Is their another album with the impact of Mellon Collie?

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  • prytocorduroy
    prytocorduroy Posts: 4,355
    Mellon Collie is the best and most influential double album since 1995 in my opinion. The B sides alone could've made an incredible stand alone disc or third side to MC.


    The Fragile was a damn good though.
  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    There is no need for MCIS to be two discs. There is not that much decent material on there. Most of it is just Billy essentially masturbating to the image of himself.
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    You might be overegging it in terms of importance. It was popular yes but there have been thousands and thousands of albums since which, whether well known or not, are equally as viable in terms of people's opinions. It's all a matter of taste. It probably wouldn't register in my top 500 albums to be honest. It's not even half as good as Siamese Dream and THAT is far from having the greatest impact on me. Mellon Collie is too inconsistent and downright bad in parts.

    For me, the most impactful album since 1995 is Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor but then, that's my favourite album ever.


    Exactly Siamese had a bigger impact
    and um dont flame me, but nevermind had a bigger impact
  • muppet
    muppet Posts: 980
    I've yet to see a double album that justfies the, er, doubleness.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Get_Right wrote:
    Exactly Siamese had a bigger impact
    and um dont flame me, but nevermind had a bigger impact
    Nevermind was before MCIS though. The OP meant post-1995.

    Otherwise, yes, of course it was :)
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    muppet wrote:
    I've yet to see a double album that justfies the, er, doubleness.
    i second this
  • san pedro
    san pedro Posts: 169
    i remember reading an interview with billy corgan and he said his goal for mellon collie was to make a concept album for a new generation and that he used pink floyd's the wall as his example. i'll take the wall over mellon collie personally.
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  • Joe2TheRevenge
    Joe2TheRevenge Posts: 904
    muppet wrote:
    I've yet to see a double album that justfies the, er, doubleness.

    Pearl Jam's greatest hits should have been a triple.

    haha
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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,203
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Nevermind was before MCIS though. The OP meant post-1995.

    Otherwise, yes, of course it was :)

    yep missed that point
  • Joe2TheRevenge
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  • HushBull
    HushBull Posts: 996
    san pedro wrote:
    i remember reading an interview with billy corgan and he said his goal for mellon collie was to make a concept album for a new generation and that he used pink floyd's the wall as his example

    That, right there, is why I hate Billy Corgan...
    What an arrogant shit.
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  • kdpjam
    kdpjam Posts: 2,303
    i actually think there are many records that made an equal impact. however, i'm at work and all out of brain so the rest of you can come up with some!
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  • hguz73
    hguz73 Posts: 245
    I agree with other opinions stating Siamese Dreams had a bigger influence (media, musical and cultural) than Mellon Collie. I think that some bands like Pixies (Surfer Rosa) or Sonic Youth may have had a potential impact speaking of musical influence on other bands and artists.
  • pjfaninindiana
    pjfaninindiana Northeast Indiana Posts: 311
    HushBull wrote:
    That, right there, is why I hate Billy Corgan...
    What an arrogant shit.


    What was so wrong with him saying that? He was just saying he wanted to make an impact. Yes, i agree he can be arrogant, but i see nothing wrong with that statement.
  • searchlightsoul
    searchlightsoul Posts: 583
    muppet wrote:
    I wouldn't say that Mellon Collie had a massive impact (nor Euphoria Morning or Yield as someone has just said)

    Depends on how you determine what 'impact' is though. If you're talking about sales, then yeah Mellon Collie had the biggest, but in terms of infulential...ity, I'd say it would be Siamese Dream.

    He did say emotionally. So I actually agree with Euphoria Morning, that album was really significant for me.
  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    emotionally Damien Rice's "O" beats the shit out of every other album ever. listening to that album when you're n relationship trouble is a total memorable headfuck!

    QOTSA - Songs For The Deaf
    Arcade Fire - Funeral
    White Stripes - White Blood Cells
    Muse - Origin Of Symmetry
    RHCP - Californication (was pretty huge to be fair)
    Mercury Rev - All Is Dream

    have all been copied quite a bit / "inspired" many artists since their releases...
  • xSmackSoundx
    xSmackSoundx Posts: 479
    In An Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel comes to mind
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    searchlightsoul wrote:
    He did say emotionally. So I actually agree with Euphoria Morning, that album was really significant for me.

    Very important record for me too, it felt like a bit of a lifeline at the time it was released.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,067
    not one album from any band has impacted my life at all it's music i enjoy it while it's on but that's about it ,things that have impacted my life the birth of my kids that's it or the death of loved ones .....oh by the way you guys are all nuts :D ..
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  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    radiohead33 wrote:
    Its been 13 years since it was released and it remains a classic. A hell of an album. You arent snoozing by the 2nd disc thats for sure.

    It doesnt seem like this is gonna be on anyones top 100 album list, critically speaking, but it seems like a personal favorite for fans and music junkies alike.

    Is their another album released since 1995 with the same impact, emotionally as this record? I cant think of too many

    Personally, I think it's a little bloated. Some great songs on it, for sure, but so much of that record was sort of unnecessary.

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