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Ranging from movie soundtracks, theme songs, and even eerie radio hits, these 80 best Halloween songs of all time will help you make the perfect Halloween music playlist that's guaranteed to keep ...
Christopher R. Weingarten, writing for Rolling Stone, states that "no amount of Adore-ation can excuse the absolute maelstrom of inconsequential material that Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin have made in the 18 years since they’ve played on a Smashing Pumpkins record together."
Once the full band kicks in, you realize that this is the standout track on the album. 'The Celestials' employs all the elements that make a classic Pumpkins song, and is likely the best released under the name in over a decade. Corgan caps off the tune by matching the line "Everything I want is free" with a beautifully reserved lead guitar riff."
"Tonight, Tonight" is written in the key of G, performed on instruments tuned down a half-step so the actual pitch is G ♭ /F #. In the original recording sessions, "Tonight, Tonight" was initially written in the key of C instead of G. [8] However, since Corgan was unable to sing the song in C, he wrote a version during the Mellon Collie recording sessions to suit his range. [8]
The song was described by Billy Corgan as "a simple song in a country tuning", and was the first song that he wrote after the Siamese Dream tour. The guitars in the song are tuned to EGBGBE half a step down, and the drum machine track is exactly the same track Corgan recorded when he laid down the demo version of the song, because he was unable to recreate it.
The music video to "Storytime" features the radio version of the song, which is one and a half minute shorter than the album version. [1] [2] The video shows the band playing the song in the suits they wear in the Imaginaerum film, and with characters from the film briefly shown throughout the video. The video cuts between this movie-like scene ...
Matt Collar of AllMusic likened the song's spiritual lyrics to those of another Pumpkins song, "Siva". [1] Enio Chiola of PopMatters described the song as a " psychedelic approach to hard rock " and "a God-themed anthem", while inferring from the song that the album "seems like nothing new from the overwrought percussion heavy loudness that was ...
"Widow Wake My Mind" is a 2010 song by the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. [2] [3] It is the second track released from the band's 34-track music project Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. [4] The song was released as a promotional CD single for radio play and was added to the rotation of several major-market stations.