Album Reviews Leonard's Lair Music Reviews Leonard's Lair - Bringing you weekly updated music reviews Bringing you weekly updated music reviews
Reviews     Best     Links     About
Leonard's Lair Music Reviews Music Reviews
Music Reviews Album Reviews CD Reviews Music Reviews Indie Reviews
Alternative Reviews CD Reviews Album Reviews
CD Reviews
Reviews of Music
Album Reviews
 
The Smashing Pumpkins Album Reviews 4out of 5
Album Reviews
MACHINA | The Machines Of God

Album Reviews
We are led to believe that this is the very last album by one of the most popular exponents of 90's alternative rock music. 'MACHINA''s major shift from 1998's 'Adore' is the return of the once-disgraced but now fully invigorated drummer Jimmy Chamberlin which signals a return to their heavier, pounding rhyhtms of old but retaining their gift for melody which had become more prevalent on their previous album. As is the norm with their albums things do get a bit bloated and over the top during the course of 70 minutes with preposterous titles still as apparent as ever ('Glass And The Ghost Children' and 'The Crying Tree Of Mercury') but this is still a strong album with lighter tracks such as 'Try, Try, Try' breaking up the heaviness of the majority of the album and after the excellent opening salvo of 'The Everlasting Gaze', Raindrops + Sunshowers' and 'Stand Inside Your Love' that's just what's needed. As swansongs go this is a highly credible one.
Album Reviews
  Track Listing
01 The Everlasting Gaze
02 Raindrops + Sunshowers
Standout Track Stand Inside Your Love
04 I Of The Morning
05 The Sacred And Profane
06 Try, Try, Try
07 Heavy Metal Machine
08 This Time
09 The Imploding Voice
10 Glass And The Ghost Children
11 Wound
12 The Crying Tree Of Mercury
13 With Every Light
14 Blue Skies Bring Tears
15 Age Of Innocence

Standout Track = Standout Track

Album Reviews
Weblink:
http://www.spfc.org/
Album Reviews
Also Recommended:
Kent - Isola
New Order - Get Ready
Placebo - Black Market Music
Zwan - Mary Star Of The Sea
Album Reviews
print this reviewprint this review Album Reviews print this reviewemail this review
Music Reviews CD Reviews
Alternative Reviews CD Reviews Album Reviews
Alternative music reviews Album Reviews CD Reviews Record Reviews Indie Reviews
go to the top of the page Music Reviews Music Reviews Music Reviews
Music Reviews Music Reviews Music Reviews Music Reviews Music Reviews