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Machina II: The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music - Smashing Pumpkins
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  1. The A.V. Club
    80
    A world-class band giving away more than an hour of strong material is historic in and of itself, but Machina II also holds up artistically. Purportedly drawn from the Adore and MACHINA sessions, the disc reflects Corgan's obsession with dream-pop, Cure- and Depeche Mode-styled synth-Goth, and glam-tinged heavy metal. But Machina II is not only far more cohesive than the sprawling double-album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, but tighter than the initial MACHINA.
  2. Pitchfork
    77
    It would be extremely easy to dismiss this album as Billy simply taking out the accumulated garbage of the past couple years. It would be easy, that is, if it didn't almost redeem the Pumpkins.... This album features an abundance of tracks that throw the deficiencies of their previous record into even sharper relief.
  3. All Music Guide
    60
    As both a high-class artifact and a gift to a loyal fan base, Machina II is a welcome winner.

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  1. JeremyS
    10
    100% solid, brilliant work
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  2. ManuelM
    10
    Machina was meant to be a double album. Fuck Virgin Records.
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  3. BrennanB
    10
    A gift to SP fans. Billly Corgan shows he is the best songwriter since Cobain (maybe better) with beautiful songs like Slow Dawn and Vanity and chuggers like Glass. Best band of the 90's.… Expand
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