The revolving door for support musicians has allowed in an unlikely partner in drummer Tommy Lee (Motley Crue), who delivers the requisite punch and propulsion, but in most respects this is a band in name only and Corgan is left exposed in weaker tracks towards the back half of the set.
Opening double Tiberius and Being Beige, and the more brutal One And All, are highlights.
• Smashing Pumpkins. Monuments To An Elegy. Cooking Vinyl.
• Three and a half stars (out of five)
Single download: Being Beige
For those who like: Foo Fighters, Placebo, Soundgarden
- Jeff Harford
