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Jul 12, 2012Sure, it's bloated and loaded with overreaching, pretentious lyrics, but it wouldn't be the Pumpkins otherwise.
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Jul 2, 2012The collision of sludgy guitars, thunderous drums and Billy Corgan's frantic yelp on opener Quasar makes for a bracing reacquaintance with overwrought stadium grunge. But it loses its way when Corgan shows signs of mellowing.
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Jun 26, 2012The songcraft is back, but the romance is still missing.
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Jun 19, 2012[Oceania] is a good stand-alone record, a bong-prog take on the alt-rock grandeur of Gish and Siamese Dream.
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Jun 18, 2012Oceania is best listened to in bits.
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Jun 18, 2012It's compelling, and finds new territory.... But it doesn't do a huge amount to lodge itself in your memory
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Jul 6, 2012For a Tarot-themed rock album made by an immortal megalomaniac, it's actually OK. Especially the loud bits.
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Entertainment WeeklyJun 18, 2012{The music] never breaks out of a gauzy prison of pleasantness. [22 Jun 2012, p.64]
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Jun 21, 2012When it finds focus, as it does on the lean, certain The Celestials and The Chimera, it's a clear, timely reminder that Corgan can be a fine songwriter. But elsewhere, and too often, tracks chug and puff along a bloated path to nowhere.
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Jun 18, 2012Billy Corgan can't ever quite muster up the magic of the Pumpkins' early years because, to be honest, the songs just aren't good enough.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 102 out of 118
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Mixed: 7 out of 118
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Negative: 9 out of 118
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