So often recorded to fulfil contracts, live albums seldom catch bands at their best. This, though, collecting tip-top performances from TV shows and gigs between '93 and '94, nails Billy Corgan in his prime?no longer a mewling brat and not yet a pomp-rock Uncle Fester. The band's not quite tight, but that just makes Corgan's and co-guitarist James Iha's unpredictable detonations all the more powerful. Go on, fill your Christmas stocking with ROCK.
So often recorded to fulfil contracts, live albums seldom catch bands at their best. This, though, collecting tip-top performances from TV shows and gigs between ’93 and ’94, nails Billy Corgan in his prime?no longer a mewling brat and not yet a pomp-rock Uncle Fester. The band’s not quite tight, but that just makes Corgan’s and co-guitarist James Iha’s unpredictable detonations all the more powerful. Go on, fill your Christmas stocking with ROCK.
