History Music / SiameseDream

[[caption-width-right:350:''Today is the greatest day I've ever known\\
Can't live for tomorrow, tomorrow's much too long'']]

''Siamese Dream'' is the second studio album by American AlternativeRock band Music/TheSmashingPumpkins. It was released through Creator/VirginRecords on July 27, 1993. ''Siamese Dream'' made for the Pumpkins' BreakthroughHit, catapulting them into the mainstream and solidifying them as one of the most essential bands in [[TheNineties '90s]] AlternativeRock.

The band refined their sound with the album, distancing themselves from the straightforward grunge of their debut album ''Gish'' and increasing signs of influence from then-unfashionable genres like ProgressiveRock, PsychedelicRock, and HeavyMetal.

On November 29, 2011 (December 5 in the U.K.), the album was reissued in remastered form with a bonus CD and a bonus DVD. This is actually rather tame by the band's standards; future reissues would have far more bonus content.

'''Personnel'''

[[caption-width-right:350: ''Do you feel love is real?'']]

* AlbumSingle: "Cherub Rock", "Today", "Disarm", "Rocket"

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Around 5 or 6 on average, dipping down to about a 2 on "Disarm" and a 4 on "Today". The EpicRocking tracks fluctuate between levels (for example "Hummer" is 3 in the verses and 5 in the choruses, and around a 2 in the final third).

''Siamese Dream'' is the second studio album by American AlternativeRock band Music/TheSmashingPumpkins. It was released through Creator/VirginRecords on July 27, 1993.

The follow-up to their debut ''Gish'', this was the album that broke them into the mainstream as a rock band, selling over 4 million copies and receiving positive reviews (which have only grown more positive as time has passed).

The band refined their sound with the album, distancing themselves from the straightforward grunge of ''Gish'' and increasing signs of influence from then-unfashionable genres like ProgressiveRock, PsychedelicRock, and HeavyMetal.

It also saw a significant growth in songwriting quality and in the confidence of the band's performances (although Corgan and Chamberlin are the only performers on much of the album; bassist D'arcy Wretzky said she didn't actually mind this much, as Corgan was able to record the bass parts more quickly than she would have been).

It was listed at nr. #362 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

The follow-up to ''Gish'', this was the album that broke them into the mainstream as a rock band, selling over 4 million copies and receiving positive reviews (which have only grown more positive as time has passed).

''Siamese Dream'' is the second studio album by Music/TheSmashingPumpkins, released on July 27, 1993. The follow-up to ''Gish'', this was the album that broke them into the mainstream as a rock band, selling over 4 million copies and receiving positive reviews (which have only grown more positive as time has passed).

The band refined their sound with the album, distancing themselves from the straightforward grunge of ''Gish'' and increasing signs of influence from then-unfashionable genres like ProgressiveRock, PsychedelicRock, and HeavyMetal. It also saw a significant growth in songwriting quality and in the confidence of the band's performances (although Corgan and Chamberlin are the only performers on much of the album; bassist D'arcy Wretzky said she didn't actually mind this much, as Corgan was able to record the bass parts more quickly than she would have been).

''Siamese Dream'' is the second studio album by Music/TheSmashingPumpkins, released on July 27, 1993. The follow-up to ''Gish'', this was the album that really broke them into the mainstream as a rock band, selling over 4 million copies and receiving positive reviews (which have only grown more positive as time has passed). It saw them refine their sound, distancing themselves from the more straightforward, grunge-like ''Gish'' and laying the foundation for the creation of ''Music/MellonCollieAndTheInfiniteSadness'' (1995). In particular, it saw the band increase their influence from then-unfashionable genres like ProgressiveRock, PsychedelicRock, and HeavyMetal; it also saw a significant growth in songwriting quality and in the confidence of the band's performances (although Corgan and Chamberlin are the only performers on much of the album; bassist D'arcy Wretzky said she didn't actually mind this much, as Corgan was able to record the bass parts more quickly than she would have been). It was listed at nr. #362 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[UsefulNotes/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].