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. |
