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Album of the Week #30 - Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

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  • #2
    Mushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,461 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Yay, finally here! What a great album. Love every second of it, especially Geek USA.


  • #3
    Timans
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    Great album. Love every second of it as well.

    Hummer is the highlight for me.


  • #4
    smackbunnybaby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,335 ✭✭✭smackbunnybaby


    This album is better than Mellon Collie!
    you all know its true!

    Soma and Luna are my favourite tracks.


  • #5
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    It's good but it's no Mellon Collie :)


  • #6
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    John wrote: »
    It's good but it's no Mellon Collie :)

    What you said. :pac:


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  • #7
    Ikey82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭Ikey82


    I love this album. All of the song is great!

    Billy is a genius!!


  • #8
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    This is a fantastic album, I'm delighted it's been rewarded with Album of The Week status. What stood out for me the most when I heard it first was the dynamic nature of most of the songs. The guitar playing is very hard and heavy at times and yet Billy Corgan's voice wouldn't be out of place on an album of lullabies at times :).
    Highlights of the album for me are Soma (which I still can't believe they manage to pull off live), Mayonaise, Quiet and of course Today. That intro riff is timeless and instantly recognisable!


  • #9
    DeadSkin
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    John wrote: »
    It's good but it's no Mellon Collie :)
    Karl Hungus wrote: »
    What you said. :pac:

    Siamese fine album, but neither of them beat Gish ;)


  • #10
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Gish is meh at best. Some good bits but definitely my least favourite Pumpkins album.


  • #11
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    John wrote: »
    Gish is meh at best. Some good bits but definitely my least favourite Pumpkins album.
    Do you prefer Adore? That's easily my least favourite Pumpkins album although Machina isn't too far behind.


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  • #12
    villains77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭villains77


    tarja turunen my winter storm


  • #13
    villains77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭villains77


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  • #14
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    malice_ wrote: »
    Do you prefer Adore? That's easily my least favourite Pumpkins album although Machina isn't too far behind.

    I love Adore, it's in my top three (along with Mellon Collie and Siamese Dream). It's a gem of an album that loads of people seem to write off for unknown reasons.


  • #15
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    John wrote: »
    I love Adore, it's in my top three (along with Mellon Collie and Siamese Dream). It's a gem of an album that loads of people seem to write off for unknown reasons.
    Well I can't speak for others but I hated it when it was released because it's feel was far removed from the rocking elements of Mellon Collie. I also didn't like the way they changed their look but I can't blames the album for that :).
    Taken on it's own merits I suppose it's not bad. "Ava Adore" and "Apples and Oranges" aren't bad songs but I wanted heavier guitar-driven songs more along the lines of Siamese Dream rather than the synthy electronic feel that I got.


  • #16
    John
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    That's fair enough but for them to go through such a radical change away from the huge pomp of Mellon Collie and still create a fantastic album is impressive.


  • #17
    Davei141
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    John wrote: »
    I love Adore, it's in my top three (along with Mellon Collie and Siamese Dream). It's a gem of an album that loads of people seem to write off for unknown reasons.

    I cant agree with you more, Adore always gets bashed but as an album its a great listen.


  • #18
    Malice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,065 ✭✭✭✭Malice


    John wrote: »
    That's fair enough but for them to go through such a radical change away from the huge pomp of Mellon Collie and still create a fantastic album is impressive.
    Whether it's fantastic or not is open to interpretation and taking three years after Mellon Collie they had plenty of time to produce something and I think I'm right in saying that Billy Corgan has always been a prolific song writer. I agree that changing their sound so radically is impressive though.

    Now can we get back to the Siamese Dream love-in? :D


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