While Gish had placed the Smashing Pumpkins on the "most promising artist" list for many, troubles were threatening to break the band apart. Singer/guitarist/leader Billy Corgan was battling a severe case of writer's block and was in a deep state of depression brought on by a relationship in turmoil; drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was addicted to hard drugs; and bassist D'Arcy and guitarist James Iha severed their romantic relationship. The sessions for their sophomore effort, Siamese Dream, were wrought with friction -- Corgan eventually played almost all the instruments himself (except for percussion). Some say strife and tension produces the best music, and it certainly helped make Siamese Dream one of the finest alt-rock albums of all time. Instead of following Nirvana's punk rock route, Siamese Dream went in the opposite direction -- guitar solos galore, layered walls of sound courtesy of the album's producers (Butch Vig and Corgan), extended compositions that bordered on prog rock, plus often reflective and heartfelt lyrics. The four tracks that were selected as singles became alternative radio standards -- the anthems "Cherub Rock," "Today," and "Rocket," plus the symphonic allad "Disarm" -- but as a whole, Siamese Dream proved to be an incredibly consistent album. Such compositions as the red-hot rockers "Quiet" and "Geek U.S.A." were standouts, as were the epics "Hummer," "Soma," and "Silverfuck," plus the soothing sounds of "Mayonaise," "Spaceboy," and "Luna." After the difficult recording sessions, Corgan stated publicly that if Siamese Dream didn't achieve breakthrough success, he would end the band. He didn't have to worry for long -- the album debuted in the Billboard Top Ten and sold more than four million copies in three years. Siamese Dream stands alongside Nevermind and Superunknown as one of the decade's finest (and most influential) ock albums.
October is a special month in my life. In addition to the birthdays of both Led Zeppelin and Monty Python, it is, of course, Halloween, our most sacred of holidays around here, and it is the time of year in which my wife and I started realizing we had something special going on. We met in 1992 when she moved in next door, in early April. We became friends quickly, and were involved by the end o...
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This is an amazing acoustic performance by Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins...I liked them...you can see that at one point, they were really sharp.Download this live Smashing Pumpkins show -the record release party for Siamese Dream (A Classic in my opinion), Tower Records, Chicago, July 26, 1993."Rocket":http://idisk.mac.com/jenningsaske/Public/rbally/smash/01_Rocket.mp3"Cherub Rock":http://...
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Terry Staunton made a post earlier today of musical happenings that took place 10 years ago. You can read that post here http://mog.com/blog_post/view/58389. I like news bits like this and have even done a few of my own posts with news from the past. I thought I would offer my own pieces to the musical puzzle.2002, Paul McCartney kicked off the first leg of his 19 date ‘Driving USA’ North Amer
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This is an amazing acoustic performance by Billy Corgan and Smashing Pumpkins...I liked them...you can see that at one point, they were really sharp.Download this live Smashing Pumpkins show -the record release party for Siamese Dream (A Classic in my opinion), Tower Records, Chicago, July 26, 1993."Rocket":http://idisk.mac.com/jenningsaske/Public/rbally/smash/01_Rocket.mp3"Cherub Rock":http://...
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October is a special month in my life. In addition to the birthdays of both Led Zeppelin and Monty Python, it is, of course, Halloween, our most sacred of holidays around here, and it is the time of year in which my wife and I started realizing we had something special going on. We met in 1992 when she moved in next door, in early April. We became friends quickly, and were involved by the end o...
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I really don't have a lot to say here, other than I'm amazed that nobody has ever posted this song. Smashing Pumpkins' best song, by far, if for nothing else, than for the, as Jack Black would put it, the 'face-melting' solo beginning at 3:09.
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100. Rancid - Salvation99. Afghan Whigs - Gentlemen98. Pearl Jam - Glorified G97. Sheryl Crow - Leaving Las Vegas96. Nine Inch Nails - March of the Pigs95. Toad the Wet Sprocket - Something’s Always Wrong94. Smashing Pumpkins - Rocket93. Whale - Hobo Humpin Slobo Babe92. Cracker - Eurotrash Girl91. The Cure - Burn90. Rage Against the Machine - Freedom89. Sarah McLachlan - Good Enough88. Pavemen.
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I grew up listening to nothing terribly spectacular, basically whatever was fed me by radio and MTV. "Disarm" was my first peek behind the velvet curtain, signaling something more to music than a clever arrangement of tones. There were other songs that I dug before this, but "Disarm" hit like a mind bomb. Those haunting melodies lodged themselves in my pre-teen heart and refused to let go.
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I just realized i dont have this album, and i honestly cannot think of 1 reason why not. Thats disappointing... Eh, oh well. Downloads, ftw!
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Billy Corgan had an eventful weekend. On Friday, he put on his spookiest evening gown and played "G.L.O.W." and "Tarantula" for Jimmy Kimmel. The next day, his Pumpkins headlined a Guitar Hero World Tour launch party in West Hollywood, where they debuted new tune "As Rome Burns" and covered Simon & Garfunkel ("Sounds Of Silence") and Pink Floyd ("Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun"). The...
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Smashing Pumpkins /// “Today” /// Siamese DreamFelt like throwing y’all a curveball. When I think of all the time I spent listening to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness instead of Siamese Dream, I think: man, was I the saddest fifth-grader ever?
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The Smashing Pumpkins played the annual Bridge School Benefit concert where they performed some wonderful new songs. They also performed "Disarm" with Josh Groban on vocals which I personally find unlistenable, but the rest of the show was A . Download a copy of this show here. The Pumpkins will be playing NYC this coming Thursday and Friday [...]
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| 1 Cherub Rock |
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| 2 Quiet |
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| 3 Today |
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| 4 Hummer |
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| 5 Rocket |
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| 6 Disarm |
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| 7 Soma |
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| 8 Geek U.S.A. |
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| 9 Mayonaise |
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| 10 Spaceboy |
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| 11 Silverfuck |
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| 12 Sweet Sweet |
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| 13 Luna |
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