The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits (CD)

Album Details: Greatest Hits

Release Date:11/20/2001
Label:Emi Europe Generic
UPC:724381155622

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User Reviews: Greatest Hits

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    boring

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  May 12, 2005

    Pros: nothing

    Cons: this band is very sucky

    i dont like this band all the songs sound the same. listen to nirvana or puddle of mudd for good music

  • Overall:

    my own greatest hits

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Aug 3, 2002

    This CD inspired me to put together my own Best Of together onto a 120 minute tape. I didn't include as much from Adore or Machina on it since I ran out of room, but here it is:Side A:I Am OneSivaRhinocerosBury MeSnailDrownCherub RockHummerDisarmSom...a Geek U.S.A.MayonaiseSide BMellon Collie and the Infinite SadnessTonight, TonightJellybellyZeroGala
    pogosMuzzlePorcelina of the Vast Oceans1979Thru the Eyes of RubyBy StarlightAva AdoreThe Everlasting GazeStand Inside Your LoveI can't WAIT to listen to it in my car!! I LOVE the Machina album too, so I didn't include as much since I think it stands really well on its own as a cohesive package, whereas the other albums have both great songs and not so great songs.
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Pro Reviews: Greatest Hits

  • All Music Guide

    Like many alt-rock bands, the Smashing Pumpkins sound better than expected as a singles band -- probably because their high points were singles, no matter how carefully created their albums were. The Smashing Pumpkins fit this bill particularly well for two reasons. For one, they rose up through the ranks in indie rock circles, where limited-edition singles on Sub Pop meant as much as a full-lengths on Caroline. Then, after they made it through the indie jungle, they had to fight their way onto MTV airwaves with songs and videos that sold their intricate albums. This was a good, even prosperous, situation when the group (OK, when its leader, Billy Corgan) could balance their knack for great singles with their desire to make sweeping, neo-concept albums like Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie the Infinite Sadness. They did for a few years, conquering the alt-rock pack after Nirvana imploded, but the group themselves eventually turned in on themselves -- either because of Corgan's own hubr...is or the group's complacency. They had more than enough great material for a good compilation like Greatest Hits. [For dedicated fans, the initial pressings of Greatest Hits contained Judas O, a collection of B-sides from the post-Pisces Iscariot era.] - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide Read more Less

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Biography

The Smashing Pumpkins

Of all the major alternative rock bands of the early '90s, the Smashing Pumpkins were the group least influenced by traditional underground rock. Lead guitarist/songwriter Billy Corgan fashioned an amalgam of progressive rock, heavy metal, goth rock, psychedelia, and dream pop, creating a layered, powerful sound driven by swirling, distorted guitars. Corgan was wise eno... Read more