Siamese Dream (Fruit Bats cover)
Siamese Dream is a tribute album by fellow Chicago band Fruit Bats of The Smashing Pumpkins' sophomore studio album, Siamese Dream. Most songs offer a slower, more gentle indie-rock rendition of the original, while some such as "Disarm" and "Mayonaise" have subtle electronic elements to them. Fruit Bats' Eric D. Johnson played all the instruments on the record.[1]
| Siamese Dream (Fruit Bats cover) | |
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| Tribute album by | |
| Released | September 2020 (vinyl) July 23, 2021 (digital) |
| Label | Turntable Kitchen |
| Producer | Eric D. Johnson |
| “ | In 1993, I was the prime age to be swept up in alternative radio. But truth be told, while I loved Nirvana and Jane’s Addiction, in my heart I was still secretly wearing a hole in my cassette copy of Steve Miller Band’s Greatest Hits 1974-78. Somehow, Smashing Pumpkins spoke to all sides of me—angsty on the surface but really filled with a kind of Midwest mysticism that spoke directly to my 17-year-old-kid-from-Illinois brain. It’s also the first tape I ever listened to while driving a long distance alone. I’m pretty sure my version of this album is based on subconscious memories of that drive. I played all the instruments on this. And no, of course I’m not going to be able to recreate Billy Corgan’s crushing, epic guitar tone. Nor could I dream of touching Jimmy Chamberlin’s floaty (yet ever-shredding) drumming. This version is all about hazy memories for me, and how Corgan’s brilliant pop hooks can travel through time and exist in any possible instrumental configuration. | ” |
| — Eric D. Johnson, July 2021 statement | ||
Track listingEdit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cherub Rock" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Quiet" | 1:22 |
| 3. | "Today" | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Hummer" | 6:11 |
| 5. | "Rocket" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Disarm" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Soma" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Geek U.S.A." | 3:11 |
| 9. | "Mayonaise" | 3:54 |
| 10. | "Spaceboy" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Silverfuck" | 4:19 |
| 12. | "Sweet Sweet" | 1:46 |
| 13. | "Luna" | 3:12 |
Release historyEdit
| Released | Label | Catalog ID | Format | Country | External sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2020 | Turntable Kitchen | SD015 | LP | US | Discogs | MusicBrainz | [1] |
| July 23, 2021 | Turntable Kitchen | Digital | Worldwide | [1] | |||
More releases: Discogs • MusicBrainz
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Pearis, Bill. "Fruit Bats share full-album cover of Smashing Pumpkins' 'Siamese Dream,' announce 2021 tour". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved July 23, 2021.