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Ian Cox
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Just got the new Zwan album - Mary star of the sea. For those of you who don't know who they are when the Smashing Pumpkins split up two years ago the lead singer Billy Corgan and the drummer Jimmy Chamberlain formed Zwan with three other guys.
Now of course Billy has got a really distinctive voice and so you think of the Pumpkins straight away but this album is different from Corgans earlier project. For a start it has a much happier vibe going right through the whole album and there are some really catchy rock songs on it, with my two favourites being Lyric and Ride a Black Swan. There are also a couple of good slower more melancholy songs that Corgan always sings so well. The stand out track is the title track which is 14 minutes long but what a great 14 minutes it is.
If you were a fan of the Pumpkins then you will love this album, if you never got into them then this could be a good place to start. Thoroughly recommended
8/10
Now of course Billy has got a really distinctive voice and so you think of the Pumpkins straight away but this album is different from Corgans earlier project. For a start it has a much happier vibe going right through the whole album and there are some really catchy rock songs on it, with my two favourites being Lyric and Ride a Black Swan. There are also a couple of good slower more melancholy songs that Corgan always sings so well. The stand out track is the title track which is 14 minutes long but what a great 14 minutes it is.
If you were a fan of the Pumpkins then you will love this album, if you never got into them then this could be a good place to start. Thoroughly recommended
8/10