| Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness | 
 enlarge | Artist: Smashing Pumpkins
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
List Price: $23.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (610 reviews)
Sales Rank: 706
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 1
MPN: 724384086121
UPC: 724384086121
EAN: 7243840861216
ASIN: B000000WA4
Release Date: October 24, 1995
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness | | • | Tonight, Tonight | | • | Jellybelly | | • | Zero | | • | Here Is No Why | | • | Bullet With Butterfly Wings | | • | To Forgive | | • | Fuck You (An Ode To No One) | | • | Love | | • | Cupid De Locke | | • | Galapogos | | • | Muzzle | | • | Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans | | • | Take Me Down |
Disc 2
| • | Where Boys Fear To Tread | | • | Bodies | | • | Thirty-Three | | • | In The Arms Of Sleep | | • | 1979 | | • | Tales Of Scorched Earth | | • | Thru The Eyes Of Ruby | | • | Stumbleine | | • | X.Y.U. | | • | We Only Come Out At Night | | • | Beautiful | | • | Lily (My One And Only) | | • | By Starlight | | • | Farewell And Goodnight |
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Product Description
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Amazon.com essential recording
Emotionally over-the-top pop extravaganzas like the string-swelling "Tonight Tonight," the Metallica-influenced alternative rock of "Zero," the techno via new wave of "1979"--the 28 songs on this swell two-disc album are as eclectic as their themes are epic and ambitious. Billy Corgan's thin whine isn't much of an instrument, but he makes the most of it by writing smart songs that take emotional chances that more-typical alt rockers would deem uncool. Pessimistic and feeling trapped but still wanting to believe in love, in a future, in something--this is the sound of Gen X at the millennium, with all the self-indulgence and power that would suggest. --David Cantwell
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 Amazing! September 30, 2008
This album is in a league of it's own. The diligence with which this album was written truly shows. Nothing short of genius. Just remember, the Pumpkins always deliver.
 Half and Half... September 28, 2008
There are some UNDOUBTEDLY classic songs on this album, and Billy Corgan's songwriting is top notch! However, I'd say I enjoyed only about half of the songs on the disc. Billy Corgan's voice can be annoying sometimes, and their "harder" songs are poorly executed and just kinda emo-ish and lame. This album should be listened to in sort of a story structure, but for a new Smashing Pumpkin fan like myself, stick to Siamese Dream for now.
 An Amazing Work of Art September 20, 2008
Okay, I doubt much of a review is needed. Who hasn't heard at least a few of the tracks on this album by now? I love this album, it gets regular rotation on my stereo and probably will continue to for quite some time. I only rate it at 4 stars because one disc is clearly better than the other. The first disc of this concept album is absolutely brilliant, it has a little of everything and by itself would've been at least a 5 million sold album. There are only 4 or 5 tracks I like on the 2nd disc which makes it harder to get through, a lot of the slower ballad type songs are on it and that's not the Pumpkins at their best.
But the album is worth buying for the 1st disc by itself and the fact that songs like "1979" and "Thru The Eyes of Ruby" are on disc 2 is just a greatly added bonus in my opinion. I don't think this is the best Pumpkins album, I'm still partial to Gish myself, but this album reveals a band in better harmony than their previous 2 efforts, even if Billy played all the guitar and bass himself.
Side note: Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums is a joy to listen to throughout this album, drug addict or not, the man plays with passion and it's great to hear. Buy the album!
Solid Rock Album July 4, 2008
Solid Rock album my dad loves it for his brithday. He told me every track rocks and nothing short of a mind blowing perfect album by a solid rock band. His view and mine this was the bands best album.
"Speak to me in a language I can hear..." July 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the Smashing Pumpkins most complicated and prettiest album. This epic contains two discs so expect a lot of different styles of music, you get a little bit of everything, beautiful ballads with haunting melodies, the alternative rock anthems, and Corgan's quirky unique songs. How can you go wrong with songs like: Thirty-three, Tonight, Tonight, 1979, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Lily (My One and Only Love), Where Boys Fear to Tread and etc. Important album of the '90s, buy this masterpiece today!
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