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| 3.0 good | Iai EMERITUS | August 5th 07 | No messing - "Tarantula" is freakin' AWSUM. "Doomsday Clock", "7 Shades of Black", and possibly "Pomp & Circumstance", are the remaining highlights of an album that slots nicely into the band's discography without drawing too much attention to itself. There's the out-and-out rockers, the ballads (which do follow on from "Adore", in that they use synths and odd sound-effects - one such track sounds like Enya - and in that they're not all that good), and "United States", a lengthy powerhouse that goes absolutely nowhere, and seems to take a aeon to do so. Note also the odd mix and immature production - they do detract from the record, but truth be told, not that much. Still, for its weaknesses, Zeitgeist certainly has its strengths, not the least of which is that it really does feel like the Pumpkins are back. The walls of guitars, the ridicuclously overblown lyrical conceits, Corgan's unmistakable voice and his way with a melody, they're all present and correct.
Belting single, fine album. Let's not complain - after all, how many other cross-dressing, temperamental, pseudo-gothic, melodramatic, shameless, charismatic, talismanic, gravel-voiced, semi-genius frontmen are left in epic, wailing mainstream rock these days?
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| 2.5 average | mandan | April 18th 14 | Sometime later, I might give this another chance. Definitely not their most inspired work though.
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| 4.5 superb | Freddy Thomas | July 12th 08 | I hate people who neg this album for either "Not being original SP" or "The songs suck for no good reason". The thing is, this album kicks some ass, there are many highlights to this album which can be looked upon greatly, as Tarantula, That's The Way (My Love Is), Bring The Light, (Come On) Lets Go, Neverlost & Doomsday Clock would fit well into SP's existing & very large song discography. Some songs however for me, prevent this album from being perfect, United States & Pomp & Circumstance being the unlucky two. This is mainly due to US's length which for some considerable part of an almost 10 minute song has just instruments. Pomp & Circumstance is simply a bad song, & I know SP don't make many mistakes on their albums. Overall, a grand return for SP, that made the 7 years of anguish worth the wait
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| 0.0 | | April 16th 08 | What this is an uninspired comeback attempt. The electro feel of the songs makes them obnoxious, while Billy Corgan's bland trite vocal and lackluster-at-best lyrics destroy songs like "That's The Way (My Love Is)" and "Starz", all the while some of the worst drumming Jimmy Chamberline ever, while its not bad. This record is bad by ANYONE'S Standards.
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| 2.5 average | RobbaqPL | May 31st 13 | Corgan's vocals are almost unbearable this time around, but Jimmy Chamberlin and some more focused songs save the album from being an embarassment.
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| 0.0 | WeepingBanana | April 7th 10 | 2 or 3 alright to great songs and then the rest is just boring-as-hell, uninspired song writing.
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| 4.0 excellent | RustedWheel | September 3rd 09 | Zeitgeist is a great album.
No, it doesn't have the depth of Mellon Collie, the dynamic flow in emotion that Siamese Dream has or the bold and experimental approach that Machina has, but it's great in its simplicity.
A lot of fans bitched about all the post-Mellon Collie Pumpkins being too soft or different. Zeitgeist, I guess, is a response to that. To me it's just Billy and Jimmy saying "let's just make a rock album," and Zeitgeist is the result.
It's a strong album. Not every track is amazing, but overall I think it makes good progress for the Pumpkins. Songs like Tarantula, United States and Bleeding the Orchid are very much reminiscent of early Pumpkins, while still heading in a new direction for the band.
Each track on the album is strong in its own right, however the less memorable tracks are probably the straight forward rock ones (i.e. 7 Shades of Black and Come On (Let's Go)).
Overall Zeitgeist is a good album. Not amazing, not groundbreaking, but it's good. You can't expect a band to come back from a seven-year hiatus to make something like Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness again straight away. If you just want a straight forward awesome rock album by the Smashing Pumpkins, then this is probably the right album to listen to.
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| 2.0 poor | eggsvonsatan | December 3rd 07 | I want to rate this album higher, because it's not terrible, but after seeing SP live on their past tour, i really hate this album. Their set consisted of 3 old songs, this entire album, a joan jett cover and a CCR cover. They didn't even close with one of thier old songs. FUCKING PATHETIC!
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| 5.0 classic | MightySP89 | November 8th 07 | My opinion of this album is that for the most part, it is incredible. Albums like Siamese Dreams and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness are better in my opinion, but this album has some really great songs on it. Tarantula, Doomsday Clock, That's the way (My Love is), Starz, United States. All great songs! Excellent album!
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| 4.0 excellent | Green_Clash | July 12th 07 | When I first picked it up, I was disapointed. But I've listened to it a lot and it has grown on me. Though the latter half of the album (basically most the stuff after Neverlost) is a tad mediocore, I still enjoyed the album. Song's like "Starz" aren't bad, but they could be better. Talking of "Starz", it's catchy at first, get's a little repetitive near the middle, and the ending with Jimmy's drumming is fantastic. I'd say that "United States" is the high point of the album. It's ten minutes and it feels like a fully thought-out composition that all together works. On paper, chanting "Revolution" seems lame, but when Corgan does it, it has a sort of special aura around it (at least for me). When he yells "You wanna watch me die!", I just get chills.
But like I said, I was a little resistant to the album when I first picked it up. It's not Siamese Dream, it's not Adore, it's not Zwan, it's not the Future Embrace; it's Zeitgeist. And I wouldn't care if the album was total garbage, as long as it wasn't a rehash of their glory days. Like you said, it's something new, something old. Overall I'd say give it a try because in the end, it's a love it or hate it.
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| 3.5 great | maxer | May 7th 25 |
| 4.5 superb | Kf1975 | January 24th 25 |
| 2.5 average | prana37 | August 31st 24 |
| 3.5 great | Rick64 | August 8th 24 |
| 2.0 poor | doofy | January 7th 24 |
| 3.5 great | FunJan | July 21st 23 |
| 2.5 average | pody28 | March 24th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Grungil | February 13th 22 |
| 3.5 great | ztetter | November 10th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Aeon89 | March 17th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Adol | February 3rd 21 |
| 2.5 average | bloaf38 | December 28th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gazo | November 29th 20 |
| 2.5 average | JoshieG | November 29th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | CalinD | November 28th 20 |
| 2.5 average | IlNotta | November 10th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | remi | October 25th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Wj2006 | September 27th 20 |
| 3.0 good | Tooey | June 11th 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | Nymox | June 7th 20 |
| 3.5 great | Sowing STAFF | May 25th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Mac | April 6th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Juca89 | September 30th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | Brabiz | September 18th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Benjii | June 26th 19 |
| 1.5 very poor | BoiBoi | March 12th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | wrax | March 10th 19 |
| 3.5 great | igi78 | November 29th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | dunnope | November 6th 18 |
| 2.0 poor | FelkFg | August 7th 18 |
| 2.5 average | Nero | May 25th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Jan555 | April 17th 18 |
| 3.0 good | bSmith | February 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Marci | October 30th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | AriDoe | August 24th 17 |
| 3.0 good | gilly | June 26th 17 |
| 1.0 awful | Alexxx | June 22nd 17 |
| 1.0 awful | PaabL | April 23rd 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Collis | April 19th 17 |
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| 2.5 average | Xurxo | January 15th 17 |
| 1.5 very poor | augment | January 8th 17 |
| 2.0 poor | Dmitri | December 23rd 16 |
| 2.5 average | Krvst | November 7th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Wolfe | October 31st 16 |
| 2.5 average | Brandon | October 23rd 16 |
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| 3.6 great | A.R.O. EMERITUS | June 10th 16 |
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| 1.5 very poor | Lethean | November 29th 15 |
| 1.0 awful | yad00d | November 18th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | maglib | October 5th 15 |
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| 3.0 good | Jamper | October 19th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Titan | October 19th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | forall | October 3rd 14 |
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| 1.5 very poor | JSJC | August 15th 14 |
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| 3.3 great | Irving EMERITUS | June 13th 13 |
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| 1.5 very poor | red0 | November 28th 08 |
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| 2.5 average | Auldy | October 19th 08 |
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| 2.5 average | Wolfe | September 21st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | gafel | September 10th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | gafel | September 10th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | Garito | August 21st 08 |
| 3.0 good | Lawnee | August 15th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tannor | July 20th 08 |
| 2.0 poor | Ephex | June 1st 08 |
| 2.5 average | iganja | May 8th 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | wtuo | May 5th 08 |
| 3.5 great | midas | March 21st 08 |
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