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On April 29, The Smashing Pumpkins' frontman [[Billy Corgan]] stated that the band had chosen the top songs for the album, and that they would be spending the following three days on drum tracking, vocal arrangements, lyrics and tweaking of the songs.<ref name=blabbermouth_tracklisting>{{cite web|title=SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Monuments To An Elegy' Tentative Track Listing Revealed|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/smashing-pumpkins-monuments-to-an-elegy-tentative-track-listing-revealed/|work=Blabbermouth|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref> Corgan described the album's planned sound as being "guitars, guitars, guitars, and more guitars; but more so on the epic side of things than say, grossly metallic."<ref name="crave_newalbums">{{cite web|last=Firecloud|first=Johnny|title=Smashing Pumpkins Announce Two New Albums: ‘Monuments To An Elegy’ and ‘Day For Night’|url=http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/665913-smashing-pumpkins-announce-two-new-albums-monuments-to-an-elegy-and-day-for-night|work=[[w:Crave Online|Crave Online]]|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref>
On April 29, The Smashing Pumpkins' frontman [[Billy Corgan]] stated that the band had chosen the top songs for the album, and that they would be spending the following three days on drum tracking, vocal arrangements, lyrics and tweaking of the songs.<ref name=blabbermouth_tracklisting>{{cite web|title=SMASHING PUMPKINS: 'Monuments To An Elegy' Tentative Track Listing Revealed|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/smashing-pumpkins-monuments-to-an-elegy-tentative-track-listing-revealed/|work=Blabbermouth|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref> Corgan described the album's planned sound as being "guitars, guitars, guitars, and more guitars; but more so on the epic side of things than say, grossly metallic."<ref name="crave_newalbums">{{cite web|last=Firecloud|first=Johnny|title=Smashing Pumpkins Announce Two New Albums: ‘Monuments To An Elegy’ and ‘Day For Night’|url=http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/665913-smashing-pumpkins-announce-two-new-albums-monuments-to-an-elegy-and-day-for-night|work=[[w:Crave Online|Crave Online]]|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref>


By this time, Corgan and [[Jeff Schroeder]] were the only two official members of the band, with [[Mike Byrne]] and [[Nicole Fiorentino]] no longer working with the group in any capacity.<ref name="stereogum_interview" /><ref name="musicradar_interview">{{cite web|last=Bosso|first=Joe|title=Billy Corgan talks Tommy Lee, new Smashing Pumpkins albums for 2015|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/billy-corgan-talks-tommy-lee-new-smashing-pumpkins-albums-for-2015-601510/2|work=[[w:Music Radar|Music Radar]]|accessdate=31 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="nicole_status">{{cite web|first=Nicole|last=Fiorentino|title=For those of you asking about my SP status...|url=https://www.facebook.com/NicoleFiorentinoOfficial/posts/906591866032959|publisher=[[w:Facebook|Facebook]]|date=26 June 2014|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> During the [[May 2014 – The Village Recorder and Pumpkinland II|May 2014 studio sessions]], Corgan told Schroeder "we really need to get someone like Tommy to play on this song" (which song is unclear), and Schroeder simply replied "well, why don’t we reach out to him?"<ref>Billy Corgan, "Mirrors Within Mirrors, While Tom-Tomming With Hammers", Smashing Pumpkins Nexus, May 8, 2019</ref> On May 7, it was announced that [[Tommy Lee]], founding member of [[W:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]], would be playing drums on all nine of the album's tracks.<ref name=panopticon_tommylee>{{cite web|title=NEWS ON TOMMY LEE PLAYING ON 'MONUMENTS TO AN ELEGY' / SP ALBUM UPDATE|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/#!NEWS-ON-TOMMY-LEE-PLAYING-ON-MONUMENTS-TO-AN-ELEGY-SP-ALBUM-UPDATE/c7ba/A4447854-8D95-48BF-881E-0C301E6591DA|work=The Panopticon|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref>
By this time, Corgan and [[Jeff Schroeder]] were the only two official members of the band, with [[Mike Byrne]] and [[Nicole Fiorentino]] no longer working with the group in any capacity.<ref name="stereogum_interview" /><ref name="musicradar_interview">{{cite web|last=Bosso|first=Joe|title=Billy Corgan talks Tommy Lee, new Smashing Pumpkins albums for 2015|url=http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/billy-corgan-talks-tommy-lee-new-smashing-pumpkins-albums-for-2015-601510/2|work=[[w:Music Radar|Music Radar]]|accessdate=31 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="nicole_status">{{cite web|first=Nicole|last=Fiorentino|title=For those of you asking about my SP status...|url=https://www.facebook.com/NicoleFiorentinoOfficial/posts/906591866032959|publisher=[[w:Facebook|Facebook]]|date=26 June 2014|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> During the [[May 2014 – The Village Recorder and Pumpkinland II|May 2014 studio sessions]], Corgan told Schroeder "we really need to get someone like Tommy to play on this song" (referring to "[[One and All]]"<ref name="podcast">{{Cite web|url=https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-thirty-three-with-william-101982283/episode/empires-with-jeff-schroeder-105586705/|first=Billy|last=Corgan|title=Empires (with Jeff Schroeder)|access-date=December 27, 2022|website=iHeartPodcasts}}</ref>), and Schroeder simply replied "well, why don’t we reach out to him?"<ref>Billy Corgan, "Mirrors Within Mirrors, While Tom-Tomming With Hammers", Smashing Pumpkins Nexus, May 8, 2019</ref> On May 7, it was announced that [[Tommy Lee]], founding member of [[W:Mötley Crüe|Mötley Crüe]], would be playing drums on all nine of the album's tracks.<ref name=panopticon_tommylee>{{cite web|title=NEWS ON TOMMY LEE PLAYING ON 'MONUMENTS TO AN ELEGY' / SP ALBUM UPDATE|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/#!NEWS-ON-TOMMY-LEE-PLAYING-ON-MONUMENTS-TO-AN-ELEGY-SP-ALBUM-UPDATE/c7ba/A4447854-8D95-48BF-881E-0C301E6591DA|work=The Panopticon|accessdate=7 May 2014}}</ref>


On July 21, Billy Corgan indicated that recording on ''Monuments to an Elegy'' had finished.<ref name=panopticon_recordingwrapped>{{cite web|title=SEE? ‘FRIENDS’ ARE ELECTRIC! / SP ALBUM UPDATE|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/#!SEE-FRIENDS-ARE-ELECTRIC-SP-ALBUM-UPDATE/c7ba/85063BE5-EF8B-42B1-8CBF-053F8E529A27|work=The Panopticon|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> Mixing for the album commenced on August 18.<ref name=panopticon_releasedates>{{cite web|title=‘HELLO, IT’S ME’/AN ADORE-AEGEA-RAVINIA-RESISTANCE PRO-AP AWARDS-MONUMENTS TO AN ELEGY-DAY FOR NIGHT-AND MACHINA-SIDDHARTHA UPDATE|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new/#!HELLO-ITS-MEAN-ADORE-AEGEA-RAVINIA-RESISTANCE-PRO-AP-AWARDS-MONUMENTS-TO-AN-ELEGY-DAY-FOR-NIGHT-AND-MACHINA-SIDDHARTHA-UPDATE-BY-WPC/c7ba/37AF5DFB-23D7-494B-998E-93A34FC12CFC|work=The Panopticon|accessdate=30 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016023214/http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new#!HELLO-ITS-MEAN-ADORE-AEGEA-RAVINIA-RESISTANCE-PRO-AP-AWARDS-MONUMENTS-TO-AN-ELEGY-DAY-FOR-NIGHT-AND-MACHINA-SIDDHARTHA-UPDATE-BY-WPC/c7ba/37AF5DFB-23D7-494B-998E-93A34FC12CFC|archivedate=16 October 2014}}</ref> The album's final release date was announced as December 9.<ref name=stereogum_interview/>
On July 21, Billy Corgan indicated that recording on ''Monuments to an Elegy'' had finished.<ref name=panopticon_recordingwrapped>{{cite web|title=SEE? ‘FRIENDS’ ARE ELECTRIC! / SP ALBUM UPDATE|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/#!SEE-FRIENDS-ARE-ELECTRIC-SP-ALBUM-UPDATE/c7ba/85063BE5-EF8B-42B1-8CBF-053F8E529A27|work=The Panopticon|accessdate=30 August 2014}}</ref> Mixing for the album commenced on August 18.<ref name=panopticon_releasedates>{{cite web|title=‘HELLO, IT’S ME’/AN ADORE-AEGEA-RAVINIA-RESISTANCE PRO-AP AWARDS-MONUMENTS TO AN ELEGY-DAY FOR NIGHT-AND MACHINA-SIDDHARTHA UPDATE|url=http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new/#!HELLO-ITS-MEAN-ADORE-AEGEA-RAVINIA-RESISTANCE-PRO-AP-AWARDS-MONUMENTS-TO-AN-ELEGY-DAY-FOR-NIGHT-AND-MACHINA-SIDDHARTHA-UPDATE-BY-WPC/c7ba/37AF5DFB-23D7-494B-998E-93A34FC12CFC|work=The Panopticon|accessdate=30 August 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016023214/http://www.smashingpumpkinsnexus.com/board_new#!HELLO-ITS-MEAN-ADORE-AEGEA-RAVINIA-RESISTANCE-PRO-AP-AWARDS-MONUMENTS-TO-AN-ELEGY-DAY-FOR-NIGHT-AND-MACHINA-SIDDHARTHA-UPDATE-BY-WPC/c7ba/37AF5DFB-23D7-494B-998E-93A34FC12CFC|archivedate=16 October 2014}}</ref> The album's final release date was announced as December 9.<ref name=stereogum_interview/>
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