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Adore
Rock · 1998 · 14 tracks

Adore

The Smashing Pumpkins

A stark departure into gothic electronica and piano-led grief. Gone are the guitar walls, replaced by drum machines and a haunting, midnight intimacy.

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It's the Pumpkins' goth-electronica funeral album and it's secretly their most beautiful work.

A sophisticated, velvet-draped exploration of grief that trades volume for emotional depth.

Adore · vs · The Smashing Pumpkins
Piano+3.7σ

The instrumentation foregrounds piano far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
To Sheila
4:48
04
Daphne Descends
4:42
05
Once Upon a Time
4:08
06
Tear
5:56
07
Crestfallen
4:11
08
Appels + Oranjes
3:38
09
Pug
4:50
10
The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete
4:37
11
Annie‐Dog
3:40
12
Shame
6:42
13
Behold! The Night Mare
5:16
14
For Martha
8:20
15
Blank Page
5:00
16
17
0:18
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the fragile acoustic strumming of To Sheila into the cold electronic pulse of the later tracks.
The overwhelming emotional crescendo of For Martha as it swells into a sprawling tribute to Corgan's late mother.
The skeletal, mechanical beat of Pug providing a claustrophobic backdrop to the desperate vocal delivery.
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