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A real return to form for Billy or should I say William. The acoustic album I've been waiting a long time for.. This is on a par with adore and machina in terms of songwriting, but is a wonderfully natural sounding album. Some of Billys best songs and lyrics, classic ambiguity and easy on the ear.. why has it taken him so long? Great album, and definatley five stars as it really has no filler and is so superbly captured.. Half life of an autodidact is the stand out for me.

I ‘went off’ the smashing pumpkins a bit for some reason? But OMG what have I been missing.....this is a fantasy album. I could Copy and paste this review to the latest pumpkins album, that too is outstanding. If you want WPC at his best, buy this, you won’t be disappointed. Especially like Aeronaut, a song he wrote for his son.

Amazing album, billy is the best writer and singer , this album is deep and relaxing. The lyrics are beautiful and catchy , one of the best pieces he has done recently

I have had this on constantly in the car since it was delivered. I like it. I liked TheFutureEmbrace, but this is a whole different animal. I was a huge Pumpkins fan during the days of Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie, but somewhere along the way (Zeitgeist, I'm looking in your direction) I became disenchanted with Corgan's output. Don't get me wrong, he can write a decent tune, but there seemed to become more filler and less killer. Then along came Monuments To An Elegy and Oceania. I'm going to be controversial here; I genuinely believe they are two of the best albums of his career. Absolutely fantastic - not a naff song on either album - and that's speaking as an old-school Pumpkins fan. Whether they are 'Smashing Pumpkins' albums or not is a different story... Unfortunately, I think a lot of people gave up on him long ago and simply got to the point where they were past caring. Perhaps that is partly the reason for the 'WPC' thing. Maybe he's reached the point where he doesn't want to be compared to the Billy Corgan of old. Either way, this is a decent album. Not really comparable to his older music, as this is very much mellow, acoustic music and not at all heavy, but still good. Personally, I would say a step down from the last two Pumpkins albums (I would give them 5 stars), but definitely a step up from Zeitgeist.

Such a good record. Well recorded, nice and clear. All the songs are mellow but could still be included in any smashing pumpkins album. Highly recommended just don't expect heavy.

All the other reviews are correct - this is a great album. Only criticism is that it is too short!

Great album... gives the closer insight into the man behind the S P

Great cd with acoustic versions of classics...a different take!

Truly a great album. It is a more stripped down affair compared to some of his other works in the Smashing Pumpkins but that let's his skills really shine through. While some of the early work was heavily layered the foundations where still extremely solid and that is what you get here. I have followed his music career for 25 years and this is one of the highlights of the most recent years.

Me ha gustado mucho, la verdad. Y el vinilo vino en perfectas condiciones. Si eres fan de Billy Corgan no creo que te decepcione en absoluto. Recomiéndalo al 100%.

Non potevo aspettarmi di meglio. Questo album è un capolavoro invernale per me. 12 tracce di pura classe che toccano le corde giuste. Delizia

Love it! Kind of unique album

グランジのアイコン、あるいはSmashing Pumpkinsの呪縛に縛られているBilly Corganとは無縁な、ただただシンプルで美しい作品。本名であるWilliam Patrick Corgan名義でリリースする意味も理解できる佳作だと思う。彼は自らに課せられた呪縛をこのアルバムで解き放たれたのだろう。 「ひきがえるの王子様」と揶揄されたあの歌声、難解な詞世界はそのままに、けれども極限まで削ぎ落としたサウンドで彼のメロディメイカーとしての才能は一段と輝いて響く。「Adore」と世界観は確かに似ているかもしれないが、当時の重圧や悶々としたストレスとは皆無な、ただただ美しさを追求した素晴らしいアルバムだと思う。旧来のスマパンファンにもぜひ聴いてもらいたい。心の琴線に触れる優しく朝の光に、月の光に満たされた作品だ。