Comments on: Track Review: Smashing Pumpkins – “Widow Wake My Mind”

By: Stan

Stan — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:03:47 +0000

Agreed. XYU is up there with the most rockin tracks of all time.
To call it a dud is just plain stupid.

This reviewer obviously isn't a rocker. Perhaps he's a Kelly Clarkson fan or something..

By: mike

mike — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:40:34 +0000

stopped reading when you said the production sounds like a zeitgeist bonus track.
come on, next you'll be trying to convince me that black is white.
at least i know not to visit this site again. adios, idiots.

By: I'm 14

I'm 14 — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 05:53:27 +0000

I wouldn't go so far as to call X.Y.U. a dud. It is by no means my favorite SP song, but it isn't bad.

I can't say the same for "Widow Wake My Mind" though. I was severely disappointed with that song. The problem with newer SP material is that Billy can do whatever he wants. He needs band members with, figuratively, balls. I don't think Mike Byrne objects when Billy wants to do something crazy. Billy is a huge creative force, but when it is all let out at once the result is, pardon the pun, frail and bedazzled.

In short, Billy needs to stop "Oh"ing and get his act together.

By: Evan Kaloudis

Evan Kaloudis — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:21:26 +0000

Ah gotta love the Smashing Pumpkin hardcores

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:30:59 +0000

Quote “is worse Mellon Collie disc-two duds like “X.Y.U.”, “

You lost all credibility as a reviewer with this jaw dropping comment.

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Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:18:12 +0000

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By: widow not that good

widow not that good — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:04:31 +0000

totally agree with the review. based on what i’ve read from other reviews, it’s inline with the general opinion of both smashing pumpkins fans of old, new, and non-fans alike. there are moments where the song is almost addicting, but the choice in progression and transission (much less mixing levels and layers) just is not pleasing sonically.

some people will inevitably love it. after letting some time pass it has gotten a touch better, or tolerable would be a better term. the song just is not that good though.

totally dug song for a son, so i am hopeful that Corgan will put out a lot of great material during this project. even if only 50% of the songs are great material, that’s still a solid 22 songs. i can take the good with the bad

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:47:44 +0000

You think XYU was a dud? Now you have an uphill battle to win me over.

I like the 'widow wake my mind'. It's very different from 'song for a son', of course, and it took a few listens to grow on me, but there are superb moments within the song.

Some of Corgan's best writing includes guitar and key pads with driving or melodic bass lines, and 'widow' is a fine example of this.

No comments on the piano section in the middle? The bridge or refrain or whatever you want to call it (immediately following the piano) and into the sparsely driven riff after that... well, that's a fine section of music, there. The broken down organ-y chorus into the rest of the song doesn't do much for me.

This was a much shorter review than the last, and leans heavily on historical SP for its content. They're your reviews and you can do what you want, but I felt this was a poor review apart from the fact that we disagree on the song itself.

By: Zero

Zero — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:29:54 +0000

Are you crazy? I love that song, it's nothing like “Zeroesque”, it's pop, simple and catchy. Mike Byrne is really good, his drums are 6/4, and it makes a good difference.