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I went through a hate Pumpkins phase in the mid-1990s, but it's hard to deny that those early albums are masterpieces, especially SD. I also really dig Gish. And I have a lovely bubble gum pink 7 inch on Sub Pop of Tristessa, with a great photo of the band on the cover from the days they preferred showing Darcy front and center. It's funny but when I first got into them, the publicity photos led me to think she was the leader of the band. I was a little disappointed later to learn the band was almost all Corbin. I hate it when bands turn out to be not real bands but more like a one-man show. Removes some of the charm.