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Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins · 1995

121 min · 28 tracks · alternative rock

A sprawling epic of alternative rock that intertwines melancholic balladry with explosive anthems.

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Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • wave-like emotional dynamics
  • explosive anthems for release
  • melancholic ballads for reflection
  • epic listening journey experience
  • late-night introspection and discovery

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer short, standalone tracks
  • seek immediate gratification

Where this album fits

In the catalog
Critical Peak — This album is often seen as the band's most ambitious and accomplished work.
Career context
Released on October 24, 1995, 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' was The Smashing Pumpkins' double album follow-up to their breakthrough 'Siamese Dream'. At this point, the band had solidified their place in rock music, capitalizing on their growing fame and artistic ambition, which led to a more expansive sound and thematic depth.
Stylistic neighbors
Alice in Chains· Soundgarden· Radiohead
If this clicks, go next to
The Aeroplane Flies High — It expands on the themes and sounds of Mellon Collie with more ambitious arrangements.
Sounds like this from elsewhere
OK Computer by Radiohead — Both explore themes of existential despair and feature layered instrumentation with an expansive sound.
The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails — Shares a similar emotional intensity and combines industrial elements with haunting melodies.
Dirt by Alice in Chains — Both albums delve into deep emotional struggles, blending heavy riffs with melancholic undertones.
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Tracklist

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Disc 1

  • 1 Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Start here 2:52
  • 2 Tonight, Tonight 4:14
  • 3 Jellybelly 3:01
  • 4 Zero 2:40
  • 5 Here Is No Why 3:44
  • 6 Bullet With Butterfly Wings 4:17
  • 7 To Forgive 4:16
  • 8 Fuck You (An Ode to No One) 4:51
  • 9 Love 4:21
  • 10 Cupid de Locke 2:50
  • 11 Galapogos 4:46
  • 12 Muzzle 3:44
  • 13 Porcelina of the Vast Oceans 9:21
  • 14 Take Me Down 2:52

Disc 2

  • 1 Where Boys Fear to Tread 4:23
  • 2 Bodies 4:12
  • 3 Thirty‐Three 4:10
  • 4 In the Arms of Sleep 4:12
  • 5 1979 4:25
  • 6 Tales of a Scorched Earth 3:45
  • 7 Thru the Eyes of Ruby 7:38
  • 8 Stumbleine 2:54
  • 9 X.Y.U. 7:07
  • 10 We Only Come Out at Night 4:05
  • 11 Beautiful 4:18
  • 12 Lily (My One and Only) 3:31
  • 13 By Starlight 4:48
  • 14 Farewell and Goodnight 4:22

What to play next

This album is considered a Critical Peak in The Smashing Pumpkins's catalog. This album is often seen as the band's most ambitious and accomplished work.

The Aeroplane Flies High
Listen next

The Aeroplane Flies High

1996

It expands on the themes and sounds of Mellon Collie with more ambitious arrangements.
Siamese Dream
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Siamese Dream

1993

This album sets the emotional and sonic foundation for the epic journey in Mellon Collie.
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