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- Artist(s): Billy Corgan
- Summary: The second full-length solo release for The Smashing Pumpkins lead singer under his full name was recorded in Chicago and Nashville.
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- Record Label: Martha's Music
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 5 out of 8
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Mixed: 3 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Dec 3, 2019The concept of ‘Cottilions’ definitely deserves some applause. It’s a big, brave project for anyone to take on, and rather than disappoint or fail, it impresses, and in some places, it shines.
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Dec 6, 2019Cotillions does have its fair share of bloat, though—at 17 tracks and clocking in over an hour, its instrumental parallels can often feel redundant once it concludes. Nevertheless, his recent "unplugged" projects suggest he’s found fulfillment carving his own path rather than overthinking how to capture the spirit of our times.
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Jan 30, 2020Perhaps the album doesn't sound like country music, but Corgan has assembled the album with country ideals, keeping the music and emotions direct but also relaxed, and that rigorous stylistic aesthetic makes Cotillions one of his better solo albums.
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Dec 3, 2019For all its surface simplicity, Cotillions is saddled with its own peculiar Corganian paradox: the lightest, breeziest songs of his career add up to a demanding slog of a record.
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Dec 3, 2019The record is most effective at its most gentle and sparse, his voice given room to breathe. Where the lyrics becomes too grandiose, words clash with the folky style, leading to abrupt jarrs in pace and direction. Yet, as with most of Corgan’s solo projects to date, there are still plenty of moments of beauty here.
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Dec 6, 2019The songs are well constructed and the playing sounds authentic. ... The issue comes when Corgan begins to sing, and it’s not his nasally voice that doesn’t work. ... He still, too often, thinks his voice deserves to be the loudest in the room. He’s still a city boy hung up on big ideas.
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Dec 9, 2019While it’s not a classic of the Corgan canon, it does feel like he’s enjoying himself immensely doing it. And we’re happy enough to hear that. [7 Dec 2019, p.53]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 1 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Dec 22, 2019
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May 28, 2020an easy album with sooo generic riffs. Good for listening when eating. Mediocre! where is the mastemind behind The Smashing Pumpkins?
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