Zeitgeist
Zeitgeist (2007)
Now Playing : "Doomsday Clock" - Smashing Pumpkins
Quite frankly, I'm rather disappointed with the Pumpkins' newest album. None of the tracks really stood out, including Doomsday Clock, Tarantula, Starz and That's The Way (My Love Is) being mediocre but rising slightly above the rest of the album. I've loved the Smashing Pumpkins for a very long time (who can deny Billy Corgan's vocals?) and I thought that Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness, Adore and MACHINA were their best and absolutely brilliant albums...so for Zeitgeist, which seems to have returned to grunge, I need quite a few more listens to this album before I can get used to it.
That being said, if you're planning to buy this album thinking it's going to sound as brilliant as their previous three albums; think again. Hit the preview stands. While I don't actually regret purchasing the CD, unless you're willing to buy it simply because you love the Smashing Pumpkins, you may want to keep that extra cash.
That being said, if you're planning to buy this album thinking it's going to sound as brilliant as their previous three albums; think again. Hit the preview stands. While I don't actually regret purchasing the CD, unless you're willing to buy it simply because you love the Smashing Pumpkins, you may want to keep that extra cash.
There was never a doubt that Billy Corgan was the (only/chief) driving force behind the Pumpkins, but this is how I prefer to remember them--during their glory days as a quartet.
L to R : James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain, Billy Corgan, D'Arcy
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