Year in Rock 2007: Top 20 Albums
(Note: the original post was actually spread out in four parts over a two week span. I've condensed it all into a single, easy to navigate post here. Enjoy!) 20 SMASHING PUMPKINS Zeitgeist Although I’m not nearly as high on this album now as I was when I first heard it, Zeitgeist makes the cut based on the shock factor alone. By which I mean, I was shocked by how hard Billy Corgan rocks on this album. Keep in mind that, when I think of the Pumpkins, I can’t seem to shake the steamy, stinky shit pile that is Adore out of my head, what with all its non-rocking colossal suckage. On Zeitgeist , Corgan cranks this bitch to 11 and shreds pretty much nonstop for the album’s duration, which is a feat unheard of since Gish . And, while the majority of the tracks won’t stand the test of time by any stretch, the pure rock power of “Tarantula”, the driving energy of “That’s the Way (My Love Is)” and the epic sonic attack of “...