Another Eternity, 4AD
ALBUM REVIEW: PURITY RING, ‘ANOTHER ETERNITY’
All in all, Another Eternity is a departure from Shrines -- there's no denying that. And while that might make the disc slightly difficult to take in at first, you'll find similarly mystical nature and environments in the new music, just not on the surface. The strange is still there, only this time it's wearing a mask to fit in with the popular kids.
Hesitant Alien, Warner Bros. Records
ALBUM REVIEW: GERARD WAY, ‘HESITANT ALIEN’
"Going glam" is a move many artists make when they're looking to reinvent themselves or when they just want to do something different. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Former My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way dives into the glam rock pool with his first solo effort, 'Hesitant Alien,' and he pulls it off with aplomb.
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Virgin Records
THE STORY OF SMASHING PUMPKINS' SPRAWLING 'MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS'
When bands find themselves sitting on top of world, they often discover they have options they might not otherwise have had. Sometimes, artists in these situations decide to take advantage of their position by playing it safe. Other times, bands, like Smashing Pumpkins, decide to do something risky: like release a double album. Their bold move resulted in the ambitious Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, which arrived on Oct. 23, 1995.