FIRST REACTION to Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness - The Smashing Pumpkins Reaction/Review
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- Опубликовано: 28 июл 2021
- ⚠️I react to your FAVORITE album. The WHOLE album. That's right, I'm about to discover the secrets of Mellon Collie in this 40+ minute reaction of the Pumpkins magnum opus. Don't forget to stay to the end for the review. Enjoy!
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To me, one of the amazing things about 'Mellon Collie...' is its depth. I remember skipping tracks when I was in the 8th grade, when it came out, that I would later come to appreciate. It has a living quality to it. It grows with you as you mature. Nowadays, to me it's a nearly perfect album.
If “1979” were written today it would be called “2005”
Hahaha oh shit
"it's like a hug from your mother before you go to sleep"
That is probably the best description I have ever heard about that song
I think it's fair to say that this double album covered the full spectrum of human emotion. I think it's a once in a lifetime album, and it should be ranked among the very best rock albums of all time.
Absolutely
I love this album, I prefer it over Siamese Dreams because, while less consistent, I think only Mayonaise reaches the same peaks as Mellon Collie's best songs and there's just something really magical about the sound in this album
MCIS is one of the most complete in every way imaginable rock albums ever created in my opinion. Siamese dream is a masterpiece, Mellon Collie is something even more. This album gets ever so slightly under rated Soley because of its popularity. It’s the album people know so automatically it’s got to be less because it’s “commercial” which is a total BS way of thinking. But that so happens and is the case with this album for sure. It’s incredible, it’s amazing, my life would not be what it is now had it never existed.
I don't agree at all. Siamese Dream is dynamic, beautiful, quick and slow and powerful all in one. And not a single song on MCIS reaches Soma, Geek USA or Mayo. MCIS has many great songs but it's too inconsistent
@@smoshbooz I disagree. All a matter of taste but I would say nothing on Siamese Dream lives up to the likes of Thru The Eyes Of Ruby, Farewell and Goodnight, Tonight Tonight, Here Is No Why, To Forgive, Galapagos, Where Boys Fear To Dread ... then even the proggy stuff like Porcelina ... which isn't to all tastes but shows the level of ambition is way higher. Don't get me wrong, I love Siamese Dream, but for an album like Mellon Collie to have 28 songs on with almost no filler (I actually like every song to different degrees, even though you could make a case for songs like We Only Come Out At Night and maybe Take Me Down being classed as 'filler') makes it something that bit more special to me.
To be fair to those who disagree, I was hooked on Mellon Collie long before I had listened to Siamese Dream properly. If it had been the other way around, it could be different. I still don't think anything on Siamese Dream could top Thru The Eyes Of Ruby though. One of the greatest songs of all time for me.
Mellon Collie is a much more mature album. More well put together and thought out overall. Definitely the pinnacle of the career. Corgan, himself, has stated it countless times. That while Siamese Dream is a great album, it was a bit overproduced and they still had a lot to learn as a band.
They actually took time off, after touring for Siamese Dream, to further hone their skills before making their next album. Billy wanted Mellon Collie to be their magnum opus and they spent more time working on it than all of their other albums. The result was the masterpiece we got, which is still hailed as the greatest double LP of all time. Beating out Pink Floyd's, The Wall in most polls, lists and reviews.
Agreed
I hadn't heard the full album until a few months ago and I have to say it's truly a masterpiece...
Lots of people call “We only come out at night” filler but I’ve always loved it… it makes me think of my youth and spending time with my friends when “we’d only go out at night” now that I’m near middle aged and I’m a dad, I never go out at night anymore so the song gives me lots of memories
Fantastic song. No filler at all on Mellon collie.
It sounds like a Kinks song, which is a great thing indeed
@@jakehixon4073tales of a scorched earth, an ode to no one, take me down?
Gosh dang... that song sucks
@@classiccarfanatic all fantastic especially those first two, ode to no one is brilliant, you listed probably one of my top 3 favourite rockers on the album as filler 😂 😂
Take me down is beautiful.
This album is in my opinion one of the greatest and most complete of all time because of how many different emotions it can make you feel. I love the imagery you use to describe the songs too. Also the transitions between the first four tracks are just perfect. Awesome video🤟
I had goosebumps watching this video - felt like I was discovering this album for the first time again! Loved some of the imagery you used to describe songs and how appreciative you were of the pumpkin's dynamics and use of strings.
I have been so pumped for this. A beautiful gift before bed.
Okay so now for the polarising SP album:
*Adore*
And the aeroplane flies high box
Hauntingly beautiful -Adore
Every single SP fan post-Zeitgeist looks back at the Adore era with misty-eyed nostalgia and regret at not realizing how good we had it 😭😭😭
I've been waiting for you to do this one!! Thank you!!
I've been waiting anxiously for this Tony! Can't wait to see your reactions :-)
I really hope you keep going through their whole discography! It gets much more controversial from here onwards, but the next album "Adore" is one of their best despite how crazy different it is. Also, after seeing this video I checked out all your other Pumpkins (and other) reactions and it won the subscribe!
This was a very satisfying reaction/review for me to watch being a huge huge fan of the album since its release in October of ‘95. I really want to just sit down and listen to it the whole way through without any interruption and take that journey again!
oh man I was waiting for this
Great video. back in the day, I bought the double cd and left the jewel case in my mom's car and it warped in the sun. What an epic album that I experienced from front to back in the headphones of my Discman while on a long drive through the night...
Good take man. It’s astounding yet fulfilling watching someone hear this classic album for the first time. I’ve been listening to it since it came out. XYU,33,stumbaline,bodies,here is no why are a few of my favorites but I can place a memory to 93% of the songs. From playing a song to a girl to explain my feelings, to getting hyped before a high school soccer game, to losing a loved one, to sitting at the beach with old buddies smoking doobies back in the day. Glad you enjoyed this masterpiece
I love this album. It’s not my favorite SP album (that would be Pisces Iscariot), but it does hold a very special place in my heart. After hearing it for 24 years, I’ve had a lot of different favorites songs, but my consistent favorite over the years are Stumbleine, Beautiful & Farewell and Goodnight. So glad you got a chance to review this.
Hey tony!!! Im glade you're back!
The 2 reviews I've been waiting for from you are this one and Bryter Layter. This one did not disappoint.I felt the same about We Only Come Out At Night initially but now I can't imagine the album without it (or any of the songs). The 28 b-sides they released for the singles contain some of my favourite pumpkins songs ever. For me at least this really was peak pumpkins.
The B-sides are phenomenal
A lot of the experimental stuff at the end was the band finding the softer, dreamier and more electronic sound they would perfect on their next album, Adore. It’s definitly a weird and new experience but a fantastic album. I hated we only come out at night and beautiful at first but they REALLY grew on me over time.
Even decades later I still don't really like the studio version of Beautiful but there are a few live versions of the song that I absolutely love.
@@sadmachine7486 yeah I feel like the later half of this album is very hit or miss. I personally love all the songs (not too fond of XYU though) but I know many people who think the more experimental stuff didn’t hit the mark.
My favorite album of all time! Keep up the great reactions!
I remember buying this for the first time, knowing very little of what they were about. I knew Tonight, Tonight obviously but the transition between the first two songs into Jellybelly took me completely by surprise. Totally dumbfounded. Since that moment I was hooked.
This album is so good. So cool watching this review/reaction.
I remember how this album blew me away when it came out. It's still awesome.
I love watchig how you are enjoying my favorit band
Hey!! I just discovered your channel with the Found god in a Tomato reaction and I really like how you communicate and express about music, it's a new way of understanding music for me. I think I'll learn much from you :) keep work up bro cheers
Hope you eventually get around to the rest of their records. I love your reviews.
I had a feeling you’d be reacting to this when you mentioned long 90s albums!
If you’re looking for more albums to react to, I recommend:
Hum - Downward is Heavenward
Veruca Salt - American Thighs
Built to Spill - Keep it Like a Secret
my favorite record ever. just found your channel, and I absolutely love the pure way you approach your reaction and review. honest and fair and sensitive to the art and the artist alike. really enjoyable watch.
I wish I could listen to this album for the first time, again. It blew me away and has been an important part of my life for decades now.
i love this album so much. just phenomenal means so much to me. and the reviewer is a darn cutie....cute cute cute.....hugs, man
hey tony, no idea what you’ve already got scheduled, but i know in the past i recommended the new Black Country, New Road album, and i feel like you’d love the single “Sunglasses” if you don’t feel like listening to the whole album
That’s a good album, it’s amazing
Yessss. So excited to see you react to X.Y.U. lol
Love your videos Tony ✌
Looking at your bulletin board like Easter eggs in a tv show.
Fair review. I'm down on some tracks as well. But I'm probably at about a 20/28 too.
Look forward to your Adore and Machina 1 experiences. Not a bad track between them imo.
Before you move on to Adore you need to check out The Aeroplane Flie High boxset, the collection of singles and b-sides that came out of MCIS. There are some b-sides on there that are universal favourites amongst Pumpkins fans in much the same way that certain songs from Pisces Iscariot are too.
Set the ray to jerry >>>> anything released after Machina I
Infinite love to this beautiful album
If you want a deeper dive into this era of the Pumpkins, check out The Aeroplane Flies High, which was the b-sides box set from this time period. It's technically a collection of the singles that were released, which include b-sides on each. That's 28 b-sides total on that boxed set, and one of the songs is just a recording of 70+ riffs they recorded and didn't use. Their volume of creative output at this point was insane.
Tony should definitely cover that next, because while technically not an album it does contain some of their best songs, "Set The Ray To Jerry", The Aeroplane Flies High", "Marquis In Spades", etc are all classics.
Hey Tony, really enjoyed your Pixies reaction. They are my top favorite band. My other most favorite band is Pinback. Their album “Blue screen life” is probably the best full albums I have ever heard. I could listen to it all day everyday.
Such a good album!
Love Pinback!!
I love this album, the name is very accurate for me because this album was one I heard lots during my childhood, so now every listen makes me feel melancholy, it is truly a masterpiece
During the 96 tour when they opened with that Intro and went right into Where Boys Fear to Tread...That hit so hard. I don't think I've ever seen anything top it live.
Excellent review and thank you for recognizing what is for me a symbol of my youth and generation. One thing I think you kind of missed is the titles of the discs...Dawn to Dusk and Twilight to Starlight. The songs on the second disc make more sense in that light. It's the suffering, longing and dreaming that comes at night to the mind of a depressive insomniac. Some of the songs may be light and goofy but the concept is still deep.
awesome review l agreed whi most if not all of it
I've been trying to remember other albums to listen to while delivering food at work. I can't believe I left this album off the list. Total masterpiece, perfect song order, and two halves representing the dichotomy.
i love this channel
I had the exact same reaction to We Only Come Out At Night. Coming straight after the aural assault of XYU it was weird. I skipped over it for years whenever I'd listen to the album. It wasn't until a lot later that I gave it a chance and realised that it's actually a really good song.
Remember hearing this as a kid when I was about five or six years old when it came out and it blew my mind. It has been my favorite album since. Back when each song was different on the pumpkins albums. So much variety.
I suggest Ladies and Gentlemen... We Are Floating in Space by Spiritualized and Screamadelica by Primal Scream. Two great psychedelic 90s albums!
LAGWAFIS is a fantastic album. The only downside was if you were a clever dick, like me and got the pill box version, it never would fit into any CD stand from the era.
I love how they began to incorporate keyboard on this album. The piano & mellotron on track 1 are beautifully coupled together. This was probably their most dynamic album. The intro/outro for "Jelly Belly" is amazing on the drums. "An Ode to No One" has an amazing guitar solo & drums. As for their tuning, they're down a 1/2 step for this album. "Here Is No Why" uses Amaj7 (a jazz chord) as its 1st chord, but it's down a 1/2 step, so it's A Flat Major 7. During the 1st part of the Mellon Collie tour, they did 2 night shows. One night was acoustic and the other night was electric. Lastly, the b-sides from this album were also very good.
Hope when you continue the series, you do Aeroplane Flies High before Adore, it’s all songs recorded during Mellon Collie that didn’t make it, but it could’ve been it’s own album it’s so good.
Fun fact: The Smashing Pumpkins are one of The Deftones biggest influences. Also, I never really thought about it, but when you mentioned the riff of 1979 being the kickstart of every 2000's indie band, you were absolutely right. A lot of early/mid 2000's indie bands very much leaned into nostalgia. I never realized how much the drums lent to the nostalgic feel of the song. It brings to mind bands like The Strokes, Kings of Leon, and The White Stripes, to name a few. I've listened to this song literally thousands of times and never made that connection. Thanks for this little shift in perspective. I just want to add that songs like Cupid, Beautiful, Lily, and We Only Come Out At Night lend to the visual theme of the album. Billy takes an interest in silent films. The album Gish was named after silent film actress Lillian Gish. She may also be the "Lily" in the song. If you look carefully at the woman on the cover of MCIS, she looks quite similar to Lillian Gish. That's why I think those songs fit into the album.
Great review! Looking forward to your thoughts on Adore.
I had many musical milestones in my life, and this album was one of them. I had only heard Bullet with Butterfly Wings. It was also around the time when they had deals like get 12 cds of a dollar from a few places. I got this album that way. Since I could just pick out a bunch of cds, I could take chances on albums, money was super tight growing up. I had the radio, and 4 channels on TV living on a farm, so I played what music I had constantly, and slowly learned to appreciate the fine details in music, signature sounds, and emotional connection to music. Basically teaching myself music appreciation, not just catchiness. Which I believe really helped me grow into a critical thinker as a person. These days I have quite the large amount of genres I listen to. Which can only be useful digesting so many different perspectives.
my first ALBUM AFTER NEVERMIND love every song of it
Hey Tony, I watched your series of reactions to the Pixies albums up to Trompe le Monde and I saw you reacted to the Mother Mother song Hayloft. If you're looking for another band to do a series on you should go through all of Mother Mother's stuff from Touch Up and onwards. Their lead singer and guitarist, Ryan Guldemond took a lot of inspiration from the Pixies and I find a lot of their earlier songs sound quite like the Pixies at times. Mother Mother and Pixies are my top favorite bands and both of their songs give me the same vibes. Mother Mother's 4th album, The Sticks, is also somewhat of a conceptual album that became a conceptual album accidentally, it's also my favorite album of their's
bro you can't leave out Adore, it completes the SP's foursome of best debut albums, it's very different but one of the best directions they took, very ahead of it's time, I think you'd really love it!
Also Machina.
Machina is great too
The vinyl release had an alternate track listing. To my ears, the songs fit properly together in the vinyl order.
I really love this album
Gotta check out the MCIS b-sides album Aeroplane Flies High. Plenty of A side quality material on it
Hi! I'm new in this channel and I like it, I remembered you of an Interpol analysis in Spanish from a while ago, I saw that you already went through Slint and Black Midi, so I think that to give it some continuity I would like to see your reaction to the albums: For the first time of Black Country, New Road or Squid - Bright green field or Cavalcade - Black Midi.
Whatever you choose it would be great.
Thanks. (And sorry for my english)
I would absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE to see you check out Carissa's Weird - Songs About Leaving , it's another stone-cold classic album you oughtta check out!
I was 5 years old when this album was released. My older brother had it on tape cassette and I would raid his music collection based on the album artwork. This album is the reason I became a drummer. Jellybelly, Thru the Eyes of a Ruby, masterpieces. And some of the most beautiful lyrics ever written. The softer songs like Stumbleine and By Starlight are amazing as well. This and their Aeroplane Flies High box-set are top-form Pumpkins IMO
The songs you mentioned are why we are all still fans so many years on 😭😭😭
Stumbleine is lyrically gorgeous as is Thirty Three. Just dripping with artistry.
@@trucuriousity some of the best lyrics every written. Pure poetry. Rock bands don’t make music like that anymore
Got this album on release day. I was 19 years old. A little 90s dark emo phase that was the theme of the time. I listened to this over and over while under the glow of blacklights and the haze of "smoke" . Life altering album for me. Everytime I hear it, it takes me back to not only a mindset but a emotional trip. The same could be said for Pink Floyd's The Wall. It's not an album but a roller coaster masterpiece.
One of my all-time favorite albums. A lot of people say Mellon Collie should have been cut down to a single 14 song album without the filler, but everyone's suggestion of which 14 songs to keep is different. I haven't seen anyone list exactly the 14 I would pick. It's great that Billy made this album into a double so no ones favorites had to be cut out.
was literally just thinkin bout this and here it is
This album was the soundtrack to my high school years. A real masterpiece through and through.
My favourite SP album!!! Pure masterpiece
The night has come to hold us young
I got this album as a gift. Almost f'n teared up.
a year late, and, well, probably a few bucks short, but in mine life this is probably the BEST album released. I wore out a cassette tape, and 2 CD's back in high school/college. I think the way they put it together was magic. Slowly building to hard, then back to soft. Excellent album.
Beautiful is my favorite song ..
Grew up on this album and it is the best double album of all time.
I like listening to Beautiful and Ugly back to back. Interesting contrasts lyrically and musically.
The reason why I loved this album was because when it came out you would hear 1979 or 33 on the alt/pop stations and heavier songs like bullet and zero on the hard rock stations. Not to mention the heavy rotation of the music videos on Mtv. It was just great being 16yrs old in 1995.
Pefect mix between post punk, indie pop, métal, prog, hardcore and grunge !!!!!
Normally not a massive fan for reaction videos but I found this hugely entertaining! I could tell you really got into the album, it really does keep you on your toes. It’s probably my favourite album of all time despite its flaws and length. Love for me is the weakest song and one I normally skip, but I find it totally sucks you in and I can usually listen to the rest with no issue really
this album is a masterpiece, and an uncommon opinion, this album opened the grunge door to what was to come with the likes of Tool (Soundgarden were also part of this "Tool" door opening) but i genuinely think if this album had not come out when it did, something like Tool's Aenima might not get made and released on a big label (the scale of each album is vast in mostly different ways,but some shared). Mellon Collie (like Aenima, and Lateralus by Tool) were decades ahead of when released a lot of world only recently caught up
7:46 this is the exact reaction that every single human who has ever listened to this song gives on the first listen. The lyric and melody is sorta cringe and weird the first time, but after just a few more listens it's like "yeah, that works, and it's weird and disjointed, but damn it's creative!" Billy is a musical savante.
Galapagos is their most underrated song
One of the best albums of all time, but I really think it's better with this track listing (the vinyl versions track listing)
Side one - Dawn
1. "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
2. "Tonight, Tonight"
3. "Thirty-Three"
4. "In the Arms of Sleep"
5. "Take Me Down"
Side two - Tea Time
1. "Jellybelly"
2. "Bodies"
3. "To Forgive"
4. "Here Is No Why"
5. "Porcelina of the Vast Oceans"
Side three - Dusk
1. "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
2. "Thru the Eyes of Ruby"
3. "Muzzle"
4. "Galapogos"
5. "Tales of a Scorched Earth"
Side four - Twilight
1. "1979"
2. "Beautiful"
3. "Cupid de Locke"
4. "By Starlight"
5. "We Only Come Out at Night"
Side five - Midnight
1. "Where Boys Fear to Tread"
2. "Zero"
3. "Fuck You (An Ode to No One)"
4. "Love"
5. "X.Y.U."
Side six - Starlight
1. "Stumbleine"
2. "Lily (My One and Only)"
3. "Tonite Reprise"
4. "Farewell and Goodnight"
5. "Infinite Sadness"
One of the greatest rock records ever, no filler and it's 2 to 3 albums worth of material not to mention there's another entire albums worth of bsides and outtakes from those sessions. Billy was on fire in the 90s.
if the music speaks to you, then you will grow to appreciate thirty three and beautiful. we only come out at night is brilliant in the verses. very emotive. give it another try
If you like the shoegaze side of Pumpkins, they kinda pursued that sound throughout their career.
Check out songs like "Real Love" and "The Imploding Voice", because they do it quite well. :)
Great upload, man! Also, it sounds like you should listen to some Hum
Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness is my favorite Album of all time. The band sound amazing all playing live in the Studio and the Production from Flood is incredible. The range of song writing for one Album is unmatched by any other Alternative band, only The Pumpkins could make an Album like this.
Btw the way, they are planning on Touring a dedicated Mellon Collie show once Covid is under control.
The Wall of the Nineties, perfect masterpiece.
10:54 "the beauty continues"
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Any plans on reacting to Yes - Close to the Edge?
Not necessarily the album, but the track in itself which is considered by many the greatest prog rock song ever
Supposedly, Flood used sonic maximizers and bass boosters on every channel, including mics. That’s why it seems to “punch” harder and louder than SD does
From the comments of Billy, it is a concept album supposed to tell the day of a character called Zero. For example, the start with Mellon Collie and Tonight Tonight is when he slowly wakes up. Then, Zero is the presentation of the main character, which was acted by Billy on stage, wearing the wellkown Zero shirt; playing Zero is, from what I understood, responsible a lot for him shaving his hair. To finish, the last songs, softer, can be seen as the last thoughts of Zero before sleeping.
Now do the Machina mystery
best combo xyu we only come out at night
" sometimes I'm not even sure if that's a guitar anymore " lol
This has been my favourite album for over 25 years.
😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆i love this freaking album, bruh. gotta be my favorite album of all time
You should react to lonesome crowded west next!
Please do adore it’s an album that divides the fan base but I think you would like it
Soooo freakin happy to watch someone enjoying pumpkins, pixies, sonic youth and more.. 😘
Hot damn dude… you get it mostly. I do pumpkins reaction videos from like an emotional rather than a technical stand point. If my heart hard a voice it would be that of William Patrick Corgan. 💖 Perhaps check them out if you so desire.
Edit: I would be I totally different person if it was not for this album.
To forgive is one of the best songs ever.
When you return to making videos I think it would be cool for you to revisit Sonic Youth. If you do, I would recommend continuing in chronological order and listening to Dirty (1992).
This is definitely happening. Cheers!
@@tonywhitburn Awesome!
Here for Experimental Jet Set
…and in the eyes of a jackal I say KAAAAABOOM!
Makes me smile every time.