MUSIC The Smashing Pumpkins 1991-1998 (Virgin)
Unfortunately, this best-of only demonstrates that the Pumpkins are past-heavy. The first single off Machina, "Stand Inside Your Love," pales in comparison to these efforts. Mere noise is what the Pumpkins seem to put out now, whereas 1991-1998 is a chaotic but ultimately ordered mix of longing and altered grunge states. While alternative music may not have truly died, the loss of the innovative past, even within the Smashing Pumpkins themselves, should still be mourned. A-
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