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Well now I've been inlove with these guys ever since the video for 'siva' melted my eyeballs and Gish blew up my eardrums in sophomore year of high school. And then Siamese Dream came out the summer after graduation and totally kicked my pimply ass off into college and THEN Mellon Collie came out and yards yadda yadda...
As you can tell, I've hand a long and often repeated history with Billy Corgan and company, and I can honestly say that I almost always find something on his albums that I revisit. With the exception of FuturEmbrace - maybe I should revisit that one - they all offer something. I loved all that Machina stuff. Zwan was fantastic. I even like some of zeitgeist (especially that tune 'ma belle'). And most especially that Oceania album. Woah. Good stuff!
I think what really resonates with me about WPC's music is his melodic sense and his dynamic sense. A commenter on some web page likened this new tune to lost EP American Gothic. Musically, I agree. Sonically, it's closer for me to Untitled- minus Jimmy Chamberlain's frantic muscle. In his place Tommy Lee lays down a musical and dynamic drum part that holds it own. I like it. Might be a better album closer than opener, but now I'm just splitting hairs.
Well now I've been inlove with these guys ever since the video for 'siva' melted my eyeballs and Gish blew up my eardrums in sophomore year of high school. And then Siamese Dream came out the summer after graduation and totally kicked my pimply ass off into college and THEN Mellon Collie came out and yards yadda yadda...
As you can tell, I've hand a long and often repeated history with Billy Corgan and company, and I can honestly say that I almost always find something on his albums that I revisit. With the exception of FuturEmbrace - maybe I should revisit that one - they all offer something. I loved all that Machina stuff. Zwan was fantastic. I even like some of zeitgeist (especially that tune 'ma belle'). And most especially that Oceania album. Woah. Good stuff!
I think what really resonates with me about WPC's music is his melodic sense and his dynamic sense. A commenter on some web page likened this new tune to lost EP American Gothic. Musically, I agree. Sonically, it's closer for me to Untitled- minus Jimmy Chamberlain's frantic muscle. In his place Tommy Lee lays down a musical and dynamic drum part that holds it own. I like it. Might be a better album closer than opener, but now I'm just splitting hairs.
