I went to their show in a clown suit...

I am listening to "1979" by The Smashing Pumpkins. When I hear the song I immediately think of the video on MTV. I was toilet papering trees at that time, so I liked the video for that. I remember it was the second video to come out from the pumpkins on regular rotation, I think. More importantly, I remember that the Pumpkins came out shortly after Cobain died, and they were hailed as the next big thing. So I gave them a chance. I thought the songs were good, but it was just pop rock to me. It remained this way until college when my room ate turned me on to the box set. Now I think they are way underrated.