Start to finish, one bad ass album. Great guitar layers, thunderous drums, dynamic flow, poetic lyrics, and tons of heart. Every song on this album is amazing. This is the album I would take if I was stranded on a deserted island.
Description:Siamese Dream is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993 on Virgin Records. The album fused diverse influences such as shoegazing, dream pop, classic heavy metal, and progressive rock. Since its release, it has frequently been cited as one of the most influential aSiamese Dream is the second studio album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993 on Virgin Records. The album fused diverse influences such as shoegazing, dream pop, classic heavy metal, and progressive rock. Since its release, it has frequently been cited as one of the most influential albums of the 1990s.
Despite recording sessions fraught with difficulties and tensions, Siamese Dream debuted at number ten on the Billboard charts, sold over four million copies in the U.S. and over six million worldwide,cementing The Smashing Pumpkins as a major force in the alternative rock movement. Siamese Dream produced four hit singles: "Cherub Rock", "Today", "Disarm", and "Rocket".... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Virgin Release date : 27 July 1993 EAN: 0077778826729 UPC: 077778826729
"This is one of those albums that invokes a lot of great memories. Mostly about my first girlfriend and all the great times we shared listening to this album. So filled with emotion, it is melodic and sweet at times and bombastic at other times. It's right up there with Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness as the Pumpkins best.
Favorite song on the album:
Cherub Rock
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"I first picked up this album after constantly hearing & enjoying "Cherub Rock", "Disarm" and "Today". I figured if those songs were that awesome, the rest of the album HAD to be amazing. So I brought it home, put it on...and only liked one other song on it ("Hummer"). The rest of the songs bored me so much I started using this album to help me sleep at night. Eventually I sold it because I wasn't listening to it anymore and it was only taking up space. However, I loved Mellon Collie and the Infi"
“Start to finish, one bad ass album. Great guitar layers, thunderous drums, dynamic flow, poetic lyrics, and tons of heart. Every song on this album is amazing. This is the album I would take if I was stranded on a deserted island.” read more
"Mayonaise (4:38)"No more promise, no more sorrow, no longer will I follow" This is one of those context lyrics. By itself, just a cliche rhyme, but in the song it makes me want to defy authority. Great song from the band that inspired me to learn guitar and drums. "
""On their second disc, the Pumpkins pushed further from Nineties alt-rock to a grander, orchestrated sound with multiple guitar parts, strings and Mellotron. Alt-rock ended up following the band on their trip: Siamese Dream is packed with hits ("Cherub Rock," "Today").""