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Title: Smashing Pumpkins - Rotten Apples: Greatest Hits
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Release Date: 2001-11-26
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Siva 2: Rhinoceros 3: Drown 4: Cherub Rock 5: Today 6: Disarm 7: Landslide 8: Bullet with Butterfly Wings 9: 1979 10: Zero 11: Tonight, Tonight 12: Eye 13: Ava Adore 14: Perfect 15: Everlasting Gaze 16: Stand Inside Your Love 17: Real Love [#]

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i got this quick & it didn't take long too find it either on amazon. thank you.


The gems and duds of the Pumpkins


As one might imagine, the beginning of the "Greatest Hits - Rotten Apples" has most of their best songs. The Smashing Pumpkins' collection of greatest hits is a mixed bag of some of their coolest songs and some disappointing ones. Corgan and the other members were on a roll ever since their first album, releasing a mix of slow, epic ballads and blazing fast drum-based songs. Even though I still cringe listening to the subpar lyrics of "Rhinoceros," the smashing guitar chords and the wavering tenor of Corgan sound incredible.

Their streak continued with the songs from their famous "Siamese Dream" album, in which Corgan expanded the bands sound with orchestral arrangements in songs such as "Disarm. " They became known as a progressive hard rock band, and with Corgan's imagination for string arrangements, abrasive guitar chords and fantasy lyrics, they could never go wrong.

Their sound went through a variety of changes after Jimmy Chamberlain was taken off the band for drug addiction. Corgan started experimenting more with electronic drum machines, producing unique songs such as the gem "Eye," from the little known Lost Highway soundtrack. An even more memorable fourth album featured some of their most notable fantasy electro-pop songs, such as "Ava Adore" and "Perfect. "

Jimmy Chamberlain came back, probably because the band wasn't as awesome without his speedy drum rolls and cymbal smashing. The awesome song "The Everlasting Gaze" from the "Batman & Robin" soundtrack was an excellent guitar grinding slam-fest. However, by the time their fifth album came out, Corgan lost his ability to write engaging hooks and melodies for his songs, making for some of the dull ballads at the end of "Greatest Hits - Rotten Apples. "

This greatest hits collection is missing some of the Smashing Pumpkins best songs from the albums "Siamese Dream" and "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. " However, it makes up for its flaws with their two rare singles from film soundtracks, "Eye" and "The Everlasting Gaze. " So although this could have featured more songs, at least we can be greatful that the Pumpkins finally included these two songs in a collection.


Great album to ease into the pumpkins
Anyway, this was the first Smashing Pumpkins album I listened to, and while I liked many of the songs right away, there were also many that got better with time. Hmm, that title sounds strange. I overplayed the album because I loved it so much and then I started to yearn for more - which got me into some of their other albums. Wonderful. Give it at least a few listens before you decide if you like it or not, though.


One of the best bands ever
), and in my opinion one of the greatest examples of a band changing over the course of its history; the second song for example is very mellow and rhythmic, where about just 11 tracks away it starts becoming some-what Gothic. This album spans the bands entire career (In 2000 the band split. Besides that this album IS excellent and by far the best song on the album is "Bullet with Butterfly Wings", with the chorus line- "Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage". .


It's All Here EXCEPT for Mayonaise !
Brings back some very great memories for me, but left off my favorite Pumpkins tune - Mayonaise!!! Why does it seem like the record companies always leave off one of the best songs on every Greatest Hits album for any band? Nevertheless, a good taste of one of my favorite groups in the 1990's.


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