Audio CD review:
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist (Limited Edition Purple Cover + 1 Bonus Track)

Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist (Limited Edition Purple Cover + 1 Bonus Track)

Band: Smashing Pumpkins Title: Zeitgeist (Limited Edition Purple Cover + 1 Bonus Track) Rating: Release Date: Media: Audio CD Tracks:

Not mellon collie but still good Is it a close 3rd? Probably not. I would rank this their 3rd best behind Mellon Collie and Siamese Dream. However, those albums are classics so to expect Zeitgeist to match up is just pointless. What I like about this is its back to basics approach. This is a refreshing change from Adore (boring) and Machina (some good songs but overall bloated). It was nice to Corgan & Co. just go out and rock. Some negative points: The last 2 songs were throw aways. Also, a few of the songs (ex. 7 shades of grey) sound like 1st drafts. Overall, a rocking album that sounds like the Pumpkins are back on track. PS To those who say this is not the real pumpkins, I would offer this: If you base the real band solely on having all of the original members, then most, if not all bands would not be the real bands. Example, Metallica and Tool. Besides, Corgan wrote most if not all of the music and Chamberlain wrote the drum parts. Smashing Pumpkins Best in Years e. I was a big Smashing Pumpkins fan back in their heyday (i. Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie) and saw them live a few times. Their more recent releases were hit-and-miss and I lost interest in them for a few years. But with Zeitgeist they have returned to what they do best, rocking out great songs. My favorites on this new disc are 'Doomsday Clock' and 'Tarantula', but there really isn't a song I dislike on this CD. If you are a Smashing Pumpkins fan, I highly recommend this disc for you. Great stuff. Zeitgeist It seems like almost all major artists do it these days. Zeitgeist being the latest release from Smashing Pumpkins is an alright release that gets a bit too political. Madonna on Hard Candy, Sherryl Crow on Detours and now Smashing Pumpkins on Zeitgeist. To be honest it sounds just as trite, forced and pretentious when either of them do it. To think that this the same group the recorded Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness with truly classic tracks as "Tonight, Tonight" or "1979" makes it painfully clear that this is not their best work. Even if one compares with the earlier "Siamese Dreams" then one is reminded that they can do so much better then this. "Doomsday Clock" is an ok but it lacks the SP aura of earlier releases. 3/5. Good Ole Rock 'N' Roll Everyone is analyzing this album too much. . it's just good ole Rock 'N' Roll and REFRESHING to hear! One of the best albums to come along in awhile. I find myself listening to this over and over and is really GROWING on me! Great GEM of an album. It's one of those albums that will haunt you for years to come. . . Cheers!. The first terrible Smashing Pumpkins album. United States has got to be the worst track I've ever heard. There's nothing to find here even close to the quality of any previous Smashing Pumpkins Album. But a lot of great bands have had that bad album someplace. I hope the pumpkins get back into the studio to record something that rocks. This one will find some fans, and others will leave it behind as I will. You can see a complete list of all Smashing Pumpkins discography, or go back to the Smashing Pumpkins tabs