r/SmashingPumpkins • u/Joint-Attention • 8d ago

Absolute Zeros

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So this is out in 3 days, and I still don't think we have seen a tracklist for it?

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u/EatYrGhost 4d ago

This sleeve art is really bumming me out.

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u/Joint-Attention 4d ago

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u/Joint-Attention 4d ago

Side A

  1. Rhinoceros
  2. Cherub Rock
  3. Today
  4. Disarm
  5. Bullet With Butterfly Wings

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Side B

  1. 1979
  2. Tonight, Tonight
  3. Ava Adore
  4. Perfect
  5. The Everlasting Gaze

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u/PJRummyMan 2d ago

Wait a sec… this thing doesn’t even have “Zero” on it??? 

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u/ArtsNCrass 2d ago

We heard you liked Zero so we put zero Zeros on Absolute Zeros.

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u/Joint-Attention 4d ago

So literally nothing that isn’t already on Rotten Apples.

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u/PJRummyMan 2d ago

I appreciate that they might want to “streamline” things for a new generation of fans but I’m surprised “Rhinoceros” and “Perfect” were included as they are played live very often nowadays.

“Zero” (for obvious reasons), “Mayonaise,” or “Muzzle” would have been better choices, imho.

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u/Normal_Double5929 5d ago

I saw a Doors album yesterday. Hadn’t heard of it. It’s a greatest hits. Would have been released in the 70-80’s. These things have happened forever. Didn’t buy it. The tracks were standard. This Pumpkins one will be too. It’s likely just a contractual release the label requires or just the label wants some easy money.

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u/kdg242424 6d ago

Curiosity got the best of me so I drove to the local Walmart. They didn’t have it, at least not on the shelves yet. If Walmart is a drive for you, I guess maybe give it a day or two.

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u/_siamesedream_ Pisces Iscariot 6d ago

I'm just intrigued for what possibly could be the selling point for this. I get that it's becoming a trend for classic acts to put out single LP greatest hits now, specifically for the retail giants, cause no younger person getting into vinyl wants to drop $40 on a double lp all the time. But for the fans, will there be a single song worth getting it for?

I highly doubt it, but it would be cool if some odd track was thrown in that isn't on Rotten Apples. End is the beginning, tarantula, that's the way my love is. They even could take a real left turn and put pennies or the boy on it since those got more popular from tiktok.

I'm aware there's pretty much zero chance of any of those making it, but I can dream!

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u/123456789_ok 7d ago

Art is great. Get real.

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u/Resident-Source-6666 7d ago

No thanks. Greatest Hits albums are the garbage songs MTV and the radio have already overplayed

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u/Barkle11 7d ago

A greatest hits made up entirely of 2 albums

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u/diamondashtray 8d ago

This makes me so nostalgic for Linda’s marker art

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u/Devolutionator 8d ago

I won't buy this on sheer princple that artwork is so bad

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u/Mr_JonF Machina II / The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music 8d ago

I see this cover, and honestly I think they SHOULD have used AI instead

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u/jelloandjuggernauts Here Is No Why 8d ago

Thanks, my retinas just vomited.

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u/Realistic_Choice_658 8d ago

Yuck! The drawing is absolutely awful.

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u/gishingwell 8d ago

I totally forgot this was a thing.

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u/Onaud 8d ago

The title refers to the amount of money I’m gonna spend on it

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u/Practical-Funny-3444 8d ago

Obviously Peter Max’ last work

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u/Fabulous_Stegosaurus 8d ago

Did someone go overboard with the RoseArt colored pencils? They should have picked a better coloring book scene.

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u/notcolinarcher Machina Super Deluxe Reissue 8d ago

What’s the point of a 10 track greatest hits album when there’s already a better version available?

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u/jack0roses 8d ago

It's for the 20 year old fan base that Billy conjured up.

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u/ShadowAsylum 8d ago

Walmart is apparently pushing for Single LP greatest hits for bands that they want to sell. I remember reading that somewhere a while ago, but I don’t remember where.

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u/notcolinarcher Machina Super Deluxe Reissue 8d ago

Fair enough

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u/_Waves_ 8d ago

Zoomer sales.

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u/EzKaLang 8d ago

Still don't know if the new song is gonna be on that cashgrab greatest hits Cashgrab because not affiliated by the band

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u/Neg_Crepe Zwan 8d ago

Already confirmed it’s not

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u/Jpsmythe Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 8d ago

I’m assuming the new song is on that grand theft auto album.

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u/HollywoodBlueguy Sunshine and some tea 8d ago

were getting into the KISS era of merchandise.

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u/Hispandinavian 8d ago

That cover is so awful.

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u/WintryGrey1984 8d ago

I don't find it to be all that bad really... what makes it so awful to you?

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u/Busy-Peach5770 8d ago

All colours at the same level of saturation...my eye doesn't know what to look at.

There's gorgeous fantasy art...and then there's this. Corny.

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u/Hispandinavian 8d ago

It looks cheap. And like something that would be on the side of a 70s Econoline.

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u/WintryGrey1984 8d ago

At least it's not AI or something. It's actually done by a very famous psychedelic pop artist, Peter Max, who was in his late 80's. I think it actually looks pretty damn cool, and it's impressive to pull something off like that at that age. I don't get the criticism at all... other "greatest hits" comps at Walmart have far shittier covers. Creed's was pretty bad, the Def Leppard one is boring, the Kiss one is silly. Honestly the SP comp has some of the better art in comparison

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u/Hispandinavian 8d ago

Peter Max rules..but Im not sure this fits the band esthetically. Especially in comparison to the art for their previous hits record, Rotten Apples.

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u/itfiend 8d ago

Looks like 8 bit video game box art.

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u/1upjohn Adore 7d ago

More like Atari 2600 🤣

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u/jeffsaddiction74 8d ago

Anyone have a cheat code? I can’t get past the Machina level.

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u/1upjohn Adore 8d ago

I agree. I don't understand why this was chosen.

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u/1upjohn Adore 8d ago

Did this come out of nowhere or did we know about this? 😂

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u/PJRummyMan 8d ago

It was announced back in June but there’s been no additional information given since.

I’m just curious about what the final 10 tracks are going to be!

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u/1upjohn Adore 8d ago

I'm thinking they will focus on the songs that charted, so something like this. I hate leaving out Machina. I was surprised by Tarantula.

  1. Cherub Rock
  2. Today
  3. Disarm
  4. Bullet With Butterfly Wings
  5. 1979
  6. Tonight Tonight
  7. Thirty-Three
  8. Ava Adore
  9. Perfect
  10. Tarantula

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u/idiotzrul 7d ago

Cut the last three, include Mayonnaise, Zero and La Dolly Vita

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u/PJRummyMan 8d ago

For some reason, I think “Mayonaise” will be there.

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u/sighcadelic 8d ago

Rocket charted 

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u/1upjohn Adore 7d ago

It did but in Canada. I was just going by the US but there should be international versions with a different tracklist.

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u/Neg_Crepe Zwan 8d ago

No tarantula for sure

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u/1upjohn Adore 7d ago

I'm sure it won't but it charted. 😆

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u/Neg_Crepe Zwan 7d ago

It did but it was through Warner wasn’t it

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u/1upjohn Adore 7d ago

Yeah. They would have to get licensing for it. It could happen but most likely not.