Spin-2000

The Smashing Pumpkins make a staggering comeback from their unadored 1998 CD, Adore, with MACHINA/the machines of God, a symphonic rock masterpiece that explores an epic range of emotions. Anththemic yet ethereal, Pumpkin head Billy Corgan's songs go for the gut, like bullet with butterfly wings. Adult rock 'n' roll angst has never sounds so good.