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Wikipedia article




"'Soma'", originally called "Coma",Hunter, James. "The Pumpkins Won't Be Smashed", 'Musician Magazine'. July 1994. 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.'If All Goes Wrong'. Dir. Jack Guliek. Perf. Smashing Pumpkins. DVD. Coming Home Media, 2008. The song is said to have included up to 40 overdubbed guitar tracks. 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."van den Berg, Erik. "Smashing Pumpkins." Oor. 10 June 1993 It was also acknowledged that song was inspired by Corgan's break-up with his ex-wife, Chris Fabian.Hanson (2004), p.88Dimery, Robert and Michael Lydon (2010), p.706 The song also contains references to a hallucinogenic drug which was featured in Aldous Huxley's novel 'Brave New World'Lett, Jr. (2008), p.131 and features a prominent piano figure by Mike Mills of R.E.M.Reisfeld (1996), p.140

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. The song was also likened to Prince's "The Beautiful Ones". The critically acclaimed guitar solo was rated as the 24th in 'Rolling Stone''s "The 25 Coolest Guitar Solos" list. The guitar solo was placed as 41st in NME's "50 Greatest Guitar Solos" list.

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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.

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