Amazing!
This album is in a league of it's own. The diligence with which this album was written truly shows. Nothing short of genius. Just remember, the Pumpkins always deliver.

Half and Half...
There are some UNDOUBTEDLY classic songs on this album, and Billy Corgan's songwriting is top notch! However, I'd say I enjoyed only about half of the songs on the disc. Billy Corgan's voice can be annoying sometimes, and their "harder" songs are poorly executed and just kinda emo-ish and lame. This album should be listened to in sort of a story structure, but for a new Smashing Pumpkin fan like myself, stick to Siamese Dream for now.

An Amazing Work of Art
Okay, I doubt much of a review is needed. Who hasn't heard at least a few of the tracks on this album by now? I love this album, it gets regular rotation on my stereo and probably will continue to for quite some time. I only rate it at 4 stars because one disc is clearly better than the other. The first disc of this concept album is absolutely brilliant, it has a little of everything and by itself would've been at least a 5 million sold album. There are only 4 or 5 tracks I like on the 2nd disc which makes it harder to get through, a lot of the slower ballad type songs are on it and that's not the Pumpkins at their best.

But the album is worth buying for the 1st disc by itself and the fact that songs like "1979" and "Thru The Eyes of Ruby" are on disc 2 is just a greatly added bonus in my opinion. I don't think this is the best Pumpkins album, I'm still partial to Gish myself, but this album reveals a band in better harmony than their previous 2 efforts, even if Billy played all the guitar and bass himself.

Side note: Jimmy Chamberlin on the drums is a joy to listen to throughout this album, drug addict or not, the man plays with passion and it's great to hear. Buy the album!

Solid Rock Album
Solid Rock album my dad loves it for his brithday. He told me every track rocks and nothing short of a mind blowing perfect album by a solid rock band. His view and mine this was the bands best album.

"Speak to me in a language I can hear..."
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness is the Smashing Pumpkins most complicated and prettiest album. This epic contains two discs so expect a lot of different styles of music, you get a little bit of everything, beautiful ballads with haunting melodies, the alternative rock anthems, and Corgan's quirky unique songs. How can you go wrong with songs like: Thirty-three, Tonight, Tonight, 1979, Bullet with Butterfly Wings, Lily (My One and Only Love), Where Boys Fear to Tread and etc. Important album of the '90s, buy this masterpiece today!