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Music : Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by: The Smashing Pumpkins |
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Binding: Audio Cassette EAN: 0724384092948 Label: Virgin Records Us Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us Publisher: Virgin Records Us Release Date: October 24, 1995 Studio: Virgin Records Us Sales Rank: 745811 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: Emotionally over-the-top pop extravaganzas like the string-swelling "Tonight Tonight," the Metallica-influenced alternative rock of "Zero," the techno via new wave of "1979"--the 28 songs on this swell two-disc album are as eclectic as their themes are epic and ambitious. Billy Corgan's thin whine isn't much of an instrument, but he makes the most of it by writing smart songs that take emotional chances that more-typical alt rockers would deem uncool. Pessimistic and feeling trapped but still wanting to believe in love, in a future, in something--this is the sound of Gen X at the millennium, with all the self-indulgence and power that would suggest. --David Cantwell Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Impressive And Ambitious"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" is an incredible work from the American alternative band The Smashing Pumpkins. Released on October 24th of 1995, the double CD (triple album) features some incredibly diverse styles and more input from D'arcy Wretzky and James Iha, though certainly Billy Corgan is still the dominant creative member of the band. The album is not afraid to take some chances. It opens with an instrumental, which is relatively soft. There is tremendous diversity, as the sound can go from acoustic to very heavy and vice-versa from one song to the next. The majority of the album is made up of relatively short pieces of less than five minutes, but there are a few longer pieces mixed in with the 28 tracks. ... Read More: Rating: - Amazing!This album is in a league of it's own. The diligence with which this album was written truly shows. Nothing short of genius. Just remember, the Pumpkins always deliver. Rating:  - Half and Half...There are some UNDOUBTEDLY classic songs on this album, and Billy Corgan's songwriting is top notch! However, I'd say I enjoyed only about half of the songs on the disc. Billy Corgan's voice can be annoying sometimes, and their "harder" songs are poorly executed and just kinda emo-ish and lame. This album should be listened to in sort of a story structure, but for a new Smashing Pumpkin fan like myself, stick to Siamese Dream for now. Rating:  - An Amazing Work of ArtOkay, I doubt much of a review is needed. Who hasn't heard at least a few of the tracks on this album by now? I love this album, it gets regular rotation on my stereo and probably will continue to for quite some time. I only rate it at 4 stars because one disc is clearly better than the other. The first disc of this concept album is absolutely brilliant, it has a little of everything and by itself would've been at least a 5 million sold album. There are only 4 or 5 tracks I like on the 2nd disc which makes it harder to get through, a lot of the slower ballad type songs are on it and that's not the Pumpkins at their best. But the album is worth buying for the 1st disc by itself and the fact that songs like "1979" and "Thru ... Read More: Rating: - Solid Rock AlbumSolid Rock album my dad loves it for his brithday. He told me every track rocks and nothing short of a mind blowing perfect album by a solid rock band. His view and mine this was the bands best album. |
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