A high quality single from the band's most barren period of their career. The single "Ava Adore" was the first one to release from their not very succsessfull fourth album "Adore", in 1999. The title track is one of my favourite Pumpkins songs -very anthemic and romantic with lyrics about crashing cars and pulling teeths in the name of love. Except from the title track, these b-sides(Ones in a While and Czarina) are just beautiful two lullabies. Unlike their L.P. Billy and his friends go very mellow and even though some of the melodies get a bit annoying at times, the touching vocals and naiveness in his lyrics makes us forget of those times. Nice, but not a must-buy...

This album, after their "ground-breaking", "hit", "smash", "top-selling" double album Mello Collie needed to be either a totally different album or more of the same. I guess it's both.

I am not sure but it is definitely different. If you expect to hear more songs like "Zero" or "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" forget about it.

This album has much more refined emotions and ideas and is a beautiful thing. It is very enjoyable and touching to see the lighter side of the Pumpkins when it is not just a song or two on an album. They purge their quiet side on this album and do it exquisitely. Like many albums that are different by an artist, you may not like it at first (as did I)but after the second time through you realize the difference which is just as good as the previous songs they produced.

I was almost caught off guard by how good the other songs were...then I just remembered "hey, this is the Pumpkins we're talkin about here". But really, I already had Adore when I bought this so I knew how good Adore was. I had also heard Czarina and I thought it was pretty good so I decided to buy it. Then when I got it I listened to Once In a While...that song is really good. So if you like the Disarm/To Forgive less heavy type of songs, or you're a pumpkin fan you NEED to buy this.

This is why I like the Smashing Pumpkins! The title track of course is the savage "Ava Adore", but the real reason, as all the reviews below say, to buy this CD is the 2 bonus tracks. "Czarina" and "Once In A While" are absolutely amazing love songs which, were it not for Billy's nasal voice, would not sound one bit like Pumpkins' songs! It's that ability to morph into new forms which makes them, in my opinion, THE best rock band of the 1990's. Grab this CD while you can!

Once more the pumpkins have released a wonderful single that allows you to see a softer, more gentle side to the band. A must have for any pumpkin fan.