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7. Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995) - Smashing Pumpkins

I noticed I hadn't touched the 90's yet, which seems waaay out of line, given that it was the decade that brought us Tamagotchi, Power Rangers, and, of course the Nintendo Gameboy. What not a lot of people know is that other stuff happened in the 90's too! Nelson Mandela got out of jail, Bill Clinton "did not have sexual relations with that woman", CERN published their new project, an information superhighway designed mainly for the purpose of pop-up advertising, known as "Teh interwebz", and Billy Corgan shaved all his hair off, and donned a black t-shirt with "zero" emblazoned across the chest, capturing the hearts of pissed off teenagers worldwide.

If you haven't heard of Mellon Collie, I guarantee that you've heard at least one track from it and it's buried there in your brain, waiting to be reawoken. (unless you were born in the late 90's or whatever it is we call the 2000's... noughties is stupid, and I won't say it..) It's probably Tonight, Tonight. Go, listen and then continue reading. I'm not going anywhere.

It's not terrible, is it? And that's far from my favourite track off the album, which, at just over two hours, is packed with quality tunes! Billy Corgan himself describes the album as being based on "the human condition of mortal sorrow". Under the heavy coating of douchebaggery, read "Life". That's what this record is, a chronicle of all the emotions and experiences of life, which in Billy's head required serious studio messing. "Thru The Eyes Of Ruby" contains 70 guitar tracks... But hey, It's a great album!

Highlights include: Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Love, An Ode To No One, Zero

Ben's Verdict: