Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

So, the Pumpkins are from my time period in the genre that I primarily listened to at the time. But past Siamese Dream, which is a masterpiece, I've never really been able to get into them. I don't think I've ever listened to this album all the way through - I've only heard the radio songs - so this will be interesting.

It's simultaneously very good, and also I didn't really connect to it. But you really can't argue with an album that has Tonight, Tonight, Zero, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979, and Thirty-Three. As previously mentioned, this was my era, so I can appreciate how different this album was than the normal fare while also staying (mostly) true to itself. So I'll give the fact that it's a double album a little leeway, because 2 hours of Smashing Pumpkins is too goddamned long.

This is one of those albums again, where I really wish I had half stars to play with. The album is so much better than many albums I've rated three stars, but nowhere near as good as most of the albums I've rated 4 stars. I guess I'd give it 3.5 stars if I could. That said, I'm going to lean into recency bias a bit. I gave Dinosaur Jr. three stars yesterday and this album is light years better than that, so 4 stars it is.

Great album. Loved quite a few songs. Would love to add to my collection

Double albums rarely work. This album has some great songs on it but there are 28 tracks covering 2 hours, so there is lots of filler. An ode to no one is an example of that.

This album had some beautiful moments. Mellon collie is a lovely instrumental and the album really kicks off with the fantastic tonight tonight. It was a strong opening but really dragged until track 14 take me down.

Favourite song: tonight tonight.
Least favourite: I was not a fan of zero or ode to no one.
Album artwork: Creepy cover

A uniquely majestic and gorgeous album. I like it even better now than I did in middle school. I don’t even care that it’s a double.

The overly scuzzy filter on a lot of songs makes this kind of an unpleasant listen on headphones but still good overall.

The first disk is just immaculate. The second is just so much. Thats the problem with these double albums they just work you.

Big album that never felt like it was too long. Another that is nostalgia-laden for sure, but no denying the artistry here.

Bit long but, hey...

• i love many of the songs from this album, but i have never bothered to listen to the album in full

• don't understand how they can be so versatile. one beautiful, mellow song can seamlessly transition to an upbeat rock song

• listening from like 6am so this is a peaceful experience

• i definitely appreciate the remastering as a headphones user

• some of the songs are forgettable and sound the same to me (which isn't necessarily a bad thing)

• wanna rate it like a 3.7 but ill round up to a 4

Virkelig mange gode numre - Svært at vælge mellem 4 / 5 stjerner.
Alle "klassikerne" er godt spredt ud over hele pladen, men de andre sange er også fede!

This was peak Smashing Pumpkins for me. I was not a huge fan of most of their stuff before or after, but this one hit the spot for my taste.

Puffffffff... Tiene cosas buenas y me ha llegado a gustar el primer CD, pero es MUY largo. Al final del segundo estaba casi exhausto.

2.64

First half is great, second half is not. Would be fine with this if it wasn't two hours long.

Two hours and five minutes is too long to listen to Smashing Pumpkins. This record is bloated and beyond the singles there’s not much to write home about.

Two stars but one star is for nostalgia.

This album is really good. This album is also two hours long. His singing is still not the best. The energy on the heavier songs is there and the instrumentals are as good as they were on the last one. The length and singing hold this one back. Favorite songs were Tonight, Tonight, Jellybelly, Here Is No Why, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Galapagos, Bodies, 1979, and Thru The Eyes of Ruby.

I used to listen to this album all the time in middle school. Haven't played the whole thing through since then probably. I remember really liking the whole album and listening to it again after so many years, I don't think it really holds up as well as I thought it would. There are a few fantastic songs on this album - Tonight Tonight, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Zero, 1979. Zero is probably my favorite on the album. But outside of those the record kind of drags a little bit. I think the 2 hour play time is excessive. I can see why this album has such mixed reviews. Billy Corgan certainly isn't for everyone. Assuming this is the only album on this list from Smashing Pumpkins, I'm surprised they chose this one instead of Siamese Dream. I know this one was commercially more successful and was higher up on the charts but I think Siamese Dream is a better album. 3.5/5 from me, rounding to 3 because it should have been half as long.

Oh, nice more Smashing Pumpkins! Have never done this album end to end, so looking forward to the journey. Lots of classic smashing pumpkins on this one. Not every song was amazing, but an overall enjoyable album. very diverse but within a sound. 4*
Tonight tonight after the piano intro is a really cool ease into the album.
Highlights: tonight tonight, 1979 (goes so hard, timeless), zero, bullet with butterfly wings

I don't care what anyone says about Billy Corgan or The Smashing Pumpkins, this is a masterpiece of modern alt rock. There aren't many 2 hour albums I can say I've enjoyed as much as this. It's very raw and intelligent and catchy as fuck and Billy has possibly the most unique male voice on this list, which yet again has played into the inclusion of this album. The lyrics aren't pretentious in any way and almost read like teenage poetry but teenage poetry is sometimes the best kind of poetry and for catchy music like this simplicity just works. But it isn't just catchy, it's abrasive and loud and quiet and soothing and it has a gamut of feelings and sounds that other albums can only hope to achieve. It deserves its rightful place on this list because it is a masterpiece.

I went into this rolling my eyes. I like some SP songs but thought 2 hours was going to be WAY too much. I’m delighted by how wrong I was. This album was incredible and never lost my attention. I could gush over how dynamic and varied it is all the while remaining cohesive, but I’ll just leave it at incredible. What a feat The Smashing Pumpkins pulled off here.