Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness released October 23, 1995! Praised for ambition and scope, it debuted at #1 in the US, hit #1 in at least four other countries, and achieved RIAA diamond status, becoming one of the best-selling double albums of all time. It earned the band seven Grammy nominations, the second-highest number of nominations in 1997, with "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" winning Best Hard Rock Performance.
It spawned five other singles in 1996. Not only did they all become hits on both mainstream and modern rock stations, but "Bullet", "1979", "Tonight, Tonight", and "Thirty-Three" also became the band's first Top 40 hits, crossing over to pop radio stations.
The recording sessions saw a wealth of productivity: dozens of fully completed songs were cut from the album and turn up on later releases. The Aeroplane Flies High compiled the singles with ~30 completed songs from the studio sessions which had not made the final cut (including "Pastichio Medley" which contains 70+ short snippets of songs in various states of completion). A 2012 reissue brought even more unreleased material.
Mellon Collie is intended to tie together conceptually, with the two halves of the album representing day and night. Corgan has said that MCIS is based on "the human condition of mortal sorrow", adding he intended "to sum up all the things I felt as a youth but was never able to voice articulately. I'm waving goodbye to me in the rear view mirror, tying a knot around my youth and putting it under the bed."
Musically, its sprawling nature resulted in diverse music styles from song to song, contrasting what some critics felt was the "one dimensional flavor" of the previous two albums. A much wider variety of instrumentation is used, such as piano (title track), synthesizers and drum loops ("1979"), a live orchestra ("Tonight, Tonight"), and even salt shakers and scissors ("Cupid de Locke").
Mellon Collie has been regarded as one of the most ambitious albums of the 90s, with some critics saying it "may even match The Wall in its sonic accomplishments". Mellon Collie regularly makes lists of the greatest all-time albums.
https://spcodex.wiki/wiki/Mellon_CollieMellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness released October 23, 1995! Praised for ambition and scope, it debuted at #1 in the US, hit #1 in at least four other countries, and achieved RIAA diamond status, becoming one of the best-selling double albums of all time. It earned the band seven Grammy nominations, the second-highest number of nominations in 1997, with "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" winning Best Hard Rock Performance.
It spawned five other singles in 1996. Not only did they all become hits on both mainstream and modern rock stations, but "Bullet", "1979", "Tonight, Tonight", and "Thirty-Three" also became the band's first Top 40 hits, crossing over to pop radio stations.
The recording sessions saw a wealth of productivity: dozens of fully completed songs were cut from the album and turn up on later releases. The Aeroplane Flies High compiled the singles with ~30 completed songs from the studio sessions which had not made the final cut (including "Pastichio Medley" which contains 70+ short snippets of songs in various states of completion). A 2012 reissue brought even more unreleased material.
Mellon Collie is intended to tie together conceptually, with the two halves of the album representing day and night. Corgan has said that MCIS is based on "the human condition of mortal sorrow", adding he intended "to sum up all the things I felt as a youth but was never able to voice articulately. I'm waving goodbye to me in the rear view mirror, tying a knot around my youth and putting it under the bed."
Musically, its sprawling nature resulted in diverse music styles from song to song, contrasting what some critics felt was the "one dimensional flavor" of the previous two albums. A much wider variety of instrumentation is used, such as piano (title track), synthesizers and drum loops ("1979"), a live orchestra ("Tonight, Tonight"), and even salt shakers and scissors ("Cupid de Locke").
Mellon Collie has been regarded as one of the most ambitious albums of the 90s, with some critics saying it "may even match The Wall in its sonic accomplishments". Mellon Collie regularly makes lists of the greatest all-time albums.
https://spcodex.wiki/wiki/Mellon_Collie
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