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 | Title : Mary Star of the Sea (CD & DVD)
Author : Zwan
Release Date : 20030128
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $21.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Having dramatically misjudged their audience's loyalty to skewed, art-damaged heavy metal, the Smashing Pumpkins called it a day shortly after the release of 2000's low-grossing Machina/The Machines of God. Three years later, frontman Billy Corgan returns with an all-star team of mostly Chicago indie rockers at his side, including Slint/Tortoise guitarist Dave Pajo, Skunk guitarist Matt Sweeney, A Perfect Circle bassist Paz Lenchantin, and fellow Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlain on drums. But Zwan has not blunted the singer's flamboyant edge. His bonkers vocal gymnastics and whisper-to-a-scream choruses remain at the black heart of Mary Star of the Sea, as the group works its way through the rich melodies of new classics like 'Honestly' and 'Endless Summer,' and pleasingly shifts into downtempo mood on the gorgeous 'Of a Broken Heart' and gripping 'Desire.' And while Corgan's tendency toward self-indulgence results in the tedious 14-minute 'Jesus, I/Mary Star of the Sea,' it is just a minor lapse considering the rest of the big, glamorous rock on display here. --Aidin Vaziri
Buyer Reviews :
A few years following the demise of the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan finally releases a studio album with Zwan, the band that magically formed less than a year after the Pumpkins swan song. The Zwan debut contains the signature Pumpkins layers of heavy guitar, but also includes more of the thoughtful songwriting that Corgan began to seriously explore on Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and Adore.
Unfortunately, we are missing some of the great songs that the band debuted in several live shows (Crysanthemum and Glorious) in favor of more mellow fare. This new material is good, but after a few tracks you might find yourself wanting a 'Quiet' or 'Geek U.S.A.' and that's not going to happen.
Overall, the album is solid from start to finish with the exception of the title track which is a little self-indulgent and could have been replaced with a couple of the rockers we are missing from the early Zwan live sets. Corgan and his new band-mates have matured in their outlook and songwriting, but sometimes you just want to RAWK!!
(by metheb)
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