 | Zwan Mary Star Of The Sea
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| 4.5 superb | JThebarge16 | July 13th 10 |
Ah, Billy's short-lasting side project Zwan. In my opinion I wish they lasted a little longer. But the reason for the bands break-up was a legit one. When Billy was asked about possibly reforming "You'll never see Zwan. I'll never go anywhere near those people. Ever. I mean, I detest them. You can put that in capital letters. Bad people." But anyways, Mary Star of the Sea just wasn't enough for me, even with the 14 minute long Jesus I/Mary Star of the Sea. Such a wonderful and uplifting album. But the truth that went on between the band members was not so uplifting. On a lighter note Paz Lenchantin's voice compliments Billy's phenomenally. Lyric is a great example. Some favorites are Heartsong, Of A Broken Heart, Yeah!, and Settle Down.
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| 4.0 excellent | sugarcubes | December 9th 17 |
A bit long and all but it does have some great songs. Worth checking out if you like Smashing Pumpkins
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| 4.0 excellent | Monstar1790 | April 5th 15 |
What a criminally underrated slice of power-pop (and you can't even find it anywhere now...for shame). Sure, the lyrics rcan be pretty duff, but try and deny the impeccable intertwining of guitar and vocal harmonies all over this record. rSublime.
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| 1.0 awful | pulseczar | June 26th 06 |
I knew there was something strange about this album the first time I heard it. And after the breaking up of Zwan, Billy Corgan bitterly stated that Zwan was a giant lie. Well, now the awkward twee mood of the album makes sense. It seems like Corgan is just begging people to ask him "why so happy?" with cheerfully stupid lines like "a little sunshine/just to butter my toast/and your love next to mine". Not to mention the strange proclamation of his love for Jesus demonstrated here. The guitar chemistry is dull, three are obviously too many for the band, and the classic Jimmy Chamberlain and Billy Corgan formula falls flat. The worst part is, Zwan's pre-album work was pretty good.
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| 2.5 average | doofy | January 9th 24 |
| 2.5 average | foxxxy | June 29th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | MvdW | January 26th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cam | February 21st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Grungil | February 13th 22 |
| 2.0 poor | Marci | December 30th 19 |
| 3.0 good | wrax | March 10th 19 |
| 2.0 poor | igi78 | November 30th 18 |
| 1.5 very poor | Zorg | November 2nd 18 |
| 3.5 great | A.R.O. STAFF | October 31st 17 |
| 2.5 average | ArtBox | August 24th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | klokkk | October 4th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Matski | December 9th 14 |
| 3.0 good | ariich | October 7th 14 |
| 3.5 great | tef | September 9th 13 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | March 15th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zantera | March 4th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Minus. | December 24th 12 |
| 2.5 average | Smevin | February 29th 12 |
| 2.0 poor | virpi | February 27th 12 |
| 3.5 great | DMEmery | February 22nd 12 |
| 2.5 average | FLRTE | December 12th 11 |
| 2.0 poor | true | August 14th 11 |
| 3.0 good | lucho | May 30th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | HHx66 | May 26th 11 |
| 3.0 good | JViney EMERITUS | January 16th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Skarge | February 17th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | yontar | May 27th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | DhA | April 13th 09 |
| 1.5 very poor | donovr | December 20th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | JAK1980 | December 3rd 07 |
| 3.5 great | doqtor | November 6th 07 |
| 4.0 excellent | montague | February 19th 06 |
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