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Welcome to The Beat Sessions! It is my goal for this channel to be a solid community of music fans dedicated to sharing their favorite songs, albums and artists. I enjoy a diverse array of music and look forward discovering more through all of you.
Album Review: Fontaines D.C. "Romance"
The Irish quintet return with another exceptional collection of songs that continue to flesh out their post punk foundation.
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Album Review: Lainey Wilson "Whirlwind"
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The reigning queen of country returns with a third album in four years, riding a massive wave of hard earned success
Album Review: Johnny Blue Skies aka Sturgill Simpson "Passage du Desir"
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The fearless singer-songwriter returns with a new collection of songs that will probably remind fans of older material, despite the new moniker.
Album Review: Foster the People “Paradise State of Mind”
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The purveyors of fine indie electronic music return with a record steeped in 70’s flare.
Album Review: Post Malone "F-1 Trillion (Long Bed)"
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The celebrated pop star returns with a cross over record that sees him embrace his country side, along with a star-studded list of collaborators.
Album Review: Jack White "No Name"
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The maestro of blues and garage rock fashions a new project that embraces the heavy and his eccentric mystic
Album Review: beabadoobee “This Is How Tomorrow Moves”
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The budding singer songwriter returns with a collection of songs that reflect her growth as an artist and a person.
Album Review: Smashing Pumpkins “Aghori Mhori Mei”
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The irreplaceable Chicago rock band find new energy in familiar places on their best record in two decades.
Album Review: Cults “To The Ghosts”
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The power pop duo return with another fine addition to their catalog.
Album Review: Empire of the Sun “Ask That God”
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The Australian electronic duo return with a stellar collection of music after almost a decade.
Album Review: Cigarettes After Sex “X’s”
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Greg Gonzalez returns with a tight collection of tracks that marvelously showcase his skills as a brooding crooner.
Album Review: Deep Purple “=1”
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The iconic British rockers return with a new guitarist and a fresh take on their sound
Album Review: Travis “L.A. Times”
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The Scottish rockers continue with a decades long tradition of creating soulful folk driven by introspection.
Album Review: Zach Bryan "The Great American Bar Scene"
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Album Review: Zach Bryan "The Great American Bar Scene"
Album Review: Mabe Fretti “Sentir Que No Sabes”
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Album Review: Mabe Fretti “Sentir Que No Sabes”
Album Review: Johnny Cash "Songwriter"
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Album Review: Johnny Cash "Songwriter"
Album Review: Jimmy Buffet "Equal Strain On All Parts"
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Album Review: Jimmy Buffet "Equal Strain On All Parts"
Album Review: Rolling Stones "Hackney Diamonds"
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Album Review: Black Pumas “Chronicles of a Diamond”
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Album Review: Sufjan Stevens “Javelin”
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Album Review: The Wytches “Our Guest Cant Be Named”
Album Review: The National “Laugh Track”
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Album Review: The National “Laugh Track”
Album Review: Mitski "The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We”
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Album Review: Mitski "The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We”
Album Review: Pretenders "Relentless"
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Album Review: Pretenders "Relentless"
Album Review: Sparklehorse “Bird Machine”
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Album Review: Royal Blood “Back to the Water Below”
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I have only listened to it once , jury is out if I’ll like it better than Skinty Fia. I think I still lean to the sound of their debut , along with the debuts of Shame and the Murder Capital.
Another great video / reaction. For me "Skinty Fia" was the best album of 2022. Haven't listened to new one yet. Btw, great you have mentioned The Murder Capital. Greetings from Portugal
Thank you, and I agree. There’s a lot to live about this album but Skinty Fia is pure fire! Love your country!!
I’m pleasantly surprised by this album considering they’ve been gone for so long. Torches is truly a classic album in my eyes
Torches is a pretty legendary record. I think this record demonstrates they’re still making music that is worth the time.
Decent review!! I like the album, they’ll struggle to ever come close to Torches for me but it’s good! Feed me & Glitchzig are my faves 🔥
Thank you! Torches is a classic. I think they’ll always suffer from “Blue Album” disease but I’ll always take the fresh tunes.
Brother im 30 years deep with this band. You summed it up PERFECTLY.
Thanks, man. I appreciate that and also can’t stop chuckling 😂. Stoked you’re enjoying.
7:01 do you know The clash and their song Guns of Brixton? Mark said one of the inspiration for the album was The clash (that I loveeee) and them hearing The holy Shangri-la I can't stop to hear that the bass line it's similar, I think they got the inspiration from this song! One of my favourites of The clash and The holy Shangri-la it's my favourite of this album for now ❤️ I love this inspiration and I wanted to know if anyone hears it too or am I crazy? Haha
Not hearing what you’re hearing. Massive fan here but I don’t think it’s that great.
Bummer. I knew it would always be polarizing…feel free to always dissent here though. It makes for great conversation. I’d be interested to know what you weren’t crazy about.
I happened to hear “Tongue Tied” on AltNation and it reminded me that this band exists and I have never really checked out their discography. Pleasantly surprised to find this album which is just so amazing and everything I love in music at this moment in my life. I can’t get “Cheese” out of my head.
Loved this review. I have already heard the album, love it; and the algorithm must have known I would enjoy hearing other music lovers talk about it, because here you are lol. You did a great breakdown I fully agree and also felt the album message and tone came at a time I needed it.
Thanks for checking out the channel. I appreciate your kind words.
Sean contributed to at least three or four songs to the album playing guitar and synthesizer.
He played on most of it. My bad if I failed to mention that. Thank you for pointing it out.
Just had a listen after your review . Defo a enjoyable album
Great to hear from you! Glad you enjoyed. It’s pretty solid.
Incredible album and great review
Thank you. It sure is a fun record.
Thanks for the review
Of course. Thanks for checking out the channel.
Jagermeister advertisement is how I first met Post Malone. Austin can mix up his concerts with early and now, fans will go for both. I am a 78yo fan. A fan is a fan. This album moves through all country genres, Post speaks to ALL Country.
I like this. Thanks for checking my angle and for stopping by. Happy listening.
The last song reminds me of old Soundgarden. Definitely his best record to date, but I’m hoping for another Raconteur album/tour.
I dig that comparison and think that Kim is so underrated. More Raconteurs would be excellent as well!
I do miss the fat, dreamy shoegaze (it's hidden in there in spots), but other than that, this album is a monster
You’re right. Billy can shoegaze so we’ll. Glad you’re enjoying.
He performed at rolling loud a few months ago, he was bringing out rappers and all of that. He still performs those songs. I think he gets lost picking a setlist because he has so many hits.
Thanks for the info. I would definitely enjoy him playing everything. It’ll be fun to see how all this unfolds.
Great review 👍
Many thanks!
Im discovering new things on this album all the time, its really growing on me. It began as an awesome album, its only getting better. Every day i have new favourite song... Also going back to his earlier solo albums, re-discovering entering heaven alive and fear of the dawn again. Man i love Jack White, Boarding house reach is his only miss for me. Even though that still has some killer songs on it.
It might be his best solo effort to date. This record is so good!
It topped Eminem and Taylor Swift in one top five chart. Killing the top 20 album charts across the globe, but the songs aren't getting those numbers. Nobody's trying to replace anyone, and way too many people don't get that. They wind up fans of themselves.
I think there is a ton of quality material on this project, deserving of topping both, but there’s no denying that this could have been a tighter project.
Billy's vocals are mixed bad. He's doing that awful vocal mix on all recent albums. But when you hear him live, his vocals sound incredible.
It’s interesting to ponder what his angle might be with that.
This album has been on repeat for me since it came out. His best solo album in my eyes
Great to hear from you, buddy. Couldn’t agree more with you!
I still love Fear of the Dawn, it’s so funky and trippy
I also couldn't agree with you more.
I love their more uplifting stuff ala Oceania. Their Goth stuff not so much.
That’s the great thing about their catalog. Lots of variety!
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Lots to love here on this record!!
Washed up nobody judging corgan you couldn't wash his pumpkins loooser
Speaking of washed up nobodies judging people…
I never heard of her to be honest . Her voice does not suit the material her voice is weak and not strong enough it a a 3 out of 10 for me . I like your channel but i disagree on your opinion on this review it a poor album.
Thanks for your thoughts. It’s always great to hear from you and I respect your opinion.
Disagree. The soft voice blends well with the rougher instrumentals. Seems you just have a bias against soft voices, so just say that
@@urinaldivider u like the album thats your opinion i do not it a poor album and her voice is weak
This song has some of my favourite songs ever, good thing art is subjective
I certainly like it more than the last decade of albums. My complaint is just the mixing and production. I've heard songs from Cyr, Shiny, and Monuments live and they absolutely ripped. None of those passionless (imo) super dry consonant-swallowing vocals. He sang the way he did on the early albums, with excitement and edge. The music had way more energy, etc. I'm certain that AMM is going to go absolutely bonkers live. I just wish he would go back to playing these songs as a band in the studio and just letting the tape run, I believe that was a lot of the magic. Yes, I know he called himself Svengali and would re-record everything, but my man needs to get away from using pro-tools as an instrument, and get a producer or *someone* that will tell him "no" in the studio. He's so damned talented and I wish it was more apparent on the albums.
Thanks for dropping your thoughts here. I definitely agree with your statement about a producer.
@@thebeatsessions8294 And thanks for doing the video. Putting one together is never easy work. 👍
Always been a massive fan of them, i just loved the uplifting feeling of the previous albums with the style alongisde Lukes voice, and feel like this one misses it a bit. Guess I was just after a certain style and need to give it more listens!
Thanks for sharing. I think you get it on the front half but it fizzles on the back.
@@thebeatsessions8294 The 1st 3 songs are untouchable, but kind of falls off halfway
I feel that the band allowed the songs to develop where the songs wanted to go leaving the impression of a flow state composition within each track. Each new element and texture lands at precisely the correct instant.
I appreciate you mentioning that concept of flow state. I think it’s one of the many things that makes this album special.
*Pumpkins are the only 90s band* that is still playing huge gigs and making new records.
I’ll throw Foo Fighters in there too but damn, they’re all gone.
I have been fan since Gish but for me Adore is the last true Smahing Pumpkins record. After that the quality went down and it seems that Billy lost interest in composing great rock songs. This new album is back to early days but sadly it lack a bit of those nuances that made Gish, Siamese Dream and MCIS so great. But as it is Aghori is still quite good. One thing i noticed right away was production and vocals were not at the top like in Atum. Later had also some moments that i thought "Old SP is Back!" but overall the quality wasnt that great. But i enjoy listening Atum and even more this new album so all is good. I kind wished that SP would have developed the Adore style even more in later albums since i thought it had a lot of potential. Many of my non-SP liking friends liked songs from Adore. What if... Billy had gone in that direction with composing and maybe new electronic music partners?
I dig all of your thoughts here. Adore is brilliant in its gothic flare and I’ll always argue it’s a great look on Billy. It’s interesting to think what they’d look like has a band had they fully committed to that aesthetic.
The music is ok, the lyrics make no sense at all....and thats just the ones you can make out.
Lyrics are poetry at the end of the day. It’s not a bad thing that they don’t make sense first read. There might even be a time down the road the where those words hit you like a ton of bricks in an instant realization…and that’s when you’ll realize they’re better.
Love this album. If you have a killer stereo crank it all the way up to get the full feel of what the pumpkins done here. Drums and the bass lines sound so damn good on this one
So many people that disagree with you but I’m right there with you. This album rocks.
People complaining about Billy Corgans singing chops? Its definitely 1996 again. I really didnt want to like this album but its growing on me. The melodies are memorable although there is definitely a lack of range in the singing. Drums are the definition of Solid, Chamberlain has stripped away alot for this but every now and again he reminds you that a God is sitting there.
Succinctly put. It’s not a perfect record but I’d argue that there is so much to enjoy.
Great review!! I was pretty disappointed with the 2nd half of this album although I do appreciate them trying something different
The second half did stray a little, especially trying to work in those last two songs. Still on the fence about their presence. Great to hear from you.
Welcome back brother
Thank buddy. Hope life has been good to you.
Albums in order: 1: MCIS 2: SD 3: PI 4: TAFH 5: GISH 6: MACHINA 7: AMM 8: ADORE I don't consider any other albums to be legit SP. So won't list them.
Yeah because you're the authority on what parts of Billy Corgan's discography is legit.
@@johanbengtsson7646 I said clearly it's what I consider legit. I didn't say it is that way for everyone. Stop twisting my words.
@@TheSiameseDreamer I just don't think it's something that's for anyone to define. But I am curious what your definition is though, because it can't be based on lineup. Is it just which records you like or not?
@johanbengtsson7646 lineup, 100%. I don't consider the touring SP as SP even. I guess I'm just a purest. To me, SP is the original 4. Nothing will change my opinion on that.
@@TheSiameseDreamer Doesn't hat exclude everything after Mellon Collie then? Jimi wasn't on Adore and D'Arcy wasn't on Machina and onwards?
I skimmed through it on first listen and was very underwhelmed. Last night, I listened to it twice in a row. I totally changed my mind. It's fantastic. For the first time in decades Billy has layered guitars with multiple melodies. Actual effort into the background of the songs. He hasn't done that since Machina
That’s great to hear. Not a perfect record but very solid on this go around. The run time makes those secondary listens much easier to approach.
thank you
Sure thing.
Maybe a return to great form. I was a but disappointed by the kast few albums, but I do appreciate them still being out there 😊
I agree. They’ll never captivate all of us the way they once did but at least they’re still putting themselves out there. Credit where credit is due.
I really thought this was going to an optimistic return to form but the vocals and lyrics are so thin and lacklustre plus the production is just not complementary to the music and it fades into nothingness in the end....Could of been another 5 song EP. Billy needs a producer especially around jimmy's drums and the guitar tones, Its not warm at all and even on a good system it feels poorly executed in many ways. I hate to say it but ATUM could of been a single album and is better than this. We don't need GUITAR HEAVY album but better constructed melodies and song writing.
I think you’re right on many points here, especially outside production. I’ve argued that for years. Thanks for contributing.
I don’t know man.. I remember when Siamese and Melon Collie came out and what these albums managed to do to me - to this day actually. It’s great that they went back to the roots here, and there are some awesome riffs throughout the album. But it feels to me like Corgan is no longer capable of writing a proper hook. The whole album feels kind of under the surface for me. Nothing here is go back to. Hopefully they continue in this direction though…
Thanks for you thoughts. I think it’s worth a second listen.
It’s another beard logo! Hello Identity!
That’s fair but I’m not much of a graphic artist and I’m broke. Why don’t you send me something brilliant.
It takes me a little time to get into a new SP record but i know that i will. Billy knows what makes a good song, and he can get creative without going completely off the rails. What i am saying is that musically its always there for me. What i think people are liking about this album is the sonic toolkit they have used which is more guitar based and i think that is fair. They know what they are doing with these sounds and instruments and how to make it sound quality and authentic. The best stuff from the post-machina era has for me always been the guitar based songs. The electronic toolkit for me has felt limited in range, so the first song i feel its cool and interesting, then the next is kind of similar and the next i feel....oh, the whole album sounds like this. Somehow with electronica its really important to use those different sounds to get variety in the production. There is also something about the harmony he uses on the vocals in the recent past which feels the same on a lot of songs.
Thanks for taking the time to share. Hope further listening has allowed it to grow on you. I agree with you when it comes to the vocals.
Fuc smashing pumpkins and fuc billy corgin ... 😂😂🎉
Damn it, Wallace!!
AMM is exactly what every SP album is before it.. a building block. SP’s sound is not complete, but still recognizable throughout their catalog. ATUM built to this, the same way SAOSB & CYR built to ATUM. Love the fact that Billy is restless in his continuity.. it shows that shit evolves, for better or worse. I personally loved ATUM, and this AMM is a fantastic and almost predictable follow up.
Love your take on things. Thanks for contributing and happy listening.
Billy’s voice has gotten bad
It definitely is not what it once was.
Watered down cyber rock. Lyrics and drums are non existent and I’m shocked.
Bummer but you have a right to an opinion.