Smashing Pumpkins

If Gish unlocked the door for the Pumpkins, then Siamese Dream kicked it down. Epic songs such as "Disarm," "Cherub Rock" and "Today" helped make Siamese Dream one of the decade's supreme, shining moments. Appealing both to the alternative and mainstream crowds, Siamese Dream is essential for any collection.

Smashing Pumpkins have a lot to live up to. The Chicago quartet's major-label debut,
Siamese Dream, comes on the heels of their 1991 college-radio blockbuster, Gish – the
indie release that made the Pumpkins one of the decade's most promising bands. But that's
not all Now that the members of the transcendental grunge band are label mates with Janet
Jackson, they'll have the scrutinizing eye of alter-natopia upon them, scouring f... More >