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Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist
- "Zeitgeist" is a German word which means "The Spirit of an Age." By calling their newest album this, the assumption is that the Smashing Pumpkin’s music, and the sound they pioneered, was emblematic, and embodied the spirit of a certain age, probably the '90s. There is a lot of truth to this statement. The Pumpkins pioneered a dream-pop sound that left its mark on emo and other forms of music that we hear today. The only problem with this album being called “Zeitgeist” is that it does not sound like the Pumpkins of yesteryear. They do not display that sound which made them emblematic of the '90s.
First off, this band is only half of the original Pumpkins, Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlain. D’Arcy, the bassist, is gone. James Iha, whose guitar sound and textures were a big part of the Pumpkins sound, is gone as well. Corgan, who is seen by some as a control freak, has directed this project, and although the music is good, it just doesn’t sound like the Pumpkins.
It’s too heavy, for one thing. Even at their heaviest, the Pumpkins were never into a simple four-chord melody, like the opening “Doomsday Clock.” The album has saving graces, like Chamberlain’s drumming, but that doesn’t change the fact that this is no Smashing Pumpkins album.
Reviewer: Josh Brachfeld
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Added: 1-Jul-2009
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