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While it does feel a tad bit bloated due to the fact that it's 2 Goddamn Hours long, it's certainly an album that keeps your attention from Dawn to Dusk, and from Twilight to Starlight. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
It’s a 10. It’s probably higher. I genuinely don’t know what to say. I’m just exhausted & stunned, and I don’t want to force myself to type anything for too long. I just want to sit in this album’s conscience for as long as possible. It feels like a living, breathing personification of perseverance through a sea of roadblocks & struggles. If “Songs in the Key of Life” represents the breadth of a blessed existence, this album represents the breadth of an anguished one, with just as strong a variety & just as human a pulse to it all. I don’t know how Billy Corgan & friends brought it to life as potently as possible & with some of the most technically sound instrumental precision I’ve heard in my life (the drum work in particular is unbelievable), but… it exists. I heard it. I comprehended every single word of it, and I’m still stunned. It’s a 10, if not higher. Go listen to all 28 tracks. Somehow, it’ll leave you wanting more. That is a masterpiece.
There is no reason for this to be two hours??? I’m so sorry?? Look the fact there’s a nearly 6 hour version of this is silly :(
great album
Smashing pumpkins always sounded like something Nigel Thornberry would say. Never listened to them as far as I'm aware. 1) Gentle piano opener. Technically competent. 2) **** [Tonight] Oh, pretty sure I have actually heard this one. The music is great, nice soaring strings. Those vocals are definitely an acquired taste. 3) ** [Jellybelly] Thrashy instrumentation. Can I swap the vocalist out? This would be way better with some gutteral growls. Or someone with pipes. Feel bad for the band this song is excellent otherwise. 4) **** [Zero] Heavy. Really like the drums. Fuzzy. The vocals are a bit more hidden in the mix. I like the bridge riff. 5) *** [Here is no why] Kinda dreamy vibes. Reminds me of something that might have come out around mid 2000s. 6) ***** [Bullet With Butterfly Wings] - Southern rock? Lars ulric drumming. Almost nu-metal. Has good energy. Vocals waay better when he's yelling rather than "singing". 7) ** [To Forgive] Organ led Ballard. It's a nice change of pace. Nothing inherently wrong with it. 8) **** [An Ode to No One] Tempo shift. More punk-y. The riff is kind of anxiety inducing. A crescendo song. 9) *** [Love] Space rock. 10) ** [Cupid de Locke] - Art rock. Tells a story. Harp? is a nice tone/riff. 11) * [Galapogos] - Does sound like I'm on an island. Shame Billy's singing. 12) *** [Muzzle] Alternative rock track. Perfectly listenable. 13) ***** [Porcelina of the Vast Oceans] Pink floyd worship? Dreamy fantasy vibes. Can see this being one of my favourites. It's very dynamic. 14 ** [Take Me Down] Oh. They found a different singer? An acoustic closer. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Side A Experimental, varied, prefer the heavier tracks. The vocals are difficult when they are put to the fore on the calmer songs. Need a break. Overall: 3/5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15) *** [Where Boys Fear to Tread] - Aww I thought it was going to be an instrumental only piece. Would make a nice grungy/post rock ditty. do-do-do-do! 16) *** [Bodies] Proto KoRn energy. I like the drumming on this one. 17) *** [Thirty-Three] Acoustic, dreamy pop returns. A great contrast to bodies. 18) ** [In the Arms of Sleep] - Floaty rock. 19) ** [1979] - Appears to be one of their more popular tracks, for me this is quite sparse feeling. 20) ***** [Tales of a Scorched Earth] Opening riff captured my attention and brought me back awake after the last two tracks. Appeals to my metal sensibilities. 21) *** [Thru the Eyes of Ruby] - Dreamy Grunge. Enjoy the crescendo's pre chorus. Quite a lot of the tracks on this album have a soothing, wistful quality. This contrasts well with the heaviness. 22) * [Stumbleine] Acoustic track. Feels a bit like something the guy with a guitar would sing at a party. Probably more soothingly than Billy. 23) ****** [X.Y.U.] Desert rock/stoner! Lets go. Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. Save me from the ballards! The section from 4:20 is SUBLIME. 24) **** [We Only Come Out at Night] I am a vampire and I've lost my fangs. Finally a new song for the Halloween playlist. Feels like a 60s/70s ditty. Beatles-esque - the vocals are very good (a rarity). 25) ***** [Beautiful] Cute song, nice duet with D'arcy. Can't she sing more often? Feels like it belongs in a coming of age movie. 26 *** [Lily (My One and Only)] Wait - when did we enter the Beatles zone? Track 24? Not too much going on here. Some nice piano twinkliness. 27 * [By Starlight] Ok, we are winding right down now. Feels like a radiohead or coldplay song. Very passive. DEAD EYES - nearing the end now. 28 **** [Farewell and good night] - The end. D'arcy is back. Nice duet by them again. The piano adds a element. Hypnotic/drone-y rhythms soothe. Feels like when the boys used to fall asleep on me. The fading to just piano at the end is beautiful. Part 2: 3.5/5 (rounding up) Vocals are better on the calmer songs. Or Billy is growing on me. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Overview: Inject [X.Y.U.] into my veins. That's the jam on this album. Now, this was a mission to complete. Breaking it in two definitely helped. There are a few songs that did nothing for me, a few that were really good and then a proportion that I'd happily listen to, but not choose to. This is a hard one to give an overall rating to. I don't think I'd put the full album on again so by my own rules it maxes at a 3. ....Yet, I think I just might one day. Who knows, maybe Billy's vocals will grow on me.
I just wasn’t crazy about this one. A lot of the songs blended together and Billy Corgan’s voice is so harsh. I felt like the colours of the one were a muddy blue grey mostly
I listened to this once in the 1990s and again today. That’s 4 hours of listening I could have spent on something that elicits more than a perplexed shrug. Interestingly, an album produced and cowritten by Billy Corgan — Hole’s CELEBRITY SKIN — is one of my favorite albums.
Major achievement for 1990’s
Whole bunch of 5/5 songs here, but the album is just too long.
Yesh
jedan od najboljih duplih albuma svih vremena, Corgan i Pumpkinsi kao i uvijek atmosfericni i kao sto album kaze melankolicni, dok ima i zescih stvari takodjer. U albumu su pokrili sva polja. top 3: Galapogos, Thru the eyes of ruby, Tonight tonight
A very pretty cover & clever title but, unfortunately, just can’t stand Billy Corgan’s voice.
Sorry "Siamese Dream", this still my favorite Smashing Pumpkins album despite being overall less-consistent. This thing is loaded with bangers such as "Tonight, Tonight", "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", "Cupid de Locke", "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans", "1979", "Beautiful", and my favorite SP song- "We Only Come Out at Night". On top of all the great songs, I've also always enjoyed the celestial theme of the album and it's artwork. Its always a treat to revisit this album. Favorite track: We Only Come Out At Night 4.5/5
First impression: Surprisingly nocturne-esque in the opening and heavily contrasts itself with a sonic avalanche as you go along. Overall the album possesses a drastic range of dynamics and tone. Favourite track: Tonight Tonight One sentence: I love them, but admittedly this must be their most overrated album Will I revisit? Maybe a few songs but not the entire album
A great album, conceptually large and musically diverse
Mellon Collie!! One of my favorite and most played albums of the 90s. (Cd) Saw them live on this tour and still have the T-shirt. I love the dynamics on the songs from slow build ups to grungy/alternative guitar explosions ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
great double album, had some really good song, might be on the same level as siamese dream
The Smashing Pumpkins were a band that never really clicked with me, so I'm surprised that it's the 2-hour album that's really showing me their strengths. They cover just about the whole spectrum of alternative rock from the 1990s on here, and they do it really well on just about every song too! Seems like I need to go back and give Siamese Dream another shot...
There are very rare cases where albums justify being over two hours. This is not one of them. It’s not even like a lot of it was trying different things. Just a bunch of muddled, grungy 90s rock with a singer that grated on my soul after 2 hours. There are some decent tracks in here surrounded by a whole lot of bleh. Even the more well-known tracks are not that good.
I'm not too opposed to the length on this one, they do a great job at keeping it fresh and varied in sound. Great pacing, too, as even if it's impossible to tell what they're singing, it does feel like there's a complete narrative within the whole thing. I enjoyed the ballads a lot more than I did the heavier songs though, in fact the latter started grating on me quite a bit by the end. Still a lot to like! Standouts: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness • Here Is No Why • To Forgive • An Ode To No One • Galapogos • Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans • 1979 • We Only Come Out At Night • Lily (My One And Only) • Farewell And Goodnight
This is my second time listening front to back and I am again surprised I never had a Smashing Pumpkins phase in my youth. I can't believe how stacked this album is and it very nearly justifies its marathon length. They try so many things it's amazing how many of them land successfully. A pleasure.
This was a staple of my teen years, fantastic album especially for someone with such a grating voice.
Piękne czasy gimbazy
W tym ukropie, ciężko słuchać przez 2 godziny grunge'a z lat 90. Głos wokalisty trochę mnie denerwuje. Nie zachwycił mnie ten album.
Trochę nudy
całkiem ciekawy blend grungowo rockowych brzmień, momentami zaskakujący ale długość trochę wkurwia
The songs are okay-ish, but repetitive and hard to listen to as a whole album. Too long of an album and the vocalist's voice is very hard to listen to for 2 hours. It's not bad, classic 90s grunge songs, but I didn't enjoy it or want to listen to it again.
AMAZING 5
its good but fuck its such a long album
One of my fav albums! It has lots of great Smashing Pumpkins songs with all different sorts of vibes, but somehow all fit perfectly together in one single album. My only critiques are that the second half has less memorable songs and can sometimes feel like a chore to finish the rest. But on their own all the songs are awesome.
This album is way too long and convoluted for there to be just a few songs that I like on it. I can see the vision, but it isn't my kind of music.
i liked playing these guys on rock band, i can respect the musicianship here, but 28 songs is way too much for an album and they don't earn that length at all. white noise muzak
Some good elements within most tracks, but the record felt rapidly too repetitive and two hours feels waaaay too long for any type of record.
Wow, that was a lot. I actually put it off for a few days after I generated it because the idea of listening to something for 2 hours that day wasn't appealing. I remember a few of these songs from when they came out in the mid-90s. I liked it for the most part. There was a lot of heavy metal/grunge, but also some nice ballads and occasional orchestra sounds. I think Mellon Collie could actually be split into 3 separate albums (that could be released different times, not all at once), especially since there are some 7-9+ minute songs. Once I got through "Muzzle" I felt like I would have been completely satisfied if that concluded the record. Don't get me wrong, I liked the rest after that, but I just felt like this was a lot to take in at one time.
thank you for the tunes Ms. Collie. 4/5
1995. p756. 2 stars. Tedious 90s alt rock. It's a double album of limited ideas and filler tunes, so points immediately deducted. And the vocalist sounds like a constipated weasel. 2+ hours of my life I will never get back. Pass.
6/10 pas habitué au hard rock mais c est sympa. Alternance de musique chill et venere
Fantastic album
If this was edited down to 10 or so songs it would be an instant 5/5, but it’s just so long.
One of the best albums of the 90s So many hits, it’s lush and brutal and I love it. Favourite track: stumbeline
This is essentially the end of youth album of the 1990s.
I love this album, but will admit the quality of the second disc drops a bit from the first. Ultimately this means it cant be a five but is still a strong four. The singles off this album are insanely good. ‘Bullet..’ is a masterpiece with tracks like ‘tonight tonight’ and ‘1979’ not far behind. This is such an ambitious grandiose affair it has to be on a list like this ❤️
At 2hrs long, this double album was its own particular kind of hell. There were some brief moments where I didn’t actively find myself hating every moment, but these weren’t enough to make me score this any higher.
Semi-regularly when listening to Generator albums, I'll have a couple of runs through a record so I can really make sure I'm happy with my marking. But when your (double) album is this long, that ain't happening! Each of the records that make up this album are longer than I generally want an album to be (58 minutes and 63 minutes respectively) so my patience wore very thin by the end. Which is a shame because there are a number of tracks which I genuinely love. I owned Bullet With Butterfly Wings on a cassette single and 15 year old me adored that thing. It's still a fantastic song all these years later, as are a number of the other singles from this album. Tonight Tonight and 1979 I also remember very fondly. But while I love those tracks, I never bought the record in its heyday and I genuinely can't imagine listening through it all again. I will give it credit for being pretty varied in terms of sound (to the extent that a couple of times I had to check my music app hadn't somehow skipped to another artist) and when it leans into the distorted rockier end of their spectrum, I really enjoy it. But it's just so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so unnecessarily long. 3/5 P.S. Billy Corgan is an egotistical arsehole.
I never liked the singers voice or kind of singing, but the album is musically more diverse than I gave them credit for before hearing it. I wouldn't have needed to listen to 739 songs, though, most double albums are bloated, this is no exception.
I heard this in a new way. This is a good and extensive album, by Smashing Pumpkins. I honestly have not enjoyed their sound before, but after listening to the complete album, I have a new appreciation for this band and album.
Immediate five stars
For some reason, Billy Corgan not having a good voice doesn't bother me like it does with other vocalists....go figure. I'm not a huge fan, but this was a very good listen. Another listener said that this didn't sound "too bloated". I think that's an apt description.
I tend to think that I like the Smashing Pumpkins. And then, at some point, I try to listen to this album and there is simply no way. It's just too long. PS: go listen the AA Williams's versión of Porcelina of the Vast Oceans if you haven't.
It’s rare that a 2 hour double album doesn’t elicit a groan or eye roll, but this is in a league of its own.
It’s the White Album for Gen X. Sure, it’s a little bloated, but it’s shocking how little filler there is for a 2 HOUR ALBUM. Mid 90s Billy Corgan really had the juice
Overall pretty good, just super long and doesn’t feel the most cohesive. Like there’s some hard rock some soft rock. But overall the songs that are good are so good. My fav song is where boys fear to tread
El álbum indicado si querés desconectar un poco del mundo...
Bit soft
Just some classic 90 alt rock tracks here, each of which are still great listens. That said, it is completely unnecessary for this album to be 2 hours, and the bloat brings down the score a bit.
All time favorite
It is obviously melodramatic and the lyrics are as bad as the album title. Also, Corgan's voice is truly horrible. Still, there is enough range here to make the bloated run time worthwhile.
_gish_ will always be my fav but this album is a masterpiece (as is _siamese dream_). haven’t listened to this in its entirety in a couple decades but man it is so good
2 hours and only maybe a small handful of songs i liked... thats rough
It’s one of those defining records of the nineties. Many songs trigger heavy nostalgia. My biggest objection is that two hours of Billy Corgan is a bit demanding. His voice is not easy on the ear
Did you know "smashing" is meant to be an adjective, not a verb? So it's the "excellent" pumpkins??
This has some of the highest highs in any of the projects I've listened to this far, I love Thirty-Three so much. But... it's also two hours long and drags in a lot of places, unfortunately. Still, I get the hype and understand why so many people love this
I liked Disc 1 better. One scream song in the second half I did not care for. Some songs I like to listen to, the rest I didn’t care for. Would I listen again? Potentially
The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon collie yada yada Infinite is right. I’ve just listened to this album for what seems like a week. First half much stronger than the second half in my opinion. They could’ve dropped half of this thing and had a really strong 4 or 5* album but as it is, too many average tracks pulled the score down. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Enjoyed this not usually the type of music I listen to so a pleasant surprise
I've always had an attitude about this record because I think the title is dumb. But let's do this anyway! Because I have to! So the problem for me with the Smashing Pumpkins is that Billy Corgan's voice is so distinctive and the music so consistent from track to track that at some point it all dissolves into an indistinguishable Smashing Pumpkin slurry. This record isn't terrible - while the music is samey, it's at least samey grungey rock jams with a compelling bassline, and there were some proggy bits here and there. But still, there is no reason in the world for an emo Smashing Pumpkins album to be 2 discs long. 3 stars
Billy Corgan has one of the hardest listenable voice ever. The guitarist is carrying this whole entire band ON his back. The album is fine if I ignore Billy's voice and the fact that it's so long.
I could write about this album for hours upon hours and still not fully encapsulate the impact it had on me. This was one of the first albums I ever got, so of course it was very formative, and it certainly doesn't hurt that it's one of the greatest albums ever made by anyone. I truly would put it in that category. The range, the emotion, the power, the depth, the beauty, it's all there in stunning glory. It elicits every emotion... the highs, the lows, angst, frustration, anger, love, longing, it's all there. This album showed me what true musical versatility is. This was a life changing masterpiece for me. If I could only pick five albums to take to a desert island with me to listen to for the rest of my life, this would be one of them. Hands down.
Was not expecting such a heavy sound. Nor was I expecting two bloody hours of album. All the songs kind of blend together in my mind. But it's a nice blend. Like a cream of pumpkin soup. Tonight 200/10. The rest 6/10.
Nice and grungy, Tonight, Tonight is a classic. Like some of the slower songs a lot.
Long time since I listened to this album. A good album to start this journey. Billy Corgan sounds like a squealing pig.
Too long!
Smashing!
Multiple Smashing Pumpkins albums means there are too many Smashing Pumpkins albums on the list. Frankly, one is too many. Maybe I like this album? Billy Corgan's whiny voice still irritates the hell out of me. There they are! Back to being a band I hate. Zero is terrible. Bullet With Butterfly Wings is one of the most overrated songs ever. His voice is inescapable. I bet Creed loves these guys. The less "rock" songs are generally better. I think I just don't like 90s rock. And maybe that's a hangover from living through it and being more into hip hop then. This album is better than Siamese Dream and not as bad as I thought going into it.
Kino
Легчайшая 4ка, альбом понравился и почти без фатига, но всетаки 2 часа это много, иди он около 70-80 минут была бы 5ка, но это кайфовый альбом
*1995. *I love the SP and was thrilled to see this album pop up. *This is such a timeless classic. Both Disc 1 and 2 have so much to offer, and while there are a bunch of stand alone hits, listening to the entire album is such a fun journey. *And now that we've hit both Siamese Dream and MCIS, the rest of this 1001 album journey is surely going downhill. RATING - 9.9/10
Some generational hits here. For as popular as it was (is?), I don't think I had ever actually listened all the way through though. Some nice discoveries, some that will be easier to skip next time through now that I've heard them, but overall, a lot of great music here - even if it's not something that I'll reach for regularly.
Other than Bullet with Butterfly Wings not my thing.
Though this lacks some of the more intricate, layered guitar compositions of Siamese Dream, there are still plenty of nods to that album’s sound, and the wider range of instrumentation and ideas here make for a wonderful musical journey. (I can understand that his singing is not for everyone and it is a bit more exposed at times on this record, but overall I love how effectively he uses his different voices).
A bit too short.
You may be tempted to say, 'if you just cut this down to the best songs, you'd have a perfect record.' And I'm with you – no one wants to listen to this all the way through each time they go back to it. But if you cut it down, even to just non-stop bangers, you’d make a worse album. With Melancholy the messiness is a feature, built in from before they even started writing. They were inspired by the Beatles’ White Album, firing the producer who had just made a masterpiece with them to force themselves into new creative territory. And they pushed and pushed, exploring the backrooms of their sound – there were around 60 songs that came from those sessions, nearly all worth hearing, with 28 making the final cut. The sprawl is the journey. The highs are high, and they’re usually all I go back to, but I was struck upon revisiting this how good the stuff I usually skip over is, and how little the contrast clashes. Even when it’s shit it’s brilliant.
What the other guy said
interesting, not heard any lyrics so far, sounds like a movie ost got to the lyrics, eh ok vocals so far very background music to do work to, i see myself putting this on and just studying and stuff, and its 2 hrs total so yk
I don’t know too much about the band but album was amazing! OH MY OH MY OH MY! This is a complete no skip. I liked heavy tracks, just turn the volume up and let it booom! But my favourites are calm ones: Beautiful and By Starlight <3
The question is really: How much Billy Corgan can you handle in one sitting? Mellon Collie definitely tests that limit. It's a great record obviously and there's not a single bad moment. But it's length doesn't do it justice. And it's a tiny bit frontloaded for me. But will definitely return
I already knew I would like this album because I like this band a lot. Solid songs, would absolutely listen again.
This album is great and has so many good songs. There are a few that they could have skipped to make it a perfect album.
Overall: 2.285 (rounded to 2) Consistency: 2.64 Originality: 2.5 Enjoyment: 2 Virtuosity: 2 Vol. 1 1. Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - 3 2. Tonight, Tonight - 5 3. Jellybelly - 3 4. Zero - 4 5. Here Is No Why - 3 6. Bullet with Butterfly Wings - 2 7. To Forgive - 2 8. An Ode to No One - 2 9. Love - 2 10. Cupid de Locke - 3 11. Galapagos - 2 12. Muzzle - 3 13. Porcelina of the Vast Oceans - 3 14. Take Me Down - 3 Vol. 2 1. Where Boys Fear to Tread - 2 2. Bodies - 2 3. Thirty-Three - 3 4. In the Arms of Sleep - 3 5. 1979 - 4 6. Tales of A Scorched Earth - 2 7. Thru the Eyes of Ruby - 3 8. Stumbleine - 1 9. X.Y.U. - 2 10. We Only Come Out At Night - 2 11. Beautiful - 2 12. Lily (My One and Only) - 3 13. By Starlight - 3 14. Farewell and Goodnight - 2
URGHHH AAAHH YES PLEASE
I absolutely love The Smashing Pumpkins! This album is great… A little bit too long but it has so many different sounds and so much creativity. Would definitely listen to this again.
Would have done better with just 1 disc
Despite being pretty long, there's a lot of variation and I really enjoy Billy Corgan's unique vocals. It's 90s grunge I know and love.
It’s too long! Also someone in another review said the singer sounded like Cartman from South Park and I couldn’t unhear it.
A bit lawwwwng and I thought the mixing was a bit dirty.
It's fine I guess
I really enjoyed it!
This album is VERY long, I could listen to probably 3-5 albums in the span of two whole hours. The start of the album was really good, there was lots of versatility. If you played me the instrumentals to Bullet With Butterfly Wings and Galapagos I would NOT think it was from the same artist. Billy Corgan does a nice job singing and sounding unique. I don't really like it when they shift into the grungy metalish sound (tales of scorched earth) it's overwhelming, ESPECIALLY after you listen to one of their calm songs like wtf I feel betrayed. It's sort of consistent, I feel like there is more highs than lows but there's still a couple of skips unsurprisingly because of it being a 28 song album. I loved listening to this, I'd say cut out the metal songs and leave the calmer ones in there and it'd be even better and shorter.
i am aware that i am a hypocrite because i typically hate an album that's overly long until it's an album i love... dare i say i didn't want this to end? that being said, i definitely prefer disc 1 to disc 2, but still. insanely impressive to create an album so long but so captivating.
Could have been a killer album instead of great double album.
My god when I saw it was 2hrs I was like tf. I did have to listen to it in two different sessions. I really liked it though! The album cover is sooo beautiful :D I appreciated both the rock and ballad songs, but I definitely loved the ballads more. There was something very beautiful and melancholic (haha) about the ballads. "Take Me Down" was absolutely gorgeous. I think it is one of my favorite songs of all time now; it hurt to try not to put it on loop, I kept coming back to it. I don't know, it was just very beautiful. Fave songs: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Tonight, Tonight, Jelly Belly, Zero, To Forgive, Cupid de Locke, Galapgos, Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans, Take Me Down, Where Bous Fear to Tread, Stumbleine, By Starlight, Farewell and Goodnight
A lot of good stuff here and a lot of nostalgia - a bit too long and forced to be a 5 star, but still great!
Mellon Collie is a lot to take in...it's larger than life, extravagantly adorned, sometimes silly, oftentimes masterful, but always consistently Smashing Pumpkins. Is there fat that could be trimmed? Absolutely, but that's where the unique parts of the record live. Is it as sleek as Siamese Dream? I don't think it is. It still doesn't stop it from being the quintessential Pumpkins record, because it has it all. It's got the hooks, it's got the heart, and an almost childlike sense of adventure that elevate it (warts and all).
I’ve been waiting to hear this album for the first time for a while, though unfortunately it’s not really for me. However, I still have a lot of respect for it and I do like the overall feeling. I found myself enjoying more of the slower songs. It’s quite experimental and varied across the whole album. This is also the second triple album I’ve listened to this week, so I’m just slightly burnt out by them.
This album could have been a great maxi single or EP at best. A double album was totally unnecessary. Everyone knows the best Pumpkins album is Gish and even that has too many songs
It holds up brilliantly, but I can’t imagine what it would be like to hear the whole thing for the first time in one day.
Great Instrumentation, dramatic and energetic rock music for me
moody
Seems like everyone had a copy of this album lying around in their car back in the 90’s. And like the smell of hot upholstery, it’s almost nostalgia-inducing, but not quite. This may be the most middling band in history. I can’t bring myself to hate them, but I don’t like them either. They’re just kinda there, sitting between an almost empty lighter and a dog-eared road map.
I don't know if this is true for anyone else, but there are some artists that I think are fine, but I only really need one song by them. I'm not even talking about one hit wonders. It's usually artists that have a distinct sound but are kind of samey. Fall Out Boy is one. "Sugar You're Going Down" covers all I want from them. "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" is great, and the rest of what I've heard from the Offspring is similar but not as good, so I'm fine with just that one. If the rest of their discography vanished overnight, I wouldn't be too broken up about it. The Smashing Pumpkins are similar for me. The songs I like are really not doing too much different. If I ever have a craving for Smashing Pumpkins, I can put on "Tonight, Tonight" and have a listen, and then I'm good. Maybe "Disarm" if I want some glockenspiel. The rest of the album is fine, but I've really heard all I want with just one song.
me gustó demasiado pero es excesivamente largo de verdad
3.5/5
1979 and Tonight, Tonight was one of the most sensational alternative rocks and are one of my favorites.
This albums has some of my most favorite nostalgic songs. I wish I had more time to fully listen to the entire thing I wasn’t expecting two full discs.
If I found this album when I was 16, it would probably be one of my favorites. This album is for the sadboi's sadboi. They lyrics are so fucking good. They're so fire sometimes I forget that I think the lead singer's voice is annoying. And they sprinkled in a little rage too. Can't complain. Only reason this doesn't get a 5 is that it should've been 2 separate albums. Idc. No reason for it to be this damn long. Highlights: Here Is No Why, Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
Grunge is one of the worst genres of all time, even if it is enjoying a mystifying resurgence at present. Smashing Pumpkins were among the worst chancers thrown up during it. This album is another one for the 1001 albums to avoid before you die list.
Music is great. I could do without the vocals.
Really good album. Cant complain when you get two hours of music that isnt filled with crap. Once you get over his voice, the rest works.
Lo tiene todo. 6h de pura magia. Insane que este álbum es del 95. Amé.
No iba mal pero queda pendiente
Impressive that they managed an album this long while keeping the quality fairly consistent throughout. Big fan of the songs when the strings come in. Favourite tracks: Tonight, Tonight, Zero, Galapagos, 1979
I had a bad attitude going into this and expected not to like it much at all. And my expectations were exceeded overall! I probably landed at a 3.5, but there were a handful of tracks that were so whiny/screechy that I found incredibly grating, so the 3.5 is getting rounded down.
Was excited for this and liked some of it, but the songs weren’t that strong and Corgan’s voice gets old quick. 2.5 rounded up.
-It has been one (1) day since I played anything off this album on guitar. -It turns out, over 30 years of listening, it’s easy to memorize even a 2-hour double album. -It’s truly a credit to Billy Corgan that he can write and credibly sing some of these cringey lyrics. I’m not being sarcastic. I think it’s a skill to pull these off. He truly believes it all, is the trick. -It’s funny that this site is about to record SP as one of my favorite artists, when the truth is I think they have two masterpieces, one album I like a lot (adore), a couple B sides I like, and then a bunch of awful stuff. Is that a favorite artist? Or is it two favorite albums?
Didn’t judge their music by the album cover but the rating would have been the same
it was fine, after Tonight, Tonight, I thought I’d love the album and then every song after that was either grossly grunge or just forgettable (except for That One Song) so IDK! Maybe I need to relisten sometime (but also, some of the worst people I know have that one Target shirt w this album cover on it. maybe that’s a part of it)
Yes, the album is too long, I don't care for the more raucous tracks, but '1979' and 'Tonight,Tonight' rip so hard. I can't fault anyone when they effectively pay homage to Georges Méliès, I am a sucker for it. And '1979'... backseat memories of summer roadtrips with my family flooded my mind. Taste/smell are often associated with vivid involuntary memories, but hearing songs does it too!
good
This was like the final boss for me. I have been trying to listen to this album for weeks, but could never actually sit down and make it through the entire thing. But I'm glad I spent time with it this weekend. I understand entirely why this album gets the praise it does. I love the range of the album. 1979 has an entirely different vibe to Zero, but both of the sounds are done well. After relistening to this as many times as I did over the weekend, I realized when Smashing Pumpkins goes heavier they might just be one of my favorites to do it. There's something about how they do what they do in X.Y.U. that just fills me with joy. Gerard Way told me Bullet With Butterfly Wings is "the perfect rock song" and the more I listen to it, the more I believe him. The kick drum in that song is up there with The Chain by Fleetwood Mac for "legendary kick drum songs." Unexpected "favorite album from this list that I didn't already know" despite having such trouble getting through it initially.
Listened to this during a 9 hour road trip, so I didn’t have as many complaints about the length as I may have otherwise. It did get a little bit too repetitive for me by the end, but overall this one was a surprise. Anyone who was at music trivia may know that I am not very familiar with this band as I was unable to identify them by appearance or sound, but this will hopefully be my inspiration to learn more.
The length is always intimidating, but this is a rewarding album to sit down and listen to. So many different textures across each song that it always keeps me entertained. “Tonight, Tonight” is a perfect song.
Did I talk about how incredible Jimmy Chamberlin is on my Siamese Dream review? I went back to look but it was so long lol why would anybody read these things. Anyway, everything Jimmy does is just effing wow. My man says what the fuck is a click track and just goes out there and busts. And then he got a lead vocal on a song!!! This album in a strictly physical sense, is my favorite that I own. The packaging is massive and high quality. It takes up a ton of space on the shelf. All 4 LPs have unique sleeves with unique artwork and there’s a beautiful accompanying book. I give it a “buy/5” The album is too long but honestly it loops back around to being cool at a certain point. Like, one of these days we’re gonna get to 69 Love Songs by the Magnetic Fields and I’m gonna gush over it as if I’ve not been talking about how everything over 40 minutes is unbearably long. And, again, 1979 is my favorite song ever written so I’m gonna give the album a perfect score regardless.
This one didn't hit like Siamese Dream did for me, still a solid record though
I had never listened to this entire album, so I’m glad I finally listened to the whole thing. I’ve obviously heard the singles, and I generally enjoy The Smashing Pumpkins, but some of their songs are slower and not my favorites. A double album is daunting, which is probably why I never listened to the whole thing, but this album kept me on my toes. It was a little all over the place, going from a grunge song, to a slower ballad, to a heavy metal song, but I really enjoyed it. The last handful of songs were somewhat forgettable, but it could be that I was worn down from listening to an hour and a half. With that said, this was a very good album.
one truly great song on here and it takes over an hour to get to it. fuck this shit
fuck you. Fuck you. i'm listening to this shit tomorrow i can't be fucking arsed. update: as it turns out i underestimated the distance from NYC to RVA (as wont to do). to quote mr incredible: yeah. i got time. see prior siamese dream review. 10-15 songs: tonight tonight, zero, bullet, to forgive, love (thank god for james iha), cupid de locke (near all timer), porcelina, take me down, in the arms of sleep, 1979, stumbline, we only come out at night, by starlight, farewell and goodnight jellybean + tales of a scorched earth show why keeping the involuntary manslaughter drummer was worth it. galapagos needs a better final chorus. muzzle needs cleanup. where boys + bodies (more oomph) have a really good riff. that's about it. thirty three is dece but i've unfortunately listened to 4 songs like it. eyes of ruby is two minutes too long. xyu is like if you had to cheat writing zero but changed it up so it wasn't too obvious. beautiful + lily just sounds like b sides (the whole second half gets lyrically weaker tbh). 3.7-4.4. this album would be sensational if i'd hadn't listened to 80s u2 before 13.
Lot to unpack here, huge amount of variation and never got boring for a double album. Seems to owe a lot to grunge but has a very unique sound, will listen again
why cant anyone sing bro :(
Didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate it as much as Siamese Dream, which was two stars for me. Does it rate three? Hmm. I’m not sure it quite gets there. Two hours was a bit much.
I loved this album as a teen, and it still holds up so well.
Liked the SP, liked angsty heavy rock then 1 day was a day older and just didn't and haven't since. Can kind of intellectually see this, album though if it had been a snappier run time would have been easier, 2 hrs ( too long for anyone would i like my favourite albums if they were 2 hrs long, not sure), it's just an emotional turn-off, it's almost endless, don'tmind him as a vocalist but 2 hrs of his raging about whatever, for me is well beyond too much. Nothing else to really add, there are bits, songs I like but it all became a total non engaged chore, 2 Stars
Good lord this was painful. +1 stars for Billy Corgan keeping the NWA alive.
I’ve listened to this album before and liked most of the songs but this time it clicked. The contrast between the more gothic/aggressive and the quieter songs is very unique and well done. Some songs in the album have lead me to discover other genres I would have not otherwise listened to. The vocals are impressive in both diversity and quality. This albums has some very interesting and addictive guitar riffs.
This is the album that put me off the Smashing Pumpkins. I loved the beautiful wall of guitars of Siamese Dream. I loved the psychedelic floaty vibe turning metal of Gish and Pisces Iscariot. But this just seemed bombastic and bloated. A sign of things to come then! There’s lots of bits I like but there’s also a lot of very lazy metal riffs and sappy songs. If you could cut this down by half there’s probably a classic album in it. But I dunno, it gives me the ick.
Really liked this album. Not a huge gym music playlist but some good chilling somgs
Surprisingly not all doom and gloom
I love a big, fat double album. Take me on a journey, musicians! This was particularly ambitious and mostly fun. As with a lot of doubles, it's not all great. There's some brilliant songs on here though. All of the singles were 90s classics. It definitely adds up to more than its parts by having so much variety. Great Cover Art.
A heavy experience
Ok
For me, this album is a perfect 10/10 — not only because of the music itself, but because of what it represents in the history of alternative rock. I first discovered The Smashing Pumpkins through their debut album "Gish", a record that already hinted at the enormous creative potential of the band. But it was the follow-up, "Siamese Dream", that truly revealed their greatness to the world. Songs like the stunning ballad "Disarm" showed that beneath the walls of distorted guitars and emotional intensity, there was also vulnerability, beauty, and genuine songwriting brilliance. Then came Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness — an ambitious, opulent double album that set new standards for alternative rock in the 1990s. What makes this record so extraordinary is its incredible diversity. It moves effortlessly between crushing rock anthems, fragile acoustic moments, dreamy atmospheres, gothic melancholy, and almost orchestral grandeur. Few albums manage to feel this massive and deeply personal at the same time. It was more than just a successful record; it became a defining statement for an entire generation of alternative music fans. After that came "Adore", an album that was unfairly underestimated at the time. Darker, more electronic, and emotionally exhausted, it reflected the difficult circumstances surrounding the band and especially Billy Corgan himself. Internal tensions and personal struggles would continue to affect the group, and the albums that followed never reached the same commercial heights again. Still, during the era of albums two through four, The Smashing Pumpkins were undoubtedly one of the most important and relevant bands in alternative rock. They combined emotional honesty with musical ambition in a way that very few bands ever achieved. And personally, I can still name favorite songs from every single album they released — right up to their current work. Their catalog has aged remarkably well because Billy Corgan always followed his own artistic vision instead of trends. Maybe the world simply moved on too quickly. Or maybe Billy Corgan’s music was always meant for listeners willing to dive deeper than the surface. Either way, I still believe there may come a time when people fully rediscover just how unique and important this music really is.
In the nineties, I found the rock music of the time a bit alienating. None of the new bands really appealed to me, and none of the new sounds really won me over. But there were, of course, some bright spots, including *Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness* by The Smashing Pumpkins. (t. b. c.)
Bang. XYU is the only bad song.
Overall a good album, with some highlights. Beyond their most popular hits here, I really liked XYU. As many have said, a little too long.
Despite all my rage I AM just a rat in a cage, but I found myself eager to skip through this one before lost songs were over. Fav song: bullet with butterfly wings
album is long but so are my sorrows
a pretty good album that is about 10 songs too long. it's a shame what happened to that billy boy, too. fav songs: zero/here is no why/farewell and goodnight
I liked the album a lot - it is so versatile and felt like you can find a song for any mood you’re having at nearly any moment.
This is an excellent example of how such a long album can be so great that time just flies by. I didn't want it to end.
some good iconic songs at the beginning but feels very same-sy afterwards. not a bad listen
I love this album more than I knew, it's very good, I've always enjoyed listening to it, now I will listen to it some more
Lots of varied sounds. Clearly made well. Mostly pleasant. Listening to double albums idly in one go is excruciating when so many tracks sound the same. Maybe they don't, but tell that to the album, not to me!
Strong start, Tonight Tonight is an all timer Very long 1979 is amazing To long Best tracks Tonight Tonight Zero An Ode To No One 1979
Great start, drags abit until 1979. No Siamese dream
- I was excited for this and I liked the start but it started getting a little aggressive and giving me anxiety, had to skip a few songs. - i like 'to forgive'. - i like 'cupid de locke' but i have heard it a million times - overall i actually didn't really like the songs i didn't already know at all
interesting but not my kind of music
Great album
There are a few songs that are okayish, such as Love, Zero, but overall the album is way too long. Moreover, almost every time a good part comes up, it gets absolutely ruined by the vocals. I don't think I'll be coming back to this album.
never dug and still don't dig. so I feel bad for giving it a bad score because I know it's pretty good. just not for me
It's too long and there's some content that could've been left behind. The highs are high but the lows are pretty bland. It's 3.5 stars rounded up
Rounding up to a 4. The singles are great and I do like the vibe, however, a double album in the cd era is simply too much. I didn't engage with this record as a teenager and I don't really have the bandwidth to do it as an adult but I can see how a teen with no responsibilities could immerse themselves.
6.3/10
Damn, there are some good moments here! But then the wrestler opens his mouth, and it all goes to shit.
Goat
Still having troubles to know whether I like Smashing or not. This was okay though
I would give this 5 stars if not for the fact that it’s WAY TOO FUCKING LONG! I had to listen to this one in 4 sessions of 7 songs each to not get bored. I know that there are a lot of great songs here, SO WHY DO I HAVE TO LISTEN TO 5 FILLER TRACKS JUST TO GET TO THEM???!!!
One of my faves from the '90s !!
Enjoyable album but there’s some duds on there
Heard it a million times
Mellon Collie is like a sonic Rorschach test: it'll confirm your ink-blot impressions of Corgan as a whiner, a wanker, a wizard, or late-stage wunderkind. He is, of course, all of those things. But if this record is one thing and one thing only, it's an expression of peak Billy Corgan confidence — and he always had an abundance of confidence. Millions of teenagers can be wrong, but they can also be right. I imagine that a pared-down version of this album would be more my style but I know it would no longer be the infinite sadness that it is. It's also wild to know what we know now, that this *is* the pared-down version as this was also peak productivity for the Pumpkins. This is a record you can leave for stretches and come back to find it's still doing its thing. And while it's not the Smashing Pumpkins record I choose to put on to listen to (I prefer more succinct and raucous indulgences), I'm glad it exists in the way that it does. It got plenty of people I know through some dark times.
Hideously long album and a little too juvenile. Still, I credit them for providing a good variety of sounds, tones, and moods. A few great songs don’t hurt either.
Tunes were good but I kind of got the point after 40 minutes
einzigartige klangwelt, aber nicht ganz so meins
Hyggelig og nostalgisk gjenhør, men to timer med Corgans stemme er heftig.
Dette var vel plata som lagde meg. Dramaturgien i plata er perfekt og man blir dratt inn i en eller annen rar verden i to akter med oppturer og nedturer. Perfeksjon.
SP har aldri truffet meg helt, mest sannsynlig på grunn av Corgans slitsomme stemme. Mye bra på denne dobbeltskiva, mye variert og interessant, men jeg klarer ikke å se det helt store i det. En helt grei treer.
Every song is a ballad - an epic ballad at that.
Big nostalgia hit. Killer guitars that I did not appreciate fully back in the day.
Absolutely fantastic album! It was one of my first albums I purchased with my own money
This album came so close to winning me over. I was very skeptical going into it, given the massive runtime, the child-like aesthetic of the cover, and my general dislike of Billy Corgan as a public figure. I ended up enjoying most of it, but there were some definite stumbling points. In particular, the parts where the band strays away from their grunge roots were very hit or miss, and it felt like Corgan's nasally vocals didn't match with the softer moments. Plus, while there weren't any songs that I felt were particularly bad, the two-hour runtime didn't feel justified. That being said, it was hard to deny the sheer ambition of the album and Corgan's complete sincerity with how he handles every aspect of the album. His lyrics can come across as overly melodramatic or pretentious at times, but he delivers it with such conviction and without any irony that it didn't bother me. The heavier moments on this album were when the band really shined, especially the guitar parts and how Corgan's vocals meshed with the instrumentals. This is an album I can certainly see growing on me in the future with repeated listens, especially since my primary issues are fairly surface level, but right now those issues still bother me.
Their magnum opus
This was so close to being a 4 for me. There are so many hits on this thing, I’m wondering if there are any other SP albums that are anywhere near as relevant as this one. It’s surprisingly heavy at times with fantastic drumming. Billy’s voice gets a bit old after a bit, but it’s still very unique and complements the music overall. The tracklist is so long, as the album clocks just over 2 hours. Some songs could might have been cut. But it’s a good listen if you’ve got time to spare. 3.9/5.0
At times It's brilliant, at times it's boring. Way too long with too much filler.
... Another Pumpkins record and my review for the last still stands. Tonight tonight may be one of the best rock songs ever written, but a few hits a good album does not make. I like this band, I don't love them. Their albums are self indulgent and bloated. They are in the same bracket as Queen, good songs, annoying albums.
Great, a double album from a pretentious singer who rips off his band mates. A few of the songs are good, though.
3.5
I forgot how great this album was. Memories of grade 11.
I give this album a strong four stars.
Five singles were great, but too many songs. I’m not a massive fan, just the odd song.
Kinda emo so far... im sure it really speaks to teenagers. too long, i don't get the hype
A testament to the songs here that this double album never really feels bloated. Corgan's voice is certainly not for everyone, but I think he's always used it effectively - leaning towards something softer in the slower tracks for example.
too much stuff inside
apparently i can't be normal about this band. i got this album and then two days later i got Siamese Dream, and i gave them both 3 stars and now here i am several days later having activated the edit feature just so i can go back and change both to 4s because, as i said, apparently i can't be normal about this band. the thing about the Smashing Pumpkins... is that their entire discography for me seems to be divided into two categories: 1. grunge i don't care about and couldn't hum to you even though i've heard it a million times 2. some of the most gut-wrenching music i've ever heard in my life that makes me stop dead in the street and want to bawl my eyes out. that's it. there is literally no in-between. and so i gave this (and Siamese Dream) 3 stars because at first because they're just NOT albums i can listen to all the way through and large parts of them are not my thing and yet. AND YET. Tonight, Tonight - one of the defining songs of my life (i'm not exagerrating). Cupid De Locke, Galapogos, Thirty-Three, 1979. i got to Today in Siamese Dream and just lost it. i don't know what it is. i don't know what they've laced their songs with. they make me FEEL SO MUCH. it feels weird to give 4s to these two albums but i have to do it.
Canciones q me gustaron: -Bullet With Butterfly Wings -Tonight, Tonight -An Ode To No One -Here Is No Why -Jellybelly -Zero
I don't know if it was the mood I was in last night, or the state of the world. I really liked this. It is at times aggressive, nihilistic and beautiful. I remember listening to this in 1995 when it came out, I had just become a Christian, and it seemed a little....much. Last night, it just fit
So many bangers but its too long.
expected more. also too long and not enough entertaining
Some solid songs but overall too long
tonight tonight was kinda sweet the second song was ok, not amazing. I mean they sound a little generic!
The favourite album of ex of mine that cruelly dumped me when I was convinced that we'd be together forever. Can howl "Tonight, Tonight" with a passion and fire unlike any other as a result. Also, other songs are available on this album
haha i already listened to this album, actually their entire discog 🤭
I need to listen to this again, even though it’s 2 hours long. At first I was super excited to listen to this because I knew about the band and I love the song “1979". The first side had me feeling disappointed even though I was saving some songs. It was a little too harsh for me. As the album continued I started liking it more and more, with side 2 being vastly superior to side 1 for me. Their sound is really beautiful and the variety of styles on this bumps it from a 3.5 to 4.
I really like how every song had a different vibe, so I didn't know what to expect next. But I'm glad it was that way because the album is really long.
Mellon Collie is a wonderful album, and my entry point for this band. I used to be more turned off for what I considered filler on this double-album, and while I still have a playlist to condense this into a solid hour of rock, I enjoy the fill listen more over time.
2 really good songs too long of an album
Geras fonas
Definitely are some duds but overall amazing album
- thoughts so far are that I really like the instrumentation but that the vocals aren’t my favorite
Album 193. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness — The Smashing Pumpkins (1995) Oh nooooooo, 2 hours of this. I can't stand it. It's a nightmare. Still disturbing background noise, but cohesive with some good songs. 2/5 Liked: — Tonight, Tonight — Bullet With Butterfly Wings — 1979
Honestly could be half the length
Some good songs but others were a bit too metal for me!
Too long. If it was shorter it would be a 4.
Why did they have to release two hoies of music at once? Disc 1 is one of the best collections of alternative rock ever, but after 1979 tones out, there’s not much more to get excited about. X.Y.U. being an extremely honorable exception. Too bad, because the songwriting merit for the first hour is great.
Love this group
A fantastic description of marriage to Len Houmous 3.4 19/28 1979
A marathon!
pretty good, no muy mi onda eso si
This was a huge album in the late '90s. I recall it being eagerly awaited by their fans. I like the singles, but I don't think I ever heard the whole thing through before. It's good, and it very much evokes a particular time for me. "Despite all my rage, I am still just a rat in a cage!"
It’s definitely too long, but there are so many beautiful tracks here. A really great mixture of heavy grunge and delicate ballads.
Really long 3.5/5
Monday, Monday: 8/10. this whole album already sounds awesome and it's only the opener! which is why I'm also not giving it a huge grade. Straight Shooter: 7/10. underwhelming compared to the previous one tbh... great potential but not so awesome execution, could've been more explosive Got a Feeling: 7/10. not very relevant I call your name: 8/10. quite a vibe Do you wanna dance: 7/10. not bad, slow but not bad Go where you wanna go: 8/10. catchy again ayeee California dreaming: 9/10. FOR THE MEME VALUE. I HAD NO IDEA IT HAD THIS SONG Spanish Harlem: 7/10. a vibe but it reminds me of church choirs Somebody groovy: Hey girl: 9/10. very nice I also liked the lyrics You baby: 8/10. not bad but not extraordinary to me The in crowd: 7/10. I don't know what I'm listening to anymore all these songs sound a little too similar. It's not bad completely tho
I have not listened to much of the Smashing Pumpkins but I'm excited!! Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Instrumental, nice piano, but pretty boring. 2/5 Tonight, Tonight: OMG I KNOW THIS SONG. People love this one. I quite like the guitar. The singing is quite a surprise though. I kinda relate to this too lol OMGG the drums are wonderful. 4/5 Jellybelly: Oh okay I love the drums. But a little boring otherwise 3/5 Zero: I like the start. 5/5 Here Is No Why: Not a huge fan- cliche rock song lol. 2/5 Bullet With Butterfly Wings: LOL i know this one too. I really really like this. RAT IN A CAGE RAAAAH 5/5 To Forgive: I quite like the vibe of this one 2/5 An Ode to No One: OMG I LOOOVE THIS 3.5/5 Love: 2/5 Cupid De Locke: Whimsical vibe- cute. 2/5 Galapogos: A bit boring. 2/5 Muzzle: Not memorable. 1/5 Porcelina of the Vast Oceans: Starts off boring but it picks up! Nice, not the best though. 3/5 Take Me Down: Ohh I really love this. It's so cute. feels like a lullaby 4/5 Where Boys Fear to Tread: Ooh I like the start with the guitars. 4/5 Bodies: LOVE IS SUICIIIIDE5/5 Thirty Three: Nice and slow- not my favorite 2/5 In the Arms of Sleep: Good 3/5 1979: Oh yes I know this one- everyone loves this. Personally, I think it's cute but not my favorite 3/5 Tales of a Scorched Earth: I like this one 4/5 Thru the Eyes of Ruby: Not my favorite 2/5 Stumbleine: eh 2/5 XYU: Ooh yes this is so good 4/5 omg its so hot We only come out at night: 1/5 Beautiful: 1/5 Lily (My One and Only): 2.5/5 By Starlight: 2/5 Farewell and Goodnight: Soo cute and sweet 4/5 Overall rating: 3/5 very good and lots of diversity
This album is beautiful and raw. Genuinely a masterpiece. It sounds incredible. There's a real live sounding energy to this album that I've never got from any other Pumpkins albums or any other band. Even as a double LP, I never felt there was any filler as every song has a purpose, even the bsides are worth checking out. Also never felt I had to listen to this album in it's entirety. I could easily play disc one or two as separate albums. Thirty-three is my one of my favourite songs of all time. Other highlights are Ruby, Muzzle, Bodies, XYU, Love and Ode to No One. But it's all good. It's the best of the nineties.
So long. So very very long.
Best double album of the 90s.Only Life After Death comes close to it.
Wel in m'n straatje maar veel te lang
This is a master piece 2 hours of pure gold.
Ja ja ja
not great for me
Favourite song: Galapogos
Damn good music. When they get rolling, they ROLL Best Song: Tonight, Tonight Rating: 8/10 Stars: 4
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - 4/5 Tonight, Tonight - 5/5 Jellybelly - 4/5 Zero - 4.5/5 Here is No Why - 4/5 Bullet With Butterfly Wings - 5/5 To Forgive - 4/5 An Ode to No One - 4/5 Love - 4/5 Cupid de Locke - 4/5 Galapogos - 4.5/5 Muzzle - 4.5/5 Porcelina of the Vast Oceans - 4/5 Take Me Down - 4/5 Where Boys Fear to Tread - 4/5 Bodies - 4.5/5 Thirty-Three - 4.5/5 In the Arms of Sleep - 4/5 1979 - 5/5 Tales of a Scorched Earth - 3/5 Thru the Eyes of Ruby - 3.5/5 Stumbleine - 3.5/5 X.Y.U. - 4/5 We Only Come Out at Night - 3.5/5 Beautiful - 3.5/5 Lily (My One and Only) - 3.5/5 By Starlight - 3.5/5 Farewell and Goodnight - 4/5 I understand this they wanted to do a double album with the amount of leftover material they had on their prior album, but they left a lot of filler on the second disk that really should not be on here. A 2 hour double album is a lot and drags on when the first disk is pretty good and then most of the songs after 1979 were middling at best. The jumps between alternative/grunge to metal-inspired to dream pop songs were a bit jarring at first, but the songs are mostly all good enough to not be immediately put off. OK maybe the jump between 1979 and Tales of a Scorched Earth was extremely jarring but that's besides the point. Maybe a bit too long of an album but the highs are high enough to prop up the filler that should have been left on the cutting room floor. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: Tonight, Tonight, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, 1979
Gillade "zero" och kände igen "bullets with butterfly wings". Pluggade samtidigt så missade senare låtar lite.
no es mi tipo de música en definitiva. no la pasé bien escuchándolo
Words cannot describe how much I love this album. It’s the definition of whimsical and weird. I own many c-d’s and I can say first hand that my c-d of this album has one of the best art and illustration. It’s so insanely creative and that’s the biggest thing that I look forward to when collecting physical media. It’s also the main reason why I decided to listen to the whole album and really unpack it. I could be biased but I believe the Smashing Pumpkins really do deserve 5 stars for this one.
Two hours of Smashing Pumpkins is about an hour and a half too much for me. Couldn’t make it all the way through the first disk let alone the second.
Cuando alguien dice Esmashin, este álbum es el que me viene a la mente. VOy a decir lo mismo que los demas pero porque es cierto: se hace largo y la voz de Bilardo se vuelve tediosa. El resto está bien.
Never got into this band. They are just not really my thing. In fact (with some exceptions) grunge and this particular American alt rock from the 90s and I really do not gel at all. I am usually not one to worry about voices, but i really do not like his. All that said, I know that this is a much loved record by many and especially our friends on the other side of the Atlantic, so I am listening to this with an open mind. It took 10 songs in to find a song that really caught my attention (Cupid de Locke). "Tonight tonight" and "To forgive" were ok, and I remember "Bullet with Butterfly wings", but it never grabbed me in 1995, and it did not now. On the whole, of 28 songs, I considered 7 notable, 7 were ok, and 14 i did not like at all. Honestly, about halfway through the second CD I had had enough. This could have easily been cut down into 14 tracks as opposed to 28. Notable songs were: Tonight Tonight, To Forgive, Cupid de Locke,Galapogos, Porcelina of the Vast Oceans, 1979, Beautiful. The two standout tracks were 1979 and Galapogos. I have always liked 1979 and have had the CD single since it came out, but i actually preferred Galapogos. Both these songs were the most indie songs of the album. The positive takeway from this is discovering Galapogos. 3 stars
8/10. Definitely worth a listen. I would say some songs lean towards softer-ish rock, and I love it. I was lucky enough to see The Smashing Pumpkins live at Summer Camp, it was my first concert where I knew the band and it was amazing. I was expecting an album i've never heard before for my first day on 1001 Albums, so I was definitely pleased.
Good. A rollercoaster. Matched the vibe of my videogame very nicely and added some umph. I don't think I'll be listening to it again though.
Listenable for background music, didn’t hate it
Enjoyed listening but was quite long my attention span is so rubbish
This isn’t bad. Much better than the other SP album I listened to. Nothing remarkable but listenable. Could do with being half the length though - it’s very long.
This is just offensively long. I'm not saying the album is bad, but it is hard not have the length count against it when I'm not a pre-existing fan of this band.
Overly long and very boring. Once you get past the hits it's unbearable.
I have to say I expected more. I love 1979, but anything else just didn't really speak to me. The production is amazing, and in general it's a great rock album, I guess it just didn't really speak to me.
3.5/5 if it was shorter it would be at least a 4. Love this record has some all time SP songs, just needs to be trimmed down.
not my personal cup of tea but i can def tell this is iconic
singers voice hard to get past
Lot of good songs but more dross than I remember
Good album. 2 hours is quite a while for an album though had to listen to it in 2 sittings.
me gustó al principio, después se fue todo al carajo. No lo terminé de escuchar. le doy dos estrellas solo por tonight, tonight.
я не знаю как это оценивать два часа, я не ебнутый слушать что-то столько я значю что там будет там будет не особо интересный, атмосферный инструментал и безумно однообразный вокал этот альбом можно усреднить и собрать всего несколько треков пошел он нафиг
Long with lots of skips - sorry mellon. guitar tones are pretty boss though
this album is like 14 songs too long. like if you've recorded 28 individual songs either make a separate album or put them on the Deluxe Edition. something. jesus, man decent, drags in some parts but overall is just good old fashioned hard rock 7/10 FAVOURITE SONGS: BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS, GALAPAGOS, 1979, BODIES LEAST FAVOURITE SONGS: LOVE (holy fuck dude turn down the fucking overdrive it's like a version of the song someone on youtube "bass boosted" for a dumb joke)
Achei a primeira parte muito boa, não imaginei q esse álbum ia me prender tanto, vou continuar no segundo disco mais tarde.
3.5 - definitely a solid album! Needs a bit more of a deep dive, but I enjoyed it. 28 songs is too long tho!
This album is doubtlessly their high water mark. I was really surprised by the breadth of musical styles that I found while listening. I’m familiar with the singles but hadn’t gone front to back on the album before. The length is a big hurdle to get over and I can see that putting people off from it. Even if I don’t revisit it entirely I don’t want to otherwise discolor a very good 90s rock album. It has at least inspired me to see what else I’ve missed from The Smashing Pumpkins.
I liked this a lot more than I expected. Certainly there’s a few hits here that I knew I’d enjoy, but the album as a whole was pretty well put together. I can only really knock it for the length. I’m not completely against double albums but it’s really gotta be good to bring me back. If 4.5 rounds up to 5, then this was a 4.49. Solid.
It's cool if he wants to do this kind of thing behind closed doors, but this is really none of my business.
I knew all of the singles, of course, but I had never listened to this full album before. I liked it a lot more than I was expecting to, but i'll admit i had to break it up over 2 days.
Surprisingly consistent for a two hour double album. From crunching guitars to hypnotic grooves, Mellon Collie mixes textures and dynamics expertly. Knocking a star off for the crap name
Sure, as many have pointed out, Billy Corgan's voice is not particularly pleasant, nor his lyrics particularly smart. And the guy used to take himself way too seriously. Howver, I have always liked this album and I am not even a big fan of anything grunge-y: the sound is just powerful and some tunes are memorable.
Un disco , con temas increíbles, con mucho rock, y buenas letras!
The first thing that strikes me about *Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness* by The Smashing Pumpkins is its sheer length—over two hours. During that time, there’s a pretty wild mix ranging from quiet instrumental pieces to typical Pumpkins songs. It’s a nice idea, but I still find the Pumpkins’ sound too undifferentiated—even though it has improved compared to “Siamese Dreams.” Plus, I don’t like Billy Corgan’s whiny voice. At least it’s not a step down from its predecessor.
There are some fantastic songs on these albums, but there are also A LOT of mid album filler. The good songs still pull this out of mediocrity to a solid 4.
A departure from their earlier stuff but there’s some good songs. Definitely could’ve been made a really great of single album instead of the double album that it was
Too many fillers on the album level for ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ But certainly some of their best tracks on here
Ich rank das jetzt.. irgendwann komm ich zurück denke ich aber ist eigentlich sehr taff nur manchmal verliert mich das ehrlich gesagt. Ich fand Siamese Dream etwas besser aber gut
This is quite magical
Enjoyable album, very long but enjoyed the slower songs rather than the rocky ones. Listened to with morning coffe
Well, this certainly was era-defining.
The Smashing Pumpkins son una banda de Chicago, EU. Álbum de 1995. Dentro de todo me gustó. No es muy de mi estilo, creo que el disco 1 es algo que yo no acostumbro a escuchar, un poco de rock "ruidoso" pero hay algunas canciones que resaltaron y se asemejan a lo que me gusta. El disco 2 me atrajo un poco más, tiene canciones más tranquilas o "melódicas". Me gustó mucho el concepto del álbum se nota una estructura todas las canciones tiene un sentido triste, melancólico, habla un poco de la esperanza o de la falta de esta. Aprecio el juego de palabras con "Mellon Collie" que suena a melancholy. Me gustaron varias canciones pero creo que mis favoritas son Galapogos y Thru The Eyes Of Ruby. 3/5
Penetrates the roots of emotion, ethereal, rocking double album that holds together with strong lyrics, music, and stories.
Thoroughly enjoyed. Gave me great teenage nostalgia. Track wise there were some skips, but all in all a solid effort.
Whimsical and quirky, enjoyed the album. I like the experimental use of a wide range of instruments in various songs, conveying very different emotions through each song. 5/5. Favourite song: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The back half of this marathon reminded me more of System Of A Down than anything else. Let's just make a compromise with a mid tier rating. I mean, it's a Smashing Pumpkins album that goes on for over two hours, yet, is sprinkled with their best hits. Favorite Track: "1979".
Nothing was added that I didn't already know, but good album overall.
This album is all over the place but the big hits all have a certain sound. Funny how I forgot about all of the deep cuts. Some really doomy, trashy stuff on here. Pleasant surprises for a album I have owned for 30 years and never really listened to.
Well, that was interesting. This double album seems to offer something for everyone. I found myself skipping through the loud screamy ones, but the more chill melodic ones were really nice. With this many tracks, they can't all be bad and they can't all be good. So it's a 3 for me, dawg.
My favorite Smashing Pumpkins album; Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the definition of nostalgia for my teenage years
Good, maybe even 5 stars, but I need to listen to it more to confirm.
It seems redundant to comment on how melodramatic this album is throughout given its name. For the most part Corgan manages to successfully walk the line between earnestness and over the top self-pity. The result is an album with some absolutely brilliant highs with the occasional cringe-inducing line mixed in. The album sounds incredible. Siamese Dream is one of my favourite albums of all time and this one carries on right where SD left off. The contrast between soft and heavy, light and dark, beautiful arpeggios and brutal riffs feels like a tide shifting back and forth. However listening to this again only reinforces my view that no matter how many great songs you have, a double album is never, ever a good idea (unless you’re the Beatles). This is a solid four that would easily be a five if the track list was trimmed down. I tried coming up with what that might look like: Tonight Tonight Jelly Belly Zero Bullet With Butterfly Wings To Forgive Galapagos Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Take Me Down Where Boys Fear to Tread Bodies Thirty-three In the Arms of Sleep 1979 Tales of a Scorched Earth Stumbeline
nice, middle of the road album. not special but enjoyable.
6/10
An undeniably great album. I knew the five or six releases going in but little else. I expected the second half to be weaker and was pleasantly surprised that was not the case. There are a lot of great songs here. I have no doubt that I will be listening to this album a lot more in the future.
I've listened to this before during my Scott Pilgrim phase and really enjoyed it, so it was great to revisit it and let it wash over me again. Great album, great band.
alternative squared actually bcs it is alternative rock alternately! and i love it but i realise i love the more alternative ones lesser the very rocky type even though it did allow me to do work
This album was on every 90’s kids shelf and in every cd album. Zero t shirts were everywhere. I prefer their first three records, but the influence of this one is undeniable
always heard of this band but never listened. when i saw the comments about the lead singer's voice being grating i thought it was an exaggeration but they were immediately proven right. the production isn't bad. it's quite my taste at times. but the vocals are SO awful that i couldn't even focus on it. he sings like when you're at karaoke and you're not very good at singing, so you do silly voices to hide your embarrassment and make all of your friends laugh instead. at least it kept the album from being completely boring because i spent half of it with my face twisted in a grimace (total lie) (i was unbearably bored) (it sapped my energy like a parasite) fave track: 1979
I really liked their first two albums but this one is a bit much. There’s lots of good songs on here but a two hour double album is a lot to ask of the listener. An extreme example of how the age of CDs ruins a reasonable listening experience. This album could possibly be made into a masterpiece though with some track editing. Although the sound of this album is a bit strange. It’s as if they were trying too hard to make it sound warm and we’re just left with a lower mid-range mess of a mix. There are some great moments here though but it might be praised more for the scale of ambition rather than a set of good songs. So let’s leave this one off the list and substitute it with their first album.