Episode 5

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19th Jan 2026

The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream (Pt. 2)

Life's not a bummer when you're discussing the first side of Siamese Dream. This episode, Nick and Austin dig into two epics and two singles — one saturated in Big Muff and the other with string. Along the way, Austin discusses proper guitarist handwear, while Nick finds a way to bring up Paul McCartney again. Special thanks to Eric Evans, who recorded bass on these tracks and orchestrated "Disarm."

3:45 - "Hummer"

16:30 - "Rocket"

25:58 - "Disarm"

35:30 - "Soma"

Miloš Karadaglić

Stephen Malkmus

Loveless (album)

Siamese Dream review by Jim Derogits

"Listen to What the Man Said" by Paul McCartney and Wings

Smashing Pumpkins Rocket music video

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

Jane’s Addiction Boston 9-13-2024

Eric Evans and Hinterfolk

Smashing Pumpkins Disarm music video

Pearl Jam - Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town

Most Of Siamese Dream Is About Courtney Love, Says Courtney Love

The Soma Delay Sound - Siamese Dream (The Smashing Pumpkins)

Soma - The Smashing Pumpkins (Instrumental Cover) by Eddie Clark

Rolling Stone: The Best Smashing Pumpkins Songs

The Best Smashing Pumpkins Songs, Ranked by Steven Hyden

Viewphoria Smashing Pumpkins "Soma"

"A Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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About the Podcast

Anyone Can Play Guitar
Learning every Radiohead song on guitar in order
Listen along as writers in Chicago and Switzerland learn to play songs from The Smashing Pumpkins on guitar. To prove they've put the time in, they're forcing themselves to record versions of each track to play for all to judge. Armed with this knowledge, they'll discuss each song, while simultaneously admitting to potentially embarrassing personal stories from more than 20 years of fandom.

In the first season, Nick and Austin learned every officially released Radiohead song. For season two, they are making their way through The Smashing Pumpkins from 1991 to 2000. While we'd love to learn every one of the band's songs on guitar, Billy Corgan is simply too prolific. We apologize.

About your hosts

Austin Diaz

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I've trained for this music podcast by teaching Latin and English in German in Switzerland for the past nine years. I ride my bike a lot, but not for fun. I live in the same apartment as my wife and two sons.

Nick Kindelsperger

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Like all good music podcast hosts, I have been a food and dining reporter for the Chicago Tribune since 2016. Most days I can be found eating a questionable number of meals for research purposes.