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Shiny and Oh So Bright Vol. 1 (2018) made Muziekweb suspect that the inspiration of The Smashing Pumpkins wasn't gone yet. A correct intuition, because unlike the manageable playing time and compact songs of that record, Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlain on CYR spread twenty songs over more than an hour. Hope for a revival of the band that takes us back to the days of Siamese Dream (1993)… or Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (1995) is even further away with this album. Just like on that predecessor, the band alternates solid and light-footed guitar work, but in between they also place smoothed pop with synths. Even The Smashing Pumpkins don't break pots anymore with such a change in sound in the year 2020. The band sounds the strongest when they let go of the reins and let their guitars rub wildly, but that happens - especially with such a hefty playing time - too little. (JvQ)more
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