Siamese Dream - Definition

Siamese Dream
LP by The Smashing Pumpkins
Released	July 27, 1993
Recorded	Triclops Sound Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	62 min 17 s
Record label	Virgin Records
Producer	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan
Professional reviews
Allmusic.com	4.5 stars out of 5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70404042034031102&sql=Ahqkqikmhbb89)
The Smashing Pumpkins Chronology
Lull (1991)	Siamese Dream (1993)	Pisces Iscariot (1994)

Siamese Dream was a breakthrough album by The Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993. It is rumoured that due to constant fighting within the band, Billy Corgan played all the guitar and bass parts. The band generally deny this, but Corgan did say he played the majority of the guitar parts. Alongside the Pumpkins' subsequent album, 1995's Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Siamese Dream is generally considered to represent their best work.

In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Siamese Dream the 67th greatest album of all time.

Track listing

1. "Cherub Rock"
2. "Quiet"
3. "Today"
4. "Hummer"
5. "Rocket"
6. "Disarm"
7. "Soma"
8. "Geek U.S.A."
9. "Mayonaise"
10. "Spaceboy"
11. "Silverfuck"
12. "Sweet Sweet"
13. "Luna"

The Japanese version of the album ended with "Pissant" from "Pisces Iscariot", which appeared as "Hikari Express".

Singles

"Cherub Rock" was released on 7" with "Purr Snickety", and on 12"/CD with "Pissant", "French Movie Theme" and an unlisted drunken karaoke version of "Star Spangled Banner"

"Today" was released on 7" with "Apathy's Last Kiss", on 12"/CD with "Hello Kitty Kat" and "Obscured", and on CD in Japan with "Apathy's Last Kiss" and "French Movie Theme"

"Disarm" was released on 7" with "Siamese Dream", on 12"/CD with "Soothe" and "Blew Away" and on CD with "Dancing in the Moonlight" (by Thin Lizzy) and "Landslide" (by Stevie Nicks)

"Rocket" was released on 7"/CD with "Never Let Me Down" (by Depeche Mode)

Charting singles

1993  Siamese Dream    The Billboard 200            No. 10
1993  Cherub Rock      Mainstream Rock Tracks       No. 23
1993  Cherub Rock      Modern Rock Tracks           No. 7
1993  Today            Modern Rock Tracks           No. 4
1994  Disarm           Mainstream Rock Tracks       No. 5
1994  Rocket           Mainstream Rock Tracks       No. 28
1994  Today            Mainstream Rock Tracks       No. 28
1994  Disarm           Modern Rock Tracks           No. 8
1994  Today            Modern Rock Tracks           No. 6

Sample

• Download sample of "Cherub Rock"

Personnel

• Jimmy Chamberlin - Drums
• Billy Corgan - Vocals, Guitar
• James Iha - Guitar, Vocals
• D'Arcy Wretzky - Bass

External links

• http://www.caroline.com/