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The Smashing Pumpkins
Siamese Dream (1993)
Intense 180 BPM
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Song DNA

Dynamic Range9/10
Sudden Changesmoderate
Texturelayered
Predictabilitymedium
Vocal Styledynamic vocals
Notes: Explosive layered guitars and fast driving drums create a dense, wall-of-sound texture with soaring solos, building to cathartic peaks that can overwhelm sensitive listeners. Ambient mid-track coda provides brief respite amid the high-energy assault.

Misophonia Triggers

Mouth Soundsnone
Percussive Clicksmild
Breathing Soundsnone
Repetitive Micro-soundsnone

A fast-paced alternative rock track from Siamese Dream featuring intricate guitar layers, a marching drum intro, and Billy Corgan's dynamic vocals over psychedelic-punk influences.

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Moods: cathartic, energetic, rebellious

Traditions: alternative rock, grunge

How this song sits on each sensory axis

A dynamic range of 9/10 is in the upper band of our library. This song has a significant quiet-to-loud arc. For sensory-sensitive listening, set the opening volume well below your comfortable top-end; the climax will land harder than the intro suggests.

Sudden changes: present. This song uses surprise as a feature. For focus or background listening, it's likely to pull your attention away; for active listening, that's often the point.

Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.

Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.

Vocal style: dynamic vocals.

Where this sits in The Smashing Pumpkins's catalog

We have 43 songs from The Smashing Pumpkins in the library. Of those, 5 are rated Safe, 22 Moderate, and 16 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 9/10 sits above the artist average of 6.7, making it the #3 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.

Other tracks from Siamese Dream

We have 7 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans intense in sensory profile.

1993 context

Released in 1993. We have 260 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.6/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1990s.

Explore by mood and tradition

Moods
cathartic · 1429energetic · 5426rebellious · 1970
Traditions
alternative rock · 991grunge · 99

Why this rating

We rate this song Intense. Our rule is deliberately conservative: any one of high dynamic range, present sudden changes, harsh texture, or a strained/screamed vocal is enough to trigger Intense on its own. Full scoring rubric: methodology.

Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-13. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.

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