Let It Come Down is also the only
solo album by
James Iha, former
guitarist of
The Smashing Pumpkins. Though considering this album as a solo album is a
exaggeration, as James Iha uses
musicians who are also involved with the Smashing Pumpkins.
D'arcy Wretzky, the Smashing Pumpkins
bassist, sings some vocals on one song and the
Adore-era Smashing Pumpkins
drummer Matt Walker plays drums on this album, other musicians who worked with
The Smashing Pumpkins and also appear on this album are for example
Adam Schlesinger (piano, bass),
Eric Remschneider (cello) and the former Smashing Pumpkins
producer Flood. Looking at this
line up one may guess that this album is just another Smashing Pumpkins album. But is it not, and the reason is, that one name missing here:
Billy Corgan. This makes the album to an interesting
experiment: What kind of
music would
The Smashing Pumpkins have played without the
genius of Billy Corgan? And the answer is obvious:
Folk music!
So if you like the Smashing Pumpkins because of
Bullet With Butterfly Wings or
Zero this album is clearly nothing for you. The best song to compare this album to is
Farewell And Goodnight from
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Interesting is also, that all songs on this album are written by
James Iha himself. While making albums with the Smashing Pumpkins his songs never got very big
attention. But the
song writing on this album shows that James Iha is too good to be just
Billy Corgans
guitarist.
Sadly the album sold really bad.
Let it Come Down - Discography:
Let It Come Down
1. Be Strong Now
2. Sound of Love
3. Beauty
4. See the Sun
5. Country Girl
6. Jealousy
7. Lover, Lover
8. Silver String
9. Winter
10. One and Two
11. No One's Gonna Hurt You
12. My Advice (Japanese bonus track)
Singles
Be Strong Now
1. Be Strong Now
2. My Advice
3. Take Care
4. Falling
Jealousy (promotional release)