Siamese Dream
by The Smashing Pumpkins

From Graeme2 08/08/2026 22:29 | #315601

I bought this circa 94 when I was 20/21. Listened once and wasn’t keen other than the singles. Thought it was more metal than grunge . So I never listened again. Listening to the CD again now and it’s the classic it’s been lauded as. And not metal. And it actually sounds nice aurally, like dynamics and things. Fancy that. Bands were weird then, making product that was nice to listen to. (Edited)

Don’t get me wrong there are some excellent songs on this album, but Smashing Pumpkins are just a not very good album artist. The stand out tracks here- Cherub Rock, Today, Soma, Mayonaise are great but this album begins to become a bit of a slog to get through. There’s not enough variation and every song begins to morph into the next. I love coming back to the tracks I love and no track on this is ‘bad’ to say, but I simply do not enjoy the overall listening experience of this album as a whole. I think if this were simply an EP or if maybe they had put more into some of the stand out tracks (e.g. lengthened them Pink Floyd style) this would be a phenomenal piece, but as it is I would rather just queue up the songs I like and forget about the rest. Still a solid 7/10 though and some awesome songs here worth listening to. (Edited)

I was struck by the heavyness of the playing in the first half - possibly the most sonically impactful music made up to this point, if played very loud as it should be to get the full effect. In that way it's quite a unique album. The variety of sounds Billy Corgan is able to get out of guitars is amazing, even including something resembling sitar on "Luna". And the melodies are so good. Best shoegaze ever, has just the right amount of noise. Phenomenal album and kind of shockingly good at times, in the sense that we've never heard anything quite like this before. (Edited)

A flawless album, the Pumpkins' masterpiece, and easily one of the very best rock and roll records, from top to bottom, ever. For a few short years in the early '90s, Billy Corgan and co were absolutely on fire. The singles have aged like wine, and the deep cuts are just as good as the singles. (Edited)

Me encanta el estilo de este álbum, es una mezcla entre grunge, shoegaze y rock alternativo. Realmente amo casi todas las canciones a excepción de "Silverfuck" la cual me parece innecesariamente larga y un tanto aburrida, pero la razón principal por la que amo este álbum es por "Mayonaise" ¡por el amor de dios! que gran canción... pasé semanas reproduciéndola en bucle y no me ha cansado en absoluto.

English review:
I love the style of this album, it's a mix between grunge, shoegaze and alternative rock. I really love almost all the songs except for "Silverfuck" which I find unnecessarily long and kind of boring, but the main reason I love this album is because of "Mayonaise" for god's sake! what a great song... I spent weeks playing it on loop and it hasn't tired me at all. (Edited)