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The Chimera (4:17)

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  • xladyshamblesx

    sounds a bit like Fang Island

    18 Apr 7:45pm Reply

  • kurtnirvanakris

    that guitar iso amazing on this album

    4 Apr 7:36am Reply

  • crazzyd77

    DAT GUITAR [2]

    14 Dec 2012 Reply

  • schollad

    Ohh Yeah this is the best Billy done in years ..

    27 Aug 2012 Reply

  • andychea

    Wow, the guitars on this, i love this sound. Probably the best on the album, hands down.

    19 Aug 2012 Reply

  • dec30

    if you don't think that guitar tone is one of the greatest ever... i will fight you

    16 Aug 2012 Reply

  • prime1128

    I hear a lot of different eras in this one. Some Zwan for sure, and the Rocket comparison makes sense, but I also hear some Zeitgeist-era sounds. That's one of the things that makes Oceania so neat I think, it really seems to have brought The Smashing Pumpkins full circle.

    29 Jul 2012 Reply

  • mackil

    @patuquitos - You're absolutely spot on. Also, do I hear traces of "Rocket" around 2:58?

    27 Jul 2012 Reply

  • BoBoCTiberius

    This is actually better than anything they've done in years.

    26 Jul 2012 Reply

  • FjordSweetFjord

    easily the highlight of the album for me, I play this song nearly every day now :)

    17 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Ammondenihil

    DAT GUITAR

    14 Jul 2012 Reply

  • earthcrossing

    I cannot wait to dance to this one at the show - assuming they play it !!! Definitely infectious and energetic are two words that describe it - exhilarating and fun and addictive I'd add to the list too ;) Probably makes me go "WAHOOOOO!" out loud more than any other song on the album...except maybe the opener.

    11 Jul 2012 Reply

  • robbyb0t

    love is forever strange

    8 Jul 2012 Reply

  • patuquitos

    People say Zwan. I say "Pisces Iscariot", without the internal struggles and the depression.

    6 Jul 2012 Reply

  • ossum

    got that old school smashing pumpkins feel, one of the songs that grabbed me the most on the first listen

    4 Jul 2012 Reply

  • earthcrossing

    Wahoooo, second listen ;)

    29 Jun 2012 Reply

  • robbyb0t

    this is infectious and energetic in a way very similar to Zwan, but with the soul of classic SP material

    27 Jun 2012 Reply

  • samstressmuzik

    First song I'm hearing on the new album.. sounds pretty good!

    26 Jun 2012 Reply

  • modafucker

    the best of oceania.

    26 Jun 2012 Reply

  • spiteface

    Sooo fucking catchy. Sounds like Rocket as played by Zwan.

    17 Jun 2012 Reply
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