Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

2 damn hours

Halfway through Disc 1 and I'm already tired of Corgan's voice. I like the bands moody, heavy rock style but they might be better in small doses.

Fine, I guess. 2 hours runtime was a bit unnecessary. The sound was a bit all over the place, sometimes in a good way while other times just felt out of place. As with any 2 hour album there was a bit of filler in here.

Excited to give this a relisten. When it came out I was somewhat receptive, but still thought Gish was the greatest album the gods had ever delivered to us, and that the newer stuff was getting a little too radio friendly. On "relisten", I realize I don't think I've ever heard the whole album lol. I like a lot of songs and it feels like you could curate a 4 star single album from the tracks, but at this length is an "almost 4" for me.

Some good stuff on this double album - not just the hit singles but a number of deeper cuts

The album when I realized I was no longer a teenager/the target market for a kind of rock music. Up until this point I was a gigantic Pumpkins fan. I had all the cd singles before Pisces came around, watched the Vieuphoria VHS tape almost daily, based some of my first song riffs around Corgan progressions, yet I was also a huge Pavement and Fugazi guy. Ultimately Fugazi won out simply because Ian and co weren’t assholes. But as much as I had grown suspicious of both Corgan and Malkmus by 1995, I still trusted their musical aptitude. And would continue to do so, as I continued on with Adore, BtC, etc. But I had peaked and there was simply no chance of regaining my youthful passion and obsession with the Pumpkins, I just didn’t know it until Mellon Collie came out. I still stand by some of the b-sides from 1979 and Zero, and there are a few songs scattered throughout MCAIS that scratch the itch, but the production, Corgan’s changing voice, and unfortunately, the broader palette - which I respect, go to it y’all! - all felt and still feels ill-fitting. Yet it was a huge success for folks just a little younger than me, a pattern I saw repeat with Daft Punk’s Discovery. This might define their 16 year-old sense of music just as much as Siamese did for me.

Had its great moments. Had other moments that were kind of “eh”. Billy Corgan’s vocals are always tough to stomach, even at his best. Solid album with some great highlights overall.

Good but way too long, could only get through half

Really love the singles. Wasn't crazy about the rest honestly. X.Y.U. stood out. A lot more grungy than their other songs. 3/5

The last great Pumpkins album. I recall this being controversial at the time for its size. With double albums being reserved mostly for live recordings, Corgan's hubris had the lable sweating. It turns out he was able to churn out an incredibly solid effort. There is little to no filler on this one. The songwriting is cohesive and the self indulgence (so much self indulgence) often serves both the song and the ego. The scales tip to pure ego on the next few records. Side note, SP are in my top five worst concert experiences. See above notes regarding ego.

Har altid haft svært ved at holde rigtigt af dette album, selvom der bestemt er en årsag til at det er blevet en klassiker. Favorite tracks: Tonight, Galapogos, Muzzle, Thirty-Three, In the Arms Of Sleep, Beautiful og selvfølgelig 1979.

3 A few great psychedelic tunes. You can hear the blues coming through.

It was good but not good enough to be over 2 hours

lead vocals are as bright and garish as a carbon arc lamp. when he shuts his mouth, there's some fun and interesting guitar work. the heavier songs are compelling despite the vocals, the lighter fare just falls flat.

Some of my favorite 90’s songs but overall not the greatest album. Some instrumental was so brash it hurt to listen to.

Let's first address the elephant in the room: yes, the album is too long. 2 hours of, at best, okay songs would be gard for anyone to sit through. Surprisingly I only felt the length towards the end, when the songs become more repetitive and boring. The singer's voice doesn't lend itself well to a whisper but a scream comes out just fine. All in all, it is up its own ass a bit too much but it's not the worst thing on here either. Best songs are Bullet With Butterfly Wings and We Only Come Out At Night. 5/10, mediocre.

I’m of the opinion that it is vanishingly rare for a double album to have enough good songs to justify stretching to a second disc. This is no exception. The highs here are absolutely great, but imagine if all the chaff was left for b-sides and there was one really solid album here instead.

Repeat listen

Billy Corgan singing like his nose got pinched for two hours (word is, Billy still has his nose pinched to this day).

Too much of a good thing

First things first, I really had no choice than to play this as background music while gaming, due to its lengthy runtime. I don't have the patience to sit and thoroughly listen to its entirety. If it was possibly condensed to fewer tracks, I'd have more thoughts to share. Nothing really piqued my interest except the band's guitars and drums. I've heard "1979" before. An okay track that gives off a nostalgic feel. One thing I can conclude is that I'm not much of a fan of Billy Corgan's vocals. Very whiny and weird. Anyways, I don't have a deep opinion on this album, don't hate it or like it.

Good but too loomg

I liked Cherub Rock and this album has elements of it but no one song stood out and whoa double album distress as too long and lost concentration.

Spooky

This one is tricky to rate. The album sounded awsome and it had loads of good songs in it. Corgans singing is an oddball. On some songs it fits perfectly and on some it is really hard to listen to. Also I get they wanted to make a huge album but... 2+ hours? For me this was too much especially as some of the songs felt a little like fillers. As it is the album is still a good album with awsome songs so solid 3/5. I have to try and give this another chance at some point (when I can spare 2 hours to go through the album) and see if the album climbs up to 4/5. Hard to pick best song as there were few candudates but I am going to say Jellybelly.

really like some of the songs on here. A bit long, and doesn't hold as much nostalgia for me. Some of the tunes are top tier!

Too fucking long.

I was big into Gish, Siamese Dream, and Pisces Iscariot, but I had moved on by the time this one came out. I was wondering whether I might find a new appreciation, but this was really a lot of listening to confirm that 1979 is still an all time great tune. Sure, there's a some other fine songs, fun guitar tones, strong playing, but like most double albums, what this needed was to be an LP.

side b surprisingly good. good finale. long run time grungey

Album is okay. Could have done with half the songs. Only gave it a three for the album art. Otherwise I would rate the album a two.

The great wall of sound. A for effort, love the artwork and the structure of the album. Vauge concept and focus on quantity over quality, along with the extended runtime, drags it down a quite a bit.

The hits are the hits. No diamonds in the rough on this one. Bullet with Butterfly wings rips and 1979 is beautiful. Zero is pretty good. Nothing else really sticks out. I saw these guys in 2022 and Jane’s opened for them. Jane’s was way better.

Has a bunch of bangers, but not sure i’d listen start to finish again

I didn't realize how long this album was. This could've been two.

6.8

Has some good songs, but waaaaaay to long for what it brings.

I forgot how long this album was. It would have been better served as 1 disc as opposed to 2. Some great songs but bloated and overdone much like Billy Corrgan.

Despite all my rage I'm still not that into the Smashing Pumpkins

Okay

Has some good songs, but I could have done with half of it

I loved Siamese Dream when I was growing up. But I never got into this album when it came out. I like it but it's long. Feels like it could have been heavily edited to make an amazing album.

haven't been the same since I learned "despite all my rage" meme comes from here. it's also the most memorable thing about this whole 2 hour album honestly

It’s got bangers and it’s so long.

Some good songs, but I don't like the harsher aspects of the album. A good variety of sound, but not something I'd seek out for myself.

Ok

very many songs but a few gems in there

An all over the place album, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's bad. I really liked To Forgive. It also brought a little calm between all the other more intense songs, which was needed. I found Cupid de Locke a very pleasant song to listen to. The harp gives the song a dreamy quality. Galapagos is also a great song, and I even added the last song on the album to my own playlist. Some of the other songs were just a little too chaotic for me to fully enjoy. The album is very long, though. Twenty-eight songs that together last more than two hours is a bit excessive. I would have removed a few songs to make it a shorter album, and I can immediately point out which ones those would be. Because of its length, I won't be returning to this album anytime soon.

way too long and i didn’t like the heavier songs

this slightly overcame my irrational hate of the smashing pumpkins

честно мне этот альбом не прям сильно понравился это первый альбом который мне посоветовал этот сайт и в этом альбоме мне очень сильно понравилась песня Take me down очень классная

The album was too long. A few great songs, but a lot of rage music. The instrumental music is surprisingly good

Strong Classic Rock energy despite being a 1995 creation. Would be great for working out. The energy ebbed and flowed, giving the listener a break from the intensity with a slow guitar ballad with a much more pensive affect.

3.5

Have never really listened to this album before - and really only know the singles :Tonight, Tonight, 1979 and Bullet with Butterfly Wings which are all great songs (although not quite as good as Today). At 2 hours the rest of the album feels bloated and quite varied in tone. Unfortunately do not have the time the album probably needs for me to give it enough listens to fully appreciate it. After my first run through I think that Siamese Dreams is the much stronger album.

Honestly a bit disappointed. It was epic, but not in a good way. Was expecting more of a musical story or musical journey, but it was just a lot of songs put together in one giant album. The big hits are good - 1979, Tonight, Tonight, but then a lot of meh. Was not into The Smashing Pumpkins at the time, but have broadened my musical tastes to like a decent amount of their stuff. Was hoping for something good from this album, but will stick with just listening to their handful of big hits and nothing deeper.

1/30/26 - Listened throughout the workday. Album is too long, wasn't able to make it through the entire thing in one sitting. If this was cut down to one album, it would have been even more highly regarded. Best Song - Muzzle

Was quite impressed by this since it was a long one but it kept me engaged. Not so much a fan of the more grungy songs on here but there was a good mix.

Decent, worth a listen every so often

X.Y.U gives grungy QOTSA vibes, and great rhythm on a handful of tracks from disc 1. The remaining are forgettable, and even the singles don't deserve the acclaim they receive. Would listen again only if forced.

I wish I had had more time to dig in and appreciate this 2hr album. Overall I do enjoy The Smashing Pumpkins, recognized several of the songs, and enjoyed the listen.

Started the week on a double album, and ended it on a double album. I’ve never been a massive smashing pumpkins fan, although 1979 has increasingly been on my rotation recently. There’s some hidden gems in here too, namely Thru The Eyes of Ruby. But again, and as with almost all double albums, there’s a bit too much that’s forgettable

A 26-track album is too much… At least now I know where “The world is a vampire” song came from.

THE Smashing Pumpkins album, but too long. Listened to 2012 remastered with good sound. 93 songs almost 6 hours long. If I didn’t feel Mellon Collie before I did after. 2 songs made playlist, because love is a vampire.

185/1089 love a nice instrumental opening. Tonight, Tonight was decent The lyrics to Zero feel VERY poser/tryhard to me and i’d actually prefer the songs with no vocals at all bc the guitar etc is good but the voice is… tiring okay so this was a decent album. i think there’s a solid 4 star project in here that’s been brought down by the length and “bloat” for want of another word. I think bringing it down to a 14 track single album but cutting some songs and removing vocals from some others would leave an album that could be pretty impactful to me. faves: 1979, Mellon Collie, To Forgive, Cupid De Locke, Galapagos, Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans, Stumbleine 63/100

za sad mi se ne svidja njegov glas ne znam kako cu ovo da slusam 2 sata, lets see. treca pesma odjednom hevi metal???? zanimljivo... miksing je uzasan, brate nije ti ovo 1950. vec '95. mozete malo da se potrudite, ne cujem vokale lepo, svi instrumenti su pomesani?! poslusala sam ready for it kao kontrolnu pesmu i to zvuci prelepo kao i uvek znaci nisu moje slusalice krive. ali ok ajde sad o samoj muzici. za sad smo u tri pesme culi tri razlicita zanra i cetvrta pesma koja je sad pocela zvuci kao opet novi zanr? here is no why je prva pesma koja mi se dopada. ali izgleda da su prve dve pesme misdirections i da je ceo album zapravo hard rok npr, to mi se svidja! bullet with butterfly wings mi se svidja! i ova sledeca, ok mozda sad krecemo sa dobrim pesmama, svi imaju pravo na klimav pocetak. a bubnjevi stvarno jesu dobri ne moze se reci. zanimljivo je sto cover art za album izgleda kao sto zvuci prva pesma, ali onda okrenu zanr sledecih pesama za 180 stepeni. THIS GUITAR FUCKSS OKAYYYYYY! ove pesme sve su bile super do sada, sve skoro bi mogle da sviraju tokom zavrsne spice nekog coming of age filma iz kasnih devedesetih i to je veoma dobra stvar. navikla sam se na glas pevaca, ide skroz uz ovaj zvuk. muzzle je bila strava pesma. svidja mi se ovaj split sound sto urade u porcelina of the vast ocean i svidja mi se pesma, veoma je dinamicna, nemas osecaj da traje 10 minuta. ok sad mi je u levom uhu neko neproporcionalno glasno pistanje. imaju i mirnije pesme, fino fino. uuuuuuuffffffff transition iz wbftt u bodies GRAHH. 1979 je bas lepa nostalgicna pesma. ok bas vole da naprave skok sa jednog na potpuno peti vajb lol, ali postujem, sa ovako dugackim albumom to je neminovno. na pesmi 21 i malo mi je vec too much, iako je dobra muzika. lowkey incel vibes od xyu. ali na dobar nacin kind of? zasto rezi na mene :( crazy gitara ponovo! jejj malo prijatnog klavira. ne znam da li sam ikad u zivotu cula fade IN u pesmi kao u by starlight uau. veoma sladak kraj albuma sa pesmom gde pevaju svi clanovi benda, bitlsi vajb totalno. zvanicno gotov album. veoma veoma je dugacak. ali opet nekako ne mogu da kazem da bih volela da je kraci. toliko dugo sam sedela ovde i slusala ga da mi sad malo nedostaje glas bili korgana. ali da, pocetak je kao sto sam vec ustanovila bio klimav, ili verovatnije da ja nisam znala sta da ocekujem, ali album je zapravo veoma dobar i pesme su super i malo cak i zarazne i svidja mi se kako eksperimentisu sa zvukom, instrumentalizacija je super kad mozes da provalis koji instrument svira lol. miks je stvarno katastrofa na nekim pesmama ali na nekim je dobar tako da je to mozda cak i namerno. za ovako dugacak album valja i ovako dugacka recenzija, mada nemam nista vise da kazem! sem: ovaj album je moja enemies to lovers prica.

Very good tho very long and quite eclectic enjoyed some lots but some not at all

This was my first full listen to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. I only really knew the singles before this. Overall I enjoyed the album a lot, but damn, over two hours of Billy Corgan's voice was a bit overwhelming. If someone trimmed it down to a tighter single-disc version, I'd easily give it more than 3 stars.

Really uninteresting. It was good but no way I'm sitting through it for another hour and a half

Paljon hyviä biisejä ja muutama huonokin. Minusta liian pitkä, ei jaksa keskittyneesti kuunnella kokonaan.

The title is VERY fitting for this album. Billy Corgan probably gave himself a bundle of stomach ulcers during the making of this album (if he didn't already have them). There's some serious angst and consternation happening here. If you're pissed at the world or want to break some shit, throw Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and you'll be good to go. 1979 is a great song of course, but I think Siamese Dream is more my speed.

"Can you ever have too much of a good thing" asks Billy Corgan. Mellon Collie answers definitively that you can. Some really great riffs and here & the playing is excellent. The ambition overwhelms the album but there are choice cuts throughout. The genre switch-ups are almost universally good too. Paring it down at all would cut against the vision so that's not an option or recommendation. My issue is that I don't particularly like Corgan's whiny ass lyrics. It is what all the parodies of grunge are doing. Emotionally NIN, Nirvana and others reach the emotional highs and lows of this album in half the time. Consider me a Smashing Pumpkins doubter, still. Favorite Tracks: Zero, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Cupid de Locke, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, Where Boys Fear to Tread, Bodies, We Only Come Out at Night, Lily

Every review I've seen says that this album is a perfect two hour experience. But I don't feel it, some songs feel like filler. Teenage me would've loved this. But now nothing is hitting me. Great layering and nice rock, just didn't hit personally.

Non mi aspettavo una cosa simile dagli Smashing Pumpkins, mi hanno piacevolmente sorpreso. In ogni caso a parte certi brani un po’ troppo “distorto” per i miei gusti

No denying the hits, but unless you are a fan of the style, the rest of the tracks are just filler. This would have been better as a single album

I am surprised I didn’t enjoy this one more. I love the well known tracks (especially the power) but I had a hard time getting through two full hours of Corgan’s singing.

What this experience is almost teaching me is that double albums are almost universally shit . Everyone so far is bloated and should be a single album Great 90s indie but 2 hours come on - by song 2 I was on Thanos’ side. A long album of long songs . Some trimming called for . It’s is good, really good even , but too long to be great 3.5 again . Now do I round up or down ? Disc 2 drops the average down to a 3. Would be generous with this if it wasn't two hours long.

Very long, but otherwise pretty good.

пока что мне очень нравится первый диск был лучше(

Turns out I've never owned or even listened to this all the way through. I didn't get through the whole thing because Jesus Christ Two Hours. I'm going to break my rule of not reviewing until after a full listen. I was pleasantly surprised by many tracks, despite having the angst shoved down my throat constantly. It's got teeth, though when it slows down it gets tiresome pretty quickly. I really tuned these guys out after Pisces Iscariot...that album just never clicked with me. Sorry I missed this back in the day. If it was one hour, I probably would have been more inclined to actually finish listen to it and give it that extra star.

I love a couple of songs, like a couple of others and then the rest get skipped because I’m tapping out on Corgans voice

I'm sorry I can't take this seriously knowing that Billy would, just a few short months later, fuck a shape shifter

It’s a good album, great even at times, but it’s just too damn long.

Repetitive at end

Really good album but it isn’t much my vibe but the songs are truly amazing I liked the song “zero”

Point lost for being 2 hours.

Quite ok but a few misses

I remember trying really hard to get into this as a teenager and I just couldn’t but I actually enjoyed this listen. Too long though, 2 hours was a bit too much to properly get into it. 3.5 stars.

Just can't do this-grunge was never my thing. A little to in my face to really enjoy.

I don’t think this is giving enough to warrant it being 2 hours. Cool cover.

Liked some but got really repetitive Didn’t finish whole thing

A few good standouts but I found the amount of songs to be overwhelming for my first album on here.

Memorable songs

eh, a bit melancholy for me.. didnt mean the pun, just the best word to describe

Solo escuché el primer volumen. Un poco abusivo hacer un álbum de dos horas jaja

So annoying. Lots of really good stuff on here, especially the softer stuff; Galapgos, we only come out at night, Lily, By Starlight and so on. However this was horribly juxtaposed with a lot of boring or harsh noise shit that did nothing for me. Also throw in the fact that this album is 2 FUCKING HOURS LONG. 2.5, but I'm feeling generous so I'll round up

Hier en daar introspectieve schoenenstaarmuziek, en dan weer een boel zwaar gillend gitaargeweld. Grunge dus. Met overal die snerpende, interessantdoenerige stem van die zanger erdoorheen. Okee, en er zit een hitje in. Mijn muziek wil het niet echt worden al met al. Te rommelig, en de zang werkt op m'n zenuwen. Bovendien is het een dubbelalbum, en raad eens wat? Het is weer eens veel te lang.

Has the bones of a great album but desperately needed a producer to come in and trim the fat

I have the same review about this album as Bren had about The Sound of Music- it was... long.

Needlessly long. Often tedious. Great title and first half. Dragging at the end

Não é esse vocalista que é um chatoleba? Tem umas músicas bem legais, como Tonight, Tonight e Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, mas é muito (MUITO) longo...

It was alright liked the first disc yet to listen to the seoncd

i’ve never really cared for the smashing pumpkins. favorite song: 1979, it’s the most popular for a reason.

12/18/25: I might be getting soft and/or old. Is this what people mean when they say rock just sounds like noise? They are versatile but I can't see myself listening again. 4/10 but the rat in a cage song alone bumps it to 5/10.

Initial thoughts- I know some of the tracks and like them a lot so I'm excited to hopefully find new songs I enjoy. Good instrumental to start off the album. Tracks 2-3- The transition from moods was surprising but not unpleasant. I like the crazy guitar parts and the lyrics in Jellybelly. Track 5: It sounds nostalgic and is pretty edgy but still has a good beat and lyricism. Track 10: One of my favorite smashing pumpkins songs it's so calm and romantic and I love the background music. Feels like running in a poppy field as the sun sets. Track 11: Hit harder than I thought. The cymbal in the background was a nice touch. Beautiful music breaks. Final thoughts- I lowkey did not finish this whole album, I started late at night and fell asleep but It was a good listen. I like listening to alternative rock but generally don't have it in my playlists so it was fun to really get into the guitar solos and rasp of his voice.

The double-CD was given to me as the first Christmas gift from my then boyfriend which I was very thankful. We had only been dating a few months. We later got married, had two kids, then divorced. I still have the CD. Listening to it now, I realized a few things. I hadn't listened to it very much after receiving it as a gift. I think it was mostly due to the polarizing arrangement of the songs. I like the mellow, quiet songs the best. The loud, gangling rock ones are too much. I think I would like this double CD better if I could edit or rearrange the songs. All that to say, this is a good album and I should return to it more often. I think spending more time with it will help me understand the ping-pong of music styles better.

Very good guitar sounds, but something is lacking for me.

Fine.

An interesting listening experience. Did save a couple of songs but nothing caught my attention. I wander if maybe the problem is that I’m listening while studying. I can appreciate the album, not sure if I’ll listen again a lot.

A 3.5 for me - any other day it probably would have been higher but I was feeling delicate

One of the more consistently good double albums ever made.

will probably come back to this album at some point when i have more time and maybe my rating will change but i didn’t really feel grabbed enough by it to enjoy such a long project. it definitely had parts i really enjoyed but i felt like the length just made me zone out a lot

Good listening!

I'd like it better if it were only one album, but still a great album. I love the way they can blend the orchestral music with rock.

Too long. Many skips. Absolute bangers.

It's a monumentally ambitous album, but overstuffed with content and not always my flavor. The singles are classics, and it definitely deserves a listen at least once in your life.

This one is tough to rate. It has incredible songs, but it's overstuffed, including with scream rock. Keep 1979, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Tonight, and Zero, and round it out with the best remaining tracks to fill one CD, and it gets 4 or 5 stars. But I find it hard it get to higher than 3 with all that scream rock.

I loved their first 2 albums Gish and Siamese Dreams, this one is a bit to ambitious for me. It has some great songs and they show some range with different genres throughout this album. The album is just too long, and his vocal style gets a bit tiring. Their are some hits on this album and a few duds as well, when they try to go metal his voice his really straining. This is not an album I would go back to and listen to the whole thing, only a few songs that I would seek out to listen to again.

Some good songs in there, but come on, 2hrs. Ain't nobody got time for that

Genre spanning, but did not need 2 hours of this

omot me jako napaljuje no sam album i ne baš. mislim, nije loše, al nije baš kvalitetno dosljedno, osim kvalitetnih ima i značajnijih stilskih skokova, svakako zanimljivo. iznenadila me žestina pojedinih pjesama (manje mi dragih). glazbeno mi je čak dosljedno dosta dobro, al vokal ne silazi sa skale kojom ustrajno skakuće: pristojan - blago nepodnošljiv - naprosto nesnosan. tekstovi bi isto mogli biti bolji... sve u svemu, ajde trojka, premda je dugo, nije mi uopće bilo naporno i ostavilo mi je bolji dojam od njihova prvijenca

Was quite negative going into this when I saw the runtime of the album. And it was off to a really, really bad start, with the three first songs being all over the place, feeling like they belonged to completely different genres and albums. But in the end it turned out better than expected. There were some low points in the more hardcore ones, like 'Bodies', for example. But there were some real recognizable and good songs in '1979', and 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings' as well. And most songs in between were either tolereable or decent as well. One thing that icks me a bit about the record is that it changes character quite a lot - a bit too much for my taste. Many songs feel like they may even belong to different genres. And I am certainly no fan of super long albums. They're never as tight as shorter, more thought out ones, which means you just have to sit though a lot of mediocre tunes. In the end it wasn't that bad though. I much prefer this to '69 Love Songs' or whatever that slog album was called. Weak 3.

I haven’t listened yet but I will

2 hours?!? I like Bullet with Butterfly wings but we're about to find out whether this has earned such a run time Listening notes: -Nasal voice is fine for what Smashing pumpkins are after -Metal integration into other genres is always hit or miss for me but I think it's working here -Bullet with Butterfly Wings: Banger. 'nuff said. -This album is so long. So self-indulgent. Edit these tracks down! Review: All good music. A few awesome tracks. But not enough to justify an album half this long. 28 tracks is too many and half of them are twice as long as they should be. Overstays its welcome. Especially irritating because there's some good stuff here, but I'll never list to the album again probably. I'll round up to three because the highs are quite high. (Disclaimer. I normally give albums two listens for a rating, but that just won't work here)

This is pretty good stuff. I feel like it's the kind of thing that could have ended up being quite important to me if i'd listened to it at 13. However, I'm not sure it justifies a double album.

A few brilliant songs there, but as an album it doesn't quite flow

Good album with some all-time bangers (Zero, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979). Broad, ambitious. Does actually feel like two albums, so fair play. Probably is a bit long though.

Quelques titres sympa mais l'album reste pas incroyable et la voix du chanteur ça va 5min mais 2h ça fait long quand même

Nice

Listened Before? Y Used to have this one in the 90s. Pretty good but too long and overrated in my opinion. There are some scorchers on Disc 1, and it kinda putters out in places but overall decent. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Thirty-Three

Way too long. Some great songs, but a lot of meh as well.

Another legendary band that turned out to be disappointing just like Iron Maiden AND Judas Priest. Of all the songs, I quite enjoyed 1979 but I've known that song for ages. Everything else kind of grated my ears. Couldn't make it to disc 2. Yea, there are TWO discs.

Billy Corgan wanted to make The Wall for GenX? Unfuckingbelievable, the stones on this guy. First of all, The Wall was The Wall for GenX. Secondly, this album isn't any better than all the other albums in the mainstream that year. In fact, pretty sure The Bends came out that year. Get over yourself, bro. Ok, now that's out of the way... This is actually a decent album, but it definitely should have been two. I don't see why making it a double was necessary when there is no unifying theme or narrative. Two hours is a long time to listen to unrelated songs.

I can't give this album more than a 3. Yes, it has some very good songs on it, and I'm not only talking about the hits. The problem is partly that it is way too long, but also that it becomes a bit samey for me and the last few songs are so tired.

Some interesting mix of genres. I like the ambition but won’t listen again

Some of these songs rip. But some are kind of boring piano? Also seems super long. And his voice is annoying.

There are some great tracks but this album is just too long. There's a good mix of high energy songs and slower songs at least. Apart from the tracks I already knew (1979, Tonight Tonight, Bullet With Butterfly Wings), Zero and Jellybelly were the highlights. Maybe on another day this might have been a 4 but I was ready to move on after the first disc and my mood was a lot worse by the end of the second hour.

The singles bring me back to the days we listened to the radio

I’m breeding a range of super dogs that are trained to sniff out cantaloupe rinds and this is how it gets exposed to the world. They’re not ready for prime time. Honeydew is up next, but Jesus Christ, I’m only one man. Do you know how many border collies I have fed cantaloupe to? Good, and you won’t know. I suppose after you find that breeding a range of super melon dogs, infinite depression is the result. I hate it here. Humble reviewer, smiling politely and anticipating an artistic romp through the dog tracks of the cosmos. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - YES! That weird instrument is here. All I know is that it features heavily in the weirder old jazz stuff. This be a fine intro, yarrrr. Tonight, Tonight - I know this song. Not in the biblical sense of course. I uhh don’t care for it. Sorry. I want more angst. Jellybelly - Oh my word I thought there was an accidental shuffle towards some of my harder stuff. No no, not my harder drugs, but my harder music. We settled back into Regular ol 90’s alt-rock, but I’m enjoying it. Zero - This is genuinely one of my favourite riffs ever. It is like if a wrestling theme song became artistically viable. It captures all the angst and coolness that my 14 year old self would appreciate and distills that energy into a song that can appeal to people who are capable of thinking about more than pro wrestling and their awkward pubescent stage. Here is No Why - This is going to be a long record. Not because it’s bad, but because I’m forcing myself to talk about a bunch of songs that will conceivably be like this. Good little rock tunes, with not much in the way of negativity to espouse. I yearn for the hatred. Bullet With Butterfly Wings - The world is a vampire. A cool one with the big pointy cape. Not the teen style. Old Transylvania style. Deserves every play it’s ever received. How the hell did this crack the mainstream. The 90’s were wild. To Forgive - Is human, to build a series of homemade bombs and make several anonymous threatening phone calls to government facilities, that’s divine. An Ode to No One - the loud tracks remain the best. This starts more meat and/or potatoes than some of the previous scorching tracks, but it gets weird enough. Love - Uhhh speaking of wrestling. This is probably what ECW ripped off for their theme. Then we’ve got 90’s megaphone voice in full force. This is alright. Cupid de Locke - Spacey. Not Kevin Spacey, Jesus come on. Galapagos - Hmm. This song kind of sucks. I was hoping for more tortoise based content. Muzzle - This feels very radio friendly for the time. Sometimes I use that as an insult, but I get more of a nostalgic comfort with this song rather than a corporate vibe. Porcelina Of the Vast Oceans - Porcelain based god who patrols oceans. Good topic. Mid song. Take Me Down - Different vocals?? I want my money back. This is kind of sweet, but guys? We’re an hour into this and we have more than an hour left. Ugh. Where Boys Fear to Tread - The cool riff store? I’m not mad about this record being this long if we keep up this kind of devastating (emotionally) riff style. Bodies - LET THE BODIES HIT THE floor. Oh. It’s not that song. Thirty-Three - The Jesus allegory for the evening. Or it’s not about that at all. Man this is a long album! I feel like we could’ve left this one in a notebook. In the Arms of Sleep - Me too. Being rocked gently into the sweet hereafter. Temporarily. 1979 - A classic for all the times. I’m more partial to the harder hits like “Zero” but this is a quintessential 90’s track. Also! If this song were made today it would be called “2009.” Prepare my mashed food, I’ve got one foot in the grave here. Tales of a Scorched Earth - Basically a Crowbar song title. Nice burst of energy, despite the megaphone cliché. Thru The Eyes of Ruby - Alright. Wrap it up. Time to go. Is that the time? Stumbleine - These guys like weird girl names. Keeping these in the baby name book. Stumbleine and Porcelina. The twins. X.Y.U - YEAH. I yearn for these tracks. Cut a bunch of the fat from this thing and you’ve got a hell of a record. Sludge and aggression is something that these guys really excel at. We Only Come Out at Night - C.H.U.D ANTHEM. Beautiful - GRISELDA. B-B-B-B BOOM. Oh it’s not a Westside Gunn beat. It should be. This turns into a motivational Christmas song. A true low. Lily (My One and Only) - Animal Crossing type beat. By Starlight - American Radiohead. Farewell and Goodnight - As you can tell, I have nothing left to say. If you’re still here, please help me get out of this format. I’ll never be a writer, why do I put myself through this? Got to keep the brain treading the water of short-form content and microplastics for a bit anyway. The feds are at my door. It turns out my collie breeding was not “ethical.” Whatever that means. I’m a “threat to the safety of animals.” Eat shit. You ever see a Collie that eats nothing but primo melon scraps? I have never seen a shinier coat. This thing GLOWS. As I lean my gargantuan frame against the door and await my impending arrest, I look back upon the past two years, err sorry hours of my life. No album should be this long and I’m irritated by the very notion that it was. There is so much filler here. Just put half of these tracks on a super-duper expando deluxe 23 year anniversary triple colour vinyl edition with recordings of the band members’ flatulence on Side F. One for the true freaks. Cut the extra out for normal listeners and we’ve got an excellent record. There are highs on this record that are rarely reached in modern rock music. Zero is one of the greatest mainstream songs of all time, but when you play Citizen Kane in amongst six other movies that are just Jean Claude Van Damme action flicks with audio sync issues, the whole experience loses some of its lustre. I was hoping for more Mellon collie and less infinite sadness. *OPEN UP YOU’RE SURROUNDED* it looks like I’m going to have to shoot my way out, so I leave you with this. Please do not make two hour albums. No matter how good some of your ideas may be. 2.5-3 HIGHLIGHTS: Jellybelly, Zero, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, 1979, Tales of a Scorched Earth, X.Y.U

It was fine, a good mix of classic and just absolute bloatness. The last quarter of the second disc felt like a marathon to go through.

Overall, I think it's just an OK album, but there are three or four really good tracks that I could happily play on a regular basis.

I live some of the smashing pumpkins songs but the lead singer’s voice gets on my nerves

I remember when this box came out, and it was one of the pivotal, must haves of the 90s, one of those albums that you had to have in your Case Logic. Tonight Tonight bangs quite hard, but I'm a sucker for big, energetic, orchestral ballads, and this more than qualifies. Hits sprinkled throughout, special shoutout to "1979" which plays on a loop in my head when I think of mid-90s Emo Rock. Vivid memories of playing GTA IV and searching for this track on Liberty Radio. Something about driving thru Liberty City with the bridge to this song going hard is a core gaming memory. Good stuff. A for sure 4 but at 2+ hours it does drag. If you're good with picking and choosing, you can create a great LP that's a solid 4. As it is, it's a 3 for me.

Ended up having to split this into two days because I didn't have time yesterday to listen to the full album! It was fine, exactly what I expected from Smashing Pumpkins. The sound's not a bad one, but 2+ hours of it did feel like a drag. Some really solid songs on here mixed with some some really unmemorable ones.

I missed out on this first time around due to my britpop focus, and the mtv overplay. I really enjoyed Siamese Dream and thought this would be different, it's not. But now it doesn't appeal in the way it would have. Still some great songs. 1979 remains a favourite. Glad I listened!

love the start but kinda evolves into something pretty heavy and kinda emo lowkey, not bad by any means but not my fav 5/10

The Pumpkins are terrific musically. The songs are complex and interesting. They rock! Then Billy Corgan opens his mouth.

Not sure if this ever needed to be two discs, but there are some bangers on here. "1979" remains one of the greatest songs of the 90s, as Billy Corgan remains one of the greatest douchebags of all-time—"God is empty... just like ME!" Sure. Also in like 2007 James Iha bought my girlfriend a drink at a bar in Chicago and before I could embarrass myself she told me he made a habit of buying everyone he recognized a drink every time he saw them. Joakim Noah was there too. Weird night.

These guys can make some good music, and I will listen to it... for maybe 30-40 minutes. But 2 hours? Come on you're taking the piss. 3.1

Alright yeah, but grungy but some solid songs there

REAL pity about his ridiculous voice throughout as the whole thing would be vastly improved by something less affected. I liked Zero a lot but cannot cope with the lyrics "intoxicated with the madness, I'm in love with my sadness" and simply have to hope that was tongue-in-cheek. I liked the sweetness of Galapogos, Thirty-Three and Beautiful.

Wow obsessed with the album art. Ah, I see on Spotify I’ve already listened to the extended remastered whatever version and liked a few songs. Let’s see. -- It's fine. I think Smashing Pumpkins are enough of a household name that I think, "Yeah! Lemme check em out!" Then I do but ultimately never revisit their work until I once again wonder why I’ve never given them a shot.

I flip-flopped on this album because I heard so many tracks off it in the 90s it felt dated. Listen to deep cut tracks felt fresh and still feel relevant. I was never a huge Smashing Pumpkins fan because I thought Billy Corgen’s the voice sounded kind of whiny. The constant radio exposure didn’t help that perception. This album actually is pretty masterfully produced with a mix of rock and ballads. Tonight, Tonight was always overplayed. But then you get songs like an Ode to No One is kicked ass. Cupid De Locke was weird cool. Where Boys and Bodies felt very garage-band. I liked it. 1979 was always a good song, and still is. Favorite surprise track, though, was Thru Eyes of Ruby. Despite my original bias, I suppose we can officially include this album in the pantheon of great ones. 18 year old me may have been wrong after all….

This is Alex Pechlivanos music. The Smashing Pumpkins, Cage the Elephant, and Rage Against the Machine. I liked it! I think “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” and “Zero” were the highlights. Didn’t realize there was a second disc. Holy moly. But I can officially say I have heard The Smashing Pumpkins and they were, as Wallace says, smashing. The Dad Rock of my generation.

2.75/5

Nice but I feel there's a lot of filler

carino. alcune canzoni bangers, altre non sono molto il mio stile

Rule #1: No album ever needs to be over two hours long. Rule #2: If you're a group as talented as Smashing Pumpkins, you're going to have some decent songs on any album you make. Rule #3: NO album EVER needs to be over two hours long!

Definitely my most enjoyable listen of this album, but man I’ve always hated Zero. Sounds so rancid and expired, but a lot of tracks I see myself coming back to. Definitely don’t love it, but it nails the teenage angst that Billy Corgan seems to bask in.

Grunge is not my jam. But it was fine.

I think that shitty reality show Whale Wars did irreperable damage to Smashing Pumpkins because I cant help but laugh whenever I hear Bullet With Butterfly Wings, it was used for the intro and elicited chuckles from me every time. I appreciate how grand they sound, they've always had that larger than life feeling to their music. There are some gems in here but you have to wade through a ton of garbage inbetween the hits. Why two discs? You just spread yourself thin.

All double albums are 3 stars with a 5 star album buried inside. This one is no different. 2 fucking hours of Corgans nasally whine is too damn much. Someone in the studio needed to tell them No every once in a while.

Lots of nostalgia. Liked the orchestral elements. Got a bit old after about 5 or 6 songs.

Some bangers. Dude has a very special voice but it works for this type of music. Whiney and emotional and dramatic in the best ways. But when they say 'infinite sadness' they really mean it, way too damn long of an album.

Occupies a weird space in the zeitgeist. They were obviously at the peak of their success at the time but it's hard to trace their handprints beyond this era. Bullet With Butterfly Wings is the only single that demonstrates their penchant for aggression but the album's actually got a surprising heaviness to it. The ballads are interwoven fairly nicely with the harder-rocking tracks. I'm not even dinging the record it for its length, but I don't find much interesting beyond what I list below. Porcelina of the Vast Oceans doesn't have enough going on to justify the 9-minute length, however. Tales of a Scorched Earth wouldn't be out of place on a Deftones record (their debut came out the same year as this.) Highlights: Bodies, An Ode to No One, Muzzle (some cool drumming by Chamberlin at the end), all the singles

If this had been cut from 2hrs to 1 hr it could have been 5 stars. On the first disc you have a 9min song that in no way justifies the length or a place on the album. The self-indulgence really let's this down along with some melodramatic lyrics. It's a shame but you also have a bunch of timeless pieces on this album. I like The Smashing Pumpkins and have seen them live. Originally had this as a 4 but 2hrs is just too much and the 2nd disc is a slog at times. 3/5.

it was ok. There were some cool guitar bits. does that justify the 2 hour length in my opinion? Not really. Did the lyrics blow me away? Not really. I would listen to some songs again and maybe say 'huh this is cool' in a grocery store. It is worth mentioning that I took a few days break in-between the first disc and second disc, which might have altered my opinion. '1979' was the best track.

1995 Billy's whiny vocals have alway put me off indulging in this band. I can report that it's better than I suspected. The album, not Billy's vocals. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ Quite possibly Anthemic ★★★☆☆ (6.5/10)

Better than I was expecting, as I'm not a fan of his Billie's vocal

Des bons hits mais quand même plusieurs longueurs selon moi

Long

Classic but not really my thing

Overall a good album. Some real standouts like 1979.

Fairly entertaining though not my favorite style. Best song on here “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”

Hot take: as good as the loud rock songs are, i like the slow songs more

It was pretty solid but not my type of rock. I don’t really know why actually. It was maybe a bit too deep tones for me or something?

Jesus, that was long. I liked the first part of the second album the most but even that dragged with the last few tracks. Bullet With Butterfly Wings and 1979 were great tracks but don't really make up for the other 26 which, although not bad, were pretty whiny and grading to listen to. Usually 3/5s for me are albums I wouldn't mind listening to again but I don't think that's the case with this one. Solid songs, meh album.

Good album, enjoyed the listen! 6.8/10

I would like this album better if it were about 45 minutes of its best material.

I listened to this very early on a Sunday morning while getting ready for a 100 mile bike race - so admittedly, I could have missed some nuance. Overall, a lot of this felt pretty similar with the only notable variation being whether the song had orchestral support or it was just a straight heavy grunge arrangement. Especially on side one. Side two felt a little more dynamic, but not by much. Billy Corgan's voice isn't especially good and, in my experience, it doesn't grow on you over time. Someone will need to explain the underlying concept to me and justify why this needed to be a double album. On the surface, it doesn't make sense to me. As much as I appreciated Siamese Dream when I reviewed that record, I’m leaning the other way on this one. I appreciate artists taking big swings but this didn’t quite make it out of the park.

Zero slap vraiment i don’t like all the screaming la plupart du temps je trouvais ça pas pire, mais le criage… je trippais pas trop là-dessus. et 2h c’est vraiment long quand les chansons se ressemblent pas mal toutes

I knew (and loved) the singles. I gave the whole thing a listen for the first time. Bonkers. That's A LOT of music. Weird that I sat this one out. I'll probably go back to it at some point.

Little heavy metal in parts but overall good album

Certainly consistent, but I just don't want to listen to two hours of the same thing

Fuck this website for giving me a 2 hour album with his nasally ass voice.If i get behing his vocals,i would really,love this record.Will relisten in a while.Good mix of genres but goddamn billy open your nose 6.7

Àgæt plata en lögin samt full niðurdrepandi

Áhugaverð plata. Af svona mörgum lögum hljóta einhver að vera góð. Seinni hlutinn aðeins þéttari og betri. Kann að meta hvað var gert þarna, þó að ég tengi ekki fullkomlega.

Moro moro :D Nyt oli hyvä albumi vaikka vähän pidempi oli. Ois saanu olla enemmän bullet with butterfly wings tyylisiä biisejä. Liian paljon heikompia biisejä että pakko antaa kolmonen vaikka olisin halunnu antaa nelosen. Ei siinä lisää rokkia kiitos.

Albumi oli pitkä ku nälkävuosi ja paljonhan tuolla tuntui olevan fillereitä. Kuitenkin ihan kelpo platta ja ansaitsee kyllä paikkansa listalla. Isoa heittelyä fillereiden ja hittien välillä, mutta kaipa se on niin että ku tarpeeks sohii ni joku osuu

Ihan kuunneltava albumi, kestoltaan kyllä aivan liian pitkä, varsinkin kun ei normaalisti ole ihan omaa genreä tämä vaikka laajasti kuunteleekin erilaista musiikkia. Menevät ja rauhallisemmat biisit hyvin tasapainossa. Ei herättänyt suurempia tunteita suuntaan tai toiseen, joten aika 3/5.

Jos levy on pidempi ku T-junalla matka Helsingistä Riihimäelle, niin se on liian pitkä. The Smashing Pumpkins kuuluu itellä niihin bändeihin keiltä tulee kuunneltua paljon tiettyjä yksittäisiä kappaleita. Esim. Bulle With Butterfly Wings kuuluu yhtiin omiin suosikki kappaleisiin. Se nostaa jo pakosti vähän pisteitä. Tykkään miten levyllä on tosi paljo grunge soundia, mutta sitten toisaalta myös häiritsee miten tyyli on monessa biisissä niin eri. Vähän sekava soppa ja edelleen liian pitkä soppa. Paljon hyviä kipaleita, mutta näin isoon albumiin mahtuu paljon niitä heikompiakin, mitkä tuntuu entistä puuduttavimmilta. Kokonaisuutena 2,5 mutta tahdon sen pyöristää kolkkiin.

Tässä on ainakin kokonaisuus, joka on kuin mittatilaustyö 90-luvun teinin ahdistuskausiin. Nyt kun levyä kuuntelee kyynisenä hieman teini-iän ylittäneenä henkilönä, niin täsmälääke osoittaa lumemaisia piirteitä. Ei siinä, kyllä levyllä on iso määrä kovia hittejä ja Billy Corganin omalaatuinen naukuminen on toimivaa. Levyn parhaita biisejä ovat omasta mielestä tunnelmapalat ja fiilistelyt. Kuitenkin ns. täytetavaraa on liikaa. Voikin olla, että kun levy on julkaistu ns. fyysisen median aikakaudella, niin tarkoitus ei olekaan ollut, että molemmat "cd:t" rallattelisi läpi kerralla, vaan fiiliksen mukaan jompikumpi levyistä uitettaisiin ministerkkojen pesään. Kokonaisuudessaan todella maittavia hetkiä, mutta koko kaksituntinen ei jaksa kantaa.

Ei varsinaisesti negatiivista sanottavaa, ihan jees. Pientä miinusta tuplalevyn pitkästä pituudesta tällaisessa "levy päivässä" projektissa

Tämä killui 3/4 rajalla, mutta nyt tuli kolmonen ihan vain koska ei vain osu omaan musasieluun. Ehkä jos kuuntelisi enemmän, niin voisi innostua jossain määrin.

A few good tracks but mostly too long and a bit repetitive.

Smashing Pumpkins can write some really good grunge/hard rock/alternative tracks and it shows here (Jellybelly, Bullet with Butterfly Wings) but there's also a lot of songs on here I consider filler or uninteresting. Billy Corgan's vocals for ballads/slower tracks don't do it for me. This album is much too long imo.

It's too long and overrated. There are great songs, absolutely, but there are also many 'meh' songs. No studio album should ever be two hours long. Overall, a listenable, but overblown and self-indulgent album with a few really incredible bangers. 3/5

louder then expected

Not the most cohesive but I liked some tracks

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is a sprawling album whose length can feel overwhelming, but its mix of fury, melancholy, and drama makes it a striking piece of work.

"I've never been in love with Smashing Pumpkins' sound and I really don't enjoy Billy Corgan's voice as it often alienates me when listening. Overall I find the music enjoyable. The heavier songs are the highlights here since the music is more in the forefront and his vocals seem to take a backseat. The album sound is cohesive throughout and though I am not sure this needed to be a double album, it doesn't overstay its welcome."

I remember being so excited when this album came out only to be wildly disappointed because it wasn’t nearly as good as the first two. It has aged ok, but still a distant third.

Thought that would never end... Not one I'd recommend using headphones for, could've broken that up into 2 albums pretty easily I'd say as well.

Some were too good most too meh

Year I was born, let’s go! — This gave me whiplash. There were songs that I loved (To Forgive, Take Me Down, Farewell and Goodnight) and songs that drove me mental but overall … it was decent. I can now say that I know more than one Smashing Pumpkins song so 👍🏼

really great first disc

ok

Some songs are decent here but I can't stand how affected billy corgans voice is. Gets old over an album this length 2.5*

felt elderly listening to anything that had screaming in it, i can't lie. i can't hang like i used to, it reminded me far too much of high school: which seems to be a general consensus on a lot of smashing pumpkins' work. it's a very well put together album, though. a bit lengthy at points, with songs that drag on — but i did, at least, feel like it provided a full album experience to me upon my listen. not in a storyteller way, but it was very intentional in the track listing and order. smashing pumpkins is my 10-years younger cousin's favorite band, and i think that if i was ten years younger i would've loved this quite a bit more? it feels very dated in my mind, but that is probably because i hit my "male manipulator" music phase at a very specific time in my life, and this goes hand in hand with those types of bands, in my opinion. had quite a few bangers, but standouts to me: X.Y.U., Jellybelly, Lily (My One and Only), Tonight, Tonight and 1979. i am always going to like siamese dream better, though. i don't know if that's an unpopular opinion, but it was the album i listened to when i was seventeen, so obviously i'm going to latch onto it more.

Not a bad album with some interesting songs but it seemed to last forever.

some good songs but a really long album, my god

Some great riffs, and some great tracks, but a lot to get through

Mwehh, not my fav

An enormous effort by Corgan and the band. There are some terrific songs on this LP particularly in the first LP. That's probably where it should of ended. Concept albums of this length get boring and tedious.

Assez mitigée… Certaines chansons m’ont beaucoup plu, mais je suis restée hermétique à la plupart d’entre elles.

Die Anfänge der Pumpkins fand ich überzeugender, aber die Hinwendung zum Pop brachte dann doch eine ganze Reihe guter Singles zutage. Alleine schon, was den Umfang angeht ist das hier natürlich völlig maßlos und übertrieben, theatralisch und überambitioniert, aber sich das zu trauen, bringt auch wieder Sympathiepunkte. 3/5

I grew up in the 90s so I thought I liked the smashing pumpkins, guess I just like the hits. A lot heavier than I was expecting. Still had enough hits to keep it at a 3. Also 2 hours? C’mon.

Irgendwie kann ich nichts positives oder negatives sagen, es hört sich ganz cool an, aber mehr auch nicht. Zumindest disc 1, zu disc 2 bin ich nicht gekommen

I was really excited for this as I don't think I have ever listened to this whole album...and now I think I know why. A few really great jams, but a lot of... oof.

This is my first time listening to a full Smashing Pumpkins album. The hits on this album are classic at this point. I think this album is just too long. If you trimmed it down to one album of all the bangers its an easy 4 or 5 star album

Favorites (listened to Disc A only): Tonight, Tonight Here Is No Why - Sounds a lot like Greta Van Fleet Bullet With Butterfly Wings To Forgive Cupid De Locke Galapogos Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Very contrasting tracks. Mostly not my style, but some Kishi Bashi-ness in some slower tracks.

It was sooooo long and I did the 2 hr version not the 5 (!!!!)

This is a nice album to revisit. It's been years, probably 10+, since I've listened to this as a complete album. The album doesn't hold up as much as memory would like it to, but it's still pretty good. One thing I wasn't ready for was the memories of close friends I had back when I was listening to this a lot, who have passed away. I guess they'll always live on as I remember them, thanks to the music we enjoyed together.

some songs, such as "zero" are dear to me, but times are over when i would pretend that i'd love that thing as a whole.

Like a lot of double albums Mellon Collie is full of good songs, decent songs and a fair number of forgettable songs. These kinds of albums are often ambitious by nature and, as such, are usually overstuffed with material that could have been edited out. I enjoyed the tonal shifts in the album from the quiet songs to the hard driving relentless pieces. There’s a fascinating diversity of genres in this album as well (ranging from alt rock to metal to grunge). I have to admit that I’m a bit iffy on Corgan’s vocals which can sound pretty whiny at times. Consequently I wonder if I’ll ever listen to this album in its entirety again.

The album itself wasn't for me. It felt like background music and not actual music that I'd jam to. I'll give it 5/10 because it wasn't bad but it just wasn't what I wished for.

A two plus hour double album was fucking torture

loved some songs but too hard rock for me in some songs

Some really good songs on here, but I have a rough time handling his voice for an entire album.

Interesting. Never listened to this because I didn't like the title. I think that with a different vocalist I'd be giving this a higher score. Not keen on the way he strains his voice for emphasis; it's better on the slower tracks.

There's a five star album hiding in here, but it's overwhelmed by the amount of throwaway on this double album.

This was an interesting one as I loved some of the songs but also hard rock is the only genre I just cannot enjoy so some of this was really difficult to get through. Even when I didn't like the music I appreciated the lyrics, but when the music was "softer", I loved both! My favourite song was 'Lily' as I enjoyed the story telling! I also liked 'Tonight, Tonight', 'Galapogos', 'Farewell and Goodnight' and '1979'.

Some great songs, but the album as a whole is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too long and a lot of songs become filler this way. Siamese dream is way better because of this reason I think. I do love the song 1979!

No tengo tanto tiempo

Me Childhood …. Lol….. Aight

Liker de rolige partiene best. 3.5!

i'd like to like it, but no

I didn’t listen to the hole album as it has two discs and is two hours long, which is too much to listen for a band and music that doesn’t speak to me. The song that I had listened to sounded okey but, except for one that had no lyrics, I wouldn’t listen to any of them again probably. So I think that 3/5 is a fair score, but also I might give it a 2, no okey 2 is too low. I kinda wish the system was 1-10

The music is good but billy corgan is a terrible frontman with an awful voice (and by all accounts is a massive twat)

Gotta respect a band who is inspired by every single genre of music they’ve ever heard

Phew. I've now had both Pumpkins albums, and can be done with Creepy Corgan. I was always baffled as to why this needed to be a double album. Honestly, I'm a sucker for just about anything with orchestral backing, so I like the title song. That guitar line in Tonight really throws me back. The singles are worth it, the rest is a bit meh. I don't know if it's intentional, but the generator seems to dole out the double+ albums on Fridays. I really appreciate that.

This album came out just after my 12th birthday and was ten or so cd's I ever bought. My thought back then was this album had a handful of really great songs but was waaaaaaay too long and Billy Crogan's voice quickly wears out its welcome. My thought almost 30 years later is pretty much the exact same. I listened to this album in full the first time around and have never again done so until today and it was rough to get through this 121 minutes. This music is pretty solid throughout and Billy is a good lyricist, but I can only handle his whininess in small batches - a song or two at a time. I am not a Pumpkins expert or even close to a big fan, but this was a great undertaking of an album and they deserve credit, but it probably isn't their best work. This album could be a really strong 4+ if they cut it down to the 50 minute mark, but just too much unneeded stuff along the way that really makes it drag. 5.8/10 114/1001

A lot of good songs, but also so long that I probably won't come back to it very often

3*

Billy Corgan and the Infinite Album.

Some great songs. He had it going on for a while but no one needs a two hour album from anyone. The Wall is 80 minutes long. This one is 40 minutes longer. That's gonna cost you a star Billy Boy

Not a great batting average on this one... The hits hit, but oh boy do those misses miss.

the world is a vampire

A 2 hour long double album which feels very bloated. I honestly cant see why this album is so highly rated. If it was shorter and more concise i could see why. Of course "1979", "Tonight, Tonight" and "Zero" are great but theyre pretty much the only songs worth coming back to here. 6/10 Favourite: Zero Least Favourite: We Only Come Out at Night

A sprawling, ambitious double album that showcases great band chemistry and moments of brilliance, 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 is both impressive and frustrating. Billy Corgan’s voice works beautifully on some tracks, adding vulnerability and emotion, but on others it veers into the outright annoying. The genre mix — ranging from piano ballads to grunge, metal, and dreamy alt-rock — feels bold but also uneven. And yes, Corgan’s ego is on full display here, resulting in a 122-minute marathon that could have easily been trimmed to something sharper and more focused. A flawed epic, but not without its charm.

Favorites: Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, Tonight, Tonight, Jellybelly, Zero, Take Me Down, 1979, Beautiful, By Starlight

I never really got that in to this band. The singers voice felt to nasally when I heard them in the early 90s. Today I can appreciate the music better with more mature ears/attitude. There are several good songs on this album and it is definitely something I would listen to again.

I liked some of this album, and under other circumstances this could have been a 3, but a city break with family during a heat wave requiring an electric fan whenever in the hotel room is not a good time to try to listen to a double album which lurches about rather. 3.5

Nice work

usually not my style, but there were some nice songs! Would've put 3.5 if i could :)

What a ride. Went from "I don't like it" to "oh wow that's cool" to "mehh" to "I get the hang of it"

Absoluut een vibe. Maar 2 uur? Dat had niet gehoeven.

Has some great songs. Would be amazing live. Don’t love the screaming songs. Some great guitar sounds. Would prefer if it was a single disc album.

Hit and miss album for me. I don't mind the length, and really enjoyed all of the acoustic, stripped back songs. 1979 is a song my parents played constantly growing up so that was a nice surprise too, I never knew the name of the song. Grunge rock isn't my favorite genre, but I can appreciate a lot of the artistry of this album as a whole.

I liked most of what I had time to listen to. After about an hour I felt I’d heard all I needed to.

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This was a really long album, and I owe it another listen all in one go to really absorb it. The gist of it this go-around was that there were some good ones, and some I had heard before, but I had a hard time getting through it and I don't super care for these folks.

I have listened to a fair bit of The Smashing Pumpkins, but never a full album like this. I am not sure the songs I enjoy outweigh the ones I would prefer to skip.

Love the ambition and production, though I would prefer fewer of the harder/punkier songs in lieu of more quiet gems.

way too long, not their best album

Interesting in some ways but I’m not listening to this whole thing

Basic mid 90's alt rock. Nothing special but not bad although the record is excessively long

emt iha hyvää musaa mut eipä silleen jää mielee kauheesti biisei. Pitkä on!

3’5

First time hearing this album and I was a teenager in the 90’s. I think I need another listen. I think it would have been a four star album if it only had two sides

Better than expected. I like the slower songs a lot more.

Not someone I've ever really listened to but actually quite enjoyed

As someone who bought Siamese Dream when it came out but thought it could stand to lose a couple of tracks, I've always been a bit daunted by the idea of a Smashing Pumpkins double album. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was pretty much what I expected - there are some good songs here, but it would have just worked better for me if it wasn't so very, very long.

Not heard this before and after the first two tracks it went in a different direction. I liked this album and that was a surprise.

Good but very long and bloated

It's obviously too long. There are good songs here, but Billy Corgan's voice isn't pleasant enough to listen to for 2 hours. 3 stars.

Decent, reminiscent of the 90s

This coud easily be a 4,5 star album for me, if it wasn't so long...perhaps it's not fair to judge it this way as I only listened to it once (as it's so long)...sometimes Billy's voice started to annoy me a bit...some really really good songs on this! Maybe it will grow on me if I give it a couple more spins...

Liker veldig godt flere av låtene, men har fryktelig problemer med stemmen/sangteknikken til vokalisten.

While it is a great album, it does feel a bit bloated

This felt like a whole experience. I like the orchestral parts and softer elements. A lot of different styles in one looong album. Some heavy drum beats and crisp guitar riffs. Not really a fan of the nasal, whiny vocals.

This album is very long.

Time Capsule album. Way too long.

Too long

This is the second album by The Smashing Pumpkins that I've been served on this site. I was pleasantly surprised by the first one (Siamese Dream) and gave it 4 stars. This album is more of the same. The vocals sound a lot like Mick Jagger, almost to the point where it felt like it was an intentional ploy. Musically it was really good, lots of different sounds and genres. It did feel like it was probably 30 minutes too long and a few of the weaker tracks could have been binned.

Billy Corgan's voice only suits the heavy stuff on this and those are the songs I like least. The songs I like most are ruined by his totally out of place vocals. Hey, I found something to say about this beyond the fact that it's too long, nice!

This is okay but struggles to justify it's runtime

Ihan hyvä, mutta ei omaa makua.

muy buen álbum no me lo esperaba aunque un poco largo para mi gusto, 7/10.

It wasn’t bad. I like a good concept album and one exploring the themes of depression, sadness, and loneliness is an interesting idea. But, it doesn’t have to be two hours. It lost interest around the middle of Part 2. Billy Corgan’s voice does start to get grating after a while.

There are a few standout moments in this tracklist for sure, but generally I feel like the overall experience is attenuated given how long the album is. It's not a bad listen for sure, but just a tad bloated with some songs that are pretty bland. 3.2/5 -> 3/5

A sprawling epic of grungy tunes that merges heavy distorted rock and softer subtler sounds (a bit psychedelic at times) with teenage cringey sensitivity and over-emotion. They really just put it all on the table. Somehow seeming both quite pretentious (a 2 hour “concept” album) and fairly unpretentious at the same time (teenage/YA feelings of being sad and mad and misunderstood). A guitar-centric album that has plenty of fuzzed-out ripping chordy riffs and noisy affected guitar solos across the 2 hour run time. Best played loud. They’re at their best when showing their heaviest, angriest, aggressive side. The rest of it is still fine, and necessary to mix the sound up, but don’t grab my attention as much.The first half of side one is really engaging, and then my attention waxes and wanes a bit. But I’m drawn back in when they heavy fuzzy riffs come around.

Rating: 3.5 Notable songs: Tonight Tonight, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 1979 Perfect for putting on in the background. Few Notable bangers. LONG. Not necessarily bad but songs blend together.

I have so many mixed opinions on this. I think I would have enjoyed this a lot more without the vocals or at least better vocals. everything else is pretty nice but also I ain't spending 2 hours with mellon collie. I will come back to it later, just not right now.

Y hasta llegó la genialidad de Corgan, luego con Adore se fue apagando hasta... en fin... Solo por tonight ya merece la pena. Sin embargo el disco ha envejecido mal, tenía mejor recuerdo de él. Me parece demasiado pesado, riffs y sonidos más heavy de lo que me gusta. Prefiero el anterior, Siamese Dream. Con un disco de Billy entre los 1000 es suficiente. Hubo discos mejores y más divertidos ese 95. P J HARVEY: To Bring You My Love, TRICKY: Maxinquaye, OASIS (What's The Story) Morning Glory, TINDERSTICKS: The Second Album, BJÖRK: Post, PULP: Different Class, SUPERGRASS: I Should Coco, GARBAGE: Garbage, THE JAYHAWKS - Tomorrow the green grass, TEENAGE FANCLUB: Grand Prix, RADIOHEAD: The Bends, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: The Ghost Of Tom Joad, ELASTICA: Elastica, D’ANGELO: Brown Sugar, WILCO: A M, SPIRITUALIZED: Pure Phase, YO LA TENGO: Electr-O-Pura, Slowdive (‘Pygmalion’), GUIDED BY VOICES- Alien lanes También: THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS: Exit Planet Dust, GOLDIE: Timeless, FOO FIGHTERS: Foo Fighters, BLACK GRAPE: It’s Great When You Are Straight Yeah PAVEMENT: Wowee Zowee , SPAIN: The Blue Moods Of Spain THE AMPS: Pacer, THE PRESIDENTS OF U.S.A. - The Presidents of U.S.A., PAUL WELLER - Stanley road, BEN FOLDS FIVE - Ben Folds Five, SONIC YOUTH - Washing machine, NEIL YOUNG & PEARL JAM - Mirror ball, MATTHEW SWEET - 100% Fun, LUNA - Penthouse, CHRIS ISAAK- Forever Blue, Throwing Muses- University, Supersuckers- The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers, Superchunk -Here’s Where the Strings Come In, Annie Lennox- Medusa, Jamiroquai-The Return of the Space Cowboy, THE VERVE- A northern soul, THE MAGNETIC FIELDS- Get lost, U2 (Passengers)- Original soundtracks 1, Prince - The Gold Experience, NO DOUBT- Tragic Kingdom.

Decent album. A lot of great songs, but it’s too long and after a while many of the songs begin to meld together and it starts feeling like a chore to get through the whole thing.

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A lot of the songs are good, but towards the end they obviously ran out of inspiration. The album would have been better if it was at least an hour shorter. It has more variation than their other album on the list. More dynamic. The singing is not as annoying all of the time. Favorite song: bullet with butterfly wings.

I like a few songs but their sound not for me. I remember seeing them in concert in a small venue and thought my eardrums would burst. Never forgave em for it haha

Amazing songs but way too long.

A lot of good songs, that were surrounded surrounded by mediocre filler. Not bad though. 7/10