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AlbumE · 1993

Siamese Dream

by The Smashing Pumpkins

Siamese Dream is a 1993 alternative rock album by The Smashing Pumpkins. It runs 13 tracks across 62 minutes on Virgin Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.4/5 from 5 ratings.

Alternative Rock

Best albums of 1993

#6 in Best albums of 1993 · #39 in Best alternative rock albums

Your rating

4.4 /5
5 ratings
80 /100
5 critics
13
Tracks
62 min
Runtime
125 bpm
Tempo
A# major
Key

Ratings

5 ratings · avg 4.4

0.5★5★

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Critics

5 publications

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Cover art

3 credits

Siamese Dream cover art
Design
Steve Gerdes
Photography
Melodie McDaniel
Art direction
Len Peltier

Tracklist

13 tracks · 62 min

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Every pressing below shares this page's rating and reviews — they are the same record.

  • Siamese Dream (2011 - Remaster)Remaster · 2011 · 13 tracks
    1. 1Cherub Rock (2011 Remaster)
    2. 2Quiet (2011 Remaster)
    3. 3Today (2011 Remaster)
    4. 4Hummer (2011 Remaster)
    5. 5Rocket (2011 Remaster)
    6. 6Disarm (2011 Remaster)
    7. 7Soma (2011 Remaster)
    8. 8Geek U.S.A. (2011 Remaster)
    9. 9Mayonaise (2011 Remaster)
    10. 10Spaceboy (2011 Remaster)
    11. 11Silverfuck (2011 Remaster)
    12. 12Sweet Sweet (2011 Remaster)
    13. 13Luna (2011 Remaster)

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4 videos

Ranked by listeners

top 5 · 13 rated tracks

According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Siamese Dream is Disarm — rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener.

  1. 1Disarm5.01 rating
  2. 2Mayonaise5.01 rating
  3. 3Luna5.01 rating
  4. 4Today4.51 rating
  5. 5Hummer4.51 rating

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About

Siamese Dream is the second album by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins, released on July 27, 1993 on Virgin Records. The album fused diverse influences such as shoegazing, dream pop, noise pop, classic rock, heavy metal and progressive rock. Despite recording sessions fraught with difficulties and tensions, Siamese Dream debuted at number ten on the Billboard charts, and eventually sold over four million copies in the U.S., and over six million worldwide, cementing The Smashing Pumpkins as an important group in alternative rock music. Four singles were released in support of Siamese Dream: "Cherub Rock", "Today", "Disarm" and "Rocket". In addition to receiving mostly positive reviews upon its release, Siamese Dream has widely been regarded as one of the best albums of the 1990s. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 360 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

In brief

Is Siamese Dream good?
Riffiter listeners rate Siamese Dream 4.4/5 from 5 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on Siamese Dream?
Disarm, rated 5.0/5 by 1 listener on Riffiter.
When was Siamese Dream released?
Siamese Dream was released in 1993 on Virgin Records.
How many tracks are on Siamese Dream?
Siamese Dream has 13 tracks, with a runtime of 62 minutes.
What genre is Siamese Dream?
Siamese Dream is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
What BPM is Siamese Dream?
Siamese Dream runs at a median tempo of 125 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Siamese Dream?
Listeners of Siamese Dream also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, The Bends by Radiohead, Doolittle by Pixies.

Siamese Dream at a glance

Label
Virgin Records
Produced by
Billy Corgan, Butch Vig

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Credits

Played by
David RagsdaleEric RemschneiderMike Mills

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