And it sounds just a fresh as the day it was released. If the phrase “pressure makes diamonds” is ever to be believed in a metaphorical sense, there is no better example than the Smashing Pumpkin’s sophomore outing, ‘Siamese Dream‘. The early 90s was a transformative time for rock music. Nirvana’s emergence with the genre-altering […]

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Siamese Dream turns 25 this month. While their debut album Gish had been received as a beautiful mess, follow-up Siamese Dream introduced the world to The Smashing Pumpkins faster than you could say “Homer Simpson, smiling politely”. But the story behind the album is one of depression, addiction and confrontation. Though lead singer Billy Corgan […]

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