| The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore
(1998)
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| Cover Front |
Album |
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| Artist/Composer |
The Smashing Pumpkins |
| Length |
72:51 |
| Format |
CD |
| Genre |
Indie Rock |
| Label |
Virgin |
| Index |
95 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Packaging |
Jewel Case |
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| Musicians |
| Guitar, Vocals |
Billy Corgan |
| Guitar |
James Iha |
| Bass |
D'Arcy |
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| Credits |
| Songwriter |
Billy Corgan |
| Producer |
Billy Corgan |
| Producer |
Brad Wood |
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| Track List |
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| 01 |
To Sheila |
04:40 |
| 02 |
Ava Adore |
04:20 |
| 03 |
Perfect |
03:23 |
| 04 |
Daphne Descends |
04:38 |
| 05 |
Once Upon A Time |
04:06 |
| 06 |
Tear |
05:52 |
| 07 |
Crestfallen |
04:09 |
| 08 |
Appels + Oranjes |
03:34 |
| 09 |
Pug |
04:46 |
| 10 |
The Tale Of Dusty & Pistol Pete |
04:33 |
| 11 |
Annie-Dog |
03:36 |
| 12 |
Shame |
06:37 |
| 13 |
Behold! The Night Mare |
05:12 |
| 14 |
For Martha |
08:17 |
| 15 |
Blank Page |
04:51 |
| 16 |
17 |
00:17 |
| Personal Details |
| Price |
kr. 0,00 |
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| Details |
| Spars |
DDD |
| Rare |
No |
| Country |
USA |
| Sound |
Stereo |
| UPC |
724384587925 |
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| Notes |
| Left without a drummer after Jimmy Chamberlin's dismissal, the Smashing Pumpkins took the opportunity to revamp their sound slightly - which is what Corgan claimed they were going to do on their fourth album, anyway. Adore however, isn't a drastic departure. Using dream-pop ballads and the synthetic pulse of "1979" as starting point, the Pumpkins have created a hushed, elegiac album that sounds curiously out of time - it's certainly an outgrowth of their previous work, but the differences aren't entirely modern. Whenever synthesizers are added to the mix, the results make the band sound like a contemporary of the Cure or Depeche Mode, not the Aphex Twin. That's not necessarily a problem, since Adore creates its own world with layered keyboards, acoustic guitars, and a rotating selection of drummers and machines. There's none of the distorted bluster that cluttered Mellon Collie and none of the grand sonic technicolor of Siamese Dream. Adore recasts the calmer moments of those albums in a sepia tone, in an attempt to be modest and intimate. Only Billy Corgan would consider a 74-minute, 16-track album a modest effort, but compared to its widescreen predecessors, it does feel a bit scaled-down. Still, Corgan's ambitions reign supreme. This is no mere acoustic album, nor is it electronica - it is quiet contemporary art-rock, playing like a concept album without any real concept. Its very length and portentousness tend to obscure some lovely songs, since all the muted production tends to blend all the songs together. But even with its flaws, Adore is an admirable record that illustrates the depth of the Pumpkins' sound, even if it ultimately isn't a brave step forward |
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