Let It Come Down Music Cd

Iha James - Let It Come Down

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Let It Come Down      Artist : James Iha      List Price : $16.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1998-02-10      Studio : Virgin Records Us      Label : Virgin Records Us      Avg. Customer Rating : (60 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Let It Come Down      Brings back memories      Rating:      Let me start off by saying that i am a huge pumpkins fan. I originally loved this cd but hadn't heard it in years so i decided to pick up a new copy and give it another listen. So with that being said how does Iha's solo effort compare to the Pumpkins and or Corgan's other efforts. While it may not be fair to compare all of these albums one must look at what iha did before and after the solo release and judge it. Let it come down is by no means a great departure from what Iha did with the pumpkins in the sense that the songs that he wrote or most certainly sang solo on sound similar to the album. This is not necessarily a bad thing as a lot of those songs were great and helped to break up the norm (corgan). However these songs wouldn't really stand up on their own. They were good but listening to a whole album of them would be kind of boring. So skeptically i put the disc in my cd player and listened to again after more than a decade and my worse fears where realized as song after song the same soft acoustics and soft voice sang of cliche'd loves. Iha is not a great lyricist as some other reviewers may have stated, his lyrics are ok but don't look for any deeper meaning. The songs are all acoustic pop and while this is certainly what i expected i was somewhat disappointed because i had fond memories of enjoying these songs. Held up to even Corgan's solo effort this album pales by comparison as Corgan finds ways to bring emotion to the forefront of his songs Iha only brings droning emotionless poppy lyrics. I still miss Iha in the Pumpkins and wish he would return, but listening to this album makes me believe even more that Billy and Jimmy will be just fine without him. Iha is a good sidekick in the sense he did help the pumpkins create some beautiful music. Let it come down, while flawed is a decent effort for iha fans out there and some pumpkin's fans as well. However, I still don't understand what i saw in these songs so long ago to give me such fond memories of them.     Customer Reviews for Let It Come Down Cd      I didnt think I would like this...but I really do like it!!      Rating:      I had always wanted to hear James's solo album...just out of curiosity. I had always loved his work on the Smashing Pumpkins songs like "The Boy", "Blew Away" "Said Sadly" and "Take Me Down". They were always refreshing, simplistic, pretty, happy songs. I am so glad I listened to his album because his album is everything I just described. Its such a nice change from Billy Corgan I guess, another artist who I really love. People may find his album boring, cheesy, or too ''poppy'' but if you didnt like any of Ihas previous work from his solo songs in the Pumpkins, just stay away. But I think he is a gifted pop songwriter, he majors definitley with the topic of love and he should stick to it. My favourite song by far on here is "Lover, Lover"..its just such a nice, great song. Check out the tracks: Be Strong Now Sound of Love Country Girl Jealousy Lover, Lover Silver String Winter and One and Two (with some help from D'Arcy!!..yes you read right!) Iha has to release a second solo album, I really enjoy listening to this CD when I want to lay low with some quiet, meaningful music. Good luck finding it as well! It was haaard for me! 4 Stars! Editorial Reviews for Let It Come Down Audio Cd      Amazon.com      Fans of the Smashing Pumpkins who revel in the band's angst-ridden alt rock may well recoil in horror at this slice of pure, sweet melodicism from the band's lead guitarist, but Iha's solo debut is worthy enough to stand on its own merits. Musically, Iha's ability to effortlessly reel off one catchy acoustic pop number after another is reminiscent of Freedy Johnston. Lyrically, he's not nearly as adventurous or intriguing as Johnston. Yet, while some would no doubt classify his lovelorn ruminations as saccharine, they ultimately come across as honest and heartfelt--and, most importantly, they fit perfectly with the tone and spirit of the music. --Peter Blackstock