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Left without a drummer after Jimmy Chamberlin's dismissal, the Smashing Pumpkins took the opportunity to revamp their sound slightly -- which is what Billy Corgan claimed they were going to do on their fourth album anyway. Adore, however, isn't a drastic departure. Using dream pop ballads and the synthetic pulse of "1979" as starting point, the Pumpkins have created a hushed, elegiac album that sounds curiously out of time -- it's certainly an outgrowth of their previous work, but the differences aren't entirely modern. Whenever synthesizers are added to the mix, the results make the band sound like a contemporary of the Cure or Depeche Mode, not Aphex Twin. That's not necessarily a problem, since Adore creates its own world with layered keyboards, acoustic guitars, and a rotating selection of drummers and machines. There's none of the distorted bluster that cluttered Mellon Collie and none of the grand sonic technicolor of Siamese Dream. Adore recasts the calmer moments of those albums in a sepia tone, in an attempt to be modest and intimate. Only Billy Corgan would consider a 74-minute, 16-track album a modest effort, but compared to its widescreen predecessors, it does feel a bit scaled down. Still, Corgan's ambitions reign supreme. This is no mere acoustic album, nor is it electronica -- it is quiet contemporary art rock, playing like a concept album without any real concept. Its very length and portentousness tend to obscure some lovely songs, since all the muted production tends to blend all the songs together. But even with its flaws, Adore is an admirable record that illustrates the depth of the Pumpkins' sound, even if it ultimately isn't a brave step forward.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Flemion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Flemion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Lian, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Johnson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Prock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Ferris, Producer, Executive Producer - Howard C Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Lian, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Nicholas, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Ferris, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Tinley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Perry, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Johnson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Prock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Siegel, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Wydrycs, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Nicholas, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Shepard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Brickley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Vereb, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Ron Lowe, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Shepard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Johnson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Tinley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Prock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Flemion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Flemion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Cameron, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Brickley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Vereb, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
DISC 2
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Flemion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Flemion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Lian, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Johnson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Prock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Ferris, Producer, Executive Producer - Howard C Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roger Lian, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Nicholas, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Ferris, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Tinley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Perry, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Johnson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Prock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamie Siegel, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - John Wydrycs, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jay Nicholas, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Joey Waronker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Shepard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Brickley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Vereb, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Ron Lowe, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Shepard, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Walker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Johnson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Tinley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Prock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimmy Flemion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Flemion, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Cameron, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Neil Perry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Howard Willing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bon Harris, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Brad Wood, Producer, Engineer, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Corgan, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robbie Adams, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Flood" Ellis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Thorsrud, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Greedy, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Brickley, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Vereb, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
DISC 3
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Roger Lian, Editor, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2000 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
DISC 4
Billy Corgan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Smashing Pumpkins, MainArtist - Flood, Producer
℗ 2014 Martha's Music, LLC
Album review
Left without a drummer after Jimmy Chamberlin's dismissal, the Smashing Pumpkins took the opportunity to revamp their sound slightly -- which is what Billy Corgan claimed they were going to do on their fourth album anyway. Adore, however, isn't a drastic departure. Using dream pop ballads and the synthetic pulse of "1979" as starting point, the Pumpkins have created a hushed, elegiac album that sounds curiously out of time -- it's certainly an outgrowth of their previous work, but the differences aren't entirely modern. Whenever synthesizers are added to the mix, the results make the band sound like a contemporary of the Cure or Depeche Mode, not Aphex Twin. That's not necessarily a problem, since Adore creates its own world with layered keyboards, acoustic guitars, and a rotating selection of drummers and machines. There's none of the distorted bluster that cluttered Mellon Collie and none of the grand sonic technicolor of Siamese Dream. Adore recasts the calmer moments of those albums in a sepia tone, in an attempt to be modest and intimate. Only Billy Corgan would consider a 74-minute, 16-track album a modest effort, but compared to its widescreen predecessors, it does feel a bit scaled down. Still, Corgan's ambitions reign supreme. This is no mere acoustic album, nor is it electronica -- it is quiet contemporary art rock, playing like a concept album without any real concept. Its very length and portentousness tend to obscure some lovely songs, since all the muted production tends to blend all the songs together. But even with its flaws, Adore is an admirable record that illustrates the depth of the Pumpkins' sound, even if it ultimately isn't a brave step forward.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 6 disc(s) - 89 track(s)
- Total length: 06:48:23
- Main artists: The Smashing Pumpkins
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: SMASHING PUMPKINS - DEAL #2 PHYSICAL
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2014 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins This Compilation ℗ 2014 Virgin Records America Inc and The Smashing Pumpkins
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