penthousedawg

Sexy, gritty, snarly vocals and simple, angular guitar leads that sound like they are echoing up from a dimly-lit cave. A little bit aggressive, a little bit cool. Great album.

Not a genre of music I personally enjoy.

I remember hearing Smashing Pumpkins for the first time in school. Everything about them seemed strange, exotic, Avant Garde! And those vocals? Who let this alien sing on these records?

I then got to know more about the band and realised Billy Corgan is not very exotic at all. Less of an alien, more of a nasally goblin.

Still, the music holds up. And on this record we have a whole buffet of fuzzy alternative rock and gentle finger picked ballads. Like a lot of listeners, I too thought leaving a few tracks out would have improved the experience but I have to say, after revisiting Mellon Collie today it's all surprisingly cohesive and musically strong. I will always consider Siamese Dream their 'best' record but I think we have another 5 here.

Random ass title for a random ass album. It's fresh, fun, full of surprises and whilst the album is spinning it's great. I'm not sure if I would consciously go back to this album but much like the songs, it will be a surprisingly enjoyable treat when I do. 3.5

Nice. Could have come from the 70s or something. Soulful, warm. Drippy guitar reverb, big show drums, rich vocals. I'm feeling generous today so it can have a strong 3.5