Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
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The best instrumental by the Pumpkins. Too bad not everyone has heard it since it was on Mashed Potatoes.
Good instrumental, i got it over the summer.I would have to say maybe the best or second. 17 and Autumn are good as well. Also "Silent Dream(Into Sadness)" is a good instrumental. I named that song because it was basically untitled. It comes in the Machina II bootleg tape no cd.
Good? Is awesome why didn't include it in MCIS
It's on the vinyl versio of MCIS as the closing track on the Starlight side of the album. (Being vinyl there are 3 LPs and 6 sides, called "Dawn" "Teatime" "Dusk" "Twilight" "Midnight" and "Starlight". Also the track list is rearranged and there are two songs not on the CD, this track and Tonite Reprise.) I can't understand why this track was left off the cd version, it complements the opening instrumental very well.
The other extra track on vinyl is Tonite Reprise.
Another benefit to having the vinyl version. The other is "Tonite Reprise".
This SERIOUSLY wasn't on the reissue? This song didn't make any of the THREE CDs of bonus tracks?
Goddamn it!