COMMENTS
Solid record with iffy EPs
January 20, 2008, 4:13 pm - werideatdusk
The "Machina II" album (aka the 2LP set) is a strong album but not nearly as good as the first five Pumpkins albums, with a dearth of truly interesting or emotional songs, though we are treated to gems like "Dross", "Home", and "In My Body". The 3 EPs, meanwhile, are largely filler and outtakes for hardcore fans only, though the songs "Vanity" and "Speed Kills" should have been on the Machina II album, if not Machina I. "Let Me Give the World To You" is good too. Personally, I am not a fan of the lo-fi production style, and this is obviously compounded by poorly-sourced mp3s (the Machina II Mp3's hosted by this website, however, are pretty snappy). Nonetheless, the 2LP portion of this, at least, is a must-have for fans.