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| LABEL: | Virgin |
| RELEASE DATE: | 29 February 2000 |
| DISCS: | 1 disc |
| GENRE(S): | Alternative, Rock |
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The average user rating for this album is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 25 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Nick gave it a7:
A solid album with excessive production and a bloated concept. Overall though most of the songs hold up, highlights are "Stand Inside Your Love", "I Of the Mourning", and "Age of Innocense"
Peter B gave it a9:
This must be the definition of an album that grows on you! At first I thought it was alright, than I thought it sucked and now I think it's one of the best albums I own. There are so many great songs on this album. It starts off wtih a bang (The Everlasting Gaze) and than it delves into both electronica (Raindrops + Sunshowers), gorgeous pop-ballads (Stand Inside Your Love, Blue Skies Bring Tears), amazing pop-gems (I of the Mourning, Try, Try, Try, This Time), catchy pop-rock (Sacred and Profane, Wound) and also weider experiments like the jazzy "With Every Light" and the industrial "The Imploding Voice". Only a few songs fall flat like the horrible "Heavy Metal Machine" and the too-strange "Crying Tree of Mercury". All in all it's still The Pumpkins' weekest effort, but it's still a great album!
[Anonymous] gave it a7:
A decent album, but spotty. Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie are superior, but this one has some moments of its own to offer, like "The Imploding Voice", "I of the Mourning", and "Stand inside your love". If it wasn't padded with lame stuff like "Heavy Metal Machine", it'd be great rahter than decent of good.
Chris W gave it a10:
This album is awesome. Had it for years and, if you listen to it really loud, it really shakes. I had it on in the car and I thought I was going to flip. Owning this album is a must!
Joris gave it a10:
This album really grows on you! The first year i thought it was their worst cd, now 5 years later (:p) I can honestly say this is their best after Siamese D and Mellon Collie. Another SP-album with a new sound uncomparabl to their previous work! Full of classics and so varied! Dream-pop like Wound or This Time Rockers as Heavy Metal Machina, Everlasting Gaze Epic SP tearjerker: Glass+The Ghost Children, one of their best songs ever, along with I Of The Mourning and then there's that awesome Stand Inside Your Love-bridge/drumsolo/outro starting at about 2:30 I believe
Randy B gave it a7:
The last album to come of The Smashing Pumpkins begins with a bang: the hard-hitting ‘The Everlasting Gaze’. The quality of the record jumps around, but every time you think it’s going to become something to toss in the used bin, it comes back with something awesome. Not that any of the tracks are really that bad, but there is a difference between the forgettable ‘Try, Try, Try’ and ‘The Imploding Voice’, ‘Stand Inside your Love’, or ‘Heavy Metal Machine’. Not as good as Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, but definitely a welcome return back from the pain that was Adore. Not the best close to a career, but not the worst either.
Pierre B gave it a9:
Don't listen to the critics. This is a great album!
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