Smashing Dream: 20 Years To Smashing Pumpkins' "Siamese Dream"

That's been 20 years since the release of Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins on the 27th of July, 1993. That was the second album of the four piece Alternative Rock band from Chicago, Illinois and it's considered one of the best Alternative albums of the 90's (And one of the best 500 albums ever by The Rolling Stone). It was before they became more commercialised and still hopeful for a better future. Now all is left is the hope to hear Billy Corgan, James Iha, Darcy Wretzky and Jimmy Chamberlin playing together again.  Here are five reasons to hear it again

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Cherub Rock

Spaceboy

Rocket

Disarm

Garbage 2.0: 15 Years To Garbage's "Version 2.0"

Back in 1999, on the edge of the new Millennium, Garbage were one of the most successful new bands in the Alternative Rock music world, led by a female singer. Shirley Manson, the Scottish redhead joined legendary producer Butch Vig (Who produced Bleach and Nevermind for Nirvana, Gish and Siamese Dream for The Smashing Pumpkins), Duke Erikson and Steve Marker to form Garbage in 1994. The first audition of Shirley Manson was a disastrous one, but networking with the other members gave her a second chance. The rest is History. Garbage released their debut album Garbage in 1995 and became successful very soon. The second album, Version 2.0, released on 11 of May, 1998, was quite different from the predecessor: It was darker, more noisy and sounds a bit different in each tracks which can be defined as ranged between Alternative Rock and Trip Hop, while using some Electronic beats. Listening to this album retrospectively still thrilling me, especialy the five songs I've chosen down here. Version 2.0 is still one of the greatest albums of 1998, even now.

Push It

Temptation Waits

I Think I'm Paranoid

The Trick Is To Keep Breathing

You Look So Fine