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

"Soma"
Song by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Siamese Dream
Released	July 27, 1993
Recorded	1992 - 1993
Genre	Grunge[1] psychedelic[2]
Length	6:39
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Billy Corgan, James Iha
Producer(s)	Butch Vig, Billy Corgan

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] The song is said to have included up to 40 overdubbed guitar tracks.[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]

Tribute album cover

American band Poison the Well covered the song for Reignition Records' 2005 tribute compilation The Killer in You: A Tribute to Smashing Pumpkins. In his review of the album, their rendition was said to be "probably the best of the bunch" by AllMusic's Greg Prato.[10]

References

Sources

• Dimery, Robert & Lydon, Michael (2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. ISBN 978-0789320742.
• Hanson, Amy (2004). Smashing Pumpkins: Tales of a Scorched Earth. Helter Skelter Pub. ISBN 1900924684.
• Lett, Jr.; G., Donald (2008). Phoenix Rising: The Rise and Fall of the American Republic. Phoenix Rising. ISBN 978-1434364111.
• Reisfeld, Randi (1996). This Is the Sound: The Best of Alternative Rock. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0689806701.
• Starkie, Zachary J. (2008). Cool Kids Never Have the Time: The Music of the Smashing Pumpkins and Youth of the 1990s. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. School of Music. ISBN 978-0549559931.

На других языках

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- [en] Soma (song)

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[es] Soma (canción)

Soma es una canción del álbum Siamese Dream de la banda The Smashing Pumpkins. Es una de las pocas canciones de este disco coescrita por James Iha y Billy Corgan. Es una de las favoritas de los fanes, a pesar de que no fue lanzada como sencillo. La canción empieza y termina de manera tranquila, desarrollando un poderoso crescendo que lleva a un solo de guitarra bastante caótico y virtuoso.

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