LP Record review:
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

Band: Smashing Pumpkins Title: Siamese Dream Rating: Release Date: 10 November, 1997 Media: LP Record Tracks: 1: Cherub Rock 2: Quiet 3: Today 4: Hummer 5: Rocket 6: Disarm 7: Soma 8: Geek U.S.A. 9: Mayonaise 10: Spaceboy 11: Silverfuck 12: Sweet Sweet 13: Luna

Editoral Review So the journey begins. An introductory drum roll drops out and is replaced by a single suspended electric guitar, which is then paralleled by a snare, filled in with the bass, and--crash!--"Cherub Rock," the opening track, is enveloped in an explosion of metal guitar. This album is pre-experimentation vintage Pumpkins. Produced by Butch Vig (Garbage, Sonic Youth, Nirvana's Nevermind), Siamese Dream is first about guitars. Lots and lots of guitars. A very close second is Jimmy Chamberlain's unquestionably excellent power drumming. Throughout each song, Billy Corgan delivers angsty lyrics in his signature breathy whine. "Disarm" is a nice intermission halfway though the album. As the title of the song suggests, it throws the listener into a different mood with its full string arrangements and radiant orchestral chimes. But then it is back to the aural masochism--a pain that rarely sounds so sweet. --Beth Bessmer .. You can see a complete list of all Smashing Pumpkins discography, or go back to the Smashing Pumpkins tabs