Tales of a Scorched Earth
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| "Tales of a Scorched Earth" | ||
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| Song by The Smashing Pumpkins | ||
| from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | ||
| Released | 24 October 1995 | |
| Recorded | March - August 1995 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock/Heavy Metal | |
| Length | 3:45 | |
| Label | Virgin Records | |
| Writer(s) | Billy Corgan | |
| Producer(s) | Alan Moulder, Billy Corgan, Flood | |
| Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness track listing | ||
| 1979 (19) |
"Tales of a Scorched Earth" (20) |
Thru the Eyes of Ruby (21) |
Tales of a Scorched Earth is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins. It is featured on the band's double disc album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It's one of the most experimental tracks on the album, and almost didn't make the cut.
Billy Corgan later said of the track:
"I just took a driving trip, and listened to the whole album for the first time in a couple of months, and stuff jumped out at me that's hadn't before. Like "Tales of a Scorched Earth," which is just a bit about teenage nihilism. When I recorded the song, I had mixed feelings about putting it on the album, but when I just got away from the intellectualizing and just listened to it, I enjoyed it. It's total bombast. Within the context of the whole record, it fits nicely. It's a nice opposing ice cream flavor." (Guitar School 1996)
"That's actually my voice just super-distorted. When you distort something like a voice, certain frequencies tend to pop out. And since I have such a nasty, whiny, Ozzy-like voice, all those nasty Ozzy-like frequencies jump right out." (Rockline 1996)
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