Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995)

To me this is my very favourite non punk related album of all time. A double cd 28 track masterpiece. I cannot listen to one single track without listening to all 28. I just love it. I'm not saying you will as with the Pumpkins you either like or dislike - there's no inbetween with them it seems. Some of its manic,some mellow,some happy,some sad but all of it outstanding to me. I was in a very dark place when this album was released - a place I stayed for some time too due to a number of family related deaths and a relationship breakup. Major depression! This album helped me more than any person did and that's just one of the reasons I adore it. Music is my therapy. I don't need a reason to upload this album but for me this blog is not complete without this masterpiece.


What I want to know is what is your all time favourite non punk related album? Your non punk related "desert island disc" if you like?



CD1 (Dawn To Dusk)



01) Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
02) Tonight, Tonight
03) Jellybelly
04) Zero
05) Here Is No Why
06) Bullet With Butterfly Wings
07) To Forgive
08) An Ode To No One
09) Love
10) Cupid De Locke
11) Galapogos
12) Muzzle
13) Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans
14) Take Me Down



CD2 (Twilight To Starlight)



01) Where Boys Fear To Tread
02) Bodies
03) Thirty-Three
04) In The Arms Of Sleep
05 1979
06) Tales Of A Scorched Earth
07) Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
08) Stumbleine
09) X.Y.U.
10) We Only Come Out At Night
11) Beautiful
12) Lily (My One And Only)
13) By Starlight
14) Farewell And Goodnight




Link



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Smashing Pumpkins - Stand Inside Your Love CD Single (2000)

I make no secret of my love for the music of The Smashing Pumpkins. Great band.



Tracks


1) Stand Inside Your Love
2) Speed Kills


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Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is The Beginning Is The End CD Single (1997)

You are probably wondering why they are up here right? Simple really. I love this band. Have done since the day I first heard them. This band helped me through some really rough times at a really low point in my life. I'll spare you the details but if you're a Pumpkinhead,your probably understand anyway.

If you have never had the pleasure of listening to the 28 track Mellon Collie And The Infinate Sadness double album then do yourself a favour and seek it out. Its probably the best album I've ever heard (non punk wise anyway) Its defianately my favourite album. Out of the 28 tracks, I like ALL of them. Can't be bad can it?

This CD single came out a couple of years after that and seems to be the one that they all forgot. Its not even on their greatest hits album which is criminal really but I believe that was because this one was on a different record label (Warner Bros) and was a one off. The music on this featured on the movie Batman And Robin according to the cover (I wouldn't know,I haven't seen the film) Take no notice of the last 2 throwaway instrumental tracks and take note of track 1. One of my favourite Pumpkins songs.

I'm so glad the Pumpkins are back. They might not be as good as they were but even a sub-standard Pumpkins are better than 99.9% of the crap out there today. Not only that, the new bass player is gorgeous as well.


Tracks



1) The End Is The Beginning Is The End
2) The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning
3) The Ethers Tragic
4) The Guns Of Love Disastrous



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