Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is more than just the work of a tortured, finicky pop obsessive. Corgan presents himself as one of the last true believers: someone for whom spewing out this much music results in some sort of high art for the ages.
90
With Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, the band turns in one of the most ambitious and indulgent albums in rock history.
12y
68
The Infinite Sadness is what the average Pumpkins fan is going to encounter after the initial listen to this album.
10y
60
Although Mellon Collie clocks in at more than two hours, it’s one of the rare epic rock releases whose bulk is justified in the grooves ... The problem, at least for rock fans who want substantive content with their seductive form, is Corgan’s lyrics.
Billy, open your nose
Before I start this review, I gotta say that Zero and Tonight Tonight have to be one of the greatest Alternative Rock songs ever. I always loved those ones, but never really checked out the whole album outside of the big hits. But yeah those songs are 11/10, just wanted to get that out of the way immediately.
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What intimidated me was the insanely long 2 hours runtime with 28 tracks. But apparently, there's little to no filler on here, so I finally braced ... read more
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the third studio album by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. the 28-track album was released as a two-disc CD and triple LP. It features a wide array of musical styles, including art rock, grunge, alternative pop, and heavy metal. The album is divided in 2 sides, with 14 tracks each (6 sides and 5 songs each side on the vinyl version). As someone who has grown up with rock music this album always intimidated me, with it being 2 hours ... read more
the world is a what now? um idk man that sounds pretty scary i’m not sure if i like this🧛♀️
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Track List
Dawn to Dusk
| 1 | Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 2:52 | 88 |
| 2 | Tonight, Tonight 4:14 | 96 |
| 3 | Jellybelly 3:01 | 90 |
| 4 | Zero 2:40 | 94 |
| 5 | Here Is No Why 3:45 | 91 |
| 6 | Bullet with Butterfly Wings 4:18 | 95 |
| 7 | To Forgive 4:17 | 90 |
| 8 | An Ode to No One 4:51 | 87 |
| 9 | Love 4:22 | 82 |
| 10 | Cupid de Locke 2:50 | 89 |
| 11 | Galapogos 4:46 | 90 |
| 12 | Muzzle 3:43 | 89 |
| 13 | Porcelina of the Vast Oceans 9:21 | 91 |
| 14 | Take Me Down 2:51 | 87 |
Twilight to Starlight
| 1 | Where Boys Fear to Tread 4:22 | 87 |
| 2 | Bodies 4:12 | 90 |
| 3 | Thirty-Three 4:10 | 90 |
| 4 | In the Arms of Sleep 4:12 | 87 |
| 5 | 1979 4:26 | 98 |
| 6 | Tales of a Scorched Earth 3:45 | 75 |
| 7 | Thru the Eyes of Ruby 7:38 | 91 |
| 8 | Stumbleine 2:54 | 86 |
| 9 | X.Y.U. 7:07 | 90 |
| 10 | We Only Come Out at Night 4:05 | 82 |
| 11 | Beautiful 4:18 | 84 |
| 12 | Lily (My One and Only) 3:31 | 84 |
| 13 | By Starlight 4:48 | 88 |
| 14 | Farewell and Goodnight 4:22 | 90 |
Total Length: 2 hours, 1 minute
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4mo
So Jellybelly and X.Y.U. are more dream pop and art rock rather than alt metal? Just saying
Added on: November 28, 2011