Mary Star of the Sea
- 艺人
- Zwan
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Reprise Records
- 发行时间
- 2003年01月28日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
It was generally acknowledged that Billy Corgan wasn't just the heart of Smashing Pumpkins, he was their architect, their musical director, and dictator, responsible for every sonic detail of their records and sometimes creating it all on his own. So, when he ended the band in 2000, it seemed a little baffling because he could have carried on with the group forever, since it was his band, and he was responsible for not just their densely layered sound, but also for how the Pumpkins painted themselves into a dark, murky corner with their final album, MACHINA. Remarkably, by breaking up the band, Corgan revitalized himself with Zwan, a supergroup conglomerate that functions more like a band than Smashing Pumpkins, as their superb debut, Mary Star of the Sea, illustrates. Usually, a supergroup winds up as a lumbering, ad-hoc creation that never sounds as good as it reads on paper, but Zwan clicks, partially because Corgan lets his bandmates function as equal partners. As well they should — by cherry-picking guitarist David Pajo from Slint, guitarist Matt Sweeney from Chavez, and bassist Paz Lenchantin from A Perfect Circle, while retaining Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, he's assembled a nimble, muscular, adventurous group who don't flash their virtuosity, but can take his musical ideas further than his past group. And, yes, Zwan does recall Smashing Pumpkins, primarily because Corgan's voice and his favored method of layering guitars is so distinctive, but he has never sounded this bright, colorful, or free; he has never sounded like he's having so much fun making music. This joyful spirit surges throughout Mary Star of the Sea, even during its many intricate instrumental sections, and it's hard not to get swept up in the momentum, especially since it's married to his best set of songs since Siamese Dream. More than any album since that, it suggests the expansiveness of Corgan's musical vision (Mellon Collie sometimes sagged in its messiness), but there's a generosity here never heard in the Pumpkins, something that comes both from Corgan's writing and his interaction with his new band, which makes Mary Star of the Sea a delight to hear.
最新简评（共17条）
- @高鹏(不实验)：和碎瓜比较好那几张专辑比起来，还是差点。。淘宝上3块钱一张都懒得买
- @uchiyamarina：zwan时期的音乐多棒啊 可惜只发一张就解散了
- @蓝，深蓝(I do not car...)：~
- @之前的昵称用烦了(很无聊很无聊很无聊不要跟...)：去大学报道前买了这张cd（我会说那会儿就是03年的78月吗 ），这张专辑当时真的很好买到…… hoofox ( ) 2018-04-27 17:09 05年买到一张 三块钱 来自android客户端
- @巨扌♋︎ξ糸(我在低俗与高雅间活的很尴...)：，
- @Ned( )：牛人集大成之作！
- @延^ . ^：Smashing Pumpkins
- @aurevoir：每首歌都很舒服，有点碎南瓜早期作品的味道。专辑出来到现在一直在听。看Billy Corgan的采访说他个人不想再提起Zwan，因为当年乐队的气氛很不好。真是可惜，其实做出来的音乐很好
- @哌嗪(操千曲而后晓声)：最爱碎瓜，这个是阳光的碎瓜~
- @eareast(暂无签名~)：虽然不是啥伟大的作品，但就是百听不厌啊！