Review of Zeitgeist

This quasi-reunion album at the very least proves Billy Corgan is, and always has been, the driving creative force of the Pumpkins. Zeitgeist also confirms that after an uncomfortable foray into electronic solo music, Corgan is desperately nostalgic for the megaton rock riffs, abstract lyrics and heavy distortion only a time warp to the 1990s can provide (sans D’Arcy and Iha). The guitars are St. Anger grimy, and the political posturing, considered to be Corgan’s primary reason for returning, is nowhere near as belligerent as American Idiot. Latter half of this record is a real snoozer.

4/10