Reviews by snowjones

Every song is gold. And god damn, John Paul Jones bass lines!!

Foundational yet also often overlooked or underated.

I was not prepared for how boring this would be. Obviously 'Someone to Love' and 'White Rabbit' are classic rock standards. And for good reason. But 'Coming Back to Me', what the heck, how can a song this bad actually make it onto a album? Oh jeez, now I just got to 'How do you Feel', it's even worse!

Mixed bag. Honestly better then I remembered it being.

I appreciate the innovation for the time.

Some highlights are early goth sounds and killer bass on 'Motorcade'.

Not bad. Interesting. Very surprised at how old it was.

Dying without having listened to this would have been perfectly acceptable.

Why am I suddenly craving a giant turkey leg?

I grew up in the '70s and was into all of the other hard Rock and prog Rock and psychedelic rock bands of the time. But somehow this was an album I had never listened to before.. I'm glad that I've finally checked that box. Although, I am most definitely never going to listen to this again. Obviously a lot of talent and I can see why people would love. But for me it was just really cheesy and boring (except for 21st century schizoid man, which is pretty awesome).

I don't know. Its Bob Dylan. I'd probably prefer to read the lyrics sheet than listen to the music.

Peak Marley

I was not expecting this. It's a weird album written for cucks. In almost every song, he's getting cheated on but he don't mind as long as he get some leftover scraps. This is a whole other side of country music.

I knew the hits but hasn't listened to a full album. Turns out Oasis is more bland than I expected.

I have to start by saying that when this album came out I was already a massive Smashing Pumpkins fan. They were my favorite band at the time. Gish and Siamese Dream were in my top albums of all time, and Pisces Iscariot was right there with them.

There is a 5-star masterpiece here. I love that there are elements of the previous albums, but also some real evolution into new styles. Unfortunately its encumbered by some 2 & 3-star baggage. Even more so it just needed to be curated better. If Billy was open to listening to anyone at the time they might have been able to tell him that. This could have been a concise 5-star legendary album with a killer outtakes album released later. Instead every listener ends up skipping around to only play what they like.
Mellon Collie. Okay interesting opener. Different is good. I'm here for it.

Tonight tonight. This is good. Sounds like the pumpkins, even if it's a little more chilled out and heavy on the strings. But progression is good.

Jellybelly. Now we're really talking! This could have been on Gish. Love that they're going back to this mix where guitars and vocals intertwine so much. And drums are relentless Game on!

Zero. Ok, fuck yeah! Not what I was expecting. Bring it!

Here is no. Why. Straight pumpkins. No complaints

Bullet with butterfly wings. There is no question that the sun rocks! Honestly though, it just doesn't sound like smashing pumpkins to me.

To forgive. Don't get me wrong. I like it. But this is the first clue about why this album is so long. In the past this would have been an outtake.

An ode to no one. Okay, third song so far with this new growl. It's not what I loved about them to start with, but evolution is good and so is this.

Love. I dig it, but again this probably should have been an outtake.

Cupid. Nope. Come on. What are you doing?

Galapagos. Come on man, that's two skippers in a row

Muzzle. Redemption! And worth the wait! Sounds like a continuation of Siamese dream. Even on a first listen, it's obvious that this is going in the pantheon of the pumpkin's greatest.

Porcelina. I mean it's fucking epic for sure. But it's also the height of Billy's self-indulgence. When I set that aside, I can get lost in it.

Take me down. 2 minutes and 50 seconds of my life that I wish I could head back.

Where boys fear to tread. More of the new heavy guitar and growl. like with the other ones, its not really what I'm here for with the Pumpkins. But at the same time I like it.

Bodies. Phenomenal!

Thirty-three. meh.

In the arms of sleep. Meh.

1979. Yeah I know everybody loves it. I'm just going to say it.... It's boring as fuck

Tales of a scorched Earth. I could do a whole album this. Not sure how well it really fits in here, but I'll take it.

Through The eyes of Ruby. Doing what the pumpkins do best. Loud, soft, loud. Driving base, relentless drums, exploding guitars!

Stumbleine. Nope. Leave this stuff to Jack White.

X.Y.U. Yup. No holding back

We only come out at night. Look, I don't mind silly. But if you going to do silly keep it short. Another one that's better left to Jack White.

Beautiful. Meh.

Lilly. Meh

By starlight. It never really takes off like it could, but it's decent.

Farewell and good night. Laughably bad.

I was skeptical going in. Then first few sings were fantastic and I thought I'd find a gem. Then the rest was boring and self indulgent. Oh well

Nice!

Man, these guys can play anything and everything! And they do! All at once. Proving the old adage that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.

As good as Southern Rock gets.

I bet this was an incredible show to see. And I bet it would be great to relive that experience by listening to this album. But I wasn't there, so it's just a poorly recorded, run-of-the-mill blues record.

This is great! Songwriting, great musicianship. Great singing. Great innovation. If I was hearing this in 1971 for the first time it would be five star slam dunk. In 2025 I can still very much appreciate it, but I honestly rather listen to one of the many many albums that were inspired by it.

I had heard the name Rufus Wainwright but had never heard his music. Based on his name I always assumed he was a country singer. (I know, it's stupid to make assumptions).

He's obviously got a ton of talent. I'm just not a fan of the overly theatrical style.