Gish, an album from Smashing Pumkins, definitely has a great opening song to set the tone for the entire half of the life band. I Am One, the first song in the album, starts with the simple drum beat from Jimmy Chamberlain to keep listener's interest. Then the guitar riffs from Billy Corgan come in. When the vocal comes in, the greatness of the band comes into its full picture. Not just I Am One, all the songs in the album are great songs too, making Gish one of the best albums from a legendary band ever.
Despite the great opening from I Am One, I consider Siva as the best song in this album. Even though Siva cannot be considered as a hit, it is the only song from the album that got radio play. The song is dark and very cool, which is the original character from Smashing Pumpkins that made them famous.
The fourth song, Bury Me, is the representation of the poppier song the band also famous for. It is the chorus of this song that sells and makes this song famous, even though the whole song is also wonderful. Crush, a ballad in this album, sounds ordinary when first you hear it. However, when you get used to it, the song will be your favorite song and won't get off your mind easily.
Snail is the grunge ballad that is so powerful and emotional. The music is exceptional with hard driving guitar parts and drum plays. As a mediator from emotional ballads to weird songs in the end, comes Tristessa, a song with typical rocking music. In the end of the album, there are Window Paine and Day Dream, two songs that drive the listeners to think what kind of music those songs carry. Two similar yet different songs with the style that Smashing Pumpkins must have in each of their album.
Gish is very good album to have and must have if you consider yourself as a Smashing Pumpkins fan. Buy it, and you won't regret it.
