Adore

I bought this album for my 19 year old son and ended up loving it myself. Although Billy Corgan doesn't have the greatest of vocals some how his lyrics just blend magically with the music to produce an outstanding album. You can always find something that you can relate to in his songs unlike the absolute drivel produced by some of todays artists. This album is about his mum's death and how he felt when she died. Very touching.

The album is awesome and definitely worth listening. I'm very satisfied with the packaging.

Ordered 23rd June, had an arrival date of 6th July- arrived today 30th June, all the way from the USA ! Nice surprise for my Wife as it was one of her Anniversary presents. Well packaged. no dents or scrapes from its travels. Sounds brilliant, will now give the CD to our Daughter.

I think this is the best cd from The Smashing Pumpkins. Theres no doubt about it. I would never say that cd without their drummer would be their best. Cause I love drums :-) But It is!

good value and quality

fantastically dark and soflty sombre in a way other sp albums aren't.. from the warming 'to sheila' to the desperate and lamentful 'blank page' this album demands to be listened to..

underrated album, great cd

Great LP

L'Album dal punto di vista musicale non necessita recensione. Chi lo acquista lo conosce bene, non conosco nessuno che acquista un disco pubblicato da quasi 30 anni senza averlo ascoltato almeno un po'. Comunque, a mio parere, si tratta di un capolavoro. Quindi mi concentro sulla qualità dei vinili e della copertina. I vinili sono silenziosi e perfettamente piani, il suono nel mio impianto risulta più aperto e dettagliato rispetto a quello del cd. La copertina gatefold è di un cartone più spesso del normale, tant'è che per inserirla nelle mie buste di plastica protettive ci vuole tutta la mia pazienza ed attenzione, al fine di evitare di fare danni. L'immagine di copertina è a colori, come quella del vinile del 1998. All'epoca i vinili erano in declino e la copertina dei supporti cd e cassetta era leggermente diversa come immagine ed era in bianco e nero. Non so come fosse nel 1998 ma su quella attuale è presente un sottile foglio metallico (foil) per creare un effetto lucido o metallico sulla copertina del disco. Effetto bellissimo. I dischi sono in due buste bianche di carta alle quali ho provveduto ad inserire due buste antistatiche. Sono presenti anche due ulteriori buste con crediti, testi ed immagini

Vous serez surpris de la qualité d'enregistrement et cet un album de The Smashing Pumpkins à avoir dans votre collection!

Die Smashing Pumpkins waren mal die größte Band der Welt. MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS war eines der zentralen Alben der 90er. "1979" oder "Tonight, Tonight" waren Balsam für die Seele einer Generation, die nicht unbedingt hoffnungsvoll war und deren Blick in die Zukunft von einer seltsamen Melancholie getrübt war. Das findet man bei der heutigen Jugend gar nicht mehr so stark. Obwohl das Internet die Probleme einer globalisierten Welt fühlbarer macht, gönnt man sich eine gute Zeit. Ein Schmerzensmann wie Corgan wirkt heutzutage fehl am Platz. Die Smashing Pumpkins haben es später (OCEANIA oder ZEITGEIST) auch nicht mehr geschafft, an ihre früheren Erfolge anzuknüpfen. Schon 1998 war ihr Stern am Sinken. ADORE konnte sich achtbar in den Charts platzieren, aber die 90er gingen zu Ende und es galt erwachsen zu werden. Und genau das tat Billy Corgan mit ADORE. Das hatte natürlich auch mit dem Zerfall der Band zu tun. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin verließ die Band und ein Album später wackelten auch die Positionen von James Iha und D'Arcy Wretzky. ADORE bricht mit den Vorgängern und ersetzt den Drummer hier und da mit Loops, glänzt vor allem mit ruhigeren Songs, hoffnungslosen Liebesliedern, die sich nicht nur an die Jugend wandten. Das war mutig, aber kommerziell eben nicht so erfolgreich, obwohl ADORE vielleicht sogar ihr bestes Album ist. "Perfect", "To Sheila", "For Martha" oder "Annie-Dog" gehören zu den besten Songs der Band überhaupt. Vor allem die letzten drei beziehen ihre Stärke aus der Reduktion der Mittel. Corgan ist ganz bei sich und da reicht mitunter nur ein Klavier als Begleitung, seine krächzige Stimme ist unverwechselbar und erzeugt genügend Intimität. Keine theatralischen Gesten (weitestgehend), sondern in sich gekehrte Lieder, die eine Ernüchterung ausstrahlen, die einen in den 30ern treffen kann, wenn man im Leben feststeckt. ADORE macht die Auflösung der 90er fühlbar und wirkt auch heute noch ergreifend für all jene, die diese Ära miterlebt haben. ADORE!

Ou en tout cas un de leurs tout meilleurs, histoire de faire plaisir aux inconditionnels de Mellon Collie and The I. S.. Mais comment résister à des titres aussi bon qu' "Ava Adore" ou "Blank Page" pour ne citer que ces deux-là, tant cet album est une réussite. On entre vraiment dans un univers très assumé, sombre à souhait sans pour autant tomber dans le gothique disney (malgré la pochette, et quoique...), quelque chose qui colle vraiment à la peau de Billy Corgan et sa bande, et qui vous prend par les tripes. Bref : Je vous le conseille !

Are you ready to go on a heartbreaking journey of love, betrayal, love lost, and utter loneliness? Such is the content of The Smashing Pumpkins' lesser known 1998 album "Adore." Although disregarded by most for its lack of a radio friendly, feel-good single, it is the favorite of Pumpkins fans of a dark persuasion like myself. "Ava Adore" opens the album, setting the tone of complete, dangerous commitment- "In you I feel so hungry, in you I crash cars. We must never be apart." "Perfect" goes on to revel in love, and the album continues to vacillate between romantic ecstasy and ominous thunderclouds. Minor chords are found in nearly every song, however, giving a dark background to a doomed relationship. By "Tear" Billy- it's hard not to imagine the musical genius composer and lead singer as the protagonist- sings of the break-up, seemingly from the depths of a dark pit. He rises out of it slowly in "Crestfallen" reasoning that they were never meant to be and continues on with his daily life in the pedestrian worded middle album songs. In "Shame" Billy appears to release his vaunted vision of what love can be, and leads into the three song finale of "Behold! The Night Mare", "For Martha", and "Blank Page," together the loneliest music I have ever heard. By "Blank Page" Billy is wandering the cornfields, wondering in what shotty motel room his former lover is holed up in. If you are suffering from a break-up or just feeling down on a rainy day I would highly suggest putting on "Adore" and crying away your pain, identifying with Corgan's story as one would with a blues album. I venture to say it is among the best Rock Blues albums out there along with Elliott Smith, Tom Waits, and Marilyn Manson.