Horelica House of Music #19

Certainly, you saw this coming? So here it is...the 19th installment of Horelica House of Music. The awesome Smashing Pumpkins are back...well, 50% of them anyway. The main ingredient in the same...Billy Corgan. Jimmy Chamberlin rounds out the other pumpkin. It wasn't until today that i was able to listen to the whole album. I've been so busy the last few days that i just didn't have enough time to listen to the whole album in one sitting.

Zeitgeist is the new album. Zeitgeist translated is Spirit of the time. So, sometimes what are my thoughts on the new music? Well, it's not too bad. Pretty good in fact. I will say that there aren't really any songs that absolutely blow you away. But there is the potential to get that lick stuck in your head...not sure if that's a good thing or not, but i tend to think it's a good thing. The music is a bit vintage pumpkins mixed with some of the Zwan era music. You probably don't know Zwan unless you followed Billy Corgan after the pumpkins broke up in 2000. I did hear hints of Pink Floyd and David Bowie in there...perhaps that's why i like it. The only thing i didn't like about the album is Paris Hilton makes an appearance in the liner notes...ick. Anyway...i'm sure if you're a fan of the pumpkins you'll want to pick up the album. I think some of the older pumpkins is still better, but Zeitgeist has that good pumpkins feel.



The next band is a band that i picked up on watching the Tube Music Network. That particular song located on the album below has a catchy tune. So, while i was out picking up the new pumpkins album, i picked this album up. And with the name "the Fratellis" how could i not like the band. You see, the Fratellis are from that awesome 80s movie, The Goonies! Hope you enjoy. Goonies never say die!