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"Today"
A 20-second sample of "Today" from the Smashing Pumpkins' 1993 album, Siamese Dream. This sample illustrates the song's dynamic changes when it moves from the refrain to the first verse.
"Disarm"
Corgan would sing about his depression throughout the album and "Disarm" would be the clearest example of this.
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The album boasts relatively high production values and ornate arrangements compared to other early-1990s alternative albums. Vig said, "Billy wanted to make a record that people would put on and say, 'What the fuck was that?' [...] We wanted to have things going on in the left ear and right ear all the time". [20] One of Corgan's main goals was to create a sense of sonic depth, but, as Corgan said, "without necessarily using delays or reverbs—to use tonalities instead." [28] For the album, the guitars were layered multiple times. Corgan has stated that "Soma" alone contains up to 40 overdubbed guitar parts. [29] Vig stated that as many as 100 guitar parts were compressed into a single song. [20]

The album, generally considered alternative rock, has many different musical influences, including shoegaze, dream pop, and heavy metal, with Rolling Stone noting that the album was "closer to progressive rock than to punk or grunge." [30]

The subjects of Corgan's lyrics on Siamese Dream varied. Corgan noted that most of his lyrics for the album were about his girlfriend and future ex-wife Chris Fabian, with whom he had briefly broken up at the time he wrote the songs. [28] Corgan occasionally wrote about other subjects. In "Cherub Rock", the album's opening track, Corgan attacked the American music industry, [31] and "Today" is about a day that he was experiencing depression and suicidal thoughts. [18] "Spaceboy" was written as a tribute to his half-brother, Jesse. [32]

Artwork and packaging

The artwork for the album was initially going to be created by an outsider artist, but after a series of disagreements with the label, Corgan was forced to step in at the last minute. [33] The album booklet, composed of old photographs of both strangers and Corgan's family members with lyrics handwritten on top, was assembled by Corgan and his wife the day after their wedding. [33] Corgan was not satisfied with the results. [33] The first pressing of the CD contained a 20-page booklet, with a separate page devoted to each song's lyrics and accompanying photograph; later pressings contained a four-panel fold-out liner with thumbnails of each picture. In 1999, Virgin Records reissued the album with the original 20-page booklet. [34]

Shortly after the Pumpkins reformed in 2007, Corgan posted a message to the band's blog saying that they were "[l]ooking for girls from Siamese Dream album cover... As you all know, they were quite young when the photo was taken. They are not conjoined anymore, as far as we know." The band's intentions for the search were never made clear. [35] In February 2011, Billy Corgan announced via Twitter that not only had one of the girls been found, she was the current bassist for the Pumpkins, Nicole Fiorentino. According to Corgan, "Just found out the weirdest news: our bass player Nicole just admitted she is one of the girls on the cover of Siamese Dream." [36] However, according to the assistant photographer for Siamese Dream, the cover photo was probably shot specifically for the album. Given Fiorentino's age at the time of the album, this would make her too old to be on the cover of the album. [37] It was later confirmed that the information was false, and both girls were located in 2008, though Corgan has not commented on this. Pictures exist of Corgan standing with Ali Laenger, the girl on the right side of the photograph. [38] [39]

The album was also released as a shaped wooden box set (aka Siamese Dream Collectors Edition) with metal hinges, limited to only 1,000 copies and containing the UK HUT CD album housed in a recess with individually numbered silver metal embossed plate at the side and a 20-page booklet housed in a similar recess in the lid. Though the CD itself and the booklet are official and genuine, the wooden box is not an official Virgin (US) or HUT (UK) release. [40]

Release, reception and legacy

Siamese Dream
SmashingPumpkins-SiameseDream.jpg
Studio album by
the Smashing Pumpkins
ReleasedJuly 27, 1993
RecordedDecember 1992 – March 1993
StudioTriclops, Marietta, Georgia, United States
Genre
Length62:08
Label Virgin
Producer
The Smashing Pumpkins chronology
Peel Sessions
(1992)		Siamese Dream
(1993)		 Pisces Iscariot
(1994)
Singles from Siamese Dream
  1. "Cherub Rock"
    Released: June 21, 1993 [8]
  2. "Today"
    Released: September 13, 1993 [9]
  3. "Disarm"
    Released: February 21, 1994 [10]
  4. "Rocket"
    Released: December 1994 [11]
  5. "Mayonaise"
    Released: November 20, 2023
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [41]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [42]
Entertainment Weekly B [43]
NME 8/10 [44]
Pitchfork 10/10 (2011) [45]
9.1/10 (2023) [46]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [47]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [48]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [49]
Select 5/5 [50]

Siamese Dream was released on July 27, 1993, and debuted at number ten on the Billboard 200 the following week. [51] The album was almost universally lauded by music critics. Select 's Andrew Perry praised it as "the most grand-scale, expansively-passionate blasts of music you'll hear this year" and remarked that it would be "hard for anyone to top this one". [50] John Harris of NME wrote that Siamese Dream, "for all its air of non-committal blankness and exercise-book psychoanalysis, is a startling, deeply satisfying record". [44] Steve Hochman of the Los Angeles Times predicted that "the scale of its success will likely be tied to how many fans are willing to stop moshing and enter into some rather contemplative, even tender territory", and wrote that "the songs tend to drift in places, and some get a bit long-winded, but the overall balance between the harsh and the sweet makes for a strong and distinctive package". [52] Lorraine Ali of Rolling Stone called the album "a strong, multidimensional extension of Gish that confirms that Smashing Pumpkins are neither sellouts nor one-offs." [48]

Entertainment Weekly critic David Browne praised the band for living up to industry expectations of being the "next Nirvana" and compared Siamese Dream favorably to Nirvana's Nevermind, concluding: "In aiming for more than just another alternative guitar record, Smashing Pumpkins may have stumbled upon a whole new stance: slackers with a vision." [43] Critic Simon Reynolds disagreed; he wrote in his review for The New York Times that "fuzzed-up riffs and angst-wracked vocals are quite the norm these days, and Smashing Pumpkins lacks the zeitgeist-defining edge that made Nirvana's breakthrough so thrilling and resonant." [53] Robert Christgau of The Village Voice cited "Geek U.S.A." and "Today" as highlights while noting the record's strength is "the sonics"; [54] he later rated the album with a three-star honorable mention. [55] Siamese Dream earned the Smashing Pumpkins their first Grammy Award nominations. The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance, and the group was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards. [56]

Siamese Dream continues to receive critical praise and has been frequently included in lists of the best albums of the 1990s—the Alternative Press ranked it fourth, [57] Pitchfork ranked it 18th, [58] and Spin ranked it 23rd. [17] In 2003, the album was ranked number 360 on Rolling Stone's list of “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”, with the album's ranking dropping to number 362 and rising to number 341 in the 2012 and 2020 updates of the list, respectively. [59] [60] [61] In a retrospective review of the album, Greg Prato of AllMusic called Siamese Dream "one of the finest alt-rock albums of all time" and remarked that it "stands alongside Nevermind and Superunknown as one of the decade's finest (and most influential) rock albums." [1] Chicago Tribune critic Greg Kot wrote that it "became a soundtrack for a significant portion of [Corgan's] generation" and "did so by tempering some of the first album's extremes; sticky melodies and pretty production can make almost anything radio-friendly, even a desperately sad song like 'Today.'" [41] In a review for Pitchfork, Ned Raggett remarked that while initial reviews of the album singled out Corgan's lyrics for criticism, they were actually "exactly what made the band click even further", commending Corgan's "ear for hooks, metaphors, and deft summaries." [45] The deluxe edition of the album holds a score of 96 out of 100 on review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". [62] In April 2019, Rolling Stone ranked Siamese Dream as the 12th greatest grunge album of all time. [63] The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Billy Corgan, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cherub Rock" 4:58
2."Quiet" 3:41
3."Today" 3:19
4."Hummer" 6:57
5."Rocket" 4:06
6."Disarm" 3:17
7."Soma"
6:39
8."Geek U.S.A." 5:13
9."Mayonaise"
  • Corgan
  • Iha
5:49
10."Spaceboy" 4:28
11."Silverfuck" 8:43
12."Sweet Sweet" 1:38
13."Luna" 3:20
Total length:62:08
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Pissant" (labelled as "Hikari Express")2:31

Reissue bonus material

2011 reissue bonus CD – Lollipop Fun Time
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pissant (Rough Mix)" (Spring 1993) 2:32
2."Siamese Dream (Broadway Rehearsal Demo)" (1992) 6:18
3."STP (Rehearsal Demo)" (1991) 3:28
4."Frail and Bedazzled (Soundworks Demo)" (Spring 1992) 3:42
5."Luna (Apartment Demo)" (1991) 3:12
6."Quiet (BBC Session/Billy Corgan Mix)" (12 September 1993) 3:36
7."Moleasskiss (Soundworks Demo)" (Spring 1992) 3:59
8."Hello Kitty Kat (Soundworks Demo)" (Spring 1992) 6:14
9."Today (Broadway Rehearsal Demo)" (1992) 3:21
10."Never Let Me Down Again (BBC Session) (Depeche Mode cover)" (12 September 1993) Martin Gore 4:03
11."Apathy's Last Kiss (Siamese Sessions Rough Mix)" (Spring 1993) 2:40
12."Ache (Silverfuck Rehearsal Demo)" (1991) 6:57
13."U.S.A. (Soundworks Demo)" (Spring 1992) 4:25
14."U.S.S.R. (Soundworks Demo)" (Spring 1992) 1:35
15."Spaceboy (Acoustic Mix)" (December 1992 – March 1993) 3:57
16."Rocket (Rehearsal Demo)" (1991) 4:55
17."Disarm (Acoustic Mix)" (December 1992 – March 1993) 3:18
18."Soma (Instrumental Mix)" (December 1992 – March 1993)
  • Corgan
  • Iha
6:38
2011 reissue bonus DVD – Live at the Metro (Live on August 14, 1993)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rocket" 4:19
2."Quiet" 3:39
3."Today" 3:39
4."Rhinoceros" 5:06
5."Geek U.S.A." 5:21
6."Soma"
  • Corgan
  • Iha
7:21
7."I Am One"
  • Corgan
  • Iha
4:47
8."Disarm" 3:55
9."Spaceboy" 4:48
10."Starla" 9:25
11."Cherub Rock" 5:01
12."Bury Me" 4:28
13."Hummer" 8:42
14."Siva" 8:35
15."Mayonaise"
  • Corgan
  • Iha
10:29
16."Drown" 8:24
17."Silverfuck" 13:30

Personnel

The Smashing Pumpkins

Additional personnel

Technical staff

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Siamese Dream
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [80] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [81] 4× Platinum400,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [82] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [83] Platinum15,000^
Sweden (GLF) [84] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [85] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [86] 4× Platinum4,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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