The Smashing Pumpkins Machina/The Machines of God
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oWhoadYo
July 30th 2012


2416 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah, it should be cool. This album will sound the same though, won't it? Also, will they re-record machina 2 or will they just remaster it?

ohfoxxxycole
July 30th 2012


4339 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

i thought they were remastering them both

SCREAMorphine
November 10th 2012


1849 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Looking forward to the remastered version of this and Machina II. This is a solid 4 for me, tracks like Stand Inside Your Love, Wound and This Time are among Billy's best work.

oWhoadYo
November 11th 2012


2416 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Thank you! At least someone agrees with me.

SmashingPumpkin
December 3rd 2012


38 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

I have been giving this album a bunch of spins lately. So good. I always love coming back to Machina. I think this is right behind Siamese Dream and MCIS for me. I don't get why it is so maligned.

elry2k
January 23rd 2013


184 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Did the reviewer & I listen to the same record? To me this album is a throwback sonically to Mellon Collie. It's not Mellon Collie. It's not as good as Mellon Collie or Adore, but it stands on it's own two feet alone quite well as a record in my opinion. I don't get the reviewer's dislike for the album. This album returns the pumpkin's sound to that pop-guitar fuzz. Maybe the reviewer was one of the listener's alienated by the pumpkins Adore & Machina turn (quite obviously).

elry2k
January 23rd 2013


184 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Also, screw Virgin. Virgin isn't a legit record company. They are a money making entity. What do they know about great music? What do they care? Obviously they don't give a care. Obviously Virgin barely cared enough about the Pumpkins; they only cared enough when the pumpkins were writing music & releasing records that were big commercial successes. They only cared about having the smashing pumpkins fit that radio friendly, media friendly mold which in turn pads Virgin's bottom line. Virgin doesn't care about artistic freedom, or expression. Certainly the pumpkins deserve some of the blame for signing with Virgin, what other options did they have in the 90's though? The record industry scene, or the supportive structure of today's independent record scene (which is still far from perfect) didn't exist.

elry2k
January 25th 2013


184 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Virgin shafted one of the very best bands of the 90's. Screw Virgin.

oWhoadYo
January 27th 2013


2416 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Damn right man. Why's your rating so low?

elry2k
October 4th 2013


184 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

I am too particular when it comes to rating albums. I toe the line when it comes to the general

sputnik consensus on album ratings. While my personal rating for an album may be a lot higher, I rate

albums within .2 +/- of the overall sputnik rating. If it's lower than a 3.0 I won't even

rate the album. If there are less than 100 ratings for an album I won't even rate it. Crazy I know.

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
January 19th 2014


16632 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

super excited for the remaster w machina 2 this year



like really damn excited

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
January 26th 2014


16632 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

rules dick

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
January 26th 2014


18861 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

the singles off this rule

VermTheInquisitor
January 26th 2014


489 Comments


Album has great material but as a whole is messy and has a considerable amount of filler

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
January 26th 2014


16632 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

machina/machina2 reordered and remastered is my most anticipated 2014 release

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
January 26th 2014


18861 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

man those first 4 tracks are way too good

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
January 26th 2014


16632 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

everything except tht corgan-only part in track 1 rules

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
January 26th 2014


16632 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

as she counted the spiders

as they crawled up inside her

YoYoMancuso
Staff Reviewer
February 1st 2014


18861 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

This Time rules

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
March 9th 2014


47607 Comments

Album Rating: 3.8

Damn I'm really digging this, wasn't expecting to

Stand Inside Your Love is too fucking good



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