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Album of the Week #5: "Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness" by The Smashing Pumpkins

John · 2006-02-21 22:33:53

This has been one of the most requested albums in the suggestions thread. Well, is this the Pumpkins crowning achievement or an overworked follow-up to Siamese Dream? Is it too long or not long enough? One of the prettiest sleeves ever or fugly sub-surrealist crap? Dawn to Dusk or Twilight to Starlight?

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#32 26-01-2007 10:32pm
wellingtonia

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Must say I love it. I wouldn't change a thing on it. It was completely over-played by me at one stage in my life though and I had to give it a break for a couple of months! I listen to it regularly now though and it doesn't grow old.

Also, I subscribed to their page on myspace and received this bulletin:

*****OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT*****

The Smashing Pumpkins have made their first official announcement of an appearance in 2007. The band will headline both Rock am Ring (6/2/07) and Rock im Park (6/3/07) Festivals in Germany. Tickets are available beginning on Saturday, January 27, 2007. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.tickets-per-post.de/tickets-per-post/Main.php. Check out the festival website for more information http://www.rock-am-ring.com. Stay tuned for many more announcements…

Off to Germany we go! (I wish)

EDIT: Sorry, just noticed that the Germany gig is discussed here: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055037680

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#33 29-01-2007 11:40am
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went back to listening to this album this week cus i had a couple of long car journeys. the journeys passed in no time at all. WHAT an album!

it just makes me feel good and young(er) again. i dont think i gotten to know many albums as well as i know this album. i just dont spend as much time on albums anymore to get to know them that intimately.

there is an unofficial bootleg cd out there somewhere that I saw, where some used the official artwork and a third cd with about 20+ b-sides. it contained ugly, marquis in spades medallia of the grey skies (one of my favourite songs ever) to name a few. the pumpkins really hit a purple patch then.

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