Machina/The Machines Of God (studio album) by The Smashing Pumpkins

Machina/The Machines Of God by The Smashing Pumpkins
Year: 2000
Overall rank: 2,421st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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71/100 (from 289 votes)
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Machina/The Machines Of God is ranked 5th best out of 27 albums by The Smashing Pumpkins on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Smashing Pumpkins is Siamese Dream which is ranked number 57 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 18,126.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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40/100
From 09/23/2023 17:44
First half is really good, but it really loses momentum in the second half. Also far too long. My favourites are The Sacred and Profane and Stand Inside Your Love.
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35/100
From 12/16/2017 06:10
Way too ambitious and ultimately fails . The Everlasting Gaze kicks off the album terrifically but from then on nothing really shines. I saw The Pumpkins live in support of this album & even then the tracks felt flat. I remember Billy announcing at one point during the concert: “ Thanks For Supporting What We Are Trying To Do With This Album “ . No Billy , I just don’t get it . Completely disappointing . Now where’s my copy of Siamese Dream?
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Rating:  
70/100
From 12/11/2016 19:15
Definitely too long - it starts off well but the second half is just not good enough. This is the album that I like the vocals least for some reason. Anyway, in my view it's not underrated - probably one of their two weakest studio albums but still 7/10.
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Rating:  
80/100
From 06/05/2016 19:43
I have mixed feelings for this record. Somehow I get a European influence to it. Part of me likes it and part of me thinks if it were to be done by another band, nobody would care.
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80/100
From 01/29/2016 16:02

To repeat what has already been said ..... totally understated album

A scorching return to form after Adore - this is Corgan magic
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80/100
From 12/03/2015 00:40
Quite underated album received some unfairly harsh reviews on release (Yes rolling stone I am talking about you). Would be a 9 if some of the weaker tracks were culled.
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80/100
From 11/19/2015 02:51
It's not Siamese Dream but the album is solid enough. There's 5 absolute gems here ; Sacred & profane, I of the mourning, This time, With every light and Age of innocence. The rest is OK, but they could have shortened the album a bit to 10 or 12 tracks.
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75/100
From 02/13/2015 11:26
A good album regardless of what was going on within the band. From what I've read the band split up during the recording of the album or they at least knew it was the end. Maybe that's why it sounds like a Corgan solo album in parts.
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80/100
From 03/14/2014 18:19
Their most underrated album. Very good but too long.
Best tracks: Stand Inside Your Love, The Everlasting Gaze, Raindrops + Sunshowers, I of the Mourning.
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85/100
From 03/09/2014 06:22
This is pretty much Billy at his purest and craziness so if you dig that (and I do) then this is an awesome album. Otherwise you probably hate it, and maybe rightfully so.
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