Album Review: The Aeroplane Flies High
There is a total of 33 songs, including the five covers. The individual cd's are "Bullet...", "1979", "Zero", Tonoght, Tonight, and "Thirty-Three". Some of the standout B-sides are hard-rock tunes "G-d", "Transformer" and "Mouthes of Babes". Also in the box set are several songs written by James Iha, which show his softer, yet very creative side. Billy, too, shows some more of his softer side, as well as creepy side. Keep in mind though, that all these songs are B-sides, and therefore did not make it onto the Mellon Collie album.
The real treat about The Aeroplane Flies High is the five cover tracks the band recorded after the album recordings. The first one, "You're All I've Got Tonight", is a cover of a song by the Cars, and is pump-you-up tune. Same goes for the track "Clones (We're All)", which is an Alice Copper original made better. James follows up with a Cure cover of "A Night Like This". The last two covers are sort of retro-like. The tracks are "Destination Unknown" and "Dreaming". I can't remember who wrote the originals, and I don't feel like checking.
This album was definitely worth releasing, despite the fact that the critics feel Corgan releases anything he writes. The wide variety of songs allows the listener to see several different aspects of the band. Compared to Pisces Iscariot, this B-side album is a Grammy winner, not to say that Pisces is not a good album. This box set lasted me a long time worth of listening, and I still listen to it. If you're a Pumpkinhead - get it!