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"Soma"
Song

"Soma", originally called "Coma",[3] is a track on the album Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins.

Overview

The song-writing credits list James Iha and Billy Corgan as co-authors, but Corgan claims that Iha only wrote the chord structure for the beginning of the song, and that Corgan himself wrote the rest.[4] One of the longest songs to appear on a Smashing Pumpkins album, it is said to have included up to 40 guitar tracks over the course of the song.[5] Corgan says the song "is based on the idea that a love relationship is almost the same as opium: it slowly puts you to sleep, it soothes you, and gives you the illusion of sureness and security."[6] It was also acknowledged that song was inspired by Corgan's break-up with his ex-wife, Chris Fabian.[7][8] The song also contains references to a hallucinogenic drug which was featured in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World[9] and features a prominent piano figure by Mike Mills of R.E.M.[10][11]

Reception

The song received positive reviews. Ned Raggett of Allmusic especially praised the song's guitar solo, while spotting elements from gothic rock and psychedelic rock.[10] The song was also likened to Prince's "The Beautiful Ones".[10][12] The critically acclaimed guitar solo was rated as the 24th in Rolling Stone's "The 25 Coolest Guitar Solos" list.[13] The guitar solo was placed as 41st in NME's "50 Greatest Guitar Solos" list.[14]

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References

  1. ^ Starkie (2008), p.71
  2. ^ http://www.treblezine.com/reviews/smashing-pumpkins-siamese-dream-deluxe-edition/
  3. ^ Hunter, James. "The Pumpkins Won't Be Smashed", Musician Magazine. July 1994.
  4. ^ If All Goes Wrong. Dir. Jack Guliek. Perf. Smashing Pumpkins. DVD. Coming Home Media, 2008.
  5. ^ "Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (1993)". Punknews.org. March 25, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  6. ^ van den Berg, Erik. "Smashing Pumpkins." Oor. 10 June 1993
  7. ^ Hanson (2004), p.88
  8. ^ Dimery, Robert and Michael Lydon (2010), p.706
  9. ^ Lett, Jr. (2008), p.131
  10. ^ a b c Raggett, Ned. "Smashing Pumpkins - Soma". Allmusic. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  11. ^ Reisfeld (1996), p.140
  12. ^ Raggett, Ned (November 28, 2011). "The Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream [Deluxe Edition]". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 2, 2013.
  13. ^ "The 25 Coolest Guitar Solos". RollingStone.com. 2007-08-06. Retrieved 2006-08-12.
  14. ^ Coombs-Roberts, Kris. "50 Greatest Guitar Solos - 41 - Smashing Pumpkins - 'Soma'". NME. Retrieved January 2, 2013.

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