Wall of psychedelic sound

It's so f*cking great! Just listen to the "hidden" song, the vortex of souls. Wonderful. Hm... You just have to love it.

The critics really seemed to hate this album but I loved it. The Pumpkins next to Nirvana are my fav band and always will be. A band should be allowed to move on and play some different material. Everyone expects a repeat of Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness but Billy Corgan is a genious and he is not afraid to try new things. Despite what is said about this album it's still amazing.

best ever

Don't listen to the critics. This is a great album!

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… Expand

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!

An awesome cross between a supernatural experience and a high fever halucination.

This album Is amazing.....Saying that its lacking creativity is bullshit.....you try coming out with an album that sells out to the world and then trying to live up to it.......

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.

One of my favorite albums EVER! If you buy it, you will never regret it. By the way, check out Corgan's new band "Zwan".

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"

I perceived this album to be a little deeper and stronger but somewhat more musical than Mellon Collie. But there are never any doubts this is definitely the work of leader Billy Corgan. I give this cd an 8 out of 10. A lenghty album, but very creative in a strange, special kind of way. I really like this band. Too bad they split up.

Pretentious, rote, dull, irritating, and LONG. Some good songs, but not enough to warrant your money. Wonderful artwork, though.

While their worst album (IMO), there are still some very good tracks, and a lot better than Zwan.

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!… Expand

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.… Expand

I just got this album, which I did not buy in 2000 when it first came out because by then I was tired of Smashing Pumpkins. I found it at a thrift shop and decided to purchase it for $1.00, and when I listened to it i loved it. Beautiful melodies, riffs, and the combinations of "Mellon Collie" and "Adore" type sounds work well. I will never listen to critics as being the final judges again until I hear an album for myself. I would have been shocked in 2000 if I had bought this album when it came out because of how good it is. Now I have yet to discover 2 other Smashing Pumpkin albums i blew off...… Expand

it's scary how bad some of this stuff is, but it's an ok record as a whole... I wouldn't want to bring this album to an island if I had to make a list but it's a good listen once a year.

The original Smashing Pumpkins 5th records saw the return of drummer Jimmy Chamberlain. It's a got a much heavier and rockier sound than it's overly mellow predecessor "Adore". Some of the tracks on this are up there with some of the greatest music ever produced. This album is very under rated, I don't really understand why. Granted it is a bit on the long side and could have been trimmed by 2 or 3 tracks (like all Pumpkins records), but lyrically Corgan is at his peak on this record, the tunes and prodction are also top quality. This is a grower of an album - I must have listened to it a thousand times at this stage and it literally took me a few years to really appreciate how great is was. Really looking forward to it's reissue in 2013 when it will be packaged with it's previously unreleased (physically at least) sister album Machina II. The original Pumpkins last album and Billy Corgans last classic album.… Expand

this is one of my favorite albums by them almost every song is heartfelt and has deep meaning with diverse songs and different sounds making this album truly unique and a great purchase if you like hard rock and alternative music