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| | The Smashing Pumpkins : Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect |
 | | With Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, the band turns in one of the most ambitious and indulgent albums in rock history. |
 | | Instead of copying the sounds of his favorite records, he expands on their ideas, making the gentle piano of the title track and the sighing "1979" sit comfortably against the volcanic rush of "Jellybelly" and "Zero." In between those two extremes lies an array of musical styles, drawing from rock, pop, folk, and classical. |
 | | Occasionally they fall flat on their face, but over the entire album, the Smashing Pumpkins prove that they are one of the more creative and consistent bands of the '90s. |
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