Best Album from the Alternative Nation 1992-1995

it's Mellon Collie, the only Gen X magnum opus. 2 hours long, 28 songs, all of them great. would vote for it based on the lyrics alone. many great records here, but nothing is even in the same universe as Mellon Collie.

based on the lyrics alone

"Who wants honey / Long as there's some money"?

C'mon, flaps... ;P

that's on Siamese Dream

and yeah it is a shit lyric in an otherwise perfect song

I have watched this in full at least 20 times

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U7QGPz4xmA

Haha, my bad

(I had my wires crossed w/the 1993 thread)

(flaps tho, I have to raise you -- "...I'm still just a rat in a cage"!)

that one is better than honey/money and I think works in the context of the song, which is as reflexive and self aware and it is big, loud, and silly.

as it is*

besides, "the world is a vampire" is one of the all time best opening lines to a song or anything ever

at the time, all I could think when watching the video was "despite all my rage / my head still looks like an egg"

at the time it would have been an extremely tough call between Check Your Head and Siamese Dream, but honestly can't listen to Corgan's bullshit any more even the "classic" stuff.

now it's basically 3-way tie for me between CYH/ CRCR/ Mellow Gold, and those just edging out Transmissions.

i guess since CYH makes it both times i should give it the vote,,,

'Bullet With Butterfly Wings' often reminds me of the Grand Royal interview with Weird Al where a pre-fame Spike Jonez (posing as a random fan) interrupts to present a baffled Al with the golden lyric 'despite my old age/I am still making minimum wage'.

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so what’cha want is all time and I want to live inside that video with the song on infinite loop.

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That seems about right.

Yeah, v solid results.