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Podcast: Comics In Motion
Episode: Mandatory Music and CD-Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins
Description: Siamese Dream Review by Greg Prato
While Gish
had placed the Smashing Pumpkins on the "most promising artist" list
for many, troubles were threatening to break the band apart.
Singer/guitarist/leader Billy Corgan
was battling a severe case of writer's block and was in a deep state of
depression brought on by a relationship in turmoil; drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was addicted to hard drugs; and bassist D'Arcy and guitarist James Iha severed their romantic relationship. The sessions for their sophomore effort, Siamese Dream, were wrought with friction -- Corgan
eventually played almost all the instruments himself...