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Frogtoon Music Album Info: Adore
Published: 01 Jan 2014, 08:14
Adore Is The Fourth Studio Album By American Alternative Rock Band The Smashing Pumpkins. Virgin Records Released The Album On June 2 1998 In The United States. Adore Marked A Change In Sound For The Smashing Pumpkins Greg Kot Of Rolling Stone Magazine Noted That The Album "isn't Just A Transitional Record It's A Complete Break With The Past." Their Previously Layered Guitar-Oriented Sound Was Largely Replaced By A Quieter And More Electronic Influenced Sound And Incorporated Drum Machines And Synthesizers. For The Release The Band Shed Their Alternative Hipster Image For A More Subdued Gothic Look. Billy Admitted In His Blog To Taking "copius Quantites Of Ecstasy" When Beginning Writing Demoes For The Album At His Home After The Mellon Collie Tour. Despite Being Called "one Of The Most Anticipated Albums Of 1998" By MTV Adore Sold Only 1.1 Million Copies In The U.S. Far Below The Pumpkins' Previous Albums Siamese Dream And Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. However The Album Was Well Received By Critics And Became The Third Straight Pumpkins Album To Be Nominated For The Grammy Award For Best Alternative Music Performance. Billy Corgan Would Later Characterize The Album As "a Band Falling Apart."