Back to basics (Machina / The Machines Of God - Smashing Pumpkins)

Member Name: neinel

Product:	Machina / The Machines Of God - Smashing Pumpkins
Date:	04/08/00 (15 review reads)
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Advantages: Marks an overdue return to their hard rocking roots; a very creative and powerful collection of songs

Disadvantages: None come to mind

Atfer the moderate letdown of 1998's Adore, there was only one place left to go for the Pumpkins - back to square one.Machina marks their return back to their roots and clearly draws on their previous albums for inspiration."Raindrops + Sunshowers" and "Try, Try, Try" sound very reminiscent of Adore, while "Stand Inside Your Love", "This Time" and "Age of Innocence" could all be taken straight off Mellon Collie.On top of this, Corgan also demonstrates his unmatchable ability to explore new styles with "The Crying Tree of Mercury " and "Blue Skies Bring Tears".This album may disappoint Pumpkin fans hoping for a return to the foot stomping anthems of Siamese Dream but, unlike the aforementioned album, Machina demonstrates not only the versatility of Corgan as a songwriter, but also how gracefully his style has matured.

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