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Episode 83: The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream” (1993)

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Episode Episode 83: The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Siamese Dream” (1993)

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By 1993 the Grunge movement had peaked, and the music industry was looking for the next Seattle. In recent years the Chicago scene had borne multiple power-pop and rock bands, but Smashing Pumpkins’ hard-hitting, psychedelia-infused debut album, “Gish,” had something entirely new. Expectations for their sophomore effort were high, and on July 19, 1993, Billy Corgan, producer Butch Vig, and (to a lesser extent) the band delivered. Suddenly, the Pumpkins were everywhere, darlings of MTV and alternative radio. But behind the scenes things, were going less than smashingly. Laurie and Scott do some “Siamese Dream” analysis.

Content warning: This episode includes references to suicide. Listener discretion advised.

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