This is the best album ( bar none ) of the 90's. Mayonaise is a killer song but Hummer is the best song on the album. And sorry man but Geek USA is awesome. Jimmy Chamberlain absolutely beats the living hell outta the drums on that one. Anyway thanks for the review. Great job dude!
One of the things I love about this album is how so many of the songs can lull you into this surreal sense and then come back with this epic almost... 'heroic' rift that just sends out this good feeling. Then you read the lyrics and think... 'what?'
I agree, Mayo was always my favorite :). I love the intro so much, dual guitar leads.. Such a beautiful song. And I agree about Silverfuck, it was always just a bit much for me. A great song, but just drags on a bit. Excellent review!
I respect your opinion about silverfuck being the weakest song on the album but u have to admit that Jimmy's drumming is fuckin awesome on that song :)
the softer songs have a little more varied genre of sound than just "dream pop". hopefully in one of your SP album reviews,you'll mention shoegaze at least once. other than that, good review.
Since 1993, only this & Soundgarden's Superunknown really mean much to me. It has been more than a decade now since I last fall in love with an album. Today, Disarm, Cherub Rock, Soma, Maynonnaise, Quiet & Rocket are really some of my best-loved songs ever
I did such a huge amount of drugs with this album playing in the background and cos of that can't listen, ruined a great album. Can't listen to OK Computer cos that was the album I was kicking drugs too. Hahaha. Climbing up the walls... 90s sucked...
Billy says "Quiet". He actually wrote that song about me, I was over at his pad and I was singing C and C music factories "Gonna make you sweat" at top volume. He kept yelling "Quiet! Quiet! Quiet!" and I was like "I'm just squirrel- tryin' to get a nut-to move your but." Billy definately wasn't into eurodance as much as I was..a pity..Siamese dream definetly is lacking in trance beats, a shame.
Right on review. Mayonaise.... this is the sound that most modern bands are aiming for, and failing miserably. Smashing Pumpkins were so ahead of their time. Very slick production, but it works out and sounds nice and bulky, not overly-pretty.
you have to take into account that james and darcy did dozens of demos with billy and jimmy as a full band, and they did record final album tracks...but billy rerecorded them and used his takes. they weren't worthless, billy just stifled their input because he was so paranoid about perfection, he would only trust himself to make the parts exactly how he wanted...
Thought it was funny when you said not to get upset when you thought the last 3 songs didn't flow but before that you called corgan a egoistic jackass! Lol
silverfuck a weak song..?...dont think so...this cd is flawless...i was born in 76 so this album got me through some tough times ....also not one mention of jimmy chamberlain???...hes a beast on this.....hummer is the best song on this i get goosebumps everytime i hear it......good review though...also i need more metal how bout some GOJIRA...?
Good review, You seem to know what you are talking about! This is my favourite album , And thanks to your review on pices iscariot i know own that too, well done man! :)
Skip the fucking add, and buy yourself a minute... that you can use for, uhm.. i dunno, talk a bit slower, that you're so sorry about, Mr. know-it-all!
Besides from that, I can't really see the point of this. Why do I need someone like you analyzing this for me?! Jeez..
P.S. D'arcy didn't play anything on the recording.. And James only played a very few things as well. Billy recorded almost everything besides from the drums.
@SirAllAboutMusic dude i space out on geek usa..during that one trippy part where billy is like in a dream we are connected...what about you..it's very shoegazerish..its cool billy really knows how to fuse metal with shoegaze
I agree with mayonaise being the strongest and silverfuck the weakest! I also think opening with cherub rock and closing with luna is fucking perfect!!!
I am not sure if you know this but the guitar part in mayonaise where it makes that weird noise is because the guitar had a problem and it was not on purpose, but billy ended up liking it so he added that to it. I think he mentioned that in viewphoria.
Billy seemed like a cool (if narcissistic) dude back in the early Pumpkins days. I wonder why he lost his songwriting talent. It's hard to believe the guy who wrote Disarm wrote Zeitgeist.
@MajorKoenig2 haha I saw this comment in my recent comments, and I thought it was addressed to me. I was like "Dood, wtf, I gave this a good review!!" hahaha
You didnt, but the only unreal thing about zeitgeist was how poor it sounded. The ONLY song with a SOMEWHAT good melody is Bleeding The Orchid and even then corgan fucks it in the ass with his whiney strained voice.
Like I care about an Ignorant red neck americans opinion. Your only uploaded video is of you reviewing a Gun. First off, thats nothing new... Second off, why dont you do something useful u little brat punk iinstead of making the world a worse place
An ignorant red neck..lets see..I'm from Chicago Illinois..I live nowhere near the southeast..I play an Ibanez Bass..I drive a toyota? Honestly you sound like a douche bag liberal with your "oH nOeZ gUnZ r BaD" bull shit. I also dont see how being a firearms enthusiast makes the world a worse place. I donate 20% of my money to missions in 3rd world countries. Of course, that cant be possible because Im a redneck. You whine more than Billy Corgan you shit stain. I mean..damn..you LIKE zeitgeist.
Lol I highly doubt your broke ass donates 20% of you earnings... Stop being stupid. And the fact you dont see why glamourizing guns on youtube is a bad thing only further prooves my point. You dont need to live in Alabama to be a close minded ignorant scathe on society.
Yes, because you can totally tell what my income is by my interest. As far as "gLaMerIziN gUnz ArE bAAd" you are a fucking toolbag if you dont realize that firearms are inatimate objects. So fuck you, you judgmental tool. Honestly? If you had any form of logic you'd realize firearms ar einatimate objects. You'd also realize zaitgeist sucks. But you dont. Therefore, you are a tool. Fuck you.
I've read in several interviews that Billy recorded up to 100 guitar parts for the song, and this has been confirmed by Butch Vig...pretty crazy stuff!
This was my favorite record for many years. I threw it on a week or so ago and got right back into it. 'Cherub Rock' came on and I got the chills. Huge, epic stuff. Well done on the review.
I actually think the 2nd half is stronger than the first. You know I never really paid attention to the feedback before, it is interesting. Although I disagree w/ you on SilverF, personally it's my 2nd fav after Soma.
Yeah, I'm not saying the song is bad, I love it, you know? Just I usually try o pick a worst song, and sometimes I gotta name, not necessarily the worst, but the weakest. But the weakest can still be an incredibly strong song. Thanks for the comment!!
hey SirAllAboutMusic if you really want to hear distortion listen to My bloody valentines loveless and pleAse do an album review on that one. it is very unique in its own sense and the best shoegazing album ever.
I feel bad now. You deserve more subs man, you truly honestly do.
I like to keep em under seven minutes really, cause of people's attention span. Can't expect them to sit there and listen to me ramble lol. Thanks a lot man, glad you liked the vid!
Yeah. Listened to this album this afternoon. Geesh, no room for error is right. I was really trying to find some spot during the album where they might have fucked up, but (WOW) Siamese Dream is a pretty perfect album.
Actually what MBV did to achieve their depth is through effects like reverb and echo and shit like that. Billy is quoted as wanting "depth through tonality" so he went and recorded 100 guitar parts for Soma just to get that effect. A little egotistical for me.
But it just seems...unnecessary. It really is. Like did the last sixty overdubbed guitar parts really make any difference? Yeah, it just seems like it's Billy's massive ego showing through.
it's really tough to say that they were totally pointless, but if an artist feels that what a song needs is 100 tracks of guitar, i say, "why not?" if that's what it takes. but i've never heard this album before, and hearing "soma" on youtube, i can't honestly say that i can hear those 100 guitar tracks or even a portion of that on my crappy computer speakers. in all honesty, there are some bands like shallow, north dakota or fudge tunnel who create that kind of thickness with just one guitar.
You really should listen to this album, it's honestly one of the best 90's albums. Yeah, Sludge metal is very thick, because the distortion is very amped up, but the Pumpkins sound is really one of it's own. Like Sir said, it's surprisingly a great mix of distorted heavy and airy softness, or at least the early albums. :(
you kinda look like ben affleck
photorenta 1 month ago
@photorenta kind of more like Dave Grohl if you asked me
ZZYXY456 2 weeks ago
Too many contradictions. Nice idea reviewing, I just think you need to have a talent & understanding of words / albums in order to do it.
penusorus 2 months ago
@penusorus kk, fuck off now
ak47popper 1 month ago
I'm 2 minutes in... & you've already contradicted yourself.
Sarcastically talking about guitar overdubs "really? that many?";
To immediately move to saying, "a deep sound... which is deep sonically. Which is awesome".
Hmm. Doesn't really justify listening to the rest of the review, but I will give it a go.
penusorus 2 months ago
This is the best album ( bar none ) of the 90's. Mayonaise is a killer song but Hummer is the best song on the album. And sorry man but Geek USA is awesome. Jimmy Chamberlain absolutely beats the living hell outta the drums on that one. Anyway thanks for the review. Great job dude!
rpmniners 2 months ago
listening to siamese dream reminds me of the first time i listened downward spiral
wadereed27 3 months ago
One of the things I love about this album is how so many of the songs can lull you into this surreal sense and then come back with this epic almost... 'heroic' rift that just sends out this good feeling. Then you read the lyrics and think... 'what?'
choleric75 3 months ago
I agree, Mayo was always my favorite :). I love the intro so much, dual guitar leads.. Such a beautiful song. And I agree about Silverfuck, it was always just a bit much for me. A great song, but just drags on a bit. Excellent review!
Oryannmusic 4 months ago
One of the greatest albums ever made in the history of music.
spawn22222 5 months ago
I love the noise on Mayonnaise, its actually just feedback from a shitty guitar that they utilized to make it amazing.
misterdirtyharry 6 months ago
I respect your opinion about silverfuck being the weakest song on the album but u have to admit that Jimmy's drumming is fuckin awesome on that song :)
JJandAproductions 6 months ago
gonna have to disagree there. the greatest song on the album is totally SOMA. (:
youmomhowdo 7 months ago
the softer songs have a little more varied genre of sound than just "dream pop". hopefully in one of your SP album reviews,you'll mention shoegaze at least once. other than that, good review.
aaronp01 7 months ago
The Mayonaise feedback was reportedly a faulty guitar, but he liked the sound so much it was kept in.
DivideBYZero69 8 months ago
Since 1993, only this & Soundgarden's Superunknown really mean much to me. It has been more than a decade now since I last fall in love with an album. Today, Disarm, Cherub Rock, Soma, Maynonnaise, Quiet & Rocket are really some of my best-loved songs ever
simon120477 8 months ago
i tottaly disagree with you on silverfuck being a weak song but besides that great review i love this album so much and your vids are great ty
smellslikevin 9 months ago
what's the name of the song playing from 4:20?
anonymous7180 10 months ago
@anonymous7180 mayonaise is the song played at 4:20
siamesedreamful 5 months ago
I did such a huge amount of drugs with this album playing in the background and cos of that can't listen, ruined a great album. Can't listen to OK Computer cos that was the album I was kicking drugs too. Hahaha. Climbing up the walls... 90s sucked...
mrselfdestruct23 11 months ago
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FUDGEpedals 1 year ago
Billy Billy Billy Billy there are 3 other bad ass musicians in the band that r just as important!
dosomethin888 1 year ago
@dosomethin888 Have you not seen my other Pumpkins reviews? I'm fully aware of this.
SirAllAboutMusic 1 year ago 3
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WWMASTERSWORD 8 months ago
Billy says "Quiet". He actually wrote that song about me, I was over at his pad and I was singing C and C music factories "Gonna make you sweat" at top volume. He kept yelling "Quiet! Quiet! Quiet!" and I was like "I'm just squirrel- tryin' to get a nut-to move your but." Billy definately wasn't into eurodance as much as I was..a pity..Siamese dream definetly is lacking in trance beats, a shame.
ATRTAP 1 year ago
This is a rockin' album... definitely the most colorful-sounding album they have.
Lots, lots, lots of overdubbing.
Apparently, "Soma" has around 100 overdubs.
ultramegaunknown 1 year ago
Terrific Album!!! But it wasn't a good time for the band :(
zeedog14 1 year ago
D'arcy? I thought it was pretty well known that Billy recorded 99% of all the guitars and bass himself.
freakboy1992 1 year ago
@freakboy1992 Thats bullshit. He did some, so he says, but not 99%
Reno9824 1 year ago
Hi!
have you ever ripped the cd to the computer?
if yes, whats the maximum quality it can get digitally? :\
i'm going to buy it sooner or later >.<, just trying to find it :p
RicardoLima1992 1 year ago
@RicardoLima1992 Flac format, although the file sizes are larger.
JustifyJustin 1 year ago
Right on review. Mayonaise.... this is the sound that most modern bands are aiming for, and failing miserably. Smashing Pumpkins were so ahead of their time. Very slick production, but it works out and sounds nice and bulky, not overly-pretty.
ultramegaunknown 1 year ago
i love your reviews man, keep the good work up
ranmore30 1 year ago
@sodomyhorse
you have to take into account that james and darcy did dozens of demos with billy and jimmy as a full band, and they did record final album tracks...but billy rerecorded them and used his takes. they weren't worthless, billy just stifled their input because he was so paranoid about perfection, he would only trust himself to make the parts exactly how he wanted...
Bayview05 1 year ago
dunno, silverfuck is weak, musically... its just 2 d power chords switching octaves...
but yes, this is one of the best albums of the century
Bayview05 1 year ago
Agreed. Mayonaise is a forgotten gem, a remarkable piece of music that should be mandatory education in schools.
ProbableFiction 1 year ago
Okay... Agree 99% with you. But
Thought it was funny when you said not to get upset when you thought the last 3 songs didn't flow but before that you called corgan a egoistic jackass! Lol
SuperJElliott 1 year ago
@SuperJElliott Fellow band members called Billy Corgan a egotistical jackass. They kept a cardboard cut out of him backstage so they could kick it.
lilxkarmaxmonster 1 year ago
@SuperJElliott is he a jack ass
smellslikevin 10 months ago
good review man,ima subscribe...keep up the good work!
deathpiggy89 1 year ago
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slayer21g 1 year ago
silverfuck a weak song..?...dont think so...this cd is flawless...i was born in 76 so this album got me through some tough times ....also not one mention of jimmy chamberlain???...hes a beast on this.....hummer is the best song on this i get goosebumps everytime i hear it......good review though...also i need more metal how bout some GOJIRA...?
slayer21g 1 year ago 16
LOL "Then again he's an egotistical jackass" Nice :)
BlakeMacey 1 year ago
you look like Zack de la Rocha great review by the way
shittybullshit 1 year ago
Good review, You seem to know what you are talking about! This is my favourite album , And thanks to your review on pices iscariot i know own that too, well done man! :)
fletcheyboi 1 year ago
lol you share a flow of thought so similar to how I think. its quite scary lol. nice review though, first one i seen you do.
StudioHansen222 1 year ago
dude this is great i love pin floyd and the pumpkins are my fav band of all time i own everything by them
SiameseDream4321 1 year ago
Skip the fucking add, and buy yourself a minute... that you can use for, uhm.. i dunno, talk a bit slower, that you're so sorry about, Mr. know-it-all!
Besides from that, I can't really see the point of this. Why do I need someone like you analyzing this for me?! Jeez..
P.S. D'arcy didn't play anything on the recording.. And James only played a very few things as well. Billy recorded almost everything besides from the drums.
sodomyhorse 1 year ago
My favorite is Geek USA, is so fucking frantic.
RELover5 1 year ago
@RELover5 omg Geek USA is soooo amazing. that solo has to be the greatest ever. and it pisses me off how Billy Corgan is so underrated
SuperSiamesedream 1 year ago
I space out like that during Mayonaise too :) Nice review.
ZeroRed78 1 year ago 4
@ZeroRed78 Thanks dood!
SirAllAboutMusic 1 year ago
@SirAllAboutMusic mayonaise is my fav song ever period
SiameseDream4321 1 year ago
@SirAllAboutMusic do you rekon you could do an album review thingy like you do with these vids for the stone roses?
STONEROSESFTW 1 year ago
@SirAllAboutMusic dude i space out on geek usa..during that one trippy part where billy is like in a dream we are connected...what about you..it's very shoegazerish..its cool billy really knows how to fuse metal with shoegaze
siamesedreamful 1 year ago
@ZeroRed78 i space out during spaceboy, oh and that one trippy part on Geek Usa..where billy sings in a dream we are connected
siamesedreamful 1 year ago
my favorite on siamese dream just got to be "Mayonaise"
iv'e heard that funky guitar sound that apears in the song comes from a cheap ass guitar :P but it's a great addition to the song
not my favorite smashing pumpkins album, but it's pretty damn close to be up there with adore at first place.
a well earned 10/10
kyotoair 1 year ago
yeah your right bout the motherfucking feedback
DRUMMERLORD95 1 year ago
Good reveiw man. This album paints so many pictures. Beautiful
thisisadam 1 year ago
Thanks ALOT for the upload. Gish and SD are 2 of my favorite albums of all time. yes..even more than nevermind.
MajorKoenig2 1 year ago
My favorite SP album. Melancholy is awesome, but Siamese dream is just pure savage.
Causticlight 2 years ago
I agree with mayonaise being the strongest and silverfuck the weakest! I also think opening with cherub rock and closing with luna is fucking perfect!!!
fletcheyboi 2 years ago
Im freaking out!!!
I would say the album gets better with every song (including geek usa / silverfuck). Except that belittles the earlier songs which are equally great.
Geek usa is an unreal song bro.
Without question, hummer is the best song not mayonaise. Soma is also perfection.
I feel asleep to this album from age 12-17 practically every night (with exception for mellon collie + adore)
canag0d 2 years ago
mayonaise is my fav too
DiabloDave363 2 years ago
Great song, ain't it?
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
i also love hummer
DiabloDave363 2 years ago
@SirAllAboutMusic
I am not sure if you know this but the guitar part in mayonaise where it makes that weird noise is because the guitar had a problem and it was not on purpose, but billy ended up liking it so he added that to it. I think he mentioned that in viewphoria.
bdrown1210 1 year ago
@bdrown1210 Yeah, I was aware of that. Which makes the whole thing even cooler. :)
SirAllAboutMusic 1 year ago
Lots of Smashing Pumpkins lyrical imagery revolves around the moon and stuff.
Supaduck0 2 years ago
Yeah, I've noticed that.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
Billy seemed like a cool (if narcissistic) dude back in the early Pumpkins days. I wonder why he lost his songwriting talent. It's hard to believe the guy who wrote Disarm wrote Zeitgeist.
Supaduck0 2 years ago
Are u a moron?
Zeitgeist was unreal.
A great concept album.
canag0d 2 years ago
lol
Supaduck0 2 years ago
dude shutup
MajorKoenig2 1 year ago
@MajorKoenig2 haha I saw this comment in my recent comments, and I thought it was addressed to me. I was like "Dood, wtf, I gave this a good review!!" hahaha
SirAllAboutMusic 1 year ago
no it was addressed to the tool whining "zOmG zEiTgIsT iS wAy BeTtEr ThAn SiAmEsE gAyNeSs"
haha so no I loved your review was talking to someone else. THANKS for the review haha
MajorKoenig2 1 year ago
@MajorKoenig2
Where did I say once zeitgeist was better then siamese?
canag0d 1 year ago
You didnt, but the only unreal thing about zeitgeist was how poor it sounded. The ONLY song with a SOMEWHAT good melody is Bleeding The Orchid and even then corgan fucks it in the ass with his whiney strained voice.
MajorKoenig2 1 year ago
@MajorKoenig2
Like I care about an Ignorant red neck americans opinion. Your only uploaded video is of you reviewing a Gun. First off, thats nothing new... Second off, why dont you do something useful u little brat punk iinstead of making the world a worse place
canag0d 1 year ago
An ignorant red neck..lets see..I'm from Chicago Illinois..I live nowhere near the southeast..I play an Ibanez Bass..I drive a toyota? Honestly you sound like a douche bag liberal with your "oH nOeZ gUnZ r BaD" bull shit. I also dont see how being a firearms enthusiast makes the world a worse place. I donate 20% of my money to missions in 3rd world countries. Of course, that cant be possible because Im a redneck. You whine more than Billy Corgan you shit stain. I mean..damn..you LIKE zeitgeist.
MajorKoenig2 1 year ago
@MajorKoenig2
Lol I highly doubt your broke ass donates 20% of you earnings... Stop being stupid. And the fact you dont see why glamourizing guns on youtube is a bad thing only further prooves my point. You dont need to live in Alabama to be a close minded ignorant scathe on society.
canag0d 1 year ago
Yes, because you can totally tell what my income is by my interest. As far as "gLaMerIziN gUnz ArE bAAd" you are a fucking toolbag if you dont realize that firearms are inatimate objects. So fuck you, you judgmental tool. Honestly? If you had any form of logic you'd realize firearms ar einatimate objects. You'd also realize zaitgeist sucks. But you dont. Therefore, you are a tool. Fuck you.
MajorKoenig2 1 year ago
@MajorKoenig2
Well articulated... And very well thought out points.
Oh... And thank you for letting me know a gun is an inanimate object. I thought they were living things.
*Notice my correct spelling of inanimate
Anyways... This ends here. Have a nice life buddy, hope karma bites u in the ass and u get ur head shot off in a robbery or some shit.
canag0d 1 year ago
It seems most liberals do think they are living things and are incapable of taking responsibility (being the reason for blaming crime on firearms).
Sorry for the typo.
Haha, where I live it isn't against the all knowing law to defend yourself so fat chance.
MajorKoenig2 1 year ago
@MajorKoenig2 Also, Based on your video... You wouldnt know good msic if it smacked u in the face.
canag0d 1 year ago
This may sound random, but I absolutely love the opening to Quiet. Something about it dude, I can't put a finger on it.
WolfataDoor 2 years ago
I would have to agree. It's pretty fuckin awesome.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
Huh, I decided to go get this album from my friend after listening to this review. Thanks mate. (Subscribed)
G3N0Unknown 2 years ago
Thanks for the sub man, and I'm glad you liked the review.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
Oh and what's the meaning to the lyrics of Today?
Reno9824 2 years ago
Billy wrote it about suicide, if I'm not mistaken.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
@SirAllAboutMusic That's right.
TacticsElf 2 years ago
Soma 100.. What? What you said made it sound like they recorded 100 guitars?? Haha , sorry.. I have much to learn..
Reno9824 2 years ago
I've read in several interviews that Billy recorded up to 100 guitar parts for the song, and this has been confirmed by Butch Vig...pretty crazy stuff!
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
wow... tad much..
Reno9824 2 years ago
best record ever....silverfuck is amazing! haha never heard it described as weak before
andrewface 2 years ago
I don't think its all that weak...just a little compared to the other songs on the album.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
This was my favorite record for many years. I threw it on a week or so ago and got right back into it. 'Cherub Rock' came on and I got the chills. Huge, epic stuff. Well done on the review.
tlinscott1 2 years ago
Thanks for the awesome comment dood! :D
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
i agee with u dude sp isnt sp without original members
spneverfail 2 years ago
mayonaise sure is my favorite track of this album aswell!!
kyotoair 2 years ago
I don't know Siamese dream is just too plastic and glossy for my taste i prefer Gish more
siliva1 2 years ago
"Quiet", you couldn't choose a best intro, man.
Great review by the way!
Nicely done.
gamation 2 years ago
thanks a lot dood!!
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
I actually think the 2nd half is stronger than the first. You know I never really paid attention to the feedback before, it is interesting. Although I disagree w/ you on SilverF, personally it's my 2nd fav after Soma.
BloodyRose3000 2 years ago
Yeah, I'm not saying the song is bad, I love it, you know? Just I usually try o pick a worst song, and sometimes I gotta name, not necessarily the worst, but the weakest. But the weakest can still be an incredibly strong song. Thanks for the comment!!
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
hey SirAllAboutMusic if you really want to hear distortion listen to My bloody valentines loveless and pleAse do an album review on that one. it is very unique in its own sense and the best shoegazing album ever.
siliva1 2 years ago
Siamese Dream = album of the 90s, maybe. OK Computer is it's only competition for me.
Supaduck0 2 years ago
Then how bout a compromise haha. Siamese Dream=best of the early ninties. OK Computer= best of the late ninties. Now they both win.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
You got yourself a deal :D
Supaduck0 2 years ago
Awesom! :-)
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
Great review man. I agree 100%
syrinx2113 2 years ago
Glad you liked it!
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
Absolutely perfect album, I could take nothing away. I agree with the best song, my favorite Pumpkins song. Great review, man.
SuperMario16bit 2 years ago
Thanks!
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
LMAO, I've been around for nearly a year, and I only have 37 subs lol. You didn't have to keep it under 9 minutes, I think you can have up to 11 now.
Great review though.
Alex703rockstar 2 years ago
I feel bad now. You deserve more subs man, you truly honestly do.
I like to keep em under seven minutes really, cause of people's attention span. Can't expect them to sit there and listen to me ramble lol. Thanks a lot man, glad you liked the vid!
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
Yea, I do nothing to try and spread my word (if that makes any sense).
And fuck them, if they can't listen for longer than seven minutes, they shouldn't be watching a review anyway.
But still, you did a great job, even if it was 7 minutes lol.
Alex703rockstar 2 years ago
Yeah. Listened to this album this afternoon. Geesh, no room for error is right. I was really trying to find some spot during the album where they might have fucked up, but (WOW) Siamese Dream is a pretty perfect album.
What is the the usual over dub.
MonMccool123 2 years ago
Yeah, it's ridiculously perfect.
Usually guitar overdubs fall below the ten mark, and even ten is a little high. It really depends on teh song.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
Hey. Thanks for the response. If you ever do a MY Bloody Valentine review let me know what their overdub is at. It has to be ungodly high too.
MonMccool123 2 years ago
Actually what MBV did to achieve their depth is through effects like reverb and echo and shit like that. Billy is quoted as wanting "depth through tonality" so he went and recorded 100 guitar parts for Soma just to get that effect. A little egotistical for me.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
Yeah, but those millions of guitar overdubs make Soma what it is, perfect.
SuperMario16bit 2 years ago
But it just seems...unnecessary. It really is. Like did the last sixty overdubbed guitar parts really make any difference? Yeah, it just seems like it's Billy's massive ego showing through.
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago
it's really tough to say that they were totally pointless, but if an artist feels that what a song needs is 100 tracks of guitar, i say, "why not?" if that's what it takes. but i've never heard this album before, and hearing "soma" on youtube, i can't honestly say that i can hear those 100 guitar tracks or even a portion of that on my crappy computer speakers. in all honesty, there are some bands like shallow, north dakota or fudge tunnel who create that kind of thickness with just one guitar.
officernarc 2 years ago
You really should listen to this album, it's honestly one of the best 90's albums. Yeah, Sludge metal is very thick, because the distortion is very amped up, but the Pumpkins sound is really one of it's own. Like Sir said, it's surprisingly a great mix of distorted heavy and airy softness, or at least the early albums. :(
SuperMario16bit 2 years ago
Oh yeah, I can't wait to get around to the Machina's. THAT'S GONNA BE FUN!!!
SirAllAboutMusic 2 years ago