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Title: A Sad Day
Review: I love the Smashing Pumpkins, I love every album up to and including Adore (which I personally thought was incredible), but I cannot stand Machina. It sounds as if Billy, who I have always touted as a true modern poet, is attempting to copy his own style, randomly mashing together succesful bits of other songs in an attempt to relive past glory. The result is a collection of songs that sounds confused, unsure, and unoriginal. Adore represented a step forward, a breakthrough in Billy's artistry, but this album disappoints by attempting to recreate the angsty, hardcore sound of the earlier albums to achieve greater commercial success. Listen to Siamese Dream, Mellon Collie, or Adore, and be amazed by the beautiful progression of an artist, but skip this album, and wait for the next, which will hopefully place the Pumpkins back on track and back at the top, where they belong.
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