Siamese Dream

It's the second album in the Smashing Pumpkins catalog and one of the best. It has great staying power and replayability—lots of hits, lots of great melodies and lyrics. Disarm is probably my number-one SP song.

7/10

smiling politely waiting for a bad song and it never came

Corgan is a prat with a silly voice but it's a hell of an album

Wonderful. Fame well deserved. Takes me back to being a teenager. I didn't catch on to Smashing Pumpkins until later in the 90s, but I was right to revere them then, and I revere them now.

Really good album. Enjoyed listening to it.

9.5/10

so goodddd so emotional i love the smashing pumpkins, first rock band i ever got into in 2021 right after graduating high school, saw them live 2 summers ago. beautiful as always, might love the sounds even more now

You only remember the hits, but the hits are good..

Classic alternative rock, they’ve mastered the quiet loud quiet formula.

Definitely my favourite Smashing Pumpkins album. Lots of hits, lags a bit at the end but not a ton. Should probably throw this one more.

could grow on me idk

These guys have kinda faded from my memory, and on revisiting them, that's just fine. They made quality pop for their time, but not much interesting is really going on. Billy's brand of earnest shrieking to whispering and back is very tiresome. Still, there's good music and production, and it's impressive how many big hits they had from this album.

Ok

It feels very 1990s-2000s rock. I can see a 30-40-year-old dad rocking out to this now. I had never listened to them before, but I could totally sit here and listen to this again. I liked how all the songs sounded different. Favorites include Disarm and Silverfuck.

Masterpiece, top 5 grunge album of all time

how did billy corgan go from being this guy to being that guy

Kinda boring, didn't get into it as much as Mellon Colie

Me gusta "disarm", el resto no me llama. Paré de escuchar a la mitad por que me estaba aburriendo.

Grunge. It's OK but no hooks or melodies to hold my attention. The overall guitar-heavy sound is good.

A lovely and stormy album exploding with potency and proficiency. A 90’s classic with a tremendous sonic balance between grunge, hard rock, and shoegaze. 9+/10

I've always liked this record.

i like this album

Grunge perfection. A wall of sound interspersed with quieter songs to keep the attention. I may be biased because I saw them live and it was amazing.

A classic favorite. Every song is great. Billy's voice is so young!

Just a great rock record, will be on rotation.

Pure nostalgia. Disarm gets credit for staying me down the road of alt rock fandom. The album gets a little sleepy at the end for me and probably actually lands closer to a 4.5 stars, but I'd still choose it front to back most days.

Love this album

I really should've been on this 30 years ago to be honest. I liked Mellon Collie but I never dug into more of the Pumpkins' albums. Admittedly it was harder to do so in the 90s, before streaming was even a twinkle in Napster's eye, but it's my loss - had I bought the CD at the time it would've been worth every penny. Part of me thinks it's better than Mellon Collie; it's tighter (shorter) and a bit more consistent. There are still changes of pace and volume but the overall feel is more raw and immediate. I was on the fence between 4 and 5 with that album and I feel myself in the same place here. Maybe the fact I don't have the nostalgia factor means I'm not quite there but both albums would fall under 'strong 4' rather than 'just about a 5'.

I knew some songs, liked them when I was younger. I'm not a big Smashing Pumpkins fan but I enjoyed this album and will listen to some tracks in the future.

Powerful. Loved it.

Maybe a tad long but the good stuff is brilliant. Lovely on the ol' headphones.

Intense, with some interesting dynamics and good guitar sounds, but essentially this is a band venting at length, loud and long, and repetitively. Wearing. Tiresome. Unrewarding. 2 stars

Don't really like Smashing Pumpkins but this album is fine.

Definitely liked some of the songs, but probably wouldn’t re-listen or gravitate towards it.

There’s parts of the album I really enjoyed parts of it and similarly to Mellon collie and the infinite sadness, Billy corgan made an album that’s simultaneously very good, but also I didn't connect with a lot of it. But sequences like disarm and then soma got me feels. Then spaceboy hit a sweet spot. Maybe I just don’t like the A side? They’re clearly good lyricists, it’s worth listening to

Not my cuppa tea. Mayonnaise is good.

Realizing that there are very few AltRock bands that I'd sit and listen to for over an hour

I always wanted to listen to this one, because most songs I know and love from the band are from this album. Not only is it consistent, but it has even more all-timers than I thought.

It's a pretty decent alt rock/grunge album. Some of the riffs were nice and catchy and I loved the guitar tone. On the other hand, I really didn't like the vocals. I tried hard to get into them but even after a couple of relistens I just can't get past them. I'm not a fan of the acoustic guitar bits and their slower stuff in this isn't as good as the rest of the songs Overall it's solid, but I wouldn't choose these guys over the likes of Alice In Chains, for example Quiet and Soma are my standouts

Grunge, dark & dreamy

I can see how this album is on the list.

Good intro to heavyish rock, classic album too

1. cherub - 1.5 2. quiet - 1.5 3. today - 2.5 4. hummer - 2 5. rocket - 1.5 6. dizarm - 2.5 7. zoma - 2.5 8. geek - 1.5 9. mayonaze - 2 10. zpace - 2 11. zilver - 2 12. zuueet - 1.5 13. luna - 1.5

Alternative rock. I had this album growing up and there’s still plenty of classic tracks here. It’s definitely getting a nostalgia point from me though.

p706. 1993. 2 stars. Noisy, shouty Nirvana wannabees without the talent, plus they have a whiny lead vocalist. There's a couple of decent tunes, but it's still a slog to listen all the way through. And no-one needs multiple +5 minute tracks. Pass.

A remarkable album. Corgan really was on to something with the first three Pumpkins album (whether it was with the band or as in here as a de facto solo album)

This album slapped in middle school, and it still slaps. This is kind of peak Smashing Pumpkins for me, I never really got into any of their stuff that came after this.

Album rules. No misses. 4.5/5

Perfect - simply perfect. And it has maybe one of my top 10 favourite songs on here: Mayonaise

The Shoegazing Smashing Pumpkins are The Best Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan still writes cringe lyrics, but they are difficult to decipher here. 5/5.

Massive, massive, massive production. Billy Corgan wrote some of the greatest alternative rock songs of the 90’s. I once wrote a song with my old band only to find out that the intro was exactly the same as the one on “Soma”. Really wish we’d been able to write the rest of Siamese Dream as well.

Whatever you want to say about Billy Corgan, and there's probably a lot you can say about him, he was a great songwriter with few top-notch albums. Siamese Dream is one of them, just a all-round great rock music which hasn't lost any edge since the release. No point to describe specific tracks, everything is at least solid, which also is quite rare nowadays. I liked Silverfuck the most, but that's because I'm a sucker for longer and more atmospheric songs. I think is not as good as Mellon Collie, but still it's an easy 5 on this list.

Competent but never held my attention for more than a minute

It was alright

I was a little surprised to see this album pop up. I already had Melancholy and I didn't think Smashing Pumpkins would get two albums on this list. I like this record a little better than Melancholy, I feel like it has more substance and a lot less filler. Still, I think Smashing Pumpkins are really more of a 'best of' band - their great songs are absolutely fantastic, the rest can be skipped and you don't miss much. That said, this is a really strong record and I like it a lot. Part of that is probably nostalgia, I was just a kid when this came out but when I got to middle school everyone loved the Pumpkins and we played their records all the time. I'd go with like 3.75/5 on this one and will round up.

I’m surprisingly not a fan of this album. I just don’t like his voice I guess. And I found all the songs to be quite similar and I wasn’t vibing. But I know it’s a popular album and like so many people have these songs in their playlists. It would be an album I have to listen to multiple times to actually get.

There are 90s alternative bands, then there’s The Smashing Pumpkins. This album introduced them with a BANG

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.

9/10 Wow. This band has been a find from this list. An amazing album Favourite song=Today

fuck i love this album. it got me through my teenage years, especially “today”, “soma”, and “mayonaise”. it’s even better when you’re high. billy corgan doesn’t write songs, he writes straight up poetry. he’s a questionable dude but you can’t deny his writing

Great album!!

I should like the Smashing Pumpkins. They are from my era and right in the genre I love. They have well written, well produced songs. They evoke the feeling of a jaded cynic that is so integral to my generation, while at the same time projecting a certain pathos. But Billy Corgan is such an egotistical jerk that o have difficulty separating the art from the artist, so I never really got into them. Which is a loss for me. This album deserves a 4/5, maybe even a 5. But not from me.

Really good album

Als je een nummer hoort is het echt nice maar als je het al een album beluisterd dan voelt alles eigenlijk echt een beetje hetzelfde

Lekkere rock, maar niet mijn soort rock

Good for passive listening but didn't really hook me as other albums did.

The 4 goes to the songs that are very guitar heavy, not a fan of the slower, relaxed ones. Good album.

Guitar heavy, a bit noisy. Wasn't sold on first listen, got better on the second, but I haven't yet got hooked. Maybe a third listen would be required. 3-4 territory, with potential to go higher.

Real 90s sounds. Headlined by Cherub Rock and Today this was a great listen but with a few long tracks that lost my interest.

Love this. It feels cozy in a vaguely sad sort of way.

Straightforward alternative rock music that still sounds contemporary despite its age

There is a lot of vibe and distinct style but I got a little bored by the middle and by the end of it

Good band from the 90’s. Some good songs.

бе

Smashing Pumpkins at their very best. Phenomenal album. Love it from start to finish.

This is one of those albums that illustrate the character of a particular time.

Great album. Know it well.

Freaking awesome!

wow this hits hard and catches my attention from the start 3.5/5

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There were at least two songs on here that made me go "wait, this is Smashing Pumpkins??"

Dreary. The early 90’s had great music - this was not an example of that trend.

Found myself tuning out of this album from time to time but some gems would immediately catch my attention, like “Disarm” and “Silverfuck.” Decent 3.5/5

Today is one of my all time favourite songs. I have the album on CD but I don't think it ever was on hard rotation - other than to play Today- and I have not listened to it in years. I really enjoyed listening to it today - perhaps in part because I listened to it straight after the much inferior Pearl Jam.

Cherub Rock has a nice fuzzy guitar. Vocals are laid back and poppy. Distinctly 90s. Drums are punchy. The band members sound like they're having fun. Good opener. Quiet has crunchy doom laden guitars. Even the solo has effects on it that make sound more like Nirvana than Judas Priest. So far this album is a fuzzy dreamy wall of noise. I find it pleasant. Today has a nostalgic riff that sounds like summer break. The fuzz makes its return. Billy's vocals are soft and vulnerable. This is the type of song you'd listen to with your crush on a first date. Hummer is making me wish the production wasn't so washed out with guitar noise. The album cover reflects the samey tone of it all. Rocket isn't worthy of note. Disarm has some nice strings. I like this one. Soma has a psychedelic vibe. Nice guitar solo on this one. It's like they were getting better towards the end of recording this album. Geek USA has an interesting break in the middle that sounds mystical. Guitar is more varied at this point. This is the best track so far. Mayonaise is a sweet song. Sweet Sweet is a interlude. Luna is a sappy love song. Overall this albums is pretty homogeneous and kind of sits in the background. It didn't grab my attention particularly. I won't return to it.

This album is undeniably a massive step up from Gish. As great as their debut is, at the time it felt like they were going to be just another grunge band, but this album is so interesting and unique. Some moments almost feel elegant, and explores a more beautiful side of the genre that even Nirvana weren't able to achieve. I feel like maybe there are a handful of tracks in the tracklist that didn't *need* to make the cut, but despite its lesser moments, this is still a brilliant album.

Was a good one to listen to with my son. He says I can't rate this less than a 5, so a 5 it shall get. 5/5

I'm hit or miss on Bill Corgan's voice, it can veer into whiny too easily. But the music on this record is really solid, and "Disarm" and "Cherub Rock" are great tracks, and there are some really phenomenal and surprising musical turns in certain songs such as "Geek U.S.A" and "Silverfuck". Like a lot of 90s albums, it can overstay its welcome clocking in at over an hour, and while the vibe is almost too consistent, you really lock in at a certain point.

sorry billy corgan but you can’t make me hate your own band

How do you make a rock album? Well, you start by giving it drums. Drums gotta be loud, but not too loud to overpower anything. Make them pack a punch, that should be enough. Ideally, they should keep a simple 4/4 beat as the foundation of the song, but that doesn't mean they have to be boring. Fills, little flourishes here and there, it all gives the song more personality. Okay cool, drums, now what? Bass, gotta have bass. That's the second part of your rhythm section, which means it also keeps the song grounded. Don't be fooled, the bass still has a key role to play in the melodic elements of the song, as it provides a root note for the rest of the band to play off of. The bass can also provide it's own flourishes similar to the drummer, as it has the space to move around the scales while playing with the rhythm of the song. Groovy, I think now is a good time to add guitar. Guitar has the fun of wearing a lot of hats: it can have driving riffs or smooth finger-picking sections, it can provide supporting texture to a song or it can deliver a ripping solo. Where guitar is usually in the forefront, it also has the benefit of exploring different tones: sweet clean tones, exciting distortion, dreamy reverb, ambient delays all contribute to a song's personality. It is this range of sounds that allow the guitar to practically define a song. However, we still have vocals to consider. Vocals are defined more by the person delivering it than any production or songwriting nonsense I could spout here. With the lyrics and the vocal style of the singer, a rock song becomes distinct, even memorable. With these elements, you can make a rock song. Repeat the process enough times by moving around the pieces to make each song unique, bam, that's an album. The Smashing Pumpkins (in the '90s mostly) perfected the rock album. Billy Corgan and co. knew how each piece worked with each other and made 13 stacked rock tracks for an apathetic generation, helping them learn to care. Siamese Dream is tender and tough, dreamy and all-too-real. Is it better than Mellon Collie? Does it matter?

Such a fantastic album. I think it's incredibly rare to have an album with a 1+hour runtime with no weak spots or throwaway tracks. An excellent diverse set of songs that are heavy, reflective, relaxing, sad, and everything in between. Will definitely be coming back to this one

It’s a real shame that William Patrick Corgsn released this and Gish, two basically perfect albums, and disappeared never to be heard from again. (Takes a huge sip of coffee and checks Wikipedia) Oh. Oh no. Five stars.

This album is undeniably one of the defining albums of the 90's. I don't understand all the hate on Billy Corgan's voice. It's unique and weird and helps brand the band. This was a good listen.

I really liked the opened Cherub Rock, but beyond that the album kind of merged together for me. I can tell how influential this album is - but it's not completely my thing. I did enjoy it more than I expected to though.

so good bro

I go back and forth on this album (and Smashing Pumpkins in general). Part of me loves them and is so deep, different and I can connect with what he is singing about so much. Then other times (Silverfuck) just seem so pretentious and overdone. Overall I think it is a great album. Love the hits and many of the lesser knowns.

Genius guitar riffing by Corgan balanced by phenomenal drumming by Chamberlin. Those are the two main ingredients that make this album great for me. Love the way they are able to turn a song from the most gentle beautiful softness to an absolutely raging wall of sound. Corgan's vocals are poetic and have an androgynous mystic. This album sounds best loud. VERY loud!

I guess the universe wanted me to have a good cry today. This is an alternative rock masterpiece. It's filled with emotion and absolute banger songs. Mayonaise is my #1 on this, though Disarm is a very close second. And Geek U.S.A. holds a special place in my heart as part of a glorious Greatest Hits compilation once created on cassette tape. I've been adjacent to a certain someone's Smashing Pumpkins obsession my whole adult life, which has also made me a pretty big fan. A lot of nostalgia here for me too. Saw them live 25ish years ago, and then again this past summer. They still rock it hard! And this album is their crowning jewel.

When life was good and we were young, there were groups like this who made albums like this and made us happy to be able to listen to them and share them... Then, I don't know how or why, things changed and the only thing we're left with is nostalgia. And many thanks to this project and its authors for reminding us and allowing us to relive it ;-)

Several outstanding songs

Been a while. There's a lot of really good songs on this one.

This really hits. Production, writing, instrumentation, vocals all complement each other so well. Everything works just as intended. Not a hair out of place. It’s long, but the length is justified. I’d say the second half is way better than the first. Loved this album, their best??? 4/5

Oh, that's peak alternative rock. That's peak alternative noise rock shoegaze.

Chill album, great to listen back to this and their other melancholy is fantastic. 3.5.

smashing

# Album Name: Siamese Twins # Artist: Smashing pumpkins # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Decent first listen. Although the album has a very weird guitar distortion on it. Literally every track bar a few has this whiney sound. it must have been of the time! Theres a few good tracks on this album. But the album suffers from the same thing a lot do on this list - ITS TOO DAMN LONG. Coming in at over 60+ mins it feels like its over extended for the sake of it. If they trimmed it down then it would be damn good imo. The fillers take away from the quality of the good tracks. Thats subjective i know. Im torn between a 3 and a 4. A three is too low for some of the tunes, a 4 too high for others. A 3.5 would be about right. I cant give that so ill give a low 4. # Top Tunes: Cherub Rock / Today / Disarm / Luna # Would I listen to it again? Probably.

I liked this one, and liked all of the songs with the exception of Silverf*ck. I have a hunch that I would have liked this album more 20 years ago when it came out, but incredibly I had not listened to it before. I think that I must have assumed that it was too “alternative” for my taste and didn’t give it a chance. Anyway, I am giving it four stars, on the lower end.

This was a decent album. My opinion of smashin pumpkins is mostly unchanged; that is to say I like the guitars and general sound but I get tired of the vocals very quickly

It's a borderline perfect album from probably my favorite band of all time, so obviously it's a 5. I have no idea how I'm going to choose between this and Mellon Collie for my favorite album at the end of this project. There isn't an ounce of fat on this album, it just feels so tight and focused and everyone is firing on all cylinders. I have to shout out Jimmy Chamberlin, one of my all-time favorite drummers. His drumming on Geek U.S.A. and Silverfuck in particular is so damn fun. And don't even get me started on the guitars, I live for the fuzz and will die for the fuzz. I really can't say enough good things, this album is just wonderful. One of those albums that is and has been one of my very favorites for such a long time that it just feels like it's a part of me. Also, just know that if you have written a review complaining about Billy Corgan's singing, I have rolled my eyes at you. You are boring. Go listen to Michael Bublé or something. I'm joking...but only kind of?

I liked most of the songs here! Just didn't particularly like Today and really didn't like Disarm. Favorites were Quiet and Hummer.

Let's get loud :-)

Some good songs, others not so memorable

So many strong songs throughout. I like it when the guitarist plays gentle then it goes back in all heavy. Bravo

I want to give it 5*, but his voice does not provide the depth on these songs. An amazing album.

Better than the indulgent and stupefying "Melancholy," with some interesting shoegazey moments.

Brilliant Album. Never used to listen to TSP that much but as I've grown they've aged like wine on me.

I remember telling my homeboy Nate when we got this cd when it came out “If you don’t like this album, you don’t like music.” That was an exaggeration but man, I loved this record then and I still love it now. This is everything you could ask for from a band when you were in college in the early 90s. Sooo much good Mix Tape material.

fairly good listen 3/5

a stone cold masterpiece and lifelong favorite. growing up, i always admired it mainly as a guitar record, with its bombastic, dense sound, but in this listen what i've honed in on is the percussion goes absolutely mental. jimmy chamberlin off the shits

One of my favorites

I have to agree with one reviewer who said there is just too much ego in this album. Mixed bag: definitive overall sounds but discordance over-used and yes, lead is bit whiny.

Classic 90's album

I was mildly obsessed with these guys but Mike - he knows and loves them so well! This was fresh and new, they were menacing and cool and mysterious and that's how their guitars sounded too, so kick ass w Corgan growling along. What a pleasure to come back and listen from start to finish, that was great!!!

I love the instrumental, full bodied sound they create, matched perfectly with his vocals and the whimsical vibe.

There's this guitar tone that drones on under every song - except Disarm. As least I think it's there. If I am imaging it - then it's a pretty vivid mirage. Cause I imagine it's on every song - except Disarm. Maybe there's a hum that is created when 26 tracks of guitars converge. Whatever it is - it's something. Cause there's a hum. It's there. All the songs have it - except Disarm. Maybe thats just the sound of the album - and the sound of the 90s - all the songs blend into a single tone - a hum - except Disarm. That is the only triumph over the hum.

It’s ok. Prefer Mellon Collie and don’t get why people think this is better

Lovely stufff

magnificent album by the titans of alternative music. although not their first album, this was many people’s first introduction to the band and their commercial breakthrough. highlights: “cherub rock” “today” “disarm”

I don’t like his voice and some of the lyrics are corny but I didn’t hate this.

Overall: 10/10 An album filled with banger after banger! I think Disarm is one of the best songs of the 90s and I absolutely adore their mix of Alt Rock, Shoegaze and Heavy Metal! If you can can get past Billy's strange vocals then you'll love it. Fav Song: Disarm Least Fav Song: Sweet Sweet

A classic, to say the least. I love grunge music, and I do like the Smashing Pumpkins, for the most part. There's something intangible that makes me not LOVE their music, for some reason. It maybe Billy Corgan's voice, I don't know. I can definitely appreciate this album for what it is, but I just can't bring myself to love it, no matter how many times I listen to it. "Today" will forever be a proper tune, though.

Really only enjoyed the two recognizable songs. The whiney vocals are difficult to get past. The grungy guitars only worked sometimes for me.

technically very good, just not my vibe.

7/10. Some great songs throughout, but overall went back-and-forth with it. Really enjoyed parts and other parts were 'fine'.

indie rock

I never got into smashing pumpkins and listening to the album I have just gotten confirmation for it. It's not bad but to me the songs all kinda sound the same.

Production has a distinkt nineties sound to it, songwriting and drumming is stellar.

I’ve always liked this band and Corrigan but listening to this album straight through makes me realize I think I like all the pieces individually more than the sum of the whole. Need a few more listens.

This album came out during my teenage years. The first few songs were part of the soundtrack to the 90s. I'm still wearing flannel and a band t-shirt to this very day.

Un poco muy rockero pero tiene unas muy buenas. Cherub Rock me recuerda a guitar hero

Holy shit, as of writing this album has over 874.8 million combined streams on Spotify... hopefully it lives up to its supposed preceding reputation. Listening to the 2011 remaster. Opening track, Cherub Rock --> Vibes. Big fan of the distorted guitars riffing. The bass has distortion on it too, very cool. Listened to it while driving around getting stuff done, was excited to finally have an album with a bit of energy again

No bueno

Not bad, some good moments but quite forgettable

A psychedelic rock masterpiece, everything about this album is absolutely perfect. The riffs are huge and fuzzed out and the clean guitars are dreamy and beautiful. Billy Corgan’s vocals range from sweet to snarling, while Jimmy Chamberlain’s drumming is both ferocious and jazz-infused. The playing is superb and Butch Vig’s production is stellar. There are layers upon layers of guitars, there are strings, there are Mellotrons, etc but it’s never too much and the raw energy of the Pumpkins blasts through. Alan Moulder’s mix is clean but muscular and somehow both the drums and guitars are loud and in your face. Today and Disarm are alt-rock radio classics but the best songs are Hummer, Mayonaise, Geek USA, and Cherub Rock. 5 / 5 flawless album.

Knew this one already but glad to revisit. Really emotional and distressing while sounding really really good. Should pay closer attention to the lyrics. Disarm has always been a favourite but Soma really hit me on second listen. 4.5/5

4 great album

Always a favourite, still a favourite

enjoyed it, but majors on the bits of melon collie i enjoyed least, and minors on the bits i liked most

Interesting! I usually skip the smashing pumpkins, but I kinda liked the sometimes psychedelic, grungy, 90s sound!

I liked this!! More than I was expecting, although I don't know why I wasn't expecting to like it. I preferred the slower songs I think Songs added to my playlist: - Rocket - Disarm - Spaceboy - Luna 3.75/5!!

Mais um rockzinho gostoso de ouvir. Eu não sabia que Smashing Pumpkins era um jogo de queimada no final da tarde com os amigos. Gostei de Cherub Rock, Today, Hummer e Spaceboy.

Não ter meia estrela nesse site é muito ruim pq ele não é um album 3, mas sim 3,5...... ainda prefiro o Mellon Collie, mas esse álbum também é bem legal

Hands down the best album of the 90’s. I don’t care about your Nirvanas and Pearl Jams. This is it. This is the one. So shiny and oh so bright.

I really enjoyed the tracks that were more melodic, not so much with the grungier ones.

I really thought I was going to be too cool for my favorite band in the 1990s. But I'm not. This is so good! I love fuzzy guitars and melancholy emotions with some rage thrown in there. Billy Corgan has the emotions and makes me feel along with him. I was about to list my favorite songs, but all of them, they're all on the list. Maybe Mayonaise or Silverfuck would be at the top if I had to choose.

I want to write a more thorough review but I'm in a rush and want to listen to the next set of tunes!

fajne,przyjemne. Solidne 4/5. Dobre oryginalne brzmienie, nie nudzi się przez całą płytę.

I am not a huge fan of Billy Corgan's vocals

Would've been 5 stars but Billy Corgan's whiny voice gets on my nerves.

soaring scorching painful and affirming and still somehow the 5th best album the Pumpkins made before 2007 10/10

No other band sounds like Smashing Pumpkins. Super distorted, very distinctive vocals. I prefer other albums, but this is very, very solid.

Not my sound.

Not a sound that works for me. I wasn’t listening to current music when this came out - just Baby Beluga and other kid’s songs. This made me anxious

Too hard core for me, but I hear the talent and artistry

• 5/5 - Siamese Dream is a straight up 4 that gets a 1 point bonus for being a touchstone of my 20s • Several great singles that hold up after 30 years of play, especially Cherub Rock and Today. • By the end of the album the distortion and Corgan's voice have run their course, but we're left sated, neither overstuffed nor wanting.

I enjoyed this album a lot. It felt exactly like the alternative rock that I had always just missed out on. Classic album for me.

В этом году был на их концерте. Как пишет моя любимая *блоггер-ка*, это конечно группа Ария, и тем не менее вот вышел Билли Корган и два часа разъебал. Tonight Tonight и вот Disarm - до слёз. Альбом ок, хотя некоторые вещи чувствуются чуточку в сторону устаревания и такой милой нелепости по меркам 2024. Лучшая песня - Disarm.

What an album. This is such a beautiful mix of so many genres, there is the emerging grunge scene, some early moody emo vibes coming through too all the while undergirded by really incredible writing and instrumentation. The hits on this one carry it just a tad but there really aren’t any misses here either, a couple of comparatively lesser songs.

Starts off great with Cherub Rock followed by a few songs that try to capture the same energy and the goddawful Today. Then we get to Disarm which is another wonderful song then some more mediocrity. Overall the music is overall good, lyrics and vocals are meh

In 2018, a friend of mine recommended this album to listen to, but I ended up not paying much attention to it at the time and ended up putting the album on my eternal waiting list until today. As soon as I finish writing this review, I'm going to give him a huge scolding: "WHY DIDN'T YOU INSIST MORE ON ME TO LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM?" Musically speaking, it is a top quality alternative rock album! It's energetic when it needs to be energetic, it's soft when it needs to be soft, everything, absolutely everything on this album is precisely in the right proportion, including the voices, instruments, volumes, production, everything! Without any fear, I give it a 5 star rating!

I've been a long-time fan of Smashing Pumpkins and this is a classic. I definitely prefer Mellon Collie though, this was good but not great - a few songs I really like and a bunch I'm not too fussed over. Rating: 4

It's been said that Billy Corgan could pick a fight with an empty room, and that's arguably true. Still, if we're talking about conveying relatable angst, there's few better. For those who may be readying their throwing tomatoes for me rating this higher than The Bends, it's because I feel that despite it being very stylistically monotonous, the mood and feel of the album is not. It's a mix of manic, sad, contemplative and angry - all with a self-deprecating edge. Speaking as someone who both has lived with, and is, a depressed person, the album really gets across that feeling. Ultimately, it's the front-loading of the album that prevents it getting a 5. But, as someone who was an angsty 20-year-old (and is an angsty 34-year-old), I wish I'd listened to it when I was younger. Tangent: I didn't gel with Spaceboy, despite its usage of Mellotrons. I guess even I have a limit for my love of that instrument. Fave: Cherub Rock (yeah, I know) Least Fave: Spaceboy Strong Bad Demerit Counter: 0

The riffs that sold a million Big Muffs.

Didn’t realize how old this was and how foundational it was for alt rock.

I loved this a lot. This is what I want!!!

As per usual with Smashing Pumpkins it just doesn't fully hit the spot for me - there's some pretty good music in there and the energy overall is fantastic, but somehow his voice just takes me straight out of the zone.

I liked mayonnaise but I don’t really like anything else this album is hard to listen to

On paper this is right up my street. Never listed but prime alt rock. Some insane guitar work in particular the solo on Soma. Dreamy vibes meets punchy rock. I think I will re listen as in parts found a bit difficult to get into.

Great album.

⭐ Mayonaise

I love this album - start to finish

What can I say? One of the best alternative albums of the 90s. A unique guitar sound and vocals, with a dreamy shoegaze sound. The whole album stands out, with no fillers. But in particular Today and Disarm stand out for me. 5/5

Without realizing it, I already knew many of the songs on this album—and for good reason. I think it’s their best work, packed with hits from start to finish. Hats off to them for delivering such an iconic record on just their second album. Overall, it’s an incredibly enjoyable listen and a true staple of the alt-rock genre.

Very very good album. This was right in the 'trading cassette tapes' era. Fond memories.

such a beautiful album. I think it's been more than 20 years since I've listened to it whole. Some songs I used to not like (like Silverfuck and Quiet) I now see under a different light. I'm really happy this was included. I can inject Mayonaise and Disarm right into my veins <3

Lots of drive, awesome rock.

Half way through and can't help being reminded of Solstice. Not because they sound like them, far from it. They could hardly be more different. But more because I feel I ought to like it, but there is just some indefinable quality that means I don't. It is most peculiar. Very reminiscent of a band called JJ72 but with this lot I just get bored half way through each track. Can't give any more than a 2, and it's better than a 1.

Freak out and give in. And so it began. Stunning intro to the album…Cherub Rock grabbed my attention way back when. I can’t explain just how beautiful I find this album. The Smashing Pumpkins have their own completely unique sound (not just the unmistakable vocals) which is really quite an achievement in the early to mid 90s when guitar driven indie rock was living its best life. The blend of soft/loud is exceptional. There’s the heavy distortion of the sweeping guitar riffs coupled with some very intricate and delicate guitar work too (‘Today’ being a superb example of how it should be done). And they throw in some beautiful arrangements with a variety of instruments. There’s even bells for fucks sake. I know Billy’s voice isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but it just works for his music. This 1,001 list has been a slog recently with some music I’ve tried hard to find a level of appreciation from, and largely failed. But when this came up today I could really indulge with multiple listens, and I fell in love with it all over again. Knocked 30 years off me tonight 😊

I always viewed this lot as a bunch of Johnny come lately's of the grunge scene. This wasn't helped when I received a promotional flexi disc of 'I Am One' through the post its a great song from their debut album. But I did wonder about their stupid name at the time and thought, they wouldn't do very well. I got that wrong. This is their best album by far. Great tunes and the use of loud/quiet Pixies influence. It's not got a bad song on it, however I've never been a fan of Billy Corgan's nasally whine, which got worse with every release and made them virtually unlistenable later on their career.

I really thought I would like this album more than I ended up. Towards the first half of the album I was very excited- the first strong started off really strong and the next few that followed had an amazing rock sound to them. However, after about the fifth or sixth track I started getting really just annoyed by the voice and the sound.

I look back at 1993 with lots of nostalgia - I know I'm washing away a ton of anxiety, bad young-person decision making, and awful diets, but for me it was a watershed year noted by waves of new music, Geddy Lee singing O Canada at the all-star game, Wendel Clark, and Joe Carter. Anything on this album brings me back to all of it - I listened to it endlessly that year from week 1 of release. Although "Cherub Rock" is the perfect album starter that makes me want to run through a wall, it's the 4th track "Hummer" that immediately killed me and still does - absolutely their best song and one of my favourites by anyone from the decade. Everything in that song and then you get to the soft guitar outro to "Hummer" holy shit. That stuck with me. Man I hadn't listened to this in way too long. My only critique is that it's a bit too long in running time - they could have cut maybe 3 songs (even just stop after "Mayonaise" or just keep "Silverfuck" of the last 4 which would have been an insane album-closer) and it probably would have made for a bigger impact. The last 2 cuts are nice but almost feel like pleasant EP bonus tracks. Overall I still love it length notwithstanding and for me this was it for the Pumpkins - after the exhausting and boring Mellon Collie I don't think I ever heard another SP song. This ranks as one of my favourite guitar rock albums. 9/10 5 stars.

Amazing

apart from today, I found this to be sooo samey. total znoozefest too.

Found this less annoying than I expected after years of finding Smashing Pumpkins annoying. Not my favourite, but no longer feel like I’d skip them.

There aren’t enough stars to give this album. Top 10 all time for the 90s

Great listen Still heavy rock without being too harsh Some brilliant songs

Love the Smashing Pumpkins.

1993 let's goooo Some big hits on here: Cherub Rock, Today, Disarm. But plenty more I don't know, I probably haven't heard this album all the way through since my brother was playing it in the 90s. Solid album though drags a bit at the end. Big boost for Today and Disarm which were pivotal tracks for me growing up. 3/5

I should really like Smashing Pumpkins. But they’re never a band I’d reach for. This is good, but the same stands.

Yecccchhhh 🤢

4.5. Their peak.

C’est l’Halloween, on smash des citrouilles

Holy shitttt, its like a fucking dream! Couldn't rate it lower than a 5. Fucking Masterpiece!

Love Smashing Pumpkins. 5/5

Always been a gap between their high points - Tonight/1979 the latter of which is one of the great songs of all time IMHO - and their albums which I always thought could be a bit variable/stodgy. This is a good listen in retrospect but still not quite consistent enough.

Overwrought and really not to my taste. I could appreciate maybe ⅓ of it.

One of my favs of all time

mayonnaise is one of the best songs ever so immediate 5 also my mom's name is luna

This album is twice the length of the one I got yesterday and much more compelling. Thank goodness. It's been a rough streak. Highlights: Cherub Rock, Today, Soma, Mayonaise

This is one of my favorite albums of the 90s, and I love 90s alternative. The sound is wildly full and lush. They hit the full vibe from barely a whisper to crushing you under the walls of sound. The lyrics are sad and relatable. Love it.

This album is kinda weird in that its an album by a fairly unapologetic rock band, but their slow ballads are significantly better than their hard/fast songs. Pretty good, enjoyable album.

Some classic grunge from one of the better grunge period bands. It's got great production, vocals and guitar tones and plenty of musical hooks. I liked it a lot. I'm more into grunge than I realised.

This was one of the albums that got me through my GCSEs. I still listen to this album a lot today. A slightly biased 5 stars for nostalgic reasons!

Today is a great song and holds memories of being 16 and that epic summer. The rest is ok, kinda standard grungeyness lots of strings and the raspyness of billy who plays the evil milky bar kid.

Peak Pumpkins, this hit all the right spots at exactly the right time when it came out, still a great album thirty years on.

This, I really enjoy from back in my student daze. My flatmate played it and played it played it until I enjoyed it. At first I think I might have found it cheesygoth, but it has grown on me, so I no longer groan so much and just humm along.

I didn't get into this at the time, but have listened to it several times over the years, it's a solid rock album, but for me it never quite lives up to the expectations that my mates put on it. Don't get me wrong, there are many tracks that are great, but overall it doesn't grab me.

Billy smashes it as usual.

Some incredible hits here but smashing punkin sound wears out it's welcome over the course of an album

nice rock album that's a bit heavier than i remember but i stil lreally liked it

Bisschen viel verzerrte Gitarren

When I was young, I had a Guitar-Hero Knock off on my iPhone and Cherub Rock was one of the hardest songs. SInce I had no friends I played it so much, that I was able to sing along. Anyways, thanks for the flashback, no need to repeat.

I remember when this was released and what a big Beal it was. Good music but I can’t do Billy Corrigans voice for more than 3 songs. Cherub Rock Today Soma but I feel like I know most of the songs and the sound.

Great instrumentals, not as keen on the singing though. Lots of good tracks mixed with a few not so good ones, but it was a decent listen overall. Highlights: Today Spaceboy

Crunching and punchy grunge music from the early 1990s. Eaach track layers upon the previous.

I don't have a particular connection to this album, but it's super nice listening to it again. Mostly. When it all comes together, the shoegaze-y fuzz and the melodies in its great moments, it feels like something I've missed dearly. But often, it just doesn't.

My fav tracks: Quiet, Disarm, Rocket. It was a very promising first half, but the second half is just mehhh.

One of the best albums of all time, 0 skips.

I think I had seriously underrated this group. Very listenable music.

4.25

Classic 4/5

before: what i’ve heard about them wasn’t not something i was a big fan of. but i’m very interested to hear what is in this album! while listening: sounds a lot like nirvana. saved everything and liked them all. they blowed my mind totally!

I loved the album! It sounded A little like Nirvana x red hot chillipepers. Best song: Disarm

very enjoyable once you get used to billy corgan's voice, some cool ones

It spoke to that era of my life - the songs were pretty samey for me?

Excellent album. When The Smashing Pumpkins want to rock hard, they can really rock hard. But there's an undercurrent of vulnerability in most of these songs too that gives the music an emotional complexity. The whole band is great. I love the bass playing on this album. This never occurred to me before but Billy Corgan sometimes sounds like Mick Jagger. They have a similar wailing rock style. Corgan feels like a musical descendent of Jagger in a way, even if the rest of the music is pretty different from the Stones.

Angsty, overdriven & fuzzed out grunge rock. Smashing Pumpkins are unique and beautiful and weird and are always ready to throw something at you that will force you to pay closer attention right when you start to wander elsewhere. I like this album, and I generally like their singles/big hits more than their smaller songs, and this one has two excellent ones: "Today", and "Disarm", both of which are complex and interesting listens that at times sound like they came from two different bands. "Today" is the one that plays more with the typical Smashing Pumpkins sound of messing with a dichotomy of distorted and clean; where some riffs and vocal takes are so clean and pretty, and then some are so heavy and scratchy that you almost want to look at your speakers and check for cracks after listening. "Disarm" is an epic rock ballad, with stabbing cello staccato riffs, orchestral chimes, an acoustic guitar that feels isolated and alone, and a vocal part that somehow actually acts as the glue to the rest of the track. It's a crazy mix that works so well because the band are so into it. This back and forth clean/dirty is always what kept me interested in Smashing Pumpkins and is one of the reasons why I've admired them throughout the years. This is a 4/5. Classic album cover.

very Nirvana-y, a lotta noise but has Today on here, so some decent stand outs

I think I like it more than the other SP album

Just shove those alt hits down my gullet baby. I can't say I'm the world's biggest SP fan, but for the time, this record had everything a guy like me could've wanted; powerful anthemic rock hits accompanied by crispy unique guitar tones. Chef's kiss. I listened to this album a lot coming up, and it's still great, I just don't get the same feeling listening to it I did back then.

Despite the killer guitar and drum work, this album is too long and my patience for Corgan’s nasally wailing is too short.

My favourite album of all time.

I loved Smashing Pumpkins when I was a teenager, but I've not listened to this album for at least a decade. On putting it on I wondered why, it opens strong and I enjoyed the guitar tone a lot. I don't quite have the same opinion of it as I did 25 years ago, the album gets a bit samey and repetitive and Corgan's lyrics often come across as the words of a teen poet. Corgan also is one of the arseholes of the music world, but I haven't docked the Smiths stars for Morrissey and I won't do that here either. This is a strong 4, it might have got a 5 on a generous day, but the tail end of the album is significantly weaker than the start and prevents it from getting the full 5.

Highlights: Cherub Rock Today Silverfuck Mayonaise This album is is all about the hits; and when The Smashing Pumpkins hit, they hit hard. They rest of Siamese Dream doesn't quit reach the high bar set by the opening track, but it is still worth adding to your library and listening rotation.

the ultimate high school masterpiece: an album meant to be grown out of but still treasured. i never heard the entirety of Siamese Dream as a teenager, but the songs i did hear appealed to me immensely. they were loud, angsty, romantic, and everything you really wanted to hear when you yourself were loud, angsty, and painfully infatuated with everyone who was ever nice to you. Billy Corgan gets you for all five and three-quarter minutes of "Mayonaise" -- and his and James Iha's guitars get you more. i can understand why someone would hate the Smashing Pumpkins, of course. they were hyped up to no end, they were this big Americanized arena rock take on a distinctly indie British scene/fad, and let's face it -- Billy Corgan is a C-tier lyricist at best. you can deny Siamese Dream its "masterpiece" status through these criteria, sure. but try denying the wave of guitars that slams into you on "Today". you can't, cause it killed you. cause it went so hard. silly.

Inferior Smashing Pumpkins album.

90s grunge music was never my thing. I feel the album starts well but gets boring as it progresses. there are songs at the start where you can see they are trying to do something different and something that is a bit more than 90s grunge. The album has moments and great melodies. I would explore more smashing pumpkins. Favourite song: Disarm Least favourite: the latter half ot the album Album artwork: A bit creepy.

85% Best: Cherub Rock; Quiet; Today; Hummer; Disarm; Silverfuck Must-Hear? Sure

It's a good break-through album for them. They definitely have their own sound: especially because of Billy's voice. But there were only 1-2 songs that didn't sound like they came from the same template of tempo and chord progression. This is a good album....3 tracks at a time.

Loved it! I could hear the influences of past bands as well as the influence this album had on music going forward. And lovely vocals!

#362. This was the first album I ever bought, and it seems I still like it just as much. 5/5: I dig it. *this is the ninth album from this list I already owned Song added to playlist: Mayonaise I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Again a bit long and unfocused

😍

Disc 2 felt like a bad acid trip

Not for me. I might have enjoyed this when it first came oout but it does nothing for me now.

Not bad but it didn't really hold my attention

Such a majestic and powerful album. It has some of my all-time favorite Smashing Pumpkins and 90s alternative rock songs. However, some of the lesser known songs can drag the album experience longer than expected. I still recommend it though.

One recognizable song. Very consistent sound throughout. Nowhere as good as mellon.

Utter garbage. It's essentially a bunch of high school students yelling, and grunting in their parents' basement, banging things together, and distorting their guitars. Favorite Track : "Luna"

Chad. 4.5

Good album

This one is a close personal favorite of mine, however, Disarm is kinda a stinker (SP aren't as good when you have can't avoid Billy's shitty lyrics) 🤷

Perfect music to listen to right after Halloween

Överraskande hårt! Öppnar kanske lite för hårt, med för grungeiga låtar. Men efter 'Hummer' blir det lite fler "mjuka" låtar. Även om elgitarren alltid reser sig som en vägg i ljudbilden. Bäst blir det i perfekt svulstiga 'Disarm'. Även om den är relativt "mjuk", är allvaret i den hårt. Vissa spår går lite för hårt in för ett "angsty" tonårssound från 90-talet, som i 'Today'. Men det är inte Smashing Pumpkins fel, bara att många angsty teens nog lyssnat på dem. Vilket i och för sig stärker caset att hela albumet är känslomässigt laddat. Det känslomässiga är något jag älskar. Det är musik på riktigt, Billy Corgan känner verkligen varenda ord han sjunger. Starkast blir det i den ovan nämnda 'Disarm'. Finns flera låtar värda att nämna. 'Mayonaise', 'Spaceboy', och 'Soma' är fina, bland andra. Bästa låt: Disarm.

I dont like it 1 star for this album because its sad songs mostly dont recomend it

i dont like it

Do you like cool guitar riffs? Siamese dream by The Smashing Pumpkins is the perfect album for you. I liked this album because of the guitar riffs it has, Sometimes its calm but sometimes its loud. It also has good lyrics. I might be biased because I used to love the Smashing Pumpkins but overall this is a good album. I recommend this to anyone who likes some kind of loud music but also sometimes calming music.

have you ever heard a song and thought wow these lyrics and instruments sound good that's how I felt about the album because I have listened to this song many times but I cant remember where I used to hear this song before also I felt the lyrics were good because the singer had a good voice and the instruments made the song add more to it than just the singer and the lyrics I think this song is good and I would recommend listening to this because its got pretty good lyrics and a good singer

seems like about some sort of relationship with media and music the second song seems like this person was having suicidal thoughts. i didn;t like it that much because it was really depressing, but i don't hate it either as it could be relatable to some people.

I don't really like the singers' voice because his voice seems a little soft, for the rock. But I love the guitarist, because he is amazing at hitting all the notes. I would honestly listen to the background without the singer in it.

1st song-i like it because i don't know I just like it 2nd song- I like it because it sound so good and little bit sad I don't know why for me its a little bit sad 3rd song- its pretty cool to hear this one it's I like it so much

If you want to listen to good beat? Then this album is for you. I like this album because it has a good bass and they can be really be intense and they can be really calm. I really connect to the songs. the lyrics are really powerful. If you want to want listen to very powerful songs. then this album is for you.

Damn that's a lotta music I don't like the vocalist's tone Very cool guitar sounds

Not bad at all, I really enjoyed it

Genuinely beautiful noise. This sounds like the culmination of everything that came before it while sounding like nothing else. Billy Corgan really should of delegated vocals to someone else though 10/10 Everyone should hear this

Awesome

Super solid - pretty mellow. Includes classics like Today. Beautiful lyrics, great instrumentation.

Will listen again

really love the pumpkins.

I’ve always loved melancholy but this album was great!

Good

Grunge sounds better live than recorded. It’s the bottom end that matters. It makes the droning less of a background noise. The album? It’s good. Maybe great. Among the greatest of all time? Doubtful.

Not for me, a few songs that I didn’t mind but overall the album was ‘meh’

I hadn’t noticed this being similar to my bloody valentine, but now that you mention it it’s pretty close. But these guys have the jams. This owned the 90s and has a place in my heart Today.

I bought this album back in the day and have listened to it more times than I can count. It's not quite as good as Mellon Collie, but it's still an easy 5 star for me.

3.5 stars rounded up. “Today” and “Cherub Rock” are such bangers. Amazing singles. And “Mayonnaise” is quintessential dreamy emo rock, which out My Blood Valentines My Bloody Valentine and inspired Starflyer 59. The rest is meh. In re-listening to 90s Smashing Pumpkins albums almost 30 years later, each album seems to be 2-4 beautiful songs surrounded by at least a solid hour of unremarkable dross.

I listen to this album on the daily (or at least one song pops up in my playlists on the daily). Excellent album!

Finally some good feckin noise!! Great stuff, I needed some guitars to cleanse my ears :D

A bit ambivalent about this one. Smashing Pumpkins is definitely a band you have heard about before, and it think this record should deserve a higher rating if this is your jam, but it just didn't resonate with me for some reason. There are some decent songs like 'Today', and perhaps a few others that probably deserve more credit, but it just wasn't for me in the end. Weak 3.

I really enjoyed the general vibe of the album. It is grungy, fuzzy and it still felt fresh today. My favourite track was probably "Cherub rock". During its runtime it did get quite samey and I had trouble differentiating the songs from each other. Mid 3.

Didn't leave much of an impression. I was a bit distracted. TSP are heavier than I expect. Not sure why?

This was fine, Quite generic but not bad.

This is one of my favorite albums of all time by one of my favorite bands of all time. I cannot stress how much this album influenced my current guitar playing. It’s a full no skip for me. A true masterpiece.

Really like a lot of the songs on here, but it falls off in the second part IMO. The quiet parts on songs like Soma are way too quiet, to the point where you can’t hear anything in the car. I wish it had more hard rocking tracks.

Felt like the shift away from down and dirty grunge into a more nuanced alternative rock world. This raised the bar, the singles like "Disarm" and "Today" just lift everything higher as, simultaneously, Billy Corgan descended into madness... You can just hear the proto-Mellon Collie songs if you listen hard enough.

Smashing Pumpkins is my college days. Back then, this was an automatic 5 stars for me. Then as time went on, the polish wore off and alt-rock became stale. I stayed away from those 90’s albums for many years. I was tired of it and that 5 star rating dropped to a 2 star. But time has a way. This now sounds like the good ole days, familiar and comfortable. The fondness is back and upon re-listening, this album has risen back to its former glory to take its place in the history of 90’s alt rock.

it's just a stunning Album from start to finish

really exceptional, mayonaise especially is such a highlight, but this album has insane highs, and its lows really arent very low

not for me.