Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
The Smashing Pumpkins

This was a defining album growing up for me. Over the years, I feel like I’ve looked back on it with rose colored glasses. A lot of it still holds up, but listening to it with fresh critical ears, there’s some bloat to it. The first part (disc 1 from the original CD release) sets the bar high, but the second part (disc 2) doesn’t quite stick the landing as well as it could. Still, a great album, and still hold it very near and dear to my heart, but not quite perfection.

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