Pros: Heavy, energetic return for the Pumpkins Cons: Doesn't quite live up to past works
The Smashing Pumpkins were huge for most of the 1990s, releasing classic albums with classic hits. Then, in 1998, they slowly began to fade away (Adore is a great album, just way too mellow for the masses to handle at the time) and called it ...
Pros: they're back to rocking, great artwork, a catchy enough rock record Cons: reunion records never live up to the hype, this one is no different
When Billy Corgan took out an ad a couple of years back proclaiming that he "wanted his band back," I couldn't help but laugh. This was a guy who broke up his band (Smashing Pumpkins) because he felt he couldn't compete with the Britneys ...
Pros: Energy, Lyrics, Some really interesting and really good instrumentation Cons: Don’t expect Siamese Dream, Many may not like the political nature, Has some depth problems
To borrow and bastardize a quote from the Smashing Pumpkins’ song “Geek U.S.A.,” words couldn’t define the excitement I felt inside when I learned the Pumpkins were returning to the studio. From those sessions came ...
Pros: Tight sound, the classic Pumpkin songwriting. The first half is really tight. Cons: Production isn't the best. Second half is weaker than the first.
When people heard that Corgan wanted to reform the Pumpkins, we were all a little hesitant. I mean, how often have reforms of this sort of nature been successful? The fact that only two of the original members of the band were going to be in the band ...
Pros: A decent reminder of the Smashing Pumpkins of the past. Cons: Lyrics at times are a bit uninspired for a political work.
There is something about politics that does it to us. Even those of us that proclaim to simply not even care about politics in the smallest of ways at times find ourselves caught up in a discussion, argument or tirade that in one way or another is ...
There was a time we didn't care a lot about Billy Corgan's nasal voice. We had melodies and ambitious compositions. We didn't even bother with the remaining players bowing down to Corgan. After all, he composed almost everything. He supervised ...
Pros: A handful of good songs, the standard good guitarwork, artwork Cons: This band has done so much better, lyrically bankrupt
Until two months ago, The Smashing Pumpkins have always been one of those bands I ignored. Granted, for a guy who prides himself on his love of 90's alternative rock, this is a bad thing. I had heard about their reformation (if you only return ...
Pros: The Smashing Pumpkins First release in years. Cons: Their first release in years, and it's mostly uninspired and full of hubris
The Pumpkins used to be my favorite band, but they're not the same group they were, or perhaps I'm less tolerant of the result of the change than I might once have been. When I heard they would be getting back together, I had mixed feelings about it, ...
Following the demise of the short-lived Zwan and an ill-received solo album (TheFutureEmbrace), singer/guitarist Billy Corgan decided to revive the Sm...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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