Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
by The Smashing Pumpkins

I'm an album person who listens to full albums in one sitting. Hence some double albums can end up being too much. Thus is the case with this. (Yes yes, moan moan. Never mind). They should have followed the likes of GnR with the Illusion albums and released it as two separate albums. Regardless, it's still a great follow up to Siamese Dream with a heap of top tracks. CD1 being the superior.

Shortlisted for album of the year at the 1997 Grammys. The winner was Falling Into You by Celine Dion

From Waner 10/10/2024 23:32 | #305599

Listened to this twice a few days ago, and yeah it's quite good and mostly consistent despite being as long as a featured length film. Billy and the crew did a good job with the overall package, even if some songs were unnecessary I don't think I can really knock it for the ambition on display.

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Here is why Necessary

Dawn
A1 Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
A2 Tonight, Tonight
A3 Thirty-Three
A4 In The Arms Of Sleep
A5 Take Me Down

Tea Time
B1 Jellybelly
B2 Bodies
B3 To Forgive
B4 Here Is No Why
B5 Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans

Dusk
C1 Bullet With Butterfly Wings
C2 Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
C3 Muzzle
C4 Galapogos
C5 Tales Of A Scorched Earth

Twilight
D1 1979
D2 Beautiful
D3 Cupid De Locke
D4 By Starlight
D5 We Only Come Out At Night

Midnight
E1 Where Boys Fear To Tread
E2 Zero
E3 An Ode To No One
E4 Love
E5 X.Y.U.

Starlight
F1 Stumbleine
F2 Lily (My One And Only)
F3 Tonite Reprise
F4 Farewell And Goodnight
F5 Infinite Sadness

Thanksful

A piece of youth and dream of youngsters at that time.

From CassidyInc 06/25/2024 23:24 | #304087

People complaining about the run time don't understand the album, its Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Not Mellon Collie and the Condensed Sadness

Very good musically. Really like 1979 and Bullet With Butterfly Wings. First half is better than the second I think. Would be higher rating, but I does get a little long. Couldn’t get through it all in one go.

It's hard to make a 2 hour long album entertaining the whole length, but they somehow managed to do that and for that alone this album deserves respect. It could have been a perfect masterpiece if it was shorter, but the way it is we have a monument of this band's pure ambition to make great things. A lot of aggressive tracks flirting with metal like Zero, Bullet With A Butterfly Wings or Bodies are embodiement of rage and hatred towards the world, while after them often come calm, ballads with bittersweet lyrics like To Forgive, 1979 or In The Arms Of Sleep. This is an epic album that also carries for me some unexplainable childhood nostalgia feeling enhanced by the great cover art.

Normally I don't love long albums but Mellon Collie not only earns it's lengthy tracklist but is better for it. The diversity in sound keeps it fresh while giving the album a still unique sound.

This is an incredible accomplishment from The Smashing Pumpkins with them creating one of the greatest double albums of all time. What made this record so popular at the time of its release was the phenomenal singles that came out of this record. This includes 1979, Tonight Tonight, Bullet With Butterfly Wings and Zero with all of them becoming instant classics for the group. However, it is the deep cuts that kept me coming back time and time again with there being some simply sensational songs to discover on here. The two main ones that stand out for me are Thru The Eyes Of Ruby and Porcelina Of The Vast Oceans. Both of these songs are masterpieces and I would argue are two of the greatest songs the group has ever released. Focusing on the album as a whole, it can be quite up and down at times but that is primarily due to the length with it being near impossible to maintain the heights they reach on here across every single song. It is much more consistent than people give it credit for however as there isn't a weak song on here in my opinion. Furthermore, it is experimental and exciting musically with the listener being kept on the edge of their seat throughout. They do a fantastic job of integrating the softer songs with the more aggressive ones with this being best evidenced by the transition from Stumbleine into X.Y.U. This integration is achieved across the whole record making it feel extremely cohesive. I also absolutely love the vocal and lyrical work by Corgan on here with it capturing the time period perfectly and portraying his emotion and feelings extremely well making it easy to connect with him and the music. Overall, this is a 90's masterpiece that is full of both beautiful and powerful highlights that will intrigue you when you first listen and will make you want to come back for more.