The Smashing Pumpkins - MACHINA/The Machines of God

Any record called Machina/the Machines Of God couldn't be a pure rock album. The title suggests this is a concept album, which are at least a little progressive. As it happens, Machina is a lot progressive. Though it's damn near impossible to figure out the story line, the album plays like a concept album, with each track floating into the next, winding up with an album artier than Adore. That's not a liability, since The Smashing Pumpkins were always arty, yet Billy Corgan was very clever in camouflaging his artiness. Read More