Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music
The Smashing Pumpkins · 2000
93 min · 25 tracks · alternative rock
A sprawling collection of raw, experimental tracks that embrace vulnerability and introspection amidst alternative rock's chaotic backdrop.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- wave-like pacing with peaks
- introspective moments of vulnerability
- dynamic progression through contrasts
- experimental sounds encouraging exploration
- late-night reflection and contemplation
Maybe skip if you want
- prefers concise, standalone tracks
- seeks immediate gratification
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on August 5, 2000, 'Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music' was The Smashing Pumpkins' follow-up to the ambitious but commercially underwhelming 'Machina/The Machines of God'. At this point in their career, the band was navigating significant internal strife and lineup changes, with frontman Billy Corgan taking more creative control as they moved towards a more independent approach.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Alice in Chains· Soundgarden· Radiohead
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Slow Dawn 3:16
- 2 Vanity 4:10
- 3 Saturnine 4:13
- 4 Glass (alternate version) 2:57
Disc 2
- 1 Soul Power 3:04
- 2 Cash Car Star (version 1) 3:43
- 3 Lucky 13 3:07
- 4 Speed Kills (But Beauty Lives Forever) 4:53
Disc 3
- 1 If There Is a God (piano and voice) 2:36
- 2 Try (version 1) 4:25
- 3 Heavy Metal Machine (version 1 alternate mix) 6:49
Disc 4
- 1 Glass 1:56
- 2 Cash Car Star 3:20
- 3 Dross 3:28
- 4 Real Love 4:18
- 5 Go 3:49
- 6 Let Me Give the World to You 4:12
- 7 Innosense 2:35
- 8 Home 4:31
Disc 5
- 1 Blue Skies (version electrique) 3:20
- 2 White Spyder 3:39
- 3 In My Body 6:52
- 4 If There Is a God 2:10
- 5 Le Deux Machina 1:56
- 6 Atom Bomb 3:51
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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