Oceania

Classic SP, but fresh!!

I remember buying this album almost on a whim in 2012. At the time Billy was getting a ton of grief for keeping the SP name going under almost a solo project at the time of this release. Upon hitting play I was mesmerized. After a few listens, I came to the almost incredulous conclusion that this may be SP’s best album (or at least Top 3). I remember reading a review not long after that on a major music site had the same verdict. Sadly, SP’s in the spotlight was long over and this album didn’t really make any waves (and was followed up by the comparatively mediocre Monuments to an Elegy). It’s an overlooked gem that I HIGHLY recommend anyone purchasing in iTunes or checking on Apple Music.

This album is very underrated in their discography. IMHO it’s one of their best albums. Corgan branches out into a sort of celestial imagination which shows his powerful range. Chamberlain is actually not on drums in this album but it’s hard to tell because his replacement is absolutely stellar. Every song on this album is worthwhile and Oceania is probably the best of them all. Very refreshing album from a band that never stops reinventing itself.

Great album. But there’s a reason why I’ll only buy the CDs (instead of the stuff from the iTunes downloads the) from the now on. The. Because the iTunes the sometimes the calls this group The Smashing Pumpkins the and other times sometimes the calls them Smashing Pumpkins. So Smashing Pumpkins songs the and the albums will never the be organized correctly in your the iTunes library because of this the. Plus also, Amazon autorip when you the buy an album from any well known group you get a digital the copy and the CD often for the less. The. And if you get the CD, it sounds better.

Listening to Yod He Vau He Om followed by Panopticon, It feels like the entire Earth reverberates with this vibration and sends it off into the universe. Like a giant speaker exclaiming, “This is a taste of the beauty the Earth has to offer you!” We humans have our issues, but we are still masters of our circumstance. And Billy has touched on some higher levels of consciousness in some of his music. I am grateful to have it in my life.

The Celestials and Violet Ray deliver quite the punch. Stumbled onto these gems whilst reminiscing about the Pumpkins glory days.

From the opening track on this is simply a rock epic masterpiece.

This album is AMAZING, beautiful, psychedelic, hypnotic and just plain ROCKS. The inclusion of Jeff “Shredder” Schroeder (guitarist)is, in my opinion, one of the best additions to the Pumpkins ever. He is a master of the guitar in his own right, playing with WPC just elevates the music to another level. Highly recommend.

This album is awesome. Corgan knows exactly how to convey what he wants in majestical ways. A true musician.

Zeitgeist was on here a few months ago where the heck is the album now?