Reviews (page 14 of 14)
I wish artists would just remaster albums without adding a million things. Not unique to this album but hard to find a version to listen to that feels authentic to the original output of the album. Besides that, just another grunge album. Maybe I don;t like this genre of music. Boring to me
Couple of songs sounded ok but the rest was painful to listen to.
I think the band playing was great on this. First full listen of a smashing pumpkins album. Billy Corgan’s constipated voice ruined most songs for me. Hoping their other albums are different
I tried, I just can’t with The Smashing Pumpkins. Maybe another band covering Today could be cool, but Corgan’s vocals I just don’t care for.
Not for me
i didn't even finished listening to it, it was too boring, i can listen things like that everywhere.
Great name for a band
I cannot enjoy the songs with that voice. I think I like one Smashing Pumpkins song, and it isn't even on this album.
Music like this is why I stopped listening to the radio in the 90’s.
"Don't cross the streams" -- Egon Spengler An unpalatable fusion of Billy Corgan's hamhanded alt-rock songwriting and co-producer Butch Vig's lunkheaded production, this record takes most generic aspects of metal and hard rock and reduces them down to a formula of monochromatic power chords and aimless soloing, broken up only by the occasional overwrought acoustic guitar 'n' strings number. In addition, Corgan's singing is thin and his vocal affectations get old very quickly.
Indie slop. I stopped listening after a couple of tracks. Didn't really get what this was trying to do or be.
This is an ok album with some listenable songs. It is of its time though I think - it should have stayed in the 1990s. Astonishing to see how many 5* reviews listeners are giving this. If this is 5*, what is Ziggy Stardust?
Terrible music. The first half of the album was awful and screeching, and the second half was pathetic and lacking in any interest. The only decent song possibly was sweet sweet.
I'm quite disappointed with this, I actually expected more because they have quite a name.
Grunge is the most overrated genre ever.
Too many
pas mon style
Crap
Hate
Boring. Not my taste. Stopped listensing after like 30mins.
2/10
Way too heavy on the electric guitar, sounds broken. I guess I'm not into alternative rock for sure.
I have nothing good to say about this record, or Smashing Pumpkins, outside of that i appreciate the grand instrumental compositions on occasion here. I came into this record with hopes of having a better experience than I did with Mellon Collie (having two of these albums make this 1001 is overkill), but what I got was much of the same. I cannot stand Billy Corgans voice, I hear no appeal in it other than it being instantly recognizable, if that matters to you. His singing is genuinely grating on the ears when it’s at its lowest points on this record. “Disarm” is a fine song I suppose, but only if you could have the magic powers to mute the audio channel that plays back Billy Corgan’s vocals. I understand the appeal of Death Grips more than I understand the appeal of Smashing Pumpkins. I have nothing else good to say about this record, so I will not say anything else at all.
Kinda boring, didn't get into it as much as Mellon Colie
Me gusta "disarm", el resto no me llama. Paré de escuchar a la mitad por que me estaba aburriendo.
бе
Utter garbage. It's essentially a bunch of high school students yelling, and grunting in their parents' basement, banging things together, and distorting their guitars. Favorite Song: "Luna"
I dont like it 1 star for this album because its sad songs mostly dont recomend it
i dont like it
I don't really like the singers' voice because his voice seems a little soft, for the rock. But I love the guitarist, because he is amazing at hitting all the notes. I would honestly listen to the background without the singer in it.
Bailed midway through second track. The first track felt every second of its near-five minute runtime. The second made Vee feel like she will never understand what the grunge era was even for. Tig feels that while loud can be good, loud was not good in this case.
Lidt kedeligt.. ikke lige mig
I did not hear any music on this album, ONLY noise! If you like that then a good album.
Day 5 - June 6th, 2024 bbbbbBORING (this album tries to be angsty but ends up being cringy). Disarm was the only good thing about this album, but even that couldn't make up for how bad this album is.
I've always found Corgans voice too vague and overtly screamish. I remember back in my youth when I first heard the Pumpkins, I thought the band could be so much better, if they hired a better vocalist. But it's probably me that's a bit off. High pitched screamy voices really turns me off. I never really digged the Pumpkins, except some of the hit tracks on the Mellon Collie-album.
Dull
...und wieder sehr lauter Gitarrenrock, eher langweilige Wiederholungen ohne Erkennungswert. Es ist nicht erstaunlich, dass die Klicks im zweistelligen Millionen Millionenbereich eher die ruhigeren balladenartigen Songs betreffen. Zu den 100 Alben gehört dieses für mich nicht.
I hate being a contrarian, I really do, but the general confusion to the Smashing Pumpkins' success and popularity has always been nagging at me. Their unnecessarily long, bland alt-rock that was so terminally 90s seemed more a contemporaneous fluke rather than a testament to some musical prowess. Listening to 'Siamese Dream' and comparing that to any of the much maligned recent releases, it does feel like the band has not changed at all, but the sudden clearer production shows that their music has never been good to begin with. Basically, I am not eloquent enough to properly describe my dislike of the band and the album, but it does feel like I am not getting "it" for the same reason I could give a shit about Tagamotchis. I am not a 90s baby, nor do I hold some nostalgic hard-on for 90s stylings. For that, the album sounds to me utterly lacklustre, bearing all its emotional weight in its lyrics (those too can be quite dumb, though), rolling on with some exceptionally weak writing, practically non-existent hooks, godawful unfitting vocals, trite production that makes each song like a bleached monotone mess, and unjustified runtime. And I feel bad for feeling this way, because it seems like I am missing out on some amazing masterpiece everyone else figured out and I am just some Debbie Downer scratching his head.
Smash this record
I keep trying to listen to The Smashing Pumpkins but fine I get a headache. I think it's his voice. 1 star
90’s music- all the same and all awful. I couldn’t make it through.
Didn’t like this album. I give it 1 star.
Noisy, disruptive.
I cant. Bad mems lol
What a bad album for the weekend.
No!
Not something I'd re-listen to but a 'new' album a day is my 2024 challenge!
i really hate the smashing pumpkins
Yuk.
I simply do not like The Smashing Pumpkins. The vocals are too nasally.
not great
Not a fan
Meh
Fuck off
Not quite my taste 2/10
Nahh
A couple of the songs were less painful than I expected but I never liked the band and didn't like listening to this album.
really hate this band. zero star
Seriously? Is this the 1001 worst albums?
Surprisingly dull.
Did not like
Meh
Really disappointing I thought I’d like it more.
Bruut ouwe
I want an ice-cream! :3
Great album. <3 them 8/10
Did not listen
Amazing album with some of my favorite songs on there, this album never gets old. A classic 9.3/10