Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream, 30 Years Later｜Vinyl Monday
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Always old, I’ll always feel this.
Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! I’m Abby and is my weekly series where I chat about classic albums in my collection that I love. This week we’re celebrating the 30th birthday of my very first favorite album: Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream. Subscribe for more Vinyl Monday and vintage fashion!
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Timestamps:
intro - 0:00
Siamese Dream - 1:13
track listing/release - 14:37
my thoughts - 17:21
thanks for watching! - 32:59
Music:
Intro Music: Yeah Yeah Yeah (Long) by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: audionautix.com/
Outtro Music: Ticket To Nowhere Man by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: audionautix.com/
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@abigaildevoe 11 ай бұрын
what was your first favorite album? comment below!
@gringosterr5690 11 ай бұрын
Abbey Road
@davidellis5141 11 ай бұрын
Never Mind The Bullocks .. Here's The .. Sex Pistols 🔫
@Moneoai 11 ай бұрын
RAM by paul and linda McCartney
@edvonblue 11 ай бұрын
The first vinyl I ever spent my own money to buy was a Steve Miller 45 “Rock n Me”…
@blahblahblah5816 11 ай бұрын
Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
@jeffball6656 11 ай бұрын
Siamese Dream is pure perfection.
@gregoryg3256 11 ай бұрын
its my friend Stella's Favorite Album & Band
@jeffridgeway7474 11 ай бұрын
30 years old today My all time favorite album
@vomzy 11 ай бұрын
For sure
@astronomical13 11 ай бұрын
From a production standpoint I agree 100%. I think it’s the most meticulously executed album of my lifetime. Attention was given to every single note. It’s almost too polished. For this reason I find Mellon Collie more interesting and fun to listen to, and from a pure songwriting standpoint, Adore is my favorite.
@joesmith9216 10 ай бұрын
it is,a total monster of alt and metal combined.
@johnaroach 11 ай бұрын
It actually seems weird to hear someone talk about this album, sometimes I think it only exists deep inside my soul and belongs to me alone.
@user-nh6qd3fv1b 11 ай бұрын
My favorite was Mellon collie. I listened to it over and over and over, but siamese dream is definitely better
@travishenson3003 11 ай бұрын
Bro i think the same thing sometimes. The pumpkins are my absolute favorite band. Love them
@cameronturner5082 11 ай бұрын
This and Pisces Iscariot are my jams when I drive
@stevepopplewell6448 11 ай бұрын
I know exactly what you mean
@jturquoise 11 ай бұрын
I mean they only sold millions But ok Lol
@jasonauric 11 ай бұрын
Mayonnaise is quite possibly the best song ever done by the Pumpkins, and the best song written in the 90s
@cggarrod 11 ай бұрын
I agree. Easily.
@brianblackwood3120 9 ай бұрын
I wish they’d released mayonnaise as a single and shot a video for it
@christopherhendricks4369 9 ай бұрын
Yes!! Such a great song. Better than Disarm or Today IMO.
@frankvalladares3176 9 ай бұрын
Better, but sadly it would be a bit hard to sell since it doesn't have a puch chorus that anyone can sing along like the other two songs@@christopherhendricks4369
@Spooky_515 8 ай бұрын
That’s a bold statement by both measures.
@gonzaljevic 11 ай бұрын
I actually applauded at the end of this episode. This lady needs to have at least 100k subs.
@flannigan7956 11 ай бұрын
I'll clap at the idea that Roomers is gonna get it
@kristofftaylovoski60 11 ай бұрын
VERY TRUE.. long since pawned my CD and cassette of this brilliant masterpiece... Actually pulled the Spotify version to give this whole album a re-listen after Abigail's excellent 30 year review..
@nameforcomments4092 10 ай бұрын
I don’t even like vinyl…like, at all (but I didn’t come here to criticize or start fights; you guys do you), and I absolutely agree. This was a phenomenal video and I’m gonna have to watch a whole mess of her stuff.
@aisle_of_view 10 ай бұрын
Definitely one of the defining albums of the 90s. I love Cherub Rock.
@toniputin1096 11 ай бұрын
I think you're right that the pumpkins were at heart a psych band. At that time, Gen X was just coming into it's own as adults, and we were mining the 60's vibe in music and other artforms in the late 80's and early 90's. Even Britpop bands like Blur and Charlatans were doing this.
@chandler_martian 11 ай бұрын
I’ve felt like the 90s, at least in terms of rock music, echoed a lot of the fundamentals of 60s and 70s music because, like you said, Gen X were becoming adults and were obviously impacted by the music of that time in their youth. I’m hopeful that we’ll see a similar rejuvenation of older sounds in the current landscape before too long. We’ve already seen it with many popular references to 80s, 90s, and even some 2000s trends which a lot of young millennials and older zoomers would be more familiar with
@rome8180 11 ай бұрын
To me, they're Jimi Hendrix mixed with My Bloody Valentine.
@Letsgobrandon678 7 ай бұрын
Finally glad to hear someone acknowledge what I have always said about Jimmy C. Love his drumming. "It's what goes in between the notes that matter".
@pringlescan81 10 ай бұрын
Jimmy Chamberlain is my favorite drummer of all time and I’m glad you gave him his due praise.
@facelessandnameless 2 ай бұрын
Same!
@derelictfields 11 ай бұрын
My favorite album of all time. I was in high school when it was released, which was the perfect time to connect to an album like this.
@cbond1c113 11 ай бұрын
"Siamese Dream" is my absolute favorite album of the 1990's. I had actually went back to listening to it about 6-months ago after probably a 20-year lapse, and I love it just as much as I did then. It's like a time capsule of the 1990's, which was a really fertile time period for alternative music. There are so many vivid memories of the time that I can feel & actually relive when I listen to it, almost as if it's something tangible. It was a special time and we where so caught up in it that we didn't realize we where witnessing music's last hurrah. It just kind of died afterwards.
@joesmith9216 10 ай бұрын
well, in mainstream terms, yes, early-mid 90's was the end of music, all went underground after that.
@JRo6699 8 ай бұрын
Couldn't have said it better myself!
@rickhumphreys5416 3 ай бұрын
You put into words what I felt about Billy's writing so beautifully, I was 9 when SD was released although understanding the gravity of the lyrics damn near impossible at that age I some how still just got it and as I got older it was like I was able to unlock the code and it made more sense ! Ty for this you fucking rock !
@dennismason3740 11 ай бұрын
The drummer on Marquee Moon is also superb. He never shows off, he serves the song.
@edvonblue 11 ай бұрын
Billy Ficca
@dennismason3740 11 ай бұрын
@@edvonblue - yes, thank you, Billy Ficca.
@oscartaylor3850 11 ай бұрын
The stumble into the song marquee moon like someone just awoke from a drunken slumber and got right down to staggering about his business.
@NewcastleBrownAleRIP 10 ай бұрын
@@oscartaylor3850and he thought it was a rehearsal and not an actual take.
@Chris-lp2ok 11 ай бұрын
That outfit is legit. I had so many friends that thought their stereos were messed up at the beginning of “Hummer.” After 30 years, “Silverfuc*” is now my favorite.
@crapmalls 11 ай бұрын
I attribute most of my hearing loss to this album. ❤ thanks for this one
@nameforcomments4092 10 ай бұрын
Step 1: Start Siamese Dream Step 2: Raise volume until it’s pretty dang loud. At this point, Cherub Rock will continue to build and get louder until you fear for your equipment and safety. Step 3: Keep the volume right where it is for the entirety of the album.
@SupermanNew52 9 ай бұрын
I was handed this cassette tape in 1993 when I was 11yrs old. I was also handed a box some time after that with: Weezer - Blue and Pinkerton Soundgarden - Superunknown Stone Temple Pilots - Core and Purple Pearl Jam - Ten Alice in Chains albums Green Day's first three albums And tons of others. Siamese Dream is probably the most important piece of music in my whole life. SP have been my favorite band ever since that moment. The 90's were great for everything. Music, movies, video games, etc. You had to be there. Anyway, I enjoyed your video and subscribed. You are a lovely person inside and out it seems, and I am glad this means so much to you as well.
@ruddyguzzman 3 ай бұрын
Who gave it to you?
@SupermanNew52 3 ай бұрын
@@ruddyguzzman My friend's older brother was being deployed to the Middle East during that time and left it to his younger brother who then gave it to me. Then another few more boxes since I enjoyed them.
@ratbones620 11 ай бұрын
I love the more personal Vinyl Mondays. It’s so interesting to hear how these albums have affected your life.
@ailurophile71 11 ай бұрын
Whenever I feel the need to really crank the volume for a bit, "Geek USA" is typically first in line. So many great moments on this album. I'll forever love how the Pumpkins made feedback so artful. Oh yes, first favorite album... the first money I was allowed to spend went in part to a Ghost In the Machine cassette at Bradlees.
@scottfitzpatrick1939 11 ай бұрын
This album has a special hold on me. It's like he took our reflections from the mirror and turned them into music. Fans of smashing pumkins, we have all of us found the beauty in life's existential suffering.
@hamiltoncharlesw 11 ай бұрын
Top 5 favorite albums of all time for sure. It was a game changer.
@cwocky 10 ай бұрын
Defo
@jimmymelendez1836 8 ай бұрын
@@cwocky*Definitely
@Aurla-R2-D2 11 ай бұрын
To my ears, Siamese Dream is the best album of the '90s 💜
@belowsealevel8663 7 ай бұрын
I remember telling my roommate in 1994 this is the best album of the year. I now believe this album to be the best of the decade. Incredible.
@ScyllaWyrm 11 ай бұрын
I'm old enough to remember that the album cover wasn't a silvery purple in stores. This album is all about guitars. It's great
@gerardlim8136 11 ай бұрын
Siamese Dream is clearly a milestone album, dare I say the greatest album of the '90s. It's easily my favorite Pumpkins album too and the one I return to the most, possibly the only Pumpkins album I need. "Mayonaise" is one of the greatest songs ever written and my personal favorite. I was fortunate to catch them on the Siamese Dream tour, but for some reason the studio album resonates with me moreso than live versions of the tracks. My first favorite album was U2's Unforgettable Fire, but I pretty much stopped following the band after Achtung Baby. Favorite bands of all time are the Velvet Underground, Fugazi and Husker Du, so if you could squeeze in some Vinyl Mondays for their formidable catalogues, I would greatly appreciate it. I also love Taylor Swift and her diary albums! 😂
@bilhamcobbly2957 11 ай бұрын
Billy might of almost died,And had to make a personal “Rite of passage “ to make his ultimate passion project,But it has never been topped,It’s possibly perfect.❤
@varsityhr9381 11 ай бұрын
I was a freshman in college and didn't fit in anywhere. I was in the jazz program (tenor sax) but outside of that didn't really have any friends. I was musically ignorant outside of classical and jazz at the time and the odd show tune here and there. My brother sent me to school with this cassette tape. I started out with side one and became a bit obsessed. I must have spent a whole month just listening to side 1. I was actually kind of afraid to listen to side 2 because I didn't know if it would hold up to side 1 in my mind. I ended up listening to the whole thing. I was so alienated from my course work and classes that I just started roaming the campus listening to this album and skipping classes. I ended up dropping out shortly after. Happy ending though, I am a successful IT manager now...I just wasn't ready for college course work at the time. But this album definitely helped me get through.
@abigaildevoe 11 ай бұрын
your story is fascinating. usually college kids are oblivious to classical and jazz, not the other way around! i didn't have a clue about jazz until college. i understand being afraid of the end not being as good as the beginning, truly phenomenal openers always worry me
@varsityhr9381 11 ай бұрын
@@abigaildevoe Thank you for the kind words. I've always been a bit strange when it comes to music. I spent most of my early years (elementary school) listening to Dixie land and ragtime. Basically whatever my dad was listening to. It's a bit embarrassing but in middle school I was obsessed with Christmas music. I would like listen to it while mowing the lawn lol. Later in life I was diagnosed with a pretty bad case of OCD and it all started making sense. After listening to Pumpkins and a bit of Nirvana I actually started playing my own musing and listening heavily to Pumpkins, Flaming Lips, Radiohead, Ween and The Beatles. Almost forgot, my favorite songs on the album are Soma and Sweet Sweet. Hope you don't mind me posting my new band; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mquapKuEu9DWZKs.html
@alukuhito 8 ай бұрын
Disarm blew me away when it first came out. I needed to know this band. It was so fresh. You didn't hear things like that at the time. I still love SP.
@joew717 11 ай бұрын
If they never dropped "The" from their name we'd never have the infamous quote "Hi, I'm Billy Corgan...Smashing Pumpkins...Hello, I'm Homer Simpson, smiling politely". Seriously they are the Led Zepplin of our generation. I'll never forget the chills I felt hearing those two opening drum rolls 30 years ago!
@ravenstalons154 8 ай бұрын
When this came out, my high school drafting class had a stereo and our teacher would let us play cassettes. I would bring mine in and it was a popular staple.
@buzzcrushtrendkill 5 ай бұрын
As a deep music fan, I'm constantly listening. But this is the album I've listened to more than any other.
@soulcatradio 11 ай бұрын
I can't believe it's been 30 years! I have Siamese Dream on orange creamsicle vinyl and cherish it very much. I'm embarrassed to say that in the late '90s, the vinyl was on sale as clearance. Now it goes for a couple of hundred dollars.
@MikeBuechele 11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for doing this album . You brought back so many feelings I had listening to this over and over and over. You nailed it.
@Carlitoz_Wey 11 ай бұрын
yay, this is one of my favz
@strawmancomics 11 ай бұрын
I've been a fan of the band since 97 and I just got the hidden meaning of Rocket. A few months ago I was watching West Side Story for the first time and one of the characters says that he's got a rocket in his pocket, referring to a gun. Follow the logic that a rocket is a gun and you take a song about finally escaping the life that has held you back with said rocket and it suddenly takes some seriously dark undertones. I always understood that Today was about not giving into suicide, but I had no idea that the bright tones and anthemic chorus of Rocket bellied the fact that Billy believed his only escape was suicide. Devastating.
@scottfitzpatrick1939 11 ай бұрын
I feel the song is actually about transcending the cptsd of childhood trauma and finding enough of a balance to know you are going ro make it. Getting to that point of healing but then facing how much life was lost to just trying to survive it. I miss everything I'll never be. Knowing you will never reach your full potential because of carrying the anchor of childhood abuse. Its why I love his song writing, he totally gets it.
@Polarbarrywhite 4 күн бұрын
Jimmy's hand work is sick on Gish and Dream
@davidcross701 11 ай бұрын
The whole album tracks are classics. Every song. Thirty years, stills sound it came out this week!
@AaronDahl 11 ай бұрын
Accidentally stumbled on this, thinking of only listen to a few minutes but was fascinated the entire video with you vast knowledge and facts on the album! Wow. Thank you. Time well spent. Incredible album to, for decades more to come.
@chrisbuek 8 ай бұрын
I just discovered this channel and I am one hundred percent hooked. You do an amazing job of breaking down and analyzing these albums and articulating things about them in words I could never muster. The fact that you look like a human version of all the best things about 1971 doesn't hurt, either.
@HuggableJohn 10 ай бұрын
I introduced my 11-year old daughter to this album recently. She can now play Cherub Rock on guitar.
@adrianagras7745 11 ай бұрын
Been going through a pretty rough breakup. Just wanted to say thank you for these videos and the work and passion you put into them. Watching your reviews and vids on my favorite bands has been such a nice release, please keep doing what you do. The only way to go is forward, and you bring lots of light and hope to my day. Thank you. Much love
@Gonzilla24 11 ай бұрын
This video was my first time checking out your channel - I love your enthusiasm and in-depth detail while talking about the album. Can't wait to check out the rest of your content!
@sexdigitaI 11 ай бұрын
great vid !!!! i started watching 2 days before i saw them live in salt lake and finished this vid today . hummer was incredible live . so happy to see other people share such a emotional connection with this album
@NateN0tGreat 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic video this is my dads favorite album and I recently listened to it for the first time and was surprised how much I recognized everything just from him playing it in the background while I was growing up. So thank you dad this is one of my new favorites
@mcal27 11 ай бұрын
As close to a perfect Album as ever existed! Recall clearly when I first heard it. I felt so alive! Been listening to it a lot again recently. I always comeback to it ever couple of years. Wonderful fun video. Thanks :)
@fiftyf00tqueenie42 10 ай бұрын
I remember this cd living in my Sony discman my senior year in high school. Whenever I hear a song from Siamese Dream I’m immediately taken back.
@ryangunwitch-black 6 ай бұрын
😢My Discman was one of my most beloved possessions. Before that it was my cassette Walkman
@Cosmic-Ballz 11 ай бұрын
Abby, I'm very glad and grateful that people like you, from your generation, are keeping the enthusiasm and passion alive of music that came out when I was a teenager. Siamese Dream was always and still is my favorite album of the 1990's. Your knowledge and understanding of the band, the album, and the times amazes me, it's as if you lived yourself through the early and mid 1990's how well you understand the relevance, context, and zeitgeist of the time. Great video from beginning to end.
@brianblackwood3120 11 ай бұрын
I didn’t realize it was a double album until I started recording. Like wow this thing is an hour and change, I bought it on cd, and I’m arguing w people about 43 minutes!
@denniszipps1202 7 ай бұрын
Siamese Dream is still as emotional to me as it was thirty years ago. I was fortunate enough to snag the vinyl copy with the original mix many years ago. Perfect work of art❤
@abigaildevoe 7 ай бұрын
WOW you have a holy grail on your hands! you're so lucky you have an original siamese dream. be careful not to leave your window open at night or you might catch me trying to crawl in...
@weezadam 11 ай бұрын
This album got me through high school, spoke to my soul and absolutely rocked my world. This is arguably right up there with Nevermind, every song is a banger. Keep it up, digging your channel!
@ralphbolton4865 11 ай бұрын
As always, another hittin' out of the stadium. Thank you for your work and time making these videos. 5 stars.
@Bootsy98 11 ай бұрын
Your full exploration of these albums is just excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed! Thanks!
@knivesout33 10 ай бұрын
Your 30 years later review really resonates with me on a deep level. It's almost uncanny how much I relate to everything you discussed in the video. What's even more intriguing is that you bear a striking resemblance to my wife! While my interest in the Smashing Pumpkins waned after the 2000s, "Siamese Dream" remains an eternal favorite for me. That album holds a special place in my heart and I doubt anything will ever surpass it.
@jasonnewby 11 ай бұрын
Siamese Dream will always have a special place in my heart. in 1993 I finally got a cd player and Siamese Dream was one of the first few cds I bought along with Pearl Jam's VS, Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti and The Beatles Sgt Pepper. Its my favorite album of theirs and when I got back into vinyl one I immediately purchased. I still listen to it often. It really holds up.
@abigaildevoe 11 ай бұрын
pearl jam - VS was also in that batch of CDs i stole from dad. have to say i responded to vitalogy and ten more
@MyOtown 11 ай бұрын
This album is absolutely one of my all time favorites. so much emotion. I just saw them live to a week ago and also back in November. So good
@DAKILLAGORILLA 11 ай бұрын
Found them in the late 90s my mind was blown and my world was never the same again. Absolutely love this band all albums. Your writing is dope, much respect.
@cablecutter12 6 ай бұрын
This is a just about perfect discussion of this record. Agreed on every point. Well said and well done.
@alexanderthegreat-zh8rc 11 ай бұрын
It'd be really cool if you covered Surfer Rosa on your series, as it was a major influence to every alt band at the time (including smashing pumpkins)
@michelepasquale8227 11 ай бұрын
Congrats for the format, video editing, precise info and, obviously, your genuine passion. Great job! 🙏🔥
@michaeldevereux7862 11 ай бұрын
Stunning album. One of my favorites
@BamThwok76 11 ай бұрын
I'm going to listen to this album again tomorrow while fighting my way through work. Thanks for reminding me how much it rocked.
@paulyguitary7651 11 ай бұрын
The end of a Pumpkins concert was special. Billy would just go of shredding on the guitar as one by one everyone else leaves. He continues with these guitar soundscapes for awhile eventually setting his guitar flat on the ground still playing it until he stands up and walks off stage as his guitar continues to feedback. Friggin amazing show!
@georgemathie8123 11 ай бұрын
This album is so part of my teenage years and Billy Corgan and smashing pumpkins was so innovative and took MTV or in my native Canada muchmusic by storm their iconic videos were everywhere at this time and they were well on their way on to becoming one of the most influential bands of the 90s
@JK-jl1bf 10 ай бұрын
First album that makes me feel high just listening to it. No drugs necessary; just put on this album and every cell in my body responds to being lifted to a higher plain and taken into the depths of sadness and despair like no album ever has and I put it away and on special occasions I bring it out like some secret smoke session I do alone and remember how nothing before it or after it will ever be the same ever again.
@mattjohnson1775 10 ай бұрын
I grew up listening to my parents vinyl but Siamese Dream was my very 1 favorite current music. That was actually when l started listening to current music. I cant beleive kts been 30 years.
@ryangunwitch-black 6 ай бұрын
❤Same. I think Siamese Dream was the first vinyl album I bought at its release.
@elroywashere 11 ай бұрын
First time watching this channel and so enjoyed this. I'm more your dad's age but this was my intro to Pumpkins and I found NIN about the same time. For me this marked a break from all the 70s and early 80s music I'd always listened to and found this was something I could embrace. This and Mellon Collie will always be at the top of my list of favorite albums.
@ryangunwitch-black 6 ай бұрын
A couple few things here about Siamese Dream. 1. I was turned on to SP by a good friend when Gish was picking up steam. I think we were in 11th grade. I was anxiously awaiting the follow up and summer before 12th grade, I bought a double colored vinyl pressing of Siamese Dream at a place called Theory Shop in Jax beach. It was attached to an underage club where bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, 10,000 Maniacs, Screaming Trees, RHCP (you’re getting the drift here, right?) et all played in the late 80s and early 90s. It was amazing. So was this record. 2. I always assumed James Iha played the leads because Billy sang and played guitar… those dudes usually play rhythm. Not the solo for “Cherub Rock” (HOLY SHIT). But when I saw them on SNL the first time, my head exploded. 3. Billy Dr. Midnighted the bass because they were already forty eight billion dollars over budget. 4. I don’t remember what else. You’re great. Don’t stop. 🤘🏽
@ryangunwitch-black 6 ай бұрын
Oh. Also. I’m pretty sure it’s pronounced “piss ant”. Like, “What a little piss-ant!” Also I thought some bunk mushrooms were kicking in during a Smashing Pumpkins set at a festival but no. It was just Smashing Pumpkins.
@geodog6854 11 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. It's fun to go back and listen to albums that shaped your life.
@chrismcgovern1647 11 ай бұрын
OMG, super video Abby! LUV this breakdown of the album! Nice outfit too!
@squelch84 11 ай бұрын
OMG this is the first time I'm watching your channel and it's fantastic! Thank you. Siamese Dream is absolutely one of my favorite albums -- top five, no doubt. My first favorite album was Disintegration by the Cure. Keep up the great work.
@drdickphd 9 ай бұрын
Something about that cricket anecdote is so striking to me. It’s like the music was there around you the whole time and all you had to do was listen & find it. Great video!
@MewCun 11 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed this retrospective. Not only was it exhaustive in its factual content, but it was also extremely heartfelt. I think it's awesome that you found it in your father's album collection. As a teenager, I tried playing the Pumpkins to my late father; his only reaction was to deem them "too challenging" for his tastes. Siamese Dream is an astonishingly good album. I've been listening to it for a good portion of those 30 years since its release, and, despite my ever changing musical tastes, I still find myself returning to it regularly.
@LumilusD 11 ай бұрын
I stumbled on your video today, mostly because Siamese Dream was such an important album for me. Just wanted to say great job! You're very insightful and entertaining!
@Christopher-Baltimore 10 ай бұрын
This was inspiring. Thank you.
@BADLANDSx 5 ай бұрын
Loved hearing the story of this record! Picking mine up this week!
@Mike-rc8se 11 ай бұрын
Adore. Masterpiece.
@rich-s6c 11 ай бұрын
Wow! Great video! Siamese Dream is my favorite album too. I was 16 when I first heard it and , like you said, it just spoke to me.
@lilleaton 11 ай бұрын
Great to see you do modern music alongside the classic stuff, with the same passion and skill! :)
@anthonybomberry9935 11 ай бұрын
Love this one and your wings❤
@AL13NM 11 ай бұрын
NOT a Smashing Pumpkins fan but even I have this on orange marble vinyl. Cherub Rock has one of the greatest intros ever recorded! I had to have this for Cherub Rock alone.
@DJ_FLUX 10 ай бұрын
Literally everything you said here is exactly how I feel!
@johnniea4684 6 ай бұрын
Best review of Siamese Dream ever! So much fun and so on the money regarding the various japeries (not an actual word!) of the band members. Love to see you do MCIS.
@Vinaigre 11 ай бұрын
Still listen to this all the time.
@barrydouglas4680 11 ай бұрын
This was brilliant.
@whiplash415 17 сағат бұрын
I always knew this day would come
@kungstu22 11 ай бұрын
I asked for this months ago but never knew how special it is to Abby. Best VM evah.
@abigaildevoe 11 ай бұрын
it might take a while but i do get around to requests eventually!
@Joe_Blow_ 10 ай бұрын
I relate so deeply to your experience with the lyrics/vocals on this album. I'm in my mid 20s now, I discovered Smashing Pumpkins around the same age as you, instantly fell in love with them, all of that. The first time I really heard Billy say the lyrics, and have it actually make sense, I was 18 or 19, the song was Disarm, and I sobbed uncontrollably for an embarrassing amount of time after. It's an insane coincidence to me that you mentioned that Billy wrote this is conjunction with therapy. I've never been able to afford it, there were times in my life I desperately needed it, so I turned to music just having no where else to turn. Mellon Collie moreso than this album, but both were therapeutic to me and are a significant reason that I am who I am today. It's really cool seeing someone else that had a similar experience on so many levels with the Pumpkins. This was the first video of yours I've ever seen, definitely going to be checking out more. I love the long format, and you do a damn good job of justifying the length.
@GreetTheSacredCow 11 ай бұрын
The greatest album of all time. Incredible video!
@AMurder0fCrows 11 ай бұрын
this got suggested to me and i am absolutely in love with your enthusiasm. looking forward to catching up with what i've missed since this came out, since Rumors is one i own on vinyl. subscribed. nice job.
@separator94 10 ай бұрын
I used to be in a Punpkins tribute band. We could play most of their songs from the original band's run (accept for a few from Adore and a couple others). It was a lot of fun. Siamese Dream is an excellent album but Mellon Collie is the better album, overall. It was better written, better played by all members, better produced and simply on another level musically. (Not meaning to say anything bad about Siamese Dream, because it's incredible.) I appreciate your passion for your first favorite album, though. It's definitely their second best effort and not far off from Mellon Collie. Both albums being what I'd consider masterpieces. Oh, and my first favorite album was Nirvana's Nevermind. I got it when I was 9 and it was the album I listened to the most, at that point. The only other albums I had at that age were Billy Joel's River of Dreams, Aerosmith's Big Ones and the soundtrack from Wayne's World 2. I "borrowed" those from family members, though. Nevermind was the first album I legitimately owned myself. I asked my mom to buy it for me.
@MotoGreciaMarios 8 ай бұрын
I agree that Mellon Collie is overall better, with a super-great range of feelings, styles, emotions, even the visuals (cover, booklet etc) are really extraordinary etc but better produced?? Come on man, it's a mudfest!! You can more easily put scrambled eggs back in their shells than experience an aural clarity from the heavier songs of Mellon Collie. Vig did a much better job with S.D. IMHO always.
@BamThwok76 11 ай бұрын
i don't know how i stumbled onto this but it was so much fun ty
@kirk90212 11 ай бұрын
One of the most foundational albums for me. Especially because I was starting to learn guitar when it came out. It always gives me those feels when I listened to it. So I actually try not to listen to it too often. Many years after it came out and afterI had studied music theory I listen to it again and it didn’t give me the same feels. Which was scary. So I put it back on the shelf and I’m happy to say after a rest, when I listen now it still takes me right back to the spring and summer of 1994 when I played it every day. Hard to believe how music is such a time machine
@asmora4131 11 ай бұрын
Excellent review❣️❣️ I've loved this album for 18 years. I too was a weird kid and deeply identified with the lyrics of many Pumpkins songs, and was devastated when my Siamese Dream CD I'd had since Jr. High was stolen in college, along with many expensive textbooks. Might take out a loan and get this beauty on vinyl.
@CrimsumK 7 ай бұрын
Going through my grandfather's records the other day. He passed away in 2000. Found their album "gish" the other day. I always have a tough time on discogs narrowing down what release i have, but almost positive its an original 1st press.
@emiliojoseguimaraes6736 11 ай бұрын
Now Abigail revealed her secret! I always knew she was a fairy in disguise! 😃
@paradox1241 11 ай бұрын
Brilliant video!!
@MotoGreciaMarios 8 ай бұрын
What I remember from getting this was that I couldn't quite get it. The music just sounded "alien" to me, mostly the compositions. It was so "un-pop" and "un-grunge" and "un-metal" and "un-everything" that I couldn't get into. Yet it was constantly in the CD player, intriguing me, calling me, enticing me. Until one day the magnificence, the depth, the energy, the darkness, the emotion... THE MUSIC just hit me and has been hitting me ever since. Definitely my most-listened to album of all time.
@jmckenzie962 11 ай бұрын
Mayonaise is probably one of my favourite songs of all time, the soundscape of that song is just absolutely unreal. It also has some personal significance to me as it was the favourite song of the girl I had my first kiss with.
@glassslide 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic video---really enjoyed your views and analysis, entertaining video. I remember summer of '93 well, SP were everywhere at a time when there was an explosion of new bands and of course the seismic repercussions of Nevermind were still being felt. Totally agree that after Billy's genus and vision the force behind this record (and why it will always sound timelessly great) is Jimmy Chamberlin whose drumming was at an absurdly high level regardless of whatever peccadillos he was experiencing at the time---in the live videos his playing from that era is off the charts great.
@hotdicksonrice 8 ай бұрын
SAAAAAAME! This was one of the first cd’s I bought myself and Mayonnaise felt like he read my journal. I cried so hard the first time I heard it…and maybe several other times I heard it.
@disaray3575 10 ай бұрын
Still listen to this album everyday!
@Las_cacas 11 ай бұрын
that was the first cd i ever bought, it blew my mind away... played the cd so much it was scratched to hell. it was like listening to poetry, i would go to sleep listening to it.... it shaped my teenage years.