Johnny Swallow
Bad Daddy Johnny
Adore - The Smashing Pumpkins
At the time (1998) it was a commercial and critcal disappointment. This album had only one real rock song, the rest was gentle, experimental, and emotional. This album was bound to be a letdown considering it followed their biggest album/tour for Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (The best selling double-CD album of all-time). How do you top an album that punches you in the chest? By allowing the audiences' expectations do it for them. While the lack of powerful songs seems to be the album's downfall, that is the album's greatest strength. Anyone that soaks in the album a few times is struck by the gentle mood and open emotions of it. The instrumentation is sparse, allowing the music and lyrics to breath. This is the closest that Billy Corgan ever came to being a pure singer-songwriter. This is an album that I can listen to any number of times and never ever get tired of, a rarity for me. What really amazes me is I know that 20 years from know this album won't sound as if it aged a day. Timeless music. All in all, an amazing album. Over the public's head for sure and most of the critics as well.
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[This message has been edited by Johnny Swallow (edited 01-25-2002).]
At the time (1998) it was a commercial and critcal disappointment. This album had only one real rock song, the rest was gentle, experimental, and emotional. This album was bound to be a letdown considering it followed their biggest album/tour for Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (The best selling double-CD album of all-time). How do you top an album that punches you in the chest? By allowing the audiences' expectations do it for them. While the lack of powerful songs seems to be the album's downfall, that is the album's greatest strength. Anyone that soaks in the album a few times is struck by the gentle mood and open emotions of it. The instrumentation is sparse, allowing the music and lyrics to breath. This is the closest that Billy Corgan ever came to being a pure singer-songwriter. This is an album that I can listen to any number of times and never ever get tired of, a rarity for me. What really amazes me is I know that 20 years from know this album won't sound as if it aged a day. Timeless music. All in all, an amazing album. Over the public's head for sure and most of the critics as well.
NOTE: NEITHER POP NOR ZOOROPA ARE VALID ANSWERS.
[This message has been edited by Johnny Swallow (edited 01-25-2002).]