Quiet

"Quiet" is the second track from The Smashing Pumpkins' second studio album, Siamese Dream. It was written by Billy Corgan and is also featured on Vieuphoria and the audio-only counterpart, Earphoria. Corgan intended "Quiet" to be a swipe at his parents, after he was sick of being criticized.

The intro is 3 or 4 short guitar licks that we ran into the K2500 and processed heavily. We didn't use midi, so I had to "fly" the bits back to tape pushing the trigger button…it was tricky to get the timing right.

According to the Siamese Dream guitar tab book, the zooming noises at the beginning of the song are inspired by a record Corgan had as a kid. The record had the sounds of various race cars on it, which he would listen to all the time.

Song secrets

 * Around 2:40-3:00, you can faintly hear Corgan singing in the background in the right or left channel at various times. The vocals are hard to decipher, as they are buried in the mix. Sometimes it sounds like "I know you want to hit me".


 * The 'Yeah!' lyric is obscured by the screech of the guitars during the start of the solo. Refer to the Siamese Dream guitar tab book for confirmation. Some fans think it is actually "Kill!"


 * At the very end, you can hear "cartoon noises" played sort of fast and warbly.