Starting with Tonight Tonight, the orchestral feel and use of strings is creates a richly textured experience. The contrast between the verses and chorus works very well, too.
Bullet With Butterfly Wings has a great driving beat and sense of anticipation in verses. I find the simplistic chorus a bit of a letdown, but overall I still really enjoy the song.
But aside from the hit singles, I just can't get into this album. This is such a highly acclaimed album, so there must be something wrong with me! What it boils down to is that I find their heavier songs are just a wall of noise with harsh sounding vocals. And while the ballads on this album are inoffensive, they also fail to captivate me.
The exception to my rant above is that I quite enjoy Zero as headbanging riff-rock.
The party trick of 1979 is its refreshingly catchy beat and unusual minor chord guitar melody. It feels strange saying this about The Smashing Pumpkins, but it's a fun little pop song.
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