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  Whether you grew up in the 1990's or just happen to have studied the music at the time, you'll know that Smashing Pumpkins were one of the main bands to come out during the grunge era without actually being that close to grunge.  Bands like Pearl Jam and Soundgarden who had that "Seattle Sound" didn't really feel quite the same as Smashing Pumpkins and it might be because of the vocals as well.   Katie Cruel brings her own take to this song "Disarm", and I must note that at one time people were discovering Smashing Pumpkins for the first time with a cover that they did of "Landslide" Musically, this song just feels so hauntingly beautiful.  Katie Cruel doesn't change the lyrics for when the part comes in that says "What's a boy supposed to do" and I think that's important because we can have cover songs be cover songs without changing words around to fit gender norms.   With pianos, slow and dramatic, this version of...