Smashing Pumpkins' "Mellon Collie & Infinite Sadness" vs. Swans' "Soundtracks For The Blind"

Both are COMPLETELY FUCKING GODLIKE.

With that out of the way, uh...well, you know about the 'infamous' list (why infamous anyway?) but anyway, yay and rah. As an exact comparison? They're actually albums that are frayed at the edges, intentionally -- the way that Mellon Collie ends with a series of wonky little songs, that Soundtracks works in live versions of earlier songs. They both cover a hell of a lot of moods within the basic framework of the bands in question. Ultimately I couldn't live without either...

soundtracks is OK.

mellon collie rec is a bit of a joke really.

Ned, about the list: I only called it "infamous" because it was based on your taste alone, not giving a damn to trends or flavors of the week. That is to be praised. (And you have many stuff I like on it.)

So, now the ultimate question - can it be said that, if I like MCIS, I will probably like Soundtracks? I like some dark & ominous music (some gothic doom metal stuff, NIN, etc), but mainly I like GOOD music... So, what do you say?

I like late period Swans much more than that slow "raping the slave" bizness. "Soundtracks for the Blind" is unlike any of their other records and the weird long ambient tracks with the spoken word parts are as unsettling and haunting as anything they recorded. It is a unique record.

The Swans are a whole lot further out there than either NIN or Smashing Pumpkins. Swans music is much more psychologically intense and brooding in comparison.

The Swans are in a whole different league.