Siamese Dream

One of the pillars of Alt-Rock's greatest all-time records. I love the drama on this record. The opening of that solo guitar before exploding into a wall of sound in 'Today'. The quiet breakdowns bookended by the guitar thrashing and drums smashing in 'Geek U.S.A.' and 'Silverfuck'. Siamese Dream has it all. I saw the Pumpkins in concert in the late 90s and Billy Corgan played the shit out of that guitar. What might sound as electric 'noise' has actual talent behind it. This hits all of my Gen X buttons.

I tried, I just can’t with The Smashing Pumpkins. Maybe another band covering Today could be cool, but Corgan’s vocals I just don’t care for.

- We are honestly already off to a good start with cherub rock - This band reminds me of Kayden, my old student from Dearborn step - I definitely know today! I thought it was from shrek at first but I actually just think it’s from rock band - The end of hummer is lovely - Some of these songs are def a tad intense for me but their not bad - disarm sounds familiar too. I like their softer sounding songs. Oh yeah I def know this song - geek USA goes soooo hard - Silverfick goes so hard too. Except it’s like 10 mins long and does get slow in the middle - Luna was cute, great ending

Great then. Has aged like a smashed pumpkin.

Loved it, would listen again

Love the voice. Dislike the guitar and drums.

Warm overwhelming rollers and delicate alt rock berceuses. A high point for the Pumpkins 4.4

Energetic, with a couple of big hits. The lead singer has detestable politics and beliefs.

10/10 no notes

Good album. Not necessarily something I would routinely seek out, but in the right circumstances it works. 3/5 Might listen again

No doubt a classic and an album that was imitated for years after its release. For me, Gish is the choice here but I still love this album, Sure, give me 12 channels of guitar. 5 stars all day.

A great album from start to finish. I grew up with this one, and it still holds up—big guitars, big emotions, and a sound that’s instantly recognizable. Even after all these years, it’s an album I’m always happy to revisit.

This album made today the greatest day I’ve ever known. A masterpiece from start to finish, up there as one of my favourite albums of all time, with ‘Mayonaise’ being one of my favourite songs. From ‘Cherub Rock’ to ‘Luna’, every second is bliss.

I remember buying this at Manchester airport on the way to Greece for a holiday great album awesome sound at the time. even got the bartender in the hotel to play in in the bar a few times . takes me back

Not for me

really good album. recognize the hits, learned some others I didn't know. a few I didn't like.

This was the most difficult album to review. Like lots of their songs but never actually listened to an album. But I've got friends who absolutely worship this album. I listened. I liked some of it they it didn't already know (Disarm is obviously glorious) but it didn't do much for me. So I listened again. And to the songs others lauded (Soma, Mayonnaise, Cherub Rock). It was fine. But... I don't know if it's the songs, production or what but it didn't do much for me. Problem is I'm about to put the Dead Kenneys into my catch all 3 category for stuff I didn't hate but didn't care that much for and I very much enjoyed this more than them so it seems unfair to put this there. The lowest 4 ever then.

11 years late but Disarm was my soundtrack of summer 2004. the best of times.

There are some incredible riffa on this album and he has a knack of writing vocal lines that really suit his voice. I absolutely loved it. I think I'd found their "mellon collie" album a bit hard to get into, but this one felt a lot more cohesive. I'm tempted to give it a 5, but I think it falls slightly short. It might get there with relistens.

It's a solid album which turns out to have a much better range than the initial metal ripoffs without the melodies. There's a couple of standout tracks, but it just doesn't excite me much, it's a very sludgey sound, lacking much in the way of hooks or riffs and the vocals set so far down in the mix as to be incomprehensible.

Just freaking great

Early Pumpkins, you can see where they're going and what they would become, but honestly just didn't hold me for the entire run. Never been a huge Pumpkins fan to be fair.

Sok

Pre-weirdness Pumpkins. Bought this on CD when it first came out. Still sounds amazing.

6. One of my favorite albums of all time.

Smiled immediately after seeing this pop up. Something I've heard before, but never "listened to" before. A classic. Best Song: Today Rating: 9/10 Stars: 5

Today Billy Corgan is not bald but tomorrow will be much too bald. 8/10

307/1089 - Amazing guitar tone, grating vocals, decent songs.

Not bad

Heard it. good. disarm you with smile.

i didn't even finished listening to it, it was too boring, i can listen things like that everywhere.

One of the best albums ever made

One of my faves from the Pumpkins!

Has a lot of GREAT tracks. Hit after hit for most of the album. I haven’t listened to some of the songs. “Cherub Rock” is very energetic and has a great buildup. Tracks 3-6 are a great lineup. “Today” is an ironic track that I related to, “Hummer” sounds like a Jane’s Addiction song like from Ritual De Lo Habitual and “Drown” from a couple years earlier, “Rocket” is a great track, and “Disarm” is a good break from the energetic performances of Corgan, Iha, Chamberlin, and Wretzky. “Mayonnaise” is a slow, but energetic track, and I know I listened to “Silverfuck” awhile back, but I don’t remember it that much. I will listen to the full album soon…

The proof that Mayonaise is better than Ketchup.

Only gets better towards the end, pretty boring and non-captivating, but ok quality. would’ve given this 3.5.

Smashing stuff

Strong throughout. Really enjoyed this.

Started off quite a strong, but I did tire of Billy by the second half

Nope. It's the vocals more than anything, as I tend to like the guitar sound, but the tracks are all over the place and I cannot find a way in that I like. Not for me.

the only bad thing about this album is the cover

Yeah this is pretty high quality

I first heard Smashing Pumpkins in my freshman year of college. A fellow housemate handed me a cassette copy of "Gish" and told me to check them out. I listened to the whole album that night and went out and bought the CD the next day. It was hard to find because it was buried away in the wrong section. They had put it in the pop section when clearly that album should have been in the Alternative/Grunge section which was growing prominently every day. Anyways, this album rocketed Smashing Pumpkins to instant fame and MTV legendary status. Tons of singles including the disturbing but really well-done song, "Disarm". This entire album is really good, from the beginning song of Cherub Rock to the intense Silverfuck, to the ending and mellow and beautiful Luna. This set them up for their masterpiece Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Without Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins would have faded into obscurity. Essential listening for everyone. 5/5

good example of grunge

Æ vende tilbake til min sedvanlige: det hørtes ut som forventa og va aldeles ikke så verst, men æ høre neppe på det igjen.

I don't like it. I just wanna quote someone else review: "I just can't enjoy the monotonous sludge of distorted guitars and Corgan's petulant whine." 1/5 —————————————— Liked: — Today

Vibes: 4/5 Instruments: 4/5 Production: 3/5 Emotional Value: 3/5 Storytelling: 4/5 Stand Outs: Soma, Spaceboy Overall Rating: 3.6

Hot take: it's too fucking long

Fantastic from start to finish.

I can’t listen to this album and not get psyched up

Absolute classic, pretty much perfect all the way through. It's been a long time since I've listened all the way through this one and there are some fantastic songs beyond the well known hits.

bem alt rock solos lindos guitarrista faz umas brincadeirinhas legais c a guitarra durante o album capa descolada tb

A classic of 90s grunge;

That one song is ok

I didn’t really take to the Pumpkins right away. My life was busy, and I was exploring other kinds of music at the time, anyway. But as the years passed, and the radio play endured, songs like “Today” and, especially, the essential “Disarm” seeped deep into my consciousness. Now I think that’s what 1993 and 1994 sounded like. The killer in me is the killer in you, y’know?

Very good rock music. Definitely didn't get bored

Not a lot of the tracks stood out that much to me but this was an enjoyable listen and there's a few songs I'll likely go back to later.

Fun and engaging! Nothing life-changing but all around a good listen.

Totally fine, but also stupid at times. Solidly 3. - Didn't like the first smashing pumpkins, low expectations here - Ugh noise - Okay noise isn't terrible. This doesn't suck yet. Kinda singing. Kinda catchy - Not my vibe but I don't hate it. Poppy hard rock, I can see how this was popular in the 90s - More decent music. Strong 3, far from a 4. - Stupid guitar solo. Definitely not a 4.

This album for me somewhat defines the sound of the 90s. Disarm is the definite stand out but I really enjoyed listening to this again.

Wonderful album. Flows beautifully from epic anthemic tracks to softer moody ones. Beginning and ending tracks are superb.

Leaning towards a 3 here as even though I love the opening and closing run of tracks I don't think it paces as well as I would hope. It is a very strong 3 as over half of it is excellent and I think it's just a lil less than the sum of its parts

Disarm Mayonnaise Luna

I knew of the Smashing Pumpkins, and apparently I also knew at least three of their songs; three bangers, to be exact. For some reason I always thought they were older, but when I heard them I clearly heard that early 90s sound, with noisy guitar riffs. Not sure why I never listened more to them; this is definitely right up my alley. This album just feels like the early-90s; fuzzy guitars everywhere, that warm but slightly gritty sound, and vocals that are almost a little creepy. Everything flows so well, like it never really stops to breathe but somehow doesn’t feel overwhelming either – just wall after wall of sound, and it works. "Cherub Rock" and "Today" are obvious standouts, songs I knew before, and would definitely have been among the 25 songs that would fit on my MP3 player back in the day, if I'd known about them back then. "Disarm" is the third one I heard before, which is great too, but much less so. But one I didn't hear before, may be my favorite "Mayonaise" builds up much more nicely, creamy flavor, slowly drowning my fries - delicious, disgusting. This is a 4/5. But I said nothing negative, so why? I think it just lacks some of uniqueness that other bands of the era did have; Nirvana's human imperfection, Pearl Jams powerful vocals and great classic-rock base, just makes them feel more solid to me. This music just makes me feel a little sad, but perhaps I'm just sad that I slept on this one for so long.

Cherub rock best album opener ever? Guitars are huge and fuzzy but also weirdly contained and "neat" - it's not muddy at all. Billy Corgan vocals are one-of-a-kind and obviously iconic. Lead guitar often does a fun call-and-response or pairing with the vocals. Bells and strings in "Disarm"! Insane production quality. *Cherub rock, oh my god *Solo midway through "Quiet" *Hummer

Billy’s vocals are a big wet blanket for me, otherwise music is OK. I need to find someone that does decent cover of the pumpkins to see if I like them better with a different vocalist.

Always found Billy corgans voice annoying but Cherub Rock is still a banger of a tune

An LP i do not know, a missing gap in my knowledge for sure, i'm interested in this. The sound could only be Smashing Pumpkins, it's unique. Guitars are interesting, grungey but with a shoegazey grunge effect, the vocals work well with them. The grungey vocals are a bit much, but there are some quality mellow tracks with beautiful Verve-esque guitar work on here. A lot of the sound/production on this is too American for me. His breathy vocals are interesting & unique but after a while i get tired of them.

Alt rock/grunge with a tinge of shoegaze, whats not to love. Mayonnaise is a classic turbo rager

3.4/.5

A bit too up and down for it to be one of my favourites but enjoyable overall

Important album for me growing up. I’ll probably still listen to this when I’m 70 and my grandchildren will wonder why Grandad is screaming.

Threw this one on while at the gym and it was a great pump inducer. Already knew a few of these songs but I just love the heavy Smashing Pumpkins sound. They have their own lil trademark and that's evident on all of the songs on this album. Great listen and excited for more

Absolute powerhouse. Nothing before it ever sounded like it.

Production is worthy of careful listening with headphones. Modern masters of Zeppelin-style light and shade. Deep, unashamed influences evident. Corgan claims that the riff on Cherub Rock was stolen from Rush, and it was. But its the groove he stole from Ted Nugent's Stranglehold (that he won't cop to) that made that song.

Absolutely Fantastic and so appropriate getting this right after Halloween. There will definitely be some Smashing Pumpkins of every kind!

Absolutely incredible album. The pinnacle of that 90s post-grunge sound. So many wonderful songs here. The instrumentals and the composition of every song is brilliant. I absolutely loved this.

i like melan collie and the infinite sadness, I just couldn't stand the 2 hour runtime. great album, just wasn't into it enough to warrant the gargantuan length. this is more of the same, just shorter and I like it a lot. good shit

Its fine..pretty good 5/10

LOVE the songs I do, sick guitar tone, weird voice, as an album, just eh

The Smashing Midkins???? They're calling it the 'Headache Giver', because it gives you a headache listening to it I hate the fuzzy ass guitar, it's like listening to rock with a gas leak in my apartment Gen X can keep this one, cause I don't want it I wanna try and give some real feedback here. This genre and sound from the 90's is generally something that I have never enjoyed. I find the guitar distortion to be absolutely grating, especially over an hour long experience. This paired with the soft vocals made each track bleed into one another; making it miserable to listen to when I already was not enjoying the sound. Something about the vocals feel like a tease with no pay off. I can see the vision on certain songs like Cherub Rock, Mayonnaise, or Silverfuck. The musicians involved are clearly talented but the experience was not designed for me. I don't know how other to describe the sound than as the same feeling I'd have smoking 3 cigarettes in a row or going through withdrawal. To give it a second go, I had the album on thinking of my more critical review; I had to turn it off because I found myself getting frustrated again. idk kill me w/ hammers, I did not like it. EDIT: Imma bump it up to a 2. I can't, in good faith, keep a 1 after the past 2 days. I do have this one, Ready to Die and, Heroes to Zeros on my radar for a relisten in the next year.

So my introduction to this album is super bizarre because I actually heard a cover of "Disarm" by The Civil Wars (may they RIP; unless you're going to lie to the world and tell it that your band partner is your sister and not actually your wife, don't be in a band with your S/O) and I thought that *they* (The Civil Wars) had written it; obviously you can understand my surprise when I realized the song was much older. I was certainly old enough to have known better, but somehow it just missed me. all the kids trying to impress me with their musical knowledge in 2012 would have laughed openly at me. this album is fuuuuull of great tracks. Man, I'm envious of that early 90s fuzzy guitar sound. Erik and I actually started a cover of "Today" a few years ago and need to revisit it! That song is great, "Cherub Rock" is great, "Disarm" is great, and "Silverfuck" is in the running for one of the best track names of the 90s and maybe ever? Unsure. this album works on so many levels. what i love most about it, though, is its refusal to adhere to a single sound: it mimics some other groups we've had in this rotation in that way. "Disarm" doesn't sound like "Soma" which doesn't sound like "Geek U.S.A" which doesn't sound like "Hummer", and that's *the* way to keep the listener engaged: be good at all the sounds you try, and your album will always earn a spot in someone's rotation. this bit is only related because of my review from the last album we did by Supergrass: this is how you close an album. Slow it down, sure, but at least keep it interesting. this bit is completely unrelated: the apple music summary of this album claims that the smashing pumpkins are a "gen-x icon", and I'd like to state for the record I've seen *far* more teenagers in "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" t-shirts than I've ever seen gen-xers. for this reason I posit that even if these teenagers i've seen have never even listened to the album, TSP have more cultural staying power because of teens chasing clout than because of gen-xers who may have listened to this group in their mid-twenties and saw them one (1) time in Seattle or Chicago before moving onto the next thing

I've never been much of a Smashing Pumpkins listener. I've listened to Smashing Pumpkins and I've liked what I've heard. I'd heard Today. I'd heard Disarm. I hadn't heard them in a very long time and my music taste has changed significantly since then. When we saw My Chemical Romance in Chicago, Gerard Way introduced Bullet With Butterfly Wings as "the perfect rock song," and when he was about to perform it, he said "please welcome the God-Engine of rock n' roll" and Billy Pumpkin himself came out to perform the rat song with MCR. I think it was in that moment I realized "wait i like this a lot" and I've been wanting to give Smashing Pumpkins the true listen that I feel they deserved since. As soon as the album started I knew it'd be my typa album. I could've given it a 4 just after Cherub Rock. Hummer banged. Geek U.S.A is such good shit. I don't think I've heard a song that was new to me quite like Mayonnaise in a very long time. I've given other 5s before. I gave one to The Beta Band. I must've been feeling goofy that day or something, because this is what a 5 feels like. I enjoyed this album thoroughly. I want to listen to this album more. I want to explore more Smashing Pumpkins. Thank you Billy Pumpkin and the rest of the crew.

The highest form of praise I can give an album is to add some of the songs to my liked song playlist. I added more from this album (and Monday’s) than any others from our list thus far, so I feel like that has to warrant a 4.5 or 5

‘Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness’ and ‘Siamese Dream’ are two albums I consider life changing and worthy of a list like this. Every song is a fucking kicker on this one. No skips, as the youth might say. Minus one star for Billy Corgan.

Sometimes I wonder how they achieved popularity in the radio era. On bad speakers there’s some guitar tinnitus - the rhythm guitar plays a drone note with only subtle changes and restrums leading to a a constant minimum sound all other parts have to beat. When you are able to catch those subtleties, songs get much more bounce and an almost “shoegaze” layering of sound that allows for everything to have room. It really cannot be appreciated to its fullest with small speakers or at low volume.

The Smashing Pumpkins had one of the stronger runs of any group in the 90s (before“they” disappeared right up “their” own ass) and I don’t think I ever hear anybody who isn’t a critic talk about it. Some of that is through no fault of the band but most of it owes to one William Patrick “Billy Pumpkins” “‘90s Morrissey” Corgan being like the biggest dick head in music (non-actual-criminal division) and doing shit like spending the last 30 years complaining about that one time Pavement was mean to him. In regard to the parts that are not the band's fault, there is a weird tendency to lump them in with the 90s post-Nirvana also-rans of the world, which is odd to me. They're not particularly pulling from the same influences and, whereas it was trendy in the 90s to be apathetic, Billy Corgan is not, by any stretch of the imagination, an apathetic person. It's hard to be aloof when you're so whiny. The laziest folks in the world will jump to point to Butch Vig's production of this album as evidence of the Nirvana coattail riding, despite Vig having also produced The Smashing Pumpkins' wonderful debut album, Gish, which came out 4 months before Nevermind. Billy Corgan will never let anyone forget this as long as he draws breath, but it's one of the few legitimate grievances he has with the world. Anyway, sonically we are cribbing from a neat mishmash. Billy loved him some shoegaze at this time and you can hear the influence of My Bloody Valentine and the Jesus and Mary Chain in the heavy distortion and vocal stylings. That's the biggest thing here but there's also some Black Sabbath in the riffs, some Queen in the bombastic arrangements, a sprinkle of The Cure and Prince in the production, and, very unfortunately, Rush, from whom elements of "Cherub Rock" were very blatantly lifted. This is a testament to the greatness of The Smashing Pumpkins because "Cherub Rock" is amazing while Rush is the musical equivalent of a 12 page single spaced book report about the ingredients on the back of a box of graham crackers. The production of this album was a bit of a nightmare. Billy wrote the songs in tandem with therapy sessions while dealing with suicidal ideation, which really comes through in songs like "Today." He also composed one of the most beautiful songs ever written and called it "Mayonaise." (Sic) James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky were in the midst of a breakup while recording and apparently had to be kept apart--the dysfunction led Billy Corgan to pull the legendary dick move of personally re-recording the bass and guitar parts. Iha and Wretzky are both credited on the album, but apparently neither of them actually play. Elsewhere, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was staying true to his jazz roots by hitting rock bottom in his heroin addiction and disappearing for days on end. He also refused to use a click track when recording his parts and, yet, he's still the best goddamn part of this album. There’s a reason the drum roll on “Cherub Rock” is the first sound you hear on this record. I always see Jimmy called the Smashing Pumpkins' "secret weapon," which just isn't true when everyone in the world is saying it. Can you really be underrated when literally everyone with ears agrees that you're amazing? My question now to myself is whether this album is better than Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness, and I think it is. While Siamese Dream doesn't quite reach the same highs ("1979" has been my favorite song for as long as I have had a favorite song), it is also dramatically more consistent and doesn't suffer from the bloat of being 2 hours long. Remarkably in my travels, I’ve managed to come across a piece of writing that I feel perfectly sums up the Smashing Pumpkins experience. The following is an excerpt from an article (about Soundgarden) that originally ran in Spin in April of 1994 and which I think is a perfect microcosm of the Smashing Pumpkins. I have lightly edited the excerpt for clarity. “In the lobby bar of one of the tallest hotels, [Chris] Cornell and [Kim] Thayil are settling back with a couple of beers when Billy Corgan from Smashing Pumpkins wanders through, and decides to join them for a strawberry margarita. Corgan chatters about the pain of his life, the supposed incompetence of his band (everybody rolls their eyes), the lifesaving virtues of Jungian therapy, bands that suck. Cornell gets up to leave. Corgan tells Thayil how important Soundgarden used to be to him, and he baits him by saying that the Pumpkins sometimes do a cover of Soundgarden’s “Outshined” that segues into a Depeche Mode song or something. “I’m think of making my next album really new wave,” Corgan says, “like ’83-’84 new wave, not like Berlin. I spend all my time doing things that may be a bit tangential, but I think I’m going to go back to the core, the heart music. Echo and the Bunnymen.” This is standard stuff to anybody who has read even a single Billy Corgan profile, the basic curriculum of Pumpkins 101. But Thayil isn’t buying. He’s sore. “Don’t you see,” Thayil says, “you’re this incredibly talented guy. People like your music. You have a good band. You sell a lot of records. You don’t need all this…stuff.” “What sign are you?” Corgan asks. “What do you mean, what sign am I?” Thayil says. “What difference could that possibly make?” “C’mon,” wheedles Corgan, “when is your birthday?” “All right, goddamn it: September 4th.” “Aha!” Corgan says. “A Virgo. You’re argumentative.” “Damn right, I’m argumentative,” Thayil says, and takes a long, angry pull at his beer, “which you should know because I’ve been arguing with you for half an hour, not because of any sign.” “I’m a Pisces,” Corgan replies. “We pick up on those things.” A minute later, Corgan, still probing, finally finds the key to Thayil’s heart: “I hate how in magazine pictures, they always stick me somewhere in the back.” Thayil explodes: “What do you mean? You write all the songs, and you do all the interviews. You play the instruments on the album. You control the band to the extent that most people think of Smashing Pumpkins as the Billy Corgan Experience, and all you care about is some photography?” “But I hate it,” Corgan says, “it means they don’t think I’m the cute one.” “Ooh,” Thayil says a little too loudly as Corgan walks away, “I’ll bet he’s going to call his therapist in Chicago, wake her up at four in the morning, and tell her about that big, mean bear who made fun of him.” The next day at the Big Day Out festival, Thayil is talking to Kim and Kelley Deal in the Breeders’ dressing room when Corgan walks past wearing a long-sleeved Superman T-shirt like the one your four-year-old nephew probably owns. “You hurt me deeply,” Corgan says, touching the giant S on his chest and pouting. “You hurt me deeply in my heart.” The Pumpkins go on to play the best set anybody has ever heard them play…” In sum, Billy sucks, but the Smashing Pumpkins deliver.

Everything that a rock album can be. The 6-string is the staple of rock, and Siamese Dream packs in an encyclopedia of guitar tones: warbly acoustic strums, wooly fuzz riffs, mesmerizing chorus-drenched chords, shredding solos. The range of dynamics in this album are just unbelievably good, with slow builds like Mayonaise and Soma that begin with the gentlest fretting of a guitar and crescendo to a wall of distortion and howling vocals. Smashing Pumpkins capture every element of the genre that I love, each song is a world of its own and it rules start to finish.

Points for original sound and voice, and throw back to the 90s. I could never get beyond the vocals though - always struggled to get into their music because of that.

I liked some of it, maybe after listening to it several times, I may decide I like the whole album?

Great name for a band

Really enjoyed this. Dense and guitar driven but still manages to weave melody into the songs.

This one is a challenge. I would probably like Smashing Pumpkins a lot except for one big thing: Billy Corgan’s vocals (also Billy Corgan himself but that’s not really relevant here). He sounds like a strangulated cat and that’s being kind. The songs alone? Pretty good. But I just can’t get past his voice so it’s all ruined for me. It’s pretty hard to ignore a lead singer, you know?

Love Today but the rest meh

This is between a 4 and 4.5 to me, but I do think it is a classic album, both in rock and grunge and influenced many other artists as well due to the breadth on the album. I think it is Smashing Pumpkins' best album but also just one that has something for almost anyone.

I feel like a lot of millenials and younger folk assume us Gen X'ers were rocking out to Nirvana and maybe Pearl Jam on repeat in the early 90s. We sort of were, but for me and my kin we were primarily obsessed with Siamese Dream, the absolute greatest rock album of the 90s. Even better than I remember, 10 out of 5 stars.

It it weren't for Mellon Collie, this would probably be a 5. It definitely is one of the finest alt-rock albums ever, and it feels their sound is maturing here. I forgot that "Silverfuck" existed and that it rocks so hard, and thankfully this experience has reminded me. It's a 4.5 that I may revisit into a 5!

Genre: Alternative Rock Man, if I had been born maybe 10-15 years earlier I’d see this easily becoming one of my all-time favs. This is Smashing Pumpkins at their rockin’ best. Almost grunge-y, shoegaze-y at times, this is a great album that I’m sure in 1993 sounded about as fresh as anything could ever sound. It’s dated a bit, but the overall production and energy on this album is really great. Cherub Rock, Today, Mayonnaise, all absolute bangers, and the rest of the tracklist is pretty darn good, too. 4/5

10

8.15 - pretty solid. Nice and mellow but still rocky. Best were Disarm, Mayonaise, & Spaceboy (7.1). Worst were Cherub Rock and Quiet (7.1).

In love with this album. The opener is not just a brilliant song but also a way of setting out who they are that is just so them. Grunge at its finest.

que decir. Mira que yo no soy el mayor fan de The Smashing Pumpkins, pero he de admitir que son muy buenos cuando se lo proponen. Su album "Mellon Collie" me gustó más, pero este no se queda atrás. Es rock garagero de los 90s pero con la voz del puto Bob Esponja. Las canciones molan y suenan muy guays y en general mantienen esa vibra tan enérgica pero melancólica durante todo el disco. Supongo que es un 4 sobre 5.

3.5 stars

Possibly a 4.5 but I like a lot of the songs and would relisten

There are seasons in a person's life. Seasons where you deeply relate to lyrics about the world not understanding you, and seasons where that feels silly. Seasons where RIFFS have you pumping your fist, and seasons where you're looking for more subtlety. "Disarm" seasons and times for Geek U.S.A. Today, right now, 30 years after hearing this for the first time, it fucken RIPS. Hell yeah, brother. Riffs all day.

better than I remember. "today" just isn't it for me though

This took me back to high school. I was never a big SP fan, tbh the guys voice annoys me. Probably wouldn't listen again.

Maybe I don’t like the smashing pumpkins

not as good as mellon collie but i like the hits more i think

Enjoyed this, some great tracks that will forever stand the test of tome

I forgot how much I love this band!!!

my introduction to smashing pumpkins

- Some great songs on here! The musicianship and songwriting are definitely there, imo. - I could use a bit less distortion and understand how people don’t love Billy Corgan’s voice, but it doesn’t really bother me (I don’t, like, love it, but I think it goes with the music). - The first half of the album is a lot better than the second half (except Quiet, which I find boring); after Disarm, I only really like Mayonaise and Sweet Sweet. Soma’s nice, but goes on too long. I’d rate the album higher if it was a lot shorter. - Corgan kind of seems like an ass, though.

Just wow… Great song one after another, just so raw and visceral sounding at some points and so haunting and dreamy. Loved every moment. 5 out of 5

This album shaped most of my teenage experience...

This is an easy one. This album was on constant repeat for all of 93/94 for me. One need only hear second half of Hummer, Mayonaise, or Silverf*** to understand my score. Spaceboy is a bonus. Bravo. 5/5

I’m stuck between a 4 and 5 on this one, it’s close on the edge. Amazing feel and vibes, love the dream pop shoe gaze

3.5

Masterpiece, can not seperate form the mountain of nostalgia I have with this album, but it is track for track incredible! 5 Heard before? Oh yes Owned: Yes: 23/1001, 23/94 (24%) Will I get? Have multiple times

More awesome tracks than I remember.

Just for that one part in Mayonnaise alone.

I was so worried that Billy Corrgan was born as an adult but thank god he let us know he used to be a little boy.

In this album Billy Corgan pours his troubles, whether they are childhood related ones, depression from wanting to be more popular. The album starts angry and ends up in a happy place, but I feel like after Silverfuck the album loses steam. 4/5 Big Muff intensifies

I've listened to this album several times, but I'll gladly listen again. Some of the best of 90s alt rock and one of the best albums of the Smashing Pumpkins catalog, second only to Mellon Collie. Cherub Rock, Today, Rocket, Mayonaise, Disarm; this album is loaded front to back with excellent songs.

I was just a bit too old for intense Smashing Pumpkins fandom, but I can appreciate their place in the late/post-grunge era canon.

Great album. No further explanation needed.

All of these songs are new to me, as I’m a mostly non-alternative rock listener. Some of the tracks are pretty good, but there is too much overdubbing, fuzzy guitar and squeaky guitar on some songs.

Yay. I don't have this album but I DO have other Smumpkins albums, and 20-years-ago me considered them one of my favorite bands. The original cover is not this weird orange/purple monstrosity, by the way. One thing that kept me from maintaining them as one of my favorite bands is that I don't find the lyrics that interesting, and all the songs feel pretty similar. Corgan has a unique voice, which of course I like, and I always liked James Iha and D'arcy Wretzky (who isn't really on this album). There's a lot of guitar, which I suppose bothers me more than it used to. But it feels like wistful guitar! (Not just nostalgia talking; I always thought so even in the 90s.) It's also not secondary to the vocals; they seem roughly symmetric, which is nice. A lot of happy lyrics with sad music or sad lyrics with happy music, which is something else I generally like. You can see the Iha throughline to A Perfect Circle, imo. Also, if I never read on Wiki about the "wall of sound" again it'll be too soon. Like "prog" I still have no idea what it means. Isn't every song a wall of sound?? (I imagine someone reading this and shaking their first at the screen. But I'm just speaking my truth here, man.) The violin & cello on 'Disarm' are great, but that song (and 'Today') are kind of overplayed for me now. Gosh, is this a 3? A 4? I don't know! For the record: My favorite album of theirs is 'Adore', which I'm sure isn't on here, being both more recent and less acclaimed. Highlights: 'Disarm', 'Sweet Sweet' Lowlight: 'Silverfuck' (loud noises at the end there)

10/10 not a single skip. This has always been my favorite SP album. Soma and Mayonnaise always at max volume.

Loved it, not as much as I like Violator, but it's another good showing from Depeche Mode.

À despeito do início fraco, com duas faixas ordinariamente convencionais de guitarras potentes, o disco começa a se revelar nas duas seguintes "Today" e "Hummer", culminando em temas como "Soma" e "Mayoneses". As guitarras potentes ainda estão ali, mas trabalhando em prol da construção de um painel sonoro rico e instigante, a ponto de que quando chega a "Silverfuck", até o barulho passa a fazer sentido, na composição da trilha do disco.

Otimo Album!

Fantastic album open to close

Rightly a classic of 90s rock. The band manages to draw some surprising melodiousness out of a wall of distorted guitars. Front loads the louder stuff, but the back half of this album has a bittersweet melancholy that I think really suits Corgan's vocals.

This seems to have settled into being the consensus pick for best SP and that’s a-ok with me. No one’s ever done teen angst quite like Billy. Way more play in my 90s middle school for this than any of their contemporaries. Those big muffs buzzing away all those fools who just don’t understand.

Solid songwriting, performance and production.

Good but not entirely my style. Favorites: disarm, rocket, spaceboy

Chaos fueled for perfection Cherub rock Today Disarm

Liked it

One of the best albums of the 90's

I only ever listened to 'Today' and I'm glad the rest of the album lives up to it. Really satisfying hooks, some filthy guitar licks, that 90s aesthetic. Mwah! Brilliant album.

Went unexpectedly hard.

I cannot enjoy the songs with that voice. I think I like one Smashing Pumpkins song, and it isn't even on this album.

Great moody vibes. Another one where I knew twice as many songs as I expected from the song titles alone

Silverfuck silver fucks

I do really enjoy this album, but kind of got burnt out from all the radio hits back when it was new. I much prefer side 2.

A bit long, could have been 15 mins shorter, and there wasn't a single 2 or 4 not smashed with both sticks on the snare, but I enjoyed it more than most 90s grunge, which is one of my least favourite genres. I liked Billy Corgan, his voice was a bit more energetic and theatrical than his contemporaries. I think the best moments was when it slowed down and got a little sparse, I'm all for the loud stuff but I could go an entire acoustic album with sweeping orchestral backing of tracks like Disarm and Spaceboy. I don't think it's a 4, just because of the vibe and time period, but it's a decent 3

Easily Smashing Pumpkins best album, the guitar tones are nasty and perhaps the best I've ever heard.

One of the 3 best albums to come out of the 90’s (OK Computer, Jagged Little Pill). Easy 5 stars.

I had already listened to many songs here. Some of them are some of the best i've ever listened to. I wasn't expecting to like this so much it's amazing. The guitar sound on this album is perfect and unmatched.

A new favourite! Listened to it before a first date. Danced in the apartment and listened to it on the way to the bar.

A very grunge-esque 90s alt rock album, Siamese Dream has one of the greatest guitar tones I have ever heard. Very fuzzy and distorted guitars with atmospheric elements. I personally enjoy Billy Corgan's voice quite a bit. While the songs are very same-y, I quite enjoy the entire album's sound enough to where every single song is quite a highlight. On this album they aren't so focused on songwriting as they were on their next album, Mellon Collie, and more just focused on the overall style and sound. This seems like a landmark in the 90s alt rock scene to me. Some parts kind of feel dreamy, sort of influenced by shoegaze in the way it builds an atmosphere with distortion yet it is more interesting than almost anything in the genre. My favorite song on this album is Mayonaise.

Punk, Alternative, Buttrock, Shoegaze, Metal, and some other stuff all mixed together perfectly. Billy and his "band" of glorified hired guns lay it all on the table and mine gold.

The highest 4 you can get without being a 5. There's just a bit too much filler. The killers really do kill though.

I've not listened to much grunge before, but this was absolutely fantastic. What a great album

Ja, typische sound. Disarm heb ik wel veel geluisterd.

Smashing pumpkins, ja bekend maar ik kan er geen nummer van noemen. Zal vast een Ohja Erlebnis zijn. Na het luisteren: ok. Vind het niet verkeerd maar hoef het niet perse zelf op te zetten.

Loved it! Great band, great album. I like their unique tone, they're a band with character. Fav lyrics: Disarm Fav music: Cherub rock Fav song: Today

I knew a couple ones, never got the opportunity to hear this in full, so I appreciated it

A couple of songs I recognize on this album! But overall, while the sound is okay, Billy Corgan's voice just bothers me a little too much, a bit like Bob Dylan's voice bothers me. This really affects my enjoyment of the album.

I was expecting just another loud alternative rock album, but I was surprised by this album. There’s still a lot of guitar heavy songs, however there’s also a lot of different songs throughout. Some songs like Hummer and Soma start in one mood and transform and shift to another. Really solid listen.

Blech!

Being honest, I’ve never liked Billy Corgan’s voice. Only in the early 90s could someone with a voice like that ever find mainstream success in the music industry. ¨Siamese Dream’s¨ opening track, ¨Cherub Rock,¨ sounds like it’s got a grunge hangover. This muddy, distorted sound was waiting for ¨Dookie¨ to come out and change everything, and bands that changed and survived like Smashing Pumpkins definitely benefitted from it. ¨Cherub Rock¨ isn’t bad, it sounds like something Nirvana might have done had Kurt listened to a bit more stadium rock and less of the Raincoats. As I make my way through the album nothing stands out, but the uniformity is pleasant. Billy’s strange wail, the droning fuzz of the music, the ennui of a gray Monday morning- all come together to make a pleasant background listening. The album is much too long but pleasant enough. People constantly rank it as one of the best albums of the 90s- I guess you had to be there. Best songs: ¨Cherub Rock,¨ ¨Hummer,¨ ¨Rocket¨

Got some catchy, crunchy tunes, but lacks the sentimentality that drew me into mellon collie.

Poignant with some great tunes

Good album have some of my favorite Smashing Pumpkins songs

I don't like Smashing Pumpkins, mostly because of Billy Corgan's awful singing. There are a few songs on here that I like, and where I can kind of overlook Billy's voice. So, I guess this likely ranks as my favorite Smashing Pumpkins album, but that belies the general sense of loathing I feel for Smashing Pumpkins.

big 3

Easy 5 stars. Was already a favourite

Music like this is why I stopped listening to the radio in the 90’s.

Not perfect but great songs and epic from the era

Hm, mye vekslende kvalitet her.. Noen låter her er skikkelig fete - Silverfuck, Cherub Rock, Geek USA.. Mye av de trengere låtene var svært lite givende. 3 - 4 et sted, 4 under tvil da jeg kan se dette vokse på meg.

No album should be more than about 40 minutes. This album is no exception and would have been a better one with 25 minutes cut. I liked some of it, better it was too long and the lack of curation really hampered my enjoyment.

GOAT

the only band that has done a version of this that is good is creed. also realizing how much of all 2014 indie sounds like this. i like the guitar songs most, loses me a bit with the big orchestrations and bells and stuff.

me gustaría que todo el album sonara como los primeros 10 segundos de Quiet wow muy bueno a veces, el cantante le resta un punto. ponele entre 2.5 y 3

Growing up a grunge and rock and metal boy, I was fully aware of The Smashing Pumpkins, but until today I had never listened to a single one of their albums. Was it Corgan's voice, was it the shitty video of that Tonight song? Was it some bias I felt due to them being so successful in the US while my beloved, clearly and vastly superior Manic Street Preachers, were not? Don't know, something kept me at bay. This is an album which I imagine I would have liked if I'd heard it at the time. I'd probably like it now with more listens. But I only have time for a single listen and so - first half, they sound like shit Nirvana, second half much more unique and interesting.

Listened while studying but it was definitely good from what I heard. Very acoustic. Rock. Good calm rock music. I liked it, it's the type of stuff I'd listen to during a late night drive.

The best Pumpkins album. Helped me understand the hype. Alt rock classics on this one. Feels 90s in an incredible way.

Love it. Melancholy but energetic

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This was a solid album! Very easy listening.

One of the best

Love it

A nice album, some bits sounded like Bon Jovi a little bit, others were a lot heavier. Nothing stood out to me as amazing on a first listen but think if I went back I'd actually come around on quite a few of the songs.

One of the best Rock Albums ever made

Et av mine favoritt album❤️

Front heavy, last few songs start to drag, but super solid overall

This will always stand out as one of The Smashing Pumpkins’ best albums. What really sets it apart is Butch Vig’s production. He masterfully brought out that layered sound, balancing the dense wall of distorted guitars with Billy Corgan’s somewhat lazy, whispering vocal style. It’s that interplay between the dreamlike atmosphere and the heaviness of the guitars that makes this album so special. When it came out, it was a breath of fresh air, offering something unique and refreshing at the time.

was so 90s and edgy!

SICK!!!!! Ale mi się ten vibe podoba

It’s a banger

One of the best rock albums out there. Lush and exhilerating.

Good

5 stars before I even listened- it's a George All Timer

Two of my favorite SMashing Pumpkins songs are on this album

haven't had too many songs of late to add to the Gems Playlist - but along comes this BELTER! Cherub Rock, Today, Rocket, Disarm, Mayonnaise My goodness what an album and a talent this band is (yes... still!)

Some excellent bangers in here! There were some parts where it dipped for me, but this was a great listen overall.

Amazing the whole way through

Probably one of the tightest Smashing Pumpkins albums. While I don't think it has the highest highs, bar Today, it's definitely consistently great all throughout.

makes me think that 90s alt rock really was important and magical, if only for a little bit. deserves to be one of the 1001? yesss

мне нравятся smashing pumpkins, в этом альбоме несколько их любимых песен. но некоторые для меня тяжеловаты, а под конец стало немного скучно, появилось ощущение однотипности

4.5 stars Perhaps if I was there at the time I’d get it. I mean I was but I was like 3. I wasn’t aware of the smashing pumpkins until Adore came out, although I knew their songs from the radio. Anyway… This album is up my alley. Fuzzy distorted guitar is my jam. But it’s a little overlong. It’s a little much. I like it. I listened to it twice all the way through. But it starts to feel like a chore for that last quarter. That being said, instrumentally it’s brilliant. I never appreciated the drums in their music as much as I did listening to this, and I used to jam to “Cherub Rock” during a brief stint with drums in high school (I clearly didn’t do it justice). It’s a great record. But the length and bloatedness might keep me from repeating it as much as I otherwise would.

Great album, still holds up today.

- This is a fantastic album - All of the songs are great amazing mixing - there were a ton of slow and sweet songs that were awesome - and there were a ton of songs with a lot of noise - it wasnt jarring going from the different songs

Love this one. One of the best of the 90s - better than anything from Nirvana (sorry not sorry).

I liked this before but listening to it again now... Amazing. No skips.

Holy shit where have you been all my life. I loved basically every song on this record.

As much as I love their big tracks I hadn't really listened to their albums. Very Radiohead-like quality to their music but heavier. I must admit it was really enjoyable.

A very important album for my musical socialization. Five stars.

Half Sonic Youth, half Nirvana, 100% 90s angst. Have a nostalgia for a couple of these tracks from the Guitar Hero days and from drunken background-listening at early-20s house parties, but really the whole album has held up incredibly well in every aspect. fav songs: Today, Disarm, Quiet, Soma, Geek U.S.A.

One of the greats, though I always end up dropping off toward the end. Still, so many bangers on here it has to be rated highly

One of the best intros to an album that I can recall and an overall fantastic, fantastic album. 10/10

Was only familiar with the singles. Great record.

One of the best albums of the '90s. Great production, great sound, great instrumentation. Billy Corgan's voice may turn off some, but his style works great with what he's trying to do here, and if you don't get it, then you just don't get it. Disarm and Mayonnaise are two of the best songs of the decade, and the rest of the tracks are all quite strong. Siamese Dream works great as an album, but the songs are also great if listened to individually, as well.

1001 Albums Challenge (6/1001) 1. Cherub Rock (4/5) 2. Quiet (4/5) 3. Today (5/5) 4. Hummer (4/5) 5. Rocket (4/5) 6. Disarm (5/5) 7. Soma (4/5) 8. Geek U.S.A. (5/5) 9. Mayonnaise (4/5) 10. Spaceboy (4/5) 11. Silverfuck (5/5) 12. Sweet Sweet (5/5) 13. Luna (5/5) Total (4/5)

Wow!!! I can’t believe this album came up just before seeing Smashing Pumpkins live in Osaka on September 21, 2025! Siamese Dream has been one of those albums I’ve kept coming back to over the years. Heavy, metallic riffs crash against melodies that stick in my head forever. I especially love “Quiet” and “Mayonaise.” Timeless.

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I really liked this!

Come for the epic riffs and incomparable lush yet crunchy guitar sounds, stay for the hauntingly nostalgic songwriting.

Some real nostalgia listening through Siamese Dream. Awesome sound, love these guys. Easy 5 stars from me

The best way I can describe this album is that it makes me feel carsick without being in a car.

Alle sangene høres like ut, men er jo noen kule også. Throwback til Guitar Hero 3

Fint det

Oppleves rimelig punka og rockete, samme sound hele veien, liker jo vokalen til Smashing Pumpkins. Litt ensformig i dag, men kan forstå at det var stort for sin tid. Hørte ikke på det i en sitting, så mangler nok litt den røde tråden. Sist gav jeg det 3/5 som betyr at jeg likte det, men ikke elsket det så høyt at jeg hører det flere ganger på rad. Det står seg

A perfect classic. This album always brings me back to my youth.

Yea love it Screams 90s comfort in anger. I need to actually go though the album and better understand.

I liked most of it

4 out of 5 This was epic when it came out. Pumpkins were so different from all the grunge that was out there. Edgier and sharper - classic 90s angst captured well.

Enjoyed it a lot as an album but none of the individual tracks stood out to me that much. Don’t know if I was just not in the right mood, cos it sounded like my sort of thing. Will probably come back to this because I did enjoy and felt like I wasn’t giving it the best chance. Fav song: Disarm Least fav: Hummer

Really liked some of these sounds but the whole album was a tad samey. Billy corrigan has a great distinctive voice and also a great joke on the Simpsons Specific rating- 4.2 Fav song- today Least fav- disarm

Too much smashing and not enough pumpkins! I don't have the level of angst needed to relate to this album. Too many songs that sounded the same and not a sound I particularly enjoyed. They kept tricking me with varied nicer/gentler starts to songs just to return to exactly the same noise as all the other songs. Liked (most of) the second half a lot more than the first, but was already somewhat done with the whole album. Favourite song: Sweet Sweet Least: Silverfuck (could have been a lot of them but this one was longest)

Pretty good.

Awesome. Grunge but such good vibes, positive cord progressions.

Disarm, Today, Cherub Rock, Luna, Silverfuck

Fun like The Presidents of the United States of America, smooth like The Smiths, emotional like The Backseat Lovers; I love it.

Ehhh. The smashing pumpkins were never really my thing, mostly too repetitive. Not a bad album but not my favorite by any means either.

Great album

So, so good. As good today as it was back in the day. Probably deserves more than 5 stars but my hands are tied there.

A true masterpiece. The right band at the right time with a complex and beautifully structured album. Each song is layered with soaring guitars and heartfelt lyrics and seem to balance the hard and soft elements with ease. Too many great songs to choose a favourite. Smashing!

Quite a thing of beauty.

It was fine.

Not as into Pumpkins as my peers at the time, but this is certainly their best.

80

everything about it was perfect

I really like the Smashing Pumpkins. This isn’t my favorite album of theirs though. I love the song Today, and I really like the songs Cherub Rock and Disarm.

I feel like you have to be in the right mood to really appreciate a record like this. There were definitely some great tracks on here but the rest dragged on a bit. I'm sure I would enjoy it after a couple listens

Siamese Dream is great. I don't need to build up to saying that. I can just say it and it'll all make sense immediately. What's there to say? Of course, this is not my first encounter with the Smashing Pumpkins. I did get Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness a little over a year ago and loved it. However, that album had a bit of a problem holding it back. It's long. Very long, as a matter of fact. Don't get me wrong, those 2 hours are utilized well. However, it can still be a bit draining to listen to 2 hours of the Smashing Pumpkins. Fortunately, with only 1 hour to its length, Siamese Dream is an album that I have no problem calling a masterpiece. This album is all killer, no filler. This thing is incredibly consistent. From the disgruntled energy of the opener "Cherub Rock," to the hazy somberness of "Today," to the franticness of "Geek U.S.A.," this album impresses the ears over and over. I love the way the album sounds. It's just so cool. Whether the guitars are intense and crunchy or soft and elegant, the emotions are always captured in a memorable song. Speaking of emotions, boy does this album have them. Billy Corgan may be a bit of an asshole with a weird voice, but he knows how to write a song. Songs like the aforementioned "Today" and "Mayonaise" really work wonders to make the album feel special. For the record, I don't have a problem with Billy Corgan's voice on this album. It works well for the songs in question. There's not much more to say. Though it is possible to find some, I find it hard to find many 90s alt-rock albums better than Siamese Dream. This thing is excellent. 5/5.

Definitely on my top 100 albums

Wow very good album I will listen to it in the future for sure

"Don't cross the streams" -- Egon Spengler An unpalatable fusion of Billy Corgan's hamhanded alt-rock songwriting and co-producer Butch Vig's lunkheaded production, this record takes most generic aspects of metal and hard rock and reduces them down to a formula of monochromatic power chords and aimless soloing, broken up only by the occasional overwrought acoustic guitar 'n' strings number. In addition, Corgan's singing is thin and his vocal affectations get old very quickly.

Fantastic, big fan.

This is the 14th album i've listen to. I really like this type of music I think this album is great, like all around great. Nothing completely extradoinary in my opinion that carries the album i just think the entire thing is great. 85/100

estoy como en una dicotomía ya que en parte me gustó y en parte me canso un poco, lo sentí repetitivo

There's something special about guitars that go Wraagh Rooaw! Solid project, but his voice can get a bit annoying at times. Best song: Mayonaise Worst song: Silverfuck Cover check: Nostalgic and innocence. The cover doesn’t look like the music, but it feels like it

controversial. really couldn’t get into this as much as I’d like. still a few really good songs

I got this CD when it came out and always loved it. A lot of their shit I can take or leave but this is definitely an amazing record

5/5 all time grunge era masterpiece can listen to this endlessly

gewöhnungsbedürftig, aber eigentlich OK. eher pompöse arrangements.

Geil! Das Album ist ab dem ersten Song ein Juwel der Rockgeschichte.

Beautiful epic album. The big hits are timeless but every other track is equal in merit. The production is also very good.

It’s hard to classify Siamese Dream as solely grunge. Hell, it’s hard to classify it with any single genre. How the hell did Cherub Rock, Today, and Disarm come from just this album? But shit man, there is something so satisfying to me about layered guitars, specifically in the 90’s. And this album just might have the best use of layered guitars, mixing between both crunchy grunge and heartfelt ballads. Billy Corgan has this unique kind of vocals that feels like it would irritate (and it probably did irritate some), but it blends perfectly here. I’m fully convinced this is one of the best 90’s rock albums ever made. The sheer depth and sound is enough for it to stand out from the rest and make this one timeless. Favorite track: Today (picking a favorite was hard) Other hits: Disarm, Cherub Rock, Quiet, Silverfuck, Geek U.S.A, Mayonnaise, Luna

This album rocks and no recent history changes that. Funny that Cherub Rock has become my favorite over the years.

Against my better judgment and all I know now about the megalomaniacal turdburglar Billy Corgan, I'm going to give this my first five-star review. This album rules. When "Cherub Rock" closed Episode 5 of Alien: Earth I actually got the chills.

It is probably more a matter of taste that sees this not quite a 5 for me. I can’t quite fault it and I think it’s a great album, but it didn’t grab me in the same way that other 5s did. It is however, effortlessly cool, full of excellent guitar and has a distinctive sound it remains true to throughout. The potential lack of variety can be excused through just how good each track is. I just don’t have the same visceral reaction as I have had for other 5s maybe.

Far better than I was expecting. I remember being exposed to TSP in my late teens and early twenties maybe I listened to later iterations of the band's sound and missed this specifically. I did like them, but personally never fully engaged. They have a very unique take on alternative, heavy-ish rock, and they’re adept at transitioning carefully between the high and low points. This prevents the music from becoming fatiguing or lacking in dynamic range. “Hummer,” for example, features some lovely rolling drums paired with high guitar plucks, perfectly isolated to create a distinctive and careful end to the song. Some of their sound reminds me of The Stone Roses, who may have been active around a similar time. “Rocket” is a great showcase of this, with its metronomic guitar and drum foundation, complemented by the addition of well injected synth. Again, highlights their variation across songs, while still remaining coherent with what came before. I think with the vocals and better variety beats the Stone Roses. As an album especially smashes SR. "Soma" just turns the concept on its head with its slow deliberate dyfunctional pained start. It was almost touching in feel then lets you feel the pain as the song goes on. Probably my favourite and just captured so many great sounds along the way. In conclusion a fantastic album. Deft, careful and heavy in equal measure. So pleased to have re-connected with the band in this way. Sorry for long review had to listen more than 3 times to be sure it was worthy of the fantasic 5! The length of the album nearly becoming a prohibitive point. If they filtered out the odd song and consolidated I might have come to the conclusion quicker.

An album with a punchy sound from the first track. Production quality is great and manages to capture the distortion and big sound whilst retaining clarity and snappiness (2011 remaster). The singing has the classic American rock star drawl which I sometimes find annoying but is kept under just enough control to not count against it. The best thing about this album is the tone of the guitars. Every riff sounds warm and velvety and when the distortion hits, it hits with satisfying meaty heft. It's an excellent album and there is very little room for improvement within it's genre.

What a fantastic composition. I don’t think I liked smashing pumpkins when I was younger as much, but I really feel this album has aged well.

Really solid and "Mellon Collie" it doesn't drag on forever and forever. 9/10

Takes me back to high school.

Great album and listen. What a time period in history!

Not as good as Christina Aguilera's classic debut album, featuring "Genie in a Bottle". ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I was too young, so I have no nostalgia for these songs. They're bangers though. 4.5.

I was really excited to see this album and to listen to it for the first time. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed. Many of the songs sounded very similar. Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Siamese Dream is an amazing record. Probably their best. Only couple of filler and a lot of killer.

Steady with no standouts

Band is good Corgan is not

Jeg har aldri vært sånn blodfan av Smashing Pumpkins (bortsett fra at 1979 på Liberty Rock Radio om (in game) natta er peak gaming), men har satt på denne med ujevne mellomrom de siste par årene, og har fått skikkelig sansen for denne skiva i hvert fall. Nå opplever jeg jevnlig perioder hvor jeg må høre Mayonaise 3-4 ganger på rappen. (Varmer igjen opp til skiva med å blaste Mayonaise et par ganger.) Fy faen for en låt. Sår, med Corgans distinkte vokal, og det mest fantastisk cheesy, gjentagende partiet: when I can [wheeee!] I will. Ellers da. Helt fantastisk fuzz gjennom hele skiva, gøye riff, lengtende og melankolsk vokal. Oser av teen angst og en higend etter noe mer. Ville vært et perfekt soundtrack for ungdomstiden, men funker nå som et slags soundtrack for ungdomstiden i tilbakeblikk. Beveger seg også inn i noise rock territorium med låter som Silverfuck; en noenlunde experimentell, progressive jam som raskt veksler mellom langstrakte, moody partier, og mosh-vekkende aggresjon. Det er synd at det er Today som ofte dras frem av låtene til Pumpkins, for det er imo. et av skivas svakeste spor og litt av grunnen til at jeg sov på dette albumet i flere år. Litt for lang, men ikke like for lang som Mellon Collie. Fuck it: fem av fem krukker mayonaise. Jeg er generøs i dag.

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Det føles som Smashing Pumpkins har eksistert i et parallelt univers som jeg har vært klar over, hatt muligheten til å dra til, men bare tidvis har benyttet meg av muligheten til. Selv om jeg nesten aldri har vært her så føles ting kjent, som om jeg har tilbragt hele ungdomstiden min her. Men albumet er ikke bare Nøkken i tjernet som skal lokke meg ned i dypet med lovnader om deilig nostalgi. Jeg trodde det skulle være en kjip grungeplate, men det er deilige avbrudd med psych, shoegaze og til og med metal. Det ga rett og slett mersmak Mine høydepunkter er "Today" (sue me), "Cherub Rock", "Mayonaise" og hvis jeg ville iscenesatt meg selv som en kul fyr på nachspiel: "Spaceboy".

Jeg er født tre år etter at denne skiva kom ut. Jeg har aldri hørt på en smashing pumpkins plate, vet ikkenoe noen av vennene mine har det. Allikevel er dette soundtracket til barndommen min. Jeg blir dratt tilbake. Slik føles denne plata. Dette var også en overraskende intrikat, kreativ og godt arrangert plate. Mine fordommer mot smashing pumpkins var at det var et ganske streit grunge band med noen bangers her og der, men dette er så mye mer enn bare grunge!

Fuzz pedals and tabloid press. The crown jewel of alt rock. Gen X’s Smile: a groundbreaking gorgeous collection of songs from a mentally ill auteur.

the millennial’s classic rock

Pumpkins at their finest. Rich, layered, filled with emotion. The guitars are masterful. Actually, all the musicianship is elite. This record has a little more polish than Gish, but it feels just as raw and fresh. Decade-defining for sure. People talk about Nirvana and Pearl Jam as grunge-defining bands, but the Smashing Pumpkins were right there too, and arguably, the music is more complex and creative. For me, it's the balance of the raw grungy emotion and the artistic precision of the writing and music. This album sounds sooo good, and incidentally it ROCKS! A true masterpiece. 5 of 5.

I knew most of the more popular songs, but enjoyed the ones I didn’t know as well! The slower, chiller songs were my favorites (sweet sweet was great)

It's hard to separate nostalgia from preference here, but both Today and Cherub Rock are deeply rooted in the psyche. Good album and I could for sure see myself going back to it.

Moody, expansive album. Interesting songs and arrangements. Good listening

Я весьма трепетно отношусь к гитарному звучанию и в этом альбоме оно мне не понравилось. Но несмотря на это альбом весьма неплохой, но как раз из-за однобокой и чрезмерно гулкой гитары мне первая половина альбома не понравилась. Начиная с soma и mayonnaise альбом расцвёл в моих глазах, поэтому считаю его хорошим альбомом, но для меня он просто неплохой

The most outstanding and the greatest work of The Smashing Pumpkins. The album is full of underrated songs, such as "Hummer", "Silverfuck" and others. It also includes the best song The Smashing Pumpkins have ever made — "Mayonnaise", that is both powerful and soulful (as the whole album is!). I have even used the lines from it as my quote in the graduation yearbook. Unpopular opinion: Siamese Dream is BETTER than Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, especially if you compare them as whole pieces, and not by the number of great songs included.

They’re grunge-ish. And I like it. 3.5 stars in my book.

Solid!

Indie slop. I stopped listening after a couple of tracks. Didn't really get what this was trying to do or be.

I've always managed to resist Smashing Pumpkins. Too much anger, not enough soul. Each to their own. Siamese Dream did little to cause a rethink. It's not a bad album. It even has its moments with Today. But it sounds like an album that makes you want to hibernate in the bedroom, rather than get out there and get shit done. I choose getting shit done.

3.4

I never particularly enjoyed a Smashing Pumpkins album before or after this one. Siamese Dream was really their one masterpiece. Gish is fine.

The Smashing Pumpkins are one of my favorite 90s bands. Billy Corgan’s voice is so expressive. I love the contrast between his vocal angst and softness along with the contrast between his vocals and the instrumentation. The songwriting is poetic and dreamy while the rhythms are raw and heavy. It’s nearly a perfect album for me save for Silverfuck, but I’m rounding my actual 4.5 rating up to a 5 because the rest of the album is just that good and the cover is iconic.

All time. Time all.

Looooove this album, one of my favorite songs is on it plus many other great ones

Siamese Dream was released between my first and second year at the University of Kansas. Though, I do not think I was aware of Smashing Pumpkins until watching the Today video. At that time, my alt rock allegiance was with Nirvana. In Utero came out the week after Today was released as a single. Apart from that, I was listening to a lot of Bob Dylan and Velvet Underground and being depressed. So that's where my mind was at, but this album would have been right up my alley. I did buy Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness when it came out (spoilers: it's a 4 too), but this is the first time listening to this album in its entirety. I had only heard the singles before. I have always liked Today and I was reminded how much I like Disarm. I suppose Billy Corgan's singing voice has been something of an acquired taste. But I give him the benefit of the doubt for coming out of Chicago at the same time my mom lived there and for citing The Cure as an influence. Hell, the Pumpkins even covered Syd Barrett. They, and this album, are fine by me.

so, to kick this review off, i was initially listening to the 2011 remastered version of this album on spotify. i got through the first two songs - okay, right, this is the smashing pumpkins - but then i get to "today." the one smashing pumpkins song i know (because i played rock band 2 as a youngin), and i'm flabbergasted. why does this sound like DOO DOO?? did i hallucinate that "today" was a good song?? corgan's vocals sounded distant, the guitars nonexistent, and the drums were WEIRD. switched to youtube music and it sounded more like how i remembered it (like, good????). i don't know what's up with the mixing, but i'm glad i switched because otherwise these tracks were seriously lacking and were not being done justice. anyway, on to why this is a 1 (jk) - i don't care for crogans vocals. like, really really don't care for them. IN SPITE OF THAT, this album rocks. hard to say yet if i like this or i REALLY like this, but this album is sitting at a 3.5 so we can round up to 4. highlights - cherub rock, today, hummer, silverfuck, sweet sweet