The Soul of the Pumpkins (Smashing Pumpkins in general)

Member Name: Vinni

Product:	Smashing Pumpkins in general
Date:	25/11/00 (20 review reads)
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Advantages: Less heavily produced then other albums

Disadvantages: Not enough publicity

This album is taken from b-sides and rarities before the Mellon Collie era, It does not include any material from other albums/box sets (including Aeroplane flies high box set as that is only b-sides from Mellon Collie singles).

The E.P. itself I feel is the breathing heart and soul of the pumpkins, it puts everything from their first two albums and congeals it all together to bring out some of the rawest and most delicate moments of the pumpkins career.

However, it is very much an 'early' pumpkins production, it does not have the 'electronic' sound that is held within the Adore album and isn't as heavilly produced as Machina or Machina II.

However, besides from Siamese dream, this is the pumpkins most chilled and relaxed album, so if your looking for something like Siamese dream, then this is the one for you.

I think on the putting together of this album, Billy Corgan was a lot more relaxed and let the songs flow, rather then force the songs into undesired directions.

This album therefore, I feel is the pumpkins most naturally sounding album with many songs well worth putting the repeat button on for.

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