Hotpress is Irelands lmain music publication and has an interview and review with Billy in the latest edition. Ill type the main bits of review below as its one of the best ive read.

Headline - The Goth Father

Ghostly, synthetic and smeared, possibly in charcoal eye-liner, Billy Corgans first solo record throws a bleakly affectionate glance towards the 80's and the decades parade of sombre new wave groups.

There are clanging choruses that offer dour homage to Echo and The Bunneymen, squalls of processed feedback recall the funeral studio jinks of (Joy Devision producer) Martin Hannett; Corgans vocals strain occasionally for the leaden grandiosity of a Robert Smith. Even the albums portentous title evokes a Numan-esque absurdity.

Unhappily for the ex pumpkin frontman, approximately half the new bands in Britain have, in the last year, pitched tent in the same territory.

Unlike the day-tripping nostalgists of the Bloc Party and The Departure, however, Corgan is just about old enough to remember the era first hand and TFE transmits a seductive authenticity.

Hes been here before of course; The Pumkins best album, 1998s Adore,culminated in a lush post-punk homage.

What distinguishes TFe is the narrowness of its gaze. This is not a project with over arching designs or sweeping visions. Its mission is pedantic and paricular: to approximate the rain-lashed romanticism of northern England circa 1984.

INdulgin his passion for artful miserablism, Corgan has crafted an exquisite new wave paean and, almost by happenstance, the most rewarding and exciting recording of his career. - 8/10

Sorry for any mistakes with typing.

thanks for that

this may be the most poorly and well reviewed album ever, haha

"the most rewarding and exciting recording of his career"

Fucking Irish can't write a review sober.

Originally posted by soundofsounds
1998s Adore culminated in a lush post-punk homage.

TFE's mission is pedantic and paricular: to approximate the rain-lashed romanticism of northern England circa 1984.

the most rewarding and exciting recording of his career. - 8/10




what.

Originally posted by RatInACage



what.

17. It defines post-punk

Originally posted by DeviousJ


17. It defines post-punk

oh, ok.

i've never seen a critic call Adore the best pumpkins album.
my how times have changed.

adore. way before its time. great album.


fte is good too.

Originally posted by TIMb
fte is good too.

Fuck the Embrace

freudian typo?

Interesting, I thought that Hotpress would slate the album. The Irish Times gave it a good review too.

Source:
http://www.ireland.com/theticket/articles/2005/0610/3089096858TK1006CDS1.html )

BILLY CORGAN TheFutureEmbrace Warner Brothers ****

If you believe those dictatorial rumours, this may be Billy Corgan's first
solo album in name only. Even so, in the wake of The Smashing Pumpkins and
the mystifyingly short-lived Zwan, Goth rock's answer to Kojak is staying
true to himself. Holding onto the endlessly layered guitars of his signature
sound, Corgan lets his influences ring out in sharp Joy Division synths and
The Cure's smeary goth pop, drawing us deeper into the album's emotional
core. Full of surprises, the misfit least likely to sing "We can change the
world" or to pay tribute to the Bee Gees does precisely both - his natural
sneer and Robert Smith's backing vocals transforming To Love Somebody into a
bristling recrimination. From standouts DIA to Walking Shade, the tone
pivots between devotion and menace, leaving you with something as thorny and
coldly beautiful as a perfectly black rose.

www.billycorgan.com

Peter Crawley


Here's the full review from hotpress.com:

Billy Corgan
Thefutureembrace
(WEA)

16 Jun 2005

Ghostly, synthetic and smeared, possibly, in charcoal eye-liner, Billy Corgan’s first solo record throws a bleakly affectionate glance towards the ‘80s and the decade’s parade of sombre new-wave groups.

There are clanging choruses that offer dour homage to Echo And The Bunnymen; squalls of processed feedback recall the funeral studio jinks of (Joy Division producer) Martin Hannett; Corgan’s vocals strain occasionally for the leaden grandiosity of a Robert Smith. Even the album’s portentous title evokes a Numan-esque absurdity.

Unhappily for the ex-Smashing Pumpkins ringmaster, approximately half the new bands in Britain have, in the last year, pitched tent in the same territory.

Unlike the day-tripping nostalgists of Bloc Party and The Departure, however, Corgan is (just about) old enough to remember the era first hand and Thefutureembrace transmits a seductive authenticity.

He’s been here before of course; The Smashing Pumpkins best album, 1998’s Adore, culminated in a lush post-punk homage.

What distinguishes Thefutureembrace is the narrowness of its gaze. This is not a project of over arching designs or sweeping visions. Its mission is pedantic and particular: to approximate the rain-lashed romanticism of northern England circa 1984.

Indulging his passion for artful miserablism, Corgan has crafted an exquisite new wave paean and, almost by happenstance, the most rewarding and exciting recording of his career.

Ed Power
Rating: 8 / 10

Originally posted by TIMb
adore. way before its time. great album.


fte is good too.


Exactly! Great post! Both are very solid albums and will be classics for a long time.

Originally posted by Corgan Rules


i'm a predictable asskisser

All this time i thought corgan rules was 13. Then i looked at the profile and noticed that she was born in 1976.

I think she's mildly retarded and has trouble grasping reality.