Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
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Free Music Review: Their last amazing cd.
Hit: 5 Stars
Let me start by saying the Smashing Pumpkins were one of my biggest rock let downs. Their first few ep's and full lengths were amazing, I had such high rock hopes for them. Then Billy wanted to be Nosferatu from Salems Lot. I dont understand.
That being said, this albums rocks, Billys guitar tone is second to nearly no one, the guy totally tears the fret board into pieces in a beautifully drenched fuzz. The songs are well crafted, well written, well performed, and Corgans hurt little boy voice is perfect.
To me, the Pumpkins last great album, this is where their career ended for me.
Definitely a must have for a rock collection. If only for the mad guitar clinic Corgan displays like a $1.99 all you can eat smorgasbord.
Free Music Review: "We Are The Fossils And The Relics Of Our Time"
Hit: 5 Stars
Those who often wonder why the Smashing Pumpkins were so highly regarded back in the day need look no further than their second effort, 1993's "Siamese Dream." Not only did it prove to be a commercial breakthrough for the band, but it was also breaking new ground musically and set a standard for many bands to follow onward. While Gish got the band started on the right foot, this is truly the album where the Pumpkins' signature wall of sound was created, paving the way for the many experiments the band would exercise in it's troubled future.
Sure, you coud attribute this album's greatness to a lot of smoke and mirrors, due to the studio wizardy of Butch Vig, who creates an orchestra of guitars on many of the album's meatiest songs. But even at the core, the songs are still strong on their own. Whether "Siamese Dream" was recorded by layering electric guitar over electric guitar or simply put to tape on an acoustic guitar, the end result would have been equally as effective. In between massive rock songs like "Cherub Rock" and "Geek U.S.A." are the more tamer, lyric-driven "Mayonaise" and "Soma" which stand as proof that the Pumpkins can still keep it together stripped down. "Today," the album's biggest hit, is a perfect testament to Corgan's gift of crafting the perfect song, with it's infectious pop chorus driven by heavy guitars and seemingly sunny subject matter. Elsewhere, on the ironically titled "Quiet," Corgan digs into some old school Sabbath riffing, with it's guitars tuned lower than low, creating a signature sound. One thing that Smashing Pumpkins never got credit for is the riffs they created, and "Siamese Dream" is chock full of some of the best of the 90's.
Front to back, "Siamese Dream" is the kind of album you will keep coming back to, years and years after your first listen. Even fourteen years later, it's still an impressive piece of music that stands alone in it's genre. If the rumors are believed to be true, and Billy really did record all the strings himself, then he deserves a massive chunk of credit for crafting a perfect record which still sounds fresh today. Since the Smashing Pumpkins have reunited without reuniting, perhaps we don't have to worry about Billy messing things up. Regardless, "Siamese Dream" remains a cornerstone of any rock collection. Since it's not as dense as the sprawling Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness or as edgy and experimental as the latter day albums, it's definitely THE album for new fans to discover the Pumpkins.
Free Music Review: 444 Reviews as of 3/26/2007 and Maintaining a 5-Star Rating
Hit: 5 Stars
If the Amazon rating doesn't speak for itself (444 independent reviewers), what more do you need?Free Music Review: Corgan's opus...
Hit: 5 Stars
This is probably the ultimate alternative rock album (rivaled closely by Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness). It's simply flawless. The songwriting is excellent - concise, with perfect song structure. The guitar playing is excellent - I don't even want to think about how many overdubs were done on this album. I do know that Soma has 40 separate guitar tracks. This is the sound of an album that has been meticulously put together from start to finish. It doesn't drag once over the course of it - there's not a bad song on the record. Not only is the album perfectly constructed, it's emotionally powerful as well. Love, hate, sadness, anger, hope, happiness, it's all there, and put across in a way that packs a punch. The songs hold up very well over time - I've probably listened to this album a couple hundred times, and Mayonaise still gives me chills. This is Billy Corgan's crowning achievement. Free Music Review: Vintage Pumpkins
Hit: 4 Stars
'Siamese Dream' catches Smashing Pumpkins just as they were bursting into their prime. There is a freshness and originality to some of the tracks that is envigorating and that puts the album up there among the best work that the band has produced.
The lyrics are set in true Pumpkin-esque style, often downbeat but still beleiving in hope and salvation. Although it opens on some of the heavier tracks on the album with 'Cherub Rock' and 'Quiet', it never quite gets to the darker levels of tunes like 'Bullet With Butterfly Wings' that typified tracks on the band's later albums. Indeed 'Disarm' could be seen as one of the more "mainstream" tracks and as an early precursor to 'Tonight, Tonight'.
The album begins to chill out somewhat as it continues into the later tracks, again typical of many Pumpkins albums. 'Mayonnaise' dabbles in relaxation before 'Silverf*ck' proceeds to swing the listener viciously from almost comatose relaxation to guitar thrashing rock and back again. All of this before 'Sweet Sweet' and 'Luna' gently carry the listener to the end of another quality Smashing Pumpkins album.