Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 sophomore effort 'Siamese Dream' is one of the definitive alternative albums of the 90's.The riffs are extremely catchy, the distorted guitars sound just right, the production is solid and the album is well balanced. However the above wouldn't matter if the songwriting wasn't excellent. As with all Smashing Pumpkins albums, this one is completely dominated by lead singer/guitarist Billy Corgan's ideas. The thing that makes this album truly great is it's ability to mesh completely different musical styles on one song. Many of the songs start off with the heaviest of riffs only to be overshadowed by dream-pop like interludes, sucking the listener even further into the songs ('Silverfuck') . On some of the songs this dynamic is reversed but it still works to great effect ('Soma'). On this album were many of today's modern rock anthems such as 'Cherub Rock', 'Hummer' , 'Rocket' and 'Today'. If people ever thought that Coldplay were being original when they composed 'Viva La Vida', I must request them to listen to 'Disarm', the only acoustic ballad on the whole album. Jimmy Chamberlin proves himself to be great drummer providing complex and innovative drumming throughout the album ('Geek USA'). A standout feature of this album is it's sound. The guitars sound layered and heavy especially the crunchy distortion.The guitar solos wail through the background, the bass rumbles at just the right pitch and the drums thud along perfectly. While the early 90's may have been dominated by Nirvana and Pearl Jam, 'Siamese Dream' remains one of the greatest albums of the era.
Song Picks :
- Cherub Rock
- Hummer
- Rocket
- Today
- Disarm
- Geek USA
- Silverfuck
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