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The Smashing Pumpkins
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Release Date: 1995 10 24
Label: EMI Europe
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The Smashing Pumpkins didn't shy away from making the follow-up to the grand, intricate Siamese Dream. With Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, the band turns in one of the most ambitious and indulgent albums in rock history. Lasting over two hours and featuring 28 songs, the album is certainly a challenging listen. To Billy Corgan's credit, it's a rewarding and compelling one as well. Although the artistic scope of the album is immense, the Smashing Pumpkins flourish in such an overblown setting. Corgan's songwriting has never been limited by conventional notions of what a rock band can do, even if it is clear that he draws inspiration from scores of '70s heavy metal and art rock bands. Instead of copying the sounds of his favorite records, he expands on their ideas, making the gentle piano of the title track and the sighing "1979" sit comfortably against the volcanic rush of "Jellybelly" and "Zero." In between those two extremes lies an array of musical styles, drawing from rock, pop, folk, and classical. Some of the songs don't work as well as others, but Mellon Collie never seems to drag. Occasionally they fall flat on their face, but over the entire album, the Smashing Pumpkins prove that they are one of the more creative and consistent bands of the '90s. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness	Corgan	4:23
2	Tonight, Tonight	Corgan	4:12
3	Jellybelly	Corgan	4:10
4	Zero	Corgan	4:12
5	Here Is No Why	Corgan	4:25
6	Bullet with Butterfly Wings	Corgan	3:45
7	To Forgive	Corgan	7:38
8	Fuck You (An Ode to No One)	Corgan	2:54
9	Love	Corgan	7:07
10	Cupid de Locke	Corgan	4:05
11	Galapogos	Corgan	4:18
12	Muzzle	Corgan	3:31
13	Porcelina of the Vast Oceans	Corgan	4:48
14	Take Me Down	Iha	4:22
15	Where the Boys Fear to Tread	Corgan	2:52
16	Bodies	Corgan	4:14
17	Thirty-Three	Corgan	3:00
18	In the Arms of Sleep	Corgan	2:39
19	1979	Corgan	3:43
20	Tales of a Scorched Earth	Corgan	4:16
21	Thru the Eyes of Ruby	Corgan	4:14
22	Stumbleine	Corgan	4:50
23	X.Y.U.	Corgan	4:20
24	We Only Come out at Night	Corgan	2:49
25	Beautiful	Corgan	4:45
26	Lily (My One and Only)	Corgan	3:42
27	By Starlight	Corgan	9:18
28	Farewell and Goodnight	Corgan, Iha	2:51

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