Also, if you liked this song you’d LOVE “Hummer” off this same album. “Siamese dream” is one of the best albums of all time.

One of the prettiest songs ever written.

Pumpkins somehow managed to make the heaviest chill song ever

Siamese dream is one of the top 5 albums to come out of the 90s.

Butch Vig production + Billy's tendency to layer like 20 guitar tracks = beefy wall of sound

Never had heard this masterpiece. This is exactly what the internet was for. Thank you Lost in Vegas.

The whole "Siamese Dream Sound" is like a warm blanket of thick fuzz and distortion. Speaking of the very distinctive guitar tone. A lot of credit to Jimmy Chamberlin on drums as well. This isn't a technically complex song, but the tastefulness with which he plays really helps move this classic along, especially in the builds.

I think Pumpkins created their own sound and it is super thick.

Smashing Pumpkins won a grammy for Bullet with Butterfly Wings. Just pointing that out for why someone would have recommended it.

Soma from Siamese dream is an underrated gem. One of my fave songs of all time.

Might as well do this whole album

The breathy style of vocals came from the Shoegaze genre which both Deftones and Smashing pumpkins are heavily influenced. I haven't heard anyone say it's cheesy and in fact Shoegaze was a well respected genre among metal fans.

This is one of Chino’s fav albums of all time. Corgan’s breathiness rubbed off on him.

The guitar sound comes from the shoegaze genre. My Bloody Valentine is the best example, especially their album Loveless. They were the pioneers of this kind of guitar sound. Love that style. Powerful, beautiful, atmospheric, emotional

Billy Corgan has a distinct voice, some love it and others don't. But the music and the lyrics are spectacular

This song always breaks my heart. It came to me when I needed it the most and though I’m still dealing today with my own personal demons and battling depression. I throw this song on just to vent.

I’d love to be these guys hearing this song for the first time in 2024.

This is one of my favorite songs of all time.

They were working like mad scientists to come up with new guitar sounds back in the day. Billy was a genius back then. This specific sound was achieved with this one guitar pedal called "Big Muff" and using fat chords and looping and overdubbing to make it even fatter. Nobody could mix the heavy, the romantic, the sonic effing bliss like Punkins did on this album.

After all these years "Quiet" has become my favorite song on this album. I think you guys would really like it. I think its their best guitar feedback song.

This is one of those SP songs where the shoegaze elements are out in full force, and it's absolutely glorious. Easily one of the band's most beautiful tracks

My favorite Smashing Pumpkins song 🔥🔥

Siamese Dream was very "Fuzz" heavy between Billy Corgan and James Iha. Very guitar forward, but don't sleep on Jimmy Chamberlain. One of the most underrated drummers in rock.

Billy really knew how to write a song that cut as deep as life….

Kinda shocked you haven't checked out "Today", yet. I crank that every time it comes on.

Zero is a short and sweet banger. The 'Pumpkins make you pine for a time that never existed.

One of my favorite Pumpkin songs. This whole album is gourmet 🤌

Their song "Tonight, Tonight" from Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness is easily one of my top five favorite songs of all time.

You're right. There was something about 93 to like 97. There's a loving, melancholic nostalgia about it that can't be replicated.

Trivia: Mayonaise stands for "my own eyes"

That intro is one of the best (if not the best) intro ever. Always gives me goosebumps.

Please react to 1979. Y’all have probably heard it but in case you haven’t it’s amazing

That guitar sound you’re hearing is the magnificent Electro-Harmonix Big Muff pedal with the super scooped mids. This effect personified ‘90s alt rock and SP were pioneers.

The Loveless album by My Bloody Valentine was a massive influence on the sound of this record. What you're hearing are lots of guitar tracks layered on top of one another to create that thick, dreamy sound.

Yay! A Chicago band! ❤️ Mayonnaise is a heartbreak of a song. They always break my heart beautifully. The melodies and Billy Corgan's lyrics...

After playing Gish for a year straight in my car, I heard Drown off of the Singles soundtrack. It gave the first taste of where they were headed for Siamese Dream. But even it couldn't forshadow the sound that would land.

Siamese is a perfectly mixed and produced album

I imagine Prince liking this song 🎵

Fuckin AMAZING song! I can’t believe you guys are doing this song!!!!

Siamese Dream, along with Ten and Rust In Peace, is on an extremely short list of "all killer, no filler" perfect albums from the 90s But, like I said on Patreon when you first released this vid, the secret to that sound is "fifty million overdubs", same as Ten and Nevermind, recording the same guitar track over itself a bunch of times. Can be done with vocals as well, but more noticeable. It's an iffy gimmick sometimes viewed as bullshit, but ears like what they like. Very popular tactic in the early 90's alternative era.

Dinosaur Jr is the band you are thinking of.

SOMA from this album, and THRU THE EYES OF RUBY of their 1995 concept album. Both cuts are nothing short of epic. So many melodies and intricate grooves. George, i’m tellin’ ya, you gonna dig them drums😅

this is one of those albums that really is best listened to in its entirety

This whole album is pure rock. Stick with it

DISARM was my intro to Pumpkins and I'm so grateful for it.

Me and my best bud used to jam to this tune as teens (he was lead, i was rhythem)..miss ya ben!

My husband and I shared our first dance to Luna off this legendary album.

One of the Best Pumpkins songs!

I can't believe no one in the comments has actually answered your question as to why the guitar sounds so strong in this song and is a big part of the 90's hard rock sound: distorted barre chords. Barre chords are chords that are played with every single string of the guitar when strummed, rather than power chords that only use three string or so at a time, so it makes this really BOOMY wall-of-sound type of sound when played with distortion. Incubus did a lot of this kind of stuff too in their biggest hits of the 90's and early 2000's as well. Check 'em out, I have a feeling you get a lot of the same BOOM guitar sound in that "Make Yourself" era of Incubus.

The Smashing Pumpkins' guitar tone on this album (Siamese Dream) in particular was heavily inspired by the Alternative Rock subgenre known as 'Shoegaze' which was mostly popular in the UK during the late 80s-early 90s. They were specifically influenced by the band 'My Bloody Valentine' and their 1991 album 'Loveless', even going so far as to hire Alan Moulder, who mixed Loveless to mix Siamese Dream for them.

Billy doesn't have the greatest voice, but the dude hits his stuff on the albums. Live? Well... there is just something that you have to love about someone going out on a stage and trying their best to sing their guts out... even if the guts hit the floor. Billy is just a great musician and songwriter.

IMO "Hüsker Dü - Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely" was the first nineties Punkrock song made in 1986! 10/10 Song

That beat drop on the intro is one of the best ever!

You guys gotta hear "Quiet" the 2nd track from Siamese Dream, definetly a groovy banger! Cheers from Cleveland!!!

Yesssss I love this song, it's easily in my top 100 all time. Glad to see you guys react to this one.

one of the absolute best albums of all time.

The Siamese Dream guitar tone is iconic

Need you guys to do a quick Shoegaze dive. Hum - Stars MBV - Only Shallow Swervedriver - Duel Ride - Leave Them All Behind Just a smattering of new sounds for you guys

My Bloody Valentine is where this sound originated from.

ENTIRE album is FIRE. Top 3 album from the early 90s.

Chino performed two songs "Bodies" and "Snail" with the Pumpkins live a few years ago. You can watch it here on KZfaq

I commented on the last Pumpkins review that George and Ryan would enjoy Drown the most. I still believe it. The guitars will engross you even more.

I saw them live a few weeks ago and they were great, it's like my youth being played on stage, also couldn't believe how great a guitarist Billy Corgan is.

This entire album is great. "Rocket" or "Hummer" would be good to follow up with. Mayonnaise is one of my favorites from the Pumpkins!

Corgan was heavily influenced by Shoegaze at the time. Can really hear it in this tune.

I've said this so many times about so many of yall's reactions. But seeing your reaction to the music I listened to as a teenager (and to this day) is a breath of fresh air. It sort of puts me back in that place when I was first discovering this music. Siamese Dreams is one of the albums I used to play over and over. It just has this type of magic that's hard to put your finger on... but it works, and it's great. One of the best albums of the 90s, and that's saying a lot.

Omg!! I've been watching your videos for years. Love your reactions! This is one of my favourite songs ever ❤️

the heavy dirty fuzz guitar was prevalent in the 90’s, and some would argue, but i recall a lot of musicians giving THE MELVINS the credit for being the innovators of starting that. i could be wrong, but if i am , tell me who.

One of my favorite bands. So many great songs. Disarm is another great song. Awesome reaction as always. Happy 4th

Dudes. The pumpkins are my all time fav. My musical everyday have changed over the 25 years since I started listening to them. But they're quintessential 90s. It's a shame they're not in the rock and roll HOF already. I could literally list 50 more songs of theirs I would love to watch you guys listen to you. In general I would say if you can get past his voice, the skill and artistry from them as musicians is s tier. Billy Corgan on guitar and Jimmy Chamberlin on drums are perfection

Incredible song from one of the greatest albums of all time!

I think you're talking about the "Wall of Sound" effect of the guitars. Someone else can explain how it works and how it started better than I could

I see Smashing Pumpkins, I hit like.

Hahaha I loved this! You guys are great! I was cracking up. This is one of my favorite songs!

Siamese Dream has the guitar tuning and chords that take me back to the summer of 1993 when I was 19 years old EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I hear it. It's a wormhole to my youth, and I love it.

The guitar tone comes from the genre “shoegaze” where they stack multiple layers of guitars. Since you two loved this track, I’d recommend “Come in Alone” or “Only Shallow” by my bloody valentine. Basically it’s the same heavy guitar tone with dreamy vocals that sit into that bed of guitars. Smashing Pumpkins are my favorite band they took a major influence from mbv. Highly recommend.

Everything from the 90's owes a debt to My Bloody Valentine and Pixies.

You two are dope. Appreciate the honest reactions, you dont get that in alot of reaction videos

This was the album that was in my car when I turned it into the garage and when it was returned to me, the mechanic said that it was the best album to drive fast and crank up all the way and I totally agree! Best album ever for driving!

Siamese Dream is a fantastic album! Would love to see a full reaction series from Lost in Vegas

You need to explore Big Wreck.

WOOOOOOOOO! Back to pumpkins!! Doing the rest of the album would be amazing. We are doing a Top 50 SP song series on my channel. Going chronologically and are now on the Adore era.

Bullet with Butterfly Wings is still one of my favorite Pumpkin songs ever.

Definitely need to get to the whole album!! It’s 🔥🔥🔥 this song takes me back to summer, it’s a feeling type song

Damn no “not like us” video reaction fellas? 😂😂 they clearly was rooting for drake

I’ve always thought, that this song alone, captures not only the feel of Siamese Dream, but the Album cover! Every time I see the two little girls, my mind comes back to this song! One of my favorite songs of all time ❤️🤘🏼

Dirty, thick, fuzzy guitars. Strong melodic lines. And Billy’s unique vocals. This is the 90s.

Mayonaise, is straight up a James Iha tune off this album. James is a favorite of many because his playing is always a grove. Best example of this out of Pumpkins, is on 'Judith' from 'a perfect circle' . (I think you all did one on that song). Which is a group of people from a few different bands. James to many of us is of the best of rythem guitarists. He just has that grove that sits well with so, so many ears. As a guitar player, I have, as well as others, will give mad props to James. If they tell you different, then they don't play. JMHO

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="413">6:53</a> & <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="651">10:51</a> Ryan is the new Billy Corgan backup singer

I absolutely love this song. Thank you Lost in Vegas

What a wonderful selection! Butch Vig produced this album (and many others) and he has a fantastic sensibility.

Best pumpkins song imo

I'd say this is mostly influenced by shoegaze bands like My Bloody Valentine, though the power chord thing is definitely going back to the 70's or even 60's, even if it doesn't sounds that similar to this.

Fun fact about this song, Billy and James are in totally different tunings on their guitars and found some pretty impressive melodies in those different tunings. The melody work in this song is out of this world impressive.

Imagine being 18/19 when it dropped and hearing this for the first time, blew my mind. Fan of them since i was introduced at a frat house living room watching mtv. I couldnt ask for a better time to be alive for music, except maybe late 60s to early 70s.

Probably my favorite song by them. I could put this on repeat for a long drive and be perfectly content.

Zero is my favorite Smashing Pumpkins song. A total banger!

Y’all should do 1979 now by them

One massive influence on '90s guitar sound would be Dinosaur Jr. - the singer/guitarist J Mascis basically laid the blueprint for Billy Corgan, but also all the other alt bands of the decade (including My Bloody Valentine, mentioned below, who he also ended up learning a lot from).

You guys always brighten my day! Also, Ryan is right, you should cover the whole album! Maybe check out the song Soma next! The heavy guitar chords George is noticing here are "Add 9" power chords, also frequently heard in Deftones' music as well as throughout Three Libras by A Perfect Circle. Billy Corgan famously layered somewhere around 24 guitar tracks to create the massive guitar sound on this album. This song is not as simple as it sounds, lots of variations and subtleties in the composition tie it together in a very satisfying and cathartic way.