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| Length = 45:45 | Label = | Producer = | This album = ''Gish'' (1991) | Next album = ''Siamese Dream'' (1993) | Misc = }} ''Gish'' is the debut album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released in May 1991 through Caroline Records. Frontman Billy Corgan described ''Gish'' as a "very spiritual album".〔Caro, Mark (December 28, 1990). "Smashing Pumpkins Finds a New Home at Caroline Records". ''Chicago Tribune''.〕 Despite initially peaking at only number 195 on the ''Billboard'' 200 upon its release, ''Gish'' was eventually certified platinum (one million copies shipped) by the RIAA. == Recording == ''Gish'' was recorded from December 1990 to March 1991 in Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin with a budget of $20,000.〔Kot, Greg (June 21, 1991). "Out of the Patch for Smashing Pumpkins". ''Chicago Tribune''.〕 Vig and Billy Corgan worked together as co-producers. The longer recording period and larger budget were unprecedented for Vig, who later remembered, (Corgan) wanted to make everything sound amazing and see how far he could take it; really spend time on the production and the performances. For me that was a godsend because I was used to doing records for all the indie labels and we only had budgets for three or four days. Having that luxury to spend hours on a guitar tone or tuning the drums or working on harmonies and textural things . . . I was over the moon to think I had found a comrade-in-arms who wanted to push me, and who really wanted me to push him.〔Thomas, Richard. "Signal to Noise: The Sonic Diary of the Smashing Pumpkins". EQ Magazine. October 2008.〕 The inclusion of a massive production style reminiscent of ELO and Queen was unusual for an independent band at the time.〔 Whereas many albums at the time used drum sampling and processing, ''Gish'' used unprocessed drum recordings, and an exacting, unique guitar sound.〔Jones, Nick (January 9, 1992). "Fuck Off... We're From Chicago!". ''Spiral Scratch''.〕 Billy Corgan also performed nearly all of the guitar and bass parts on the record, which was confirmed by Vig in a later interview.〔 The album's sessions, lasting 30 working days, were brisk by Pumpkins' standards, largely because of the group's inexperience.〔〔''MTV Rockumentary: Smashing Pumpkins''. Aired 1995/10/17.〕 The recording sessions put an intense strain on the band, with bassist D'arcy Wretzky later commenting that she did not know how the band survived it, and Corgan explaining he suffered a nervous breakdown.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gish」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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