The 1990s saw a series of epic rock acts that changed the face of music as we knew it. Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins topped that list. Each band experienced extreme highs and lows throughout their careers, and though it seemed the Pumpkins had gone the way of genius artists who eventually imploded, lead singer Billy Corgan and his crew are now celebrating a 20-year musical partnership.

The Smashing Pumpkins is now as it has always been—Corgan’s dream made reality. The singer crafted each of the Pumpkins’ masterpieces, from Siamese Dream to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and beyond (though, of course, those two albums remain the band’s signature works).

The Pumpkins split in 2000, with Corgan taking his ethereal metal stylings to other projects. In 2005, he announced the band was reuniting, though he had neglected to mention that fact to bassist D’Arcy, guitarist James Iha or drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. Chamberlin returned to the fold, and along with Corgan, bassist Ginger Reyes, guitarist Jeff Schroeder and keyboardist Lisa Harriton released an album of new material in 2007 called Zeitgeist.

Though the original lineup will likely never be reunited, Corgan and crew put together a two-DVD set of live material recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. The collection, which also serves as a documentary, is titled If All Goes Wrong and will be released this month to coincide with the band’s fall tour.

The Smashing Pumpkins plays the Palms Casino Resort November 29 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $78, $88 and $113.

By Caitlin McGarry