Quote Originally Posted by rockaide
Coming from another 26 year old, I definitely agree that music can really control your mood, although I think sometimes the blues can really help you feel better. I listened to Nirvana and the Pumpkins back in the early 90s, and still like their music, but I definitely know what you're saying, especially if you're just trying to chill, happy music is key. Pop on some good jams and just hang, that's my philosophy.
Smashing Pumpkins I think got lumped into the grunge bands when really a lot of their music is quite happy and charming. The music itself is absolutely beautiful, I could listen to the instrumental alone. Sure they have their depressing songs and screamy songs which I'll skip over, but there's enough balance on a SP cd that they aren't the artists among my music collection collecting dust.

Disarm is a hair on the neck raiser, chils down the cheeks kinda song, imo.