While most middle schoolers in 2004 idolized Hillary Duff and Fifty Cent, I spend my nights worshiping to to stadium art metal pop of the Smashing Pumpkins a.k.a. Billy Corgan. Whereas Axl Rose and Courtney Love piss me off when they claim to "reunite" their band by surrounding themselves with five new musicians, I am fine with Corgan's new Smashing Pumpkins. D'Arcy and James Iha were a mere backing band for the art pop maestro. Of all the alt rockers, Corgan was and always will be the most ambitious and hit or miss. He only writes great and horrid songs. This bald goth man has never heard of mediocrity. Even when he falls flat on his ass, Corgan creates interestingly grand works of art. He is a true artist but reached his peak fifteen years ago. Even The Beatles could not follow up such an epic album like
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Adore was destined to disappoint us. On his next two studio efforts, nasty record labels destroyed his epic vision by forcing the great Corgan to be subtle and radiofriendly.
Zeitgeist was okay and
Machina sucked bald balls. Only the online release
Machina II matched
Gish and
Siameis Dreams. With Corgan's new free 40+ song album, he has returned to greatness conceptually and thematically. He will release one song from the album each month. "Widow Wake My Mind," the second release, has a great refrain, great sound, and best of all, returns to that great Pumpkins atmosphere. 2010 is the return of 90's rock and Corgan has arrived with epic plans that may change the industry or fail beautifully. Either way, it sounds great!
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