15+ years after this release from The Smashing Pumpkins, halfwaynorth takes a look back.

Eugene:

First Listen? I purchased the album in 1994 and eventually replaced it in 2001 after the disc wore out.

Favorite Song? Mayonnaise (probably)

Tidbit: I learned how to play guitar by buying the album tab book and learning all the parts to almost every song.

Jason:

First Listen? Like Eugene I purchased SD in 1994. And then later again in 1996.

Favorite Song? I go back and forth between Geek USA and Quiet.

Tidbit: Despite being the largest SP fan amongst my circle of friends, I actually bought and sold this album in 1994. Everything was just so loud and angsty. I look back on this and laugh. I do remember liking the track Hummer in ‘94. I repurchased Siamese Dream after attending my first SP concert in ‘96.

Darby:

First listen? Release day 12 am.

Favorite song? Mayonnaise, Silverf*ck a close second.

Tidbit: I attended a cd release listening party. 11 pm listened to Gish until the 12 am release. I remember walking home listening to SD and wishing it sounded more like Gish.

Joe:

First Listen? Honestly, I don’t remember specifically buying Siamese Dream. I was getting into music just a little bit behind others in my generation. Sometime during 1993 the pieces started to fall together… Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, and of course, Smashing Pumpkins. Once I got a sense of the musical terrain my collection grew exponentially. Siamese was probably acquired during a CD purchasing bonanza around this time.

Favorite Song? Geek USA. This song makes me want to throw a Radio Flyer wagon down a set of stairs in an office building. I dare you to not rock out when this song is on. The guitar tones are just sick. And the break down… oh the break down. If I had listened to this song before every match when I wrestled in high school, I would have been state champ all four years.

Tidbit: The first thing that comes to mind when I think about this album is being in the car with my cousin somewhere around 1996-1997. We were driving back home from a day of skiing listening to Siamese. I remember saying, “This album is classic. I mean it’s only been out for a few years. But this thing is in classic. Ten, fifteen years from now, we’ll still be listening to it and losing our minds.” I was right.