a 4.5 rounded up to a 5 because i so rarely give them out. gosh, i enjoyed this. billy corgan might be a dick but god damn does he know how to write an album. the pristine, sparkling Disarm nestled among all this sludgy muck (which, to be clear, i enjoyed) makes it even more beautiful. really cool that you can see the more ambitious elements that would lay the groundwork for mellon collie here, especially in the 9 minute song. you have to hand it to them... the pretension is earned.