Adore (album)

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The lead-up to Adore was marked by conflicting statements as to the album's sound—Corgan initially said the band was heading in the direction of the heavy-metal-guitar-and-electronic music-driven "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" in summer 1997. [32] while the band's management reported the album would be all acoustic. [33] In early 1998, Corgan called the sound "arcane night music", [34] elaborating, "The people that say it's acoustic will be wrong. The people that say it's electronic will be wrong. The people that say it's a Pumpkins record will be wrong. I will try to make something that is indescribable". [35] Further complicating the situation was the record label's initial insistence to use the Rick Rubin-produced, upbeat, poppy song "Let Me Give the World to You" as the album's lead single, something Corgan strongly objected to, fearing it would give listeners the wrong first impression of the album. [36] Corgan had to drop the song off the track list altogether to avoid using it as a single. [36]

Adore was released on June 2, 1998, in most of the world, the same day the video for first single "Ava Adore" premiered. The album booklet and music video showcased the band's new gothic look. The second single, "Perfect", was also accompanied by a music video, which debuted on August 16. [37]

Touring

After the release of Adore, the band embarked on a scaled-back 14-show world tour entitled An Evening with The Smashing Pumpkins to support Adore. [38] Abroad, the Pumpkins played at what had been called an "eclectic mix of interesting venues", [39] among them the rooftop of a FNAC record store in Paris, France, [40] in the botanic gardens of Brussels, Belgium, [41] at the Cannes Film Festival, [42] and at an International Shipping Harbor in Sydney, Australia. [43] In the United States, the Pumpkins donated 100% of their ticket profits to local charities [44] (yet one stop on the tour, Minneapolis, was a free concert and underestimated the attendance of the show). [45] In the end, the Pumpkins, with the help of their fans, raised over $2.8 million in this manner. [46]

The lineup was the most expansive yet, including former John Mellencamp and Melissa Etheridge drummer Kenny Aronoff, [47] percussionists Dan Morris and Stephen Hodges, and David Bowie pianist Mike Garson. [48] Violinist Lisa Germano was also set to appear, [49] but did not ultimately appear in the touring line-up. The set was mainly Adore material, with only a handful of reworked Mellon Collie songs and no songs from prior to 1995, eliminating many of their radio hits and fan favorites, [38] with the exception of some shows performed in South American countries like Brazil and Chile, where they played for the first time, so they included old hits like "Today" and "Disarm". [50] [51]

In retrospect, Corgan regretted the decision to hire the two percussionists to play alongside Aronoff, instead of having the drummer play along with loops from the album. "That drove Kenny up the wall because Kenny has perfect time and one guy played on top and the other behind. I remember Kenny saying, 'I feel like I'm tripping on LSD' because he kept hearing things that were not in time, and it drove him crazy," said Corgan in the Adore reissue liner notes. Performing with Garson was also challenging because, according to Corgan, "he made a decision 40 years ago that he would live in the intuitive flow of what he was feeling, so he literally cannot play the same thing twice. So we'd have gigs where he'd have that same magic as on Aladdin Sane and the next night he'd come and play the extreme opposite style—like honkytonk. I really respect Mike, but to play with him was always challenging; precisely because he is such a supreme musician." [52]

Reception

Adore
SmashingPumpkins-Adore.jpg
Studio album by
The Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedJune 2, 1998 (1998-06-02)
RecordedJune 1997 – March 1998
Studio Sunset Sound, The Village Recorder, Chicago Recording Company & various studios
Genre
Length73:25
Label Virgin
Producer
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
The Aeroplane Flies High
(1996)		Adore
(1998)		 Machina/The Machines of God
(2000)
Singles from Adore
  1. "Ava Adore"
    Released: May 18, 1998
  2. "Perfect"
    Released: September 7, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [28]
Chicago Sun-Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [53]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [54]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [55]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [56]
NME 5/10 [57]
Pitchfork 8.1/10 (1998) [12]
8.5/10 (2014) [58]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Select 3/5 [59]
Spin 5/10 [60]

Critical reception to Adore was generally positive. Greg Kot of Rolling Stone magazine regarded Adore as "the most intimate album the Pumpkins have ever made and also the prettiest, a parade of swooning melodies and gentle, unfolding nocturnes". [5] Ryan Schreiber of Pitchfork described the album as "the Pumpkins' best offering since Siamese Dream". [12] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described Adore as "a hushed, elegiac album that sounds curiously out of time". [28] Adore was considered one of "an inspiring range of 25 classic alternative American albums" by The Guardian . [61] The lyrics received particular praise from critics—Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times , who in 1993 had criticized Corgan's lyrics as "too often sound[ing] like sophomoric poetry", [62] said Corgan "took a big leap forward as a lyricist" starting with Adore. [63] Schreiber, who criticized Mellon Collie as "lyrical rock-bottom", [64] called Adore's lyrics "poetic", particularly singling out "To Sheila". [12] Greg Kot emphasized the "oblique, private longings, and weighty, sometimes awkward conceits" in the lyrics, [5] while David Browne of Entertainment Weekly called them "unsettled and unsettling". [54] The contributions of Wretzky and Iha also received praise, with Kot noting that "Iha's quirky guitar accents and Wretzky's unflashy resolve [...] give Adore a warmth and camaraderie no other Pumpkins album can match." [65]

Despite this, public reception to Adore was lukewarm. [66] Adore entered the Billboard 200 at number two with 174,000 units of the album sold in its first week, [67] and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) five weeks later, [68] but the album soon departed the charts, leaving Adore far short of the sales figures of its predecessors. Two additional promotional singles, "Crestfallen" and "To Sheila", were released to radio stations but failed to gain traction and were never released as commercial singles. [15] As of May 2005, Adore has sold 1.1 million units in the US and at least three times as many copies worldwide. [65]

Corgan blamed himself for the record's reception with the public, saying he "made the mistake of telling people it was a techno record" and that if he "would have told everyone Adore was the Pumpkins' acoustic album we would have never had the problems that we had". [69] Corgan wrote on the band's website that the album's title was "misunderstood" and "a joke that no one ever got", explaining that Adore was meant as a play on "A Door", meaning the album would offer a new entrance to the band's career. [70] In 2005, Corgan would call the making of the album "one of the most painful experiences of my life". [16]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan

Adore track listing
No.TitleLength
1."To Sheila"4:45
2."Ava Adore"4:20
3."Perfect"3:22
4."Daphne Descends"4:38
5."Once Upon a Time"4:06
6."Tear"5:52
7."Crestfallen"4:09
8."Appels + Oranjes"3:34
9."Pug"4:46
10."The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete"4:33
11."Annie-Dog"3:36
12."Shame"6:37
13."Behold! The Night Mare"5:12
14."For Martha"8:17
15."Blank Page"4:51
16."17" (not on vinyl pressings)0:17
Total length:73:25
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."Once in a While" ("17" moves to track 17)3:33

2014 CD/DVD reissue

As part of Virgin/Universal Music's reissue campaign, a special edition of the album was released on September 23, 2014. [71] [72] The release consists of the original album remastered and 91 bonus tracks of previously unreleased material, demos and alternate versions of Adore-era songs. It was released in five formats: the physical box set containing all 107 tracks, the digital deluxe edition containing 74 of the bonus tracks, as well as single disc CD and double-LP versions containing only the stereo remaster of the album. [71] The digital version of the reissue was released on October 3, 2014. [73]

The actual Adore album was remastered by Bob Ludwig. The entire set includes session outtakes and a mono version of the album, with Corgan saying the new mixes contain "elements from the original sessions that were stored digitally, but never used; such as some of the work done by Bon Harris". [74]

The package also includes a DVD consisting of footage of the band's show from August 4, 1998, at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. [71]

2014 Reissue CD 1: Adore Stereo Remastered
No.TitleLength
1."To Sheila"4:40
2."Ava Adore"4:30
3."Perfect"3:23
4."Daphne Descends"4:41
5."Once Upon a Time"4:04
6."Tear"5:56
7."Crestfallen"3:57
8."Appels + Oranjes"3:35
9."Pug"4:54
10."The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete"4:35
11."Annie-Dog"3:37
12."Shame"6:42
13."Behold! The Night Mare"5:12
14."For Martha"8:18
15."Blank Page"4:58
16."17"0:17
2014 Reissue CD 2: Adore Mono Remastered
No.TitleLength
1."To Sheila"4:39
2."Ava Adore"4:24
3."Perfect"3:29
4."Daphne Descends"4:43
5."Once Upon a Time"4:06
6."Tear"5:51
7."Crestfallen"3:56
8."Appels + Oranjes"3:39
9."Pug"4:48
10."The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete"4:33
11."Annie-Dog"3:39
12."Shame"6:39
13."Behold! The Night Mare"5:12
14."For Martha"7:07
15."Blank Page"4:50
2014 Reissue CD 3: In a State of Passage
No.TitleLength
1."Blissed and Gone" (Sadlands demo)4:17
2."Christmastime" (Sadlands demo)3:27
3."My Mistake" (Sadlands demo)4:50
4."Sparrow" (Sadlands demo)2:55
5."Valentine" (Sadlands demo)4:22
6."The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete" (Sadlands demo)5:23
7."What If?" (Alternate version of "Appels + Oranjes" / Streeterville demo)3:27
8."Chewing Gum" (CRC demo)3:00
9."The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete" (CRC demo)5:01
10."The Ethers Tragic" (CRC demo/2014 mix – Instrumental)2:49
11."The Guns of Love Disastrous" (CRC demo/2014 mix – Instrumental)2:03
12."Annie-Dog" (CRC demo/Take 10)3:25
13."Once in a While" (CRC demo/2014 mix)3:34
14."Do You Close Your Eyes When You Kiss Me?" (CRC demo)3:07
15."For Martha" (CRC demo/Take 1)7:19
16."My Mistake" (CRC demo/Take 1)4:00
17."Blissed and Gone" (CRC demo)3:29
18."For Martha" (CRC demo/Take 2 – Instrumental)5:39
2014 Reissue CD 4: Chalices, Palaces and Deep Pools
No.TitleLength
1."For Martha" (Symphonic Snippet – Instrumental)2:40
2."Crestfallen" (Matt Walker 2014 "Reimagined" version)3:39
3."To Sheila" (Early Banjo version)4:24
4."Ava Adore" (Puffy Combs 1998 remix)4:37
5."O Rio" (Sadlands Demo – Instrumental)2:28
6."Waiting"3:49
7."Once Upon a Time" (Sadlands demo)4:20
8."Eye" (2014 mix)4:54
9."Saturnine" (Piano and voice version)3:47
10."Cash Car Star" (Matt Walker 2014 "Reimagined" version)4:00
11."Pug" (Matt Walker 2014 "Reimagined" version)4:35
12."Perfect" (No strings version)3:24
13."It's Alright" (Instrumental)4:20
14."Czarina" (Take 1)3:57
15."Indecision" (Sadlands demo)2:43
16."Blank Page" (Early version)4:57
2014 Reissue CD 5: Malice, Callous and Fools
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Me Give the World to You" (Rick Rubin/Adore version) 4:19
2."Tear" (from digital transfer) 5:52
3."Cross" 4:53
4."Because You Are" 3:51
5."Jersey Shore" (Sadlands demo) 3:41
6."Shame" (Take 1) 4:54
7."Summer" (Instrumental)James Iha3:08
8."Blissed and Gone" (Drone version) 5:11
9."Heaven" (Sadlands demo – Instrumental) 4:02
10."Daphne Descends" (Matt Walker 2014 "Reimagined" version) 5:06
11."Saturnine" (Matt Walker 2014 "Reimagined" version) 3:57
12."Behold! The Night Mare" (Alternate vocal) 4:59
13."Perfect" (Acoustic demo) 3:18
14."Do You Close Your Eyes?" 4:22
15."The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning" 5:00
2014 Reissue CD 6: Kissed Alive Too
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ava Adore" (Live/São Paulo session) 4:47
2."Daphne Descends" (Live/São Paulo session) 4:27
3."The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete" (Live/São Paulo session) 4:42
4."Tear" (Live/São Paulo session) 7:01
5."Shame" (Live Mancow's Morning Madhouse session, Chicago) 4:19
6."Blank Page" (Live Mancow's Morning Madhouse session, Chicago) 7:52
7."To Sheila" (Live at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville) 7:16
8."Money (That's What I Want)" (Live at Dodger Stadium, LA)Berry Gordy Jr., Janie Bradford3:30
9."X.Y.U. Medley" (Live at Dodger Stadium, LA)Billy Corgan, Benjamin Rossi, Larry Carter, Debora Iyall, Peter Wood, Frank Zincavage11:19
10."Transmission" (Live at rehearsals, Chicago)Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris12:51
2014 Reissue DVD: Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA – August 4, 1998
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."To Sheila" 7:11
2."Behold! The Night Mare" 5:16
3."Pug" 5:06
4."Crestfallen" 4:30
5."Ava Adore" 5:41
6."Tear" 9:59
7."Annie-Dog" 4:27
8."Perfect" 3:35
9."Thru the Eyes of Ruby" 10:15
10."Tonight, Tonight" 4:19
11."Once Upon a Time" 4:37
12."The Tale of Dusty and Pistol Pete" (Includes percussionist solo leading into the next song) 10:20
13."Bullet with Butterfly Wings" 5:30
14."Shame" 9:17
15."For Martha" 8:25
16."Blank Page" 9:48
17."Transmission"Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris25:52

Personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Robbie Adams – engineering, mixing
  • Chris Brickley – recording assistant
  • Flood – additional production, mixing
  • Eric Greedy – mix assistant
  • Steve Johnson – recording assistant
  • Ron Lowe – recording assistant
  • Jay Nicholas – mix assistant
  • Frank Olinsky – art direction and design
  • Neil Perry – engineer, mixing
  • Matt Prock – recording assistant
  • Chris Shepard – engineer
  • Jamie Siegel – mix assistant
  • Bjorn Thorsrud – digital editing, engineering
  • Ed Tinley – recording assistant
  • Andy Van Dette – digital editing and compilation
  • Jeff Vereb – recording assistant
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Howard C. Willing – engineering, mix assistant
  • John Wydrycs – mix assistant
  • Yelena Yemchuk – photography, art direction and design

Charts

Certifications

Sales certifications for Adore
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [105] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [106] 2× Platinum200,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [107] Gold25,000^
France (SNEP) [108] Gold100,000*
Japan (RIAJ) [109] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [110] Platinum15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [111] Gold25,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [112] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [113] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [114] Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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