The Smashing Pumpkins Rotten Apples (Greatest Hits) 2LP – Review

For the first time on vinyl is an intriguing and seductive invitation that embodies the alluring essence of The Smashing Pumpkins‘ compilation, Rotten Apples. As the record spins, unveiling a world where nostalgia is intoxicatingly dangerous, and every note is a tantalizing step closer to a haunting, inevitable end.

From the brooding undercurrents of “Zero” to the eerily serene opening of “1979,” this collection is not just a journey down memory lane—it’s a descent into a beautifully decayed world, where the line between pleasure and pain blurs. The songs feel like a slow poison, infecting you with their bittersweet melodies, ensuring that once you start, there’s no escape.

As the needle plunges through the layers of melancholy, anger, and despair, unearthing memories that are both beautiful and unsettling, Billy Corgan’s voice echoes like a whisper in the night, beckoning you deeper into the abyss, where every riff feels like a razor’s edge slicing through the fabric of reality.

This isn’t just music—it’s a seductive and sinister lullaby, drawing you in with its sweetly rotten allure.
Score 8/10

Tracklist

A1. siva
A2. rhinoceros
A3. drown
A4. cherub rock
Side 2
B1. today
B2. disarm
B3. landslide
B4. bullet with butterfly wings
B5. 1979
 Side 3
C1. zero
C2. tonight, tonight
C3. eye
C4. ava adore
C5. perfect
Side 4
D1. the everlasting gaze
D2. stand inside your love
D3. real love
D4. untitled

Label – UMe
Release – 9th August

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