Adore (1998) is a muted, haunting departure into gothic electronica, chamber pop, and intimate acoustic balladry. Stripped of the band's trademark heavy guitar wall-of-sound and Jimmy Chamberlin’s thunderous acoustic drumming, the album relies on dark, atmospheric synth textures, acoustic guitars, and electronic drum machine loops interspersed with subtle percussion by guest drummers. Produced by Billy Corgan and Flood, the sonic landscape is icy, elegiac, and deeply spacious—placing Corgan’s tender, vulnerable, and un-distorted vocals front and center alongside melancholy piano lines, sweeping strings, and quiet, industrial-tinged ambience. It is a shadowy, nocturnal record that swaps explosive grunge dynamics for subtle, understated emotional weight.