinite Sadness (outtake ’93) 4:01
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