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The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Release Date: 1995 10 24 Label: Hut 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 2:52 2 Tonight, Tonight Corgan 4:14 3 Jellybelly Corgan 3:01 4 Zero Corgan 2:40 5 Here Is No Why Corgan 3:45 6 Bullet With Butterfly Wings Corgan 4:17 7 To Forgive Corgan 4:16 8 An Ode to No One Corgan 4:50 9 Love Corgan 4:21 10 Cupid de Locke Corgan 2:50 11 Galapogos Corgan 4:46 12 Muzzle Corgan 3:44 13 Porcelina of the Vast Oceans Corgan 9:21 14 Take Me Down Iha 2:52 15 Where Boys Fear to Tread Corgan 4:22 16 Bodies Corgan 4:12 17 Thirty-Three Corgan 4:10 18 In the Arms of Sleep Corgan 4:12 19 1979 Corgan 4:25 20 Tales of a Scorched Earth Corgan 3:46 21 Thru the Eyes of Ruby Corgan 7:38 22 Stumbleine Corgan 2:54 23 X.Y.U. Corgan 7:07 24 We Only Come Out at Night Corgan 4:05 25 Beautiful Corgan 4:18 26 Lily (My One and Only) Corgan 3:31 27 By Starlight Corgan 4:48 28 Farewell and Goodnight Corgan, Iha 4:22 Releases: Year Type Label 1995 CD Hut 1995 CD Virgin 1995 CS Virgin 1995 CS Virgin 1995 CS Virgin

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