Smashing Pumpkins: 11 Essential Tracks All Fans Should Listen To
7. Set The Ray To Jerry
Originally set to be a part of Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, Set The Ray To Jerry is a beautiful Pumpkins b-side. It's a gentle song that takes its time in expressing itself without a sense of urgency and at the same time plays like a jam song.
Jimmy Chamberlin's drums are constantly busy throughout the song while Iha and Corgan play softly against W'retzky's rumbling bass that keeps the steady momentum. It all comes together and harmonizes with Corgan's cry for love as if he's trying to find the right words to say to win someone he lost.
It's innocent and understated style makes it a unique song in their roster. Set The Ray To Jerry shows the band's songwriting prowess in its subtlety and how in control they are in its quiet jammy vibe.