Zeitgeist by Smashing Pumpkins (CD, Jul-2007, Reprise)

i have been a fan of the pumpkins since the days of gish

after 7 years of pain and hell of not hearing the pumpkins on the radio

i have to say the smashing pumpkins are back in spirt

the best song on the record by far is doomsday clock in my eyes

but i could not find a bad song on this album

every song is beautiful

pick up this cd

listen to it

and you will start crying

tears of joy

It took me a couple listens, but since I've gotten into this disc I can't stop listening to it. The album features beautiful melodies that show the real sounds behind the Smashing Pumpkins has always been Billy's guitar and vocals along with Jimmy's signature drums. If you didn't read the liner notes you wouldn't even know D'arcy and James weren't in the studio with them. My personal favorites are "That's The Way (My Love is)" and "Come On, Let's Go!", but every song will take you back to a time in the Pumpkins' history. Even a couple songs are reminiscent of Gish and pre-Gish works....just check out "Starz" and "Neverlost" and you might think it's 1991 again.

Kudos to Billy and Jimmy for taking us back to the Pumpkins rock. No, it's not Siamese Dream, but do you really want to spend the rest of your life listening to the same album? Pick this one up...you will be rewarded.

Good pumpkins evolution disc..redemption with lost fans I don't know..really a good hard edged driving beats with basal riffs kind of rock associated with the pumpkins backed by Corgan's hollow haunting vocalizations..I don't feel it produced any future for the group as I have not heard of any current projects, but it fits in the body of work they have left with us..A good effort to evolve not just regurgitate what has worked in the past..

I really like the SP and was excited about them, or some of them, releasing a new album. I finally got a hold of it and listened to it. I only listened to the cd 1 time, it usually takes me a while to warm up to cds, I thought the cd was ok. Not that much like their older stuff, some of it was good, other stuff was merely ok. I am sure this will grow on me after a few more times. I would still recommend this cd.

fast shipping, and good to work with. Got the cd I wanted fast, doesn't skip when playing... very happy with the buy

First let me say that I am a HUGE Smashing Pumpkin fan. I have everything that they ever made. I even ran to get the box set when it came out, so I know their work. This just doesn't measure up. It does not have the catchy tunes that stick in your head even after you are sick of singing them. In fact none of the songs made me want to learn the words. The songs are just not very memorable. They aren't very bad, but you won't hear these songs played over and over on the radio. You will not see them win any awards for this. I may be wrong, but I doubt if they will get any great recognition for this CD. It's just not that good. It is one of those CDs that you have got to listen to before you buy it. A lot of the songs are the ones that you usually would skip to get to the really good stuff. I do agree that you have to listen to it more than once to appreciate it. When I first listened to it, I thought that it sounded like a huge disappointment. I must admit that I expected a lot more from a group that wanted to come back onto the scene after so many years. It just isn't special. It sounds too much like the average rock CD. I can listen to it while I am busy doing something and it just fades into the background. Nothing makes me lose my focus. I shouldn't have gotten so excited especially since Billy Corgan's solo CD wasn't fabulous. I just chalked that up to the fact that he needed to be a part of a group in order to balance out his ego and bring out his real talent. The crap in the insert is not what I would call artwork. I mean who the heck wants to see another picture of Paris Hilton! Yikes! That is just wrong! On a more positive note, seeing them try to get it together again does give me hope. They are on the right track, but they can't be afraid to step off of it and do something special. Some of their best songs were just plain weird, but that was what made them great. If you don't care for this one, don't give up. They may not be at the top, but they have the potential to be. Just keep hope alive and wait for the next CD. I gave this one 4 out of 5 instead of 3 just because some of them are good, but none of them are great.

Zeitgeist had some great music. It was a great download, and I had no complaints about the download or the music. It was a great buy.

An excellent album that is a joy to hear for any rocker, but especially for pumpkin fans. It is without a doubt one of the top five albums of 2007. This is also one the loudest albums I've ever heard, the music is really an in your face experience. It's not all of the Smashing Pumpkins lineup though; it's just Billy corgan and Jimmy Chamberlain (drummer). They are the only musicians on this album, but do one hell of a job at rockin it out. The only complaint I have is that I wish the drums would have been a little louder.

I honestly believe that it simple and we do not need to make a lot of fuss about this record. This ain't the best Pumpkins' work to date.It is normal. They don't have the teenage angst that they had some years ago. They are not the four of them (even if D'arcy and James "didn't" offer as much). Billy has reached new musical paths far from Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie. Probably the only one that's intact, musically is Jimmy (he was, is and will be a great drummer).
Nevertheless, this record has many fine moments, and taking into account that reunion albums usually are below average I can say that it's good. It can be the basis for some more great music by Corgan and his team (even if it's only Jimmy or all the old and new members). My favorite tracks are six i.e. half the record.
I can advise anyone to try and buy it. It is as buying Gish.You didn't know what you were going to hear...Now you might know or expect but it worth trying.

As a fan of the Pumpkins for over 10 years, I hate to say this is not one of their best volumes of work. Original members Corgan and Chamberlin reunite, and have a couple of really great songs on this CD (Tarantula, That's the Way, and Come On, but the rest of the album seems half-hearted and mediocre at best - a far cry from their original work. For the true Pumpkins fan, it's still a must-own.

Zwan and Billy's solo album fell flat by my standards so my hopes were pretty low when I bought this. Surprise surprise!!! I never could have dreamed the SP would come back with such a strong album. Sure, the band has evolved and if you are looking for a re-working of the old styles you might be disappointed. Those with open minds will probably conclude (as I did) that this one is perfect from start to finish. 5 Stars.

I was very pleased at the price i got and how fast i got my order. I recommend to anyone to do business with you

I am pretty new to the Smashing Pumpkins. I saw them on Live Earth and really enjoyed them. I had to check out the Zeitgeist CD and really liked it.

It seems that some time away from the spotlight made Billy Corgan and his band fellows to come out with all the rage they were keeping to themselves all this time and put a really raw and heavy material on the market.

The fans they earned with "Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness" ballads and even with the odd "Adore" will certainly not recognize that SM they used to listen. This is by far the most agressive of their records and you know what? That sounds fantastic!

Listening to the first two tracks - "Doomsday Clock" and "7 Shades of Black" - will provide one a simple introduction to what the rest of the album tastes. The word "Love" on "That's the Way (My Love Is)" is deceiving: don't expect here a beautiful romance song, that one that you would play in the background with your loved one. By the way, Billy's ability to put soft lyrics into noisy songs is really impressive. He's done that before.

Prepare your ears. It's been a long time since I last heard an album that almost left me deaf like this one. Rocks!

I was never into the Smashing Pumpkins, but decided to give this a listen anyways. I was blown away by the opening track "Doomsday Clock", that is a really cool tune. I even dig the single "Tarantula". But my favorite song of anything I've ever heard from this band is "Bleeding The Orchid". That is a really cool track you should check out. There are also many colors available with this album with various bonus tracks. Here is what I've seen so far Orange w/ "Death From Above" & Purple w/ Title Track "Zeitgeist" and Red which has the standard 12 tracks.