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59 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 291 Ratings

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  • Summary: The Smashing Pumpkins return from a seven year hiatus with their latest album. Best Buy, Target, and iTunes will each have CDs with different tracks from those available at other retailers.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 29
  3. Negative: 4 out of 29
  1. Uncut
    80
    Zeitgeist comes on with a vicious energy, a jugular-grabbing intensity.
  2. Dot Music
    60
    Zeitgeist may not boast any platinum-plated singles of the kind that typified their peak, but it's mercifully far less flatulent than latter-day Pumpkins.
  3. Stylus Magazine
    33
    It's all just too "over-" - overcooked, overheated, whatever you want to call it.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 160 out of 206
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 206
  3. Negative: 26 out of 206
  1. AntonioL.
    10
    This album was amazing. It rocked as hard as anything they had ever done and was a great comeback. I love it!
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  2. spacecadet
    5
    good enough album... doesnt reach the levels of smashing pumpkins... not even the same ball park... it sounds like a better zwan album... where is all the shoegazing? the loads of guitars? the sweet innocent lyrics? the whispering lulluby voice? or for that matter - the screeching voice (rat tat tat.... kaaaabooom!) this is not the smashing pumpkins... it's a good band.. but not as good as the smashing pumpkins. after all that is said... i like it.. it's nice.. but ill take any other smashing album any time… Expand
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  3. KaitarnD.
    3
    Chicago's totally changed when Billy and his companions recorded the triad Gish-Siamese-Mellon Collie. I'm one of the class A fan. But i cannot give this album more than a chance. No more charming lyrics, no surprising change of a chord, nothing but a rock LP without ideas. Solo album was at least admirable for courage. This is crap.… Expand
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