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THE REVIEW
Simply magnificent, even after ten years it still manages to move me when I listen to it; then a real pang in my heart hits me when I think that this band is now long dead and buried.
Gems like "Cherub Rock," "Today," and "Disarm" are timeless, but the uniqueness of this album lies in the almost obsessive perfection of every single track.
At the very first listen, one is easily struck by the sound wall of "Quiet," the psychedelia of "Hummer" and "Soma," the intensity of "Spaceboy," or the intriguing "Mayonaise" (in my opinion, one of the most beautiful songs ever by the SP).
With this album the pumpkins invented a genre: their own genre; they managed to distance themselves from the sometimes too predictable and derivative hard rock of Gish without, however, encroaching on the grandiosity that would characterize the next album.
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Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins remains emotionally powerful even after a decade. The album features timeless tracks like 'Cherub Rock' and 'Disarm,' noted for its obsessive perfection and unique style. Highlights include the psychedelic 'Hummer' and the intense 'Spaceboy.' This album created a distinct genre and set the band apart from contemporaries.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
The Smashing Pumpkins
American alternative rock band formed in Chicago and led by Billy Corgan, famed for 1990s albums such as Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.50 Reviews
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By stargazer
"Siamese Dream is the zenith of Smashing Pumpkins' career, far from the exaggerated grandiosity of Mellon Collie, but more sincere and humble."
"Melody and noise alternate fluidly and incredibly satisfyingly in 13 perfect tracks."
By STIPE
Billy Corgan manages to convey deep anger in certain songs, and infinite sweetness in others.
This album definitively marked the group’s worldwide affirmation.
By BIG-MUFF
Tons of boredom, lyrics ripped from any 12-year-old girl’s diary... really dumb stuff... guitars that don’t even scratch tissue paper.
A definitely mediocre band... They started as yet another tacky Hard-Rock band and didn’t sell much at all.
By silvershadow
After the excellent debut album...the band led by Mr. Billy releases the album that, without a doubt, changed my idea of music.
The big single arrives, melodic and melancholic, that no one knows how many times it has soothed the troubled moods of a teenager in crisis.
By trev
Here we face one of the most heartfelt and visceral works ever produced, and this undoubtedly comes before the musical part.
Siamese Dream best embodies the mood of the angry and in-love youth of the decade, and offers the listener not answers, but rather an angry plea for meaning.
