This is not too bad

Special K is a term for the drug Ketamine. I'm on my first listen now so I don't know what the premise of the song is, so it may not be....

Album Rating: 2.5

i think all this talk of a new lineup is overrated. i mean, yea the drumming will be perhaps noticeably different and they'll sound different live, but billy corgan's still the sole creative force in the band, as he was for all their critically-favored records (with the exception of some b-sides and the rare lp track written by another band member). so, yea, they have a new guitarist, but i guarantee billy recorded all the guitars himself on this record, and likely a good portion, if not all, of the bass, as he has in the past. so i don't see how a new live lineup should somehow lead people to believe that it's some whole new band on this record.

Great review. I love these guys and need to check this out

hey bby

Album Rating: 5.0

Great review, can't wait to hear it.

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I've been listening to it a lot. Your point?

Album Rating: 4.0

"Rise, Love is here"

Album Rating: 4.0

Great review man. Ol' Corgie's been hit and miss since Adore (liked the Machinas, tolerated Zwan and TbK, hated ZG and

TFE), but this is truly a return to form. I'm proud to be a Pumpkins fan again. Love it



Panopticon, The Celestials (yes, even with the Special K line), and the last four tracks are fantastic, easily my favorite

things that Corgan has done in 14 years. And, shockingly, there really isn't a bad tune in the bunch.

Album Rating: 3.0

"bass is noticeably better, almost as if a bassist wrote and recorded the parts"



This

Sorry to say, but this album isn't doing it for me. There are some highlights here and there, but I truly believe Billy has lost it. The line-up change doesn't matter, this was always BC's show. And am I the only one that noticed how low-rent this album sounds? Normally I wouldn't care but the Smashing Pumpkins are known for being grandiose and big. Oceania is a disappointment for me. Good review nonetheless.

Album Rating: 2.0

decent review

2 tracks in and digging.

Album Rating: 4.0

I seriously can't begin to imagine how someone can dislike this. How?

Album Rating: 4.0

It's just so good, ya know? So infectious, everyone can enjoy this to some degree, Right?

Album Rating: 4.0

Pale Horse is so fucking good. So is Inkless..and Glissindra,,,And Oceania...And Quasar...Dammit, entire album slays so hard.

Album Rating: 4.0

"Lets Ride On!"

I'm with Costanza on this one.

EDIT: The Celestials has the melodic capacity to be one of the Pumpkins' best little ballads, but goddamn, those lyrics are a real bungle.

The "love you 101%" line is much worse than the ambiguous cereal/drug one.

Album Rating: 5.0

The best album since infinite sadness, the album is about a 4.5 but i gave it a 5 because i think corgan deserves it for keeping on these past years, fav track is deffenitly panopticon