Garbage - Absolute Garbage
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Free Music Review: .......Such a perfect place to start!
Hit: 5 Stars
Well! What a delight to have this great collection of garbage gold! The band has never failed to have its own niche which is very difficult to classify, between rock/pop/alternative....etc.
The one thing for sure is that garbage have stood the test of time. The ability to combine these very dark-at most times-lyrics with such beatifully layered and rich melodies is hard to come by!
Shirley Manson is a cut above the rest and I don't know if we can compare her to anybody else. Such a deep voice that is very cold that it penetrates your bones but at the same time as warm as one can immagine, the kind of warmth that makes you feel,....Oh, I'm not the only one that feels this way and thinks this way, ....she does too!
This album spans most of their albums with emphasis on ones over others but I think that collectively it is a true representation of Garbage's rich harvest.
I won't go over every song on the album but I can say that I listen to the whole album and probably skip one or two tracks at most and that's not because they're not good tracks but because I have O.D'd on them previously.
I disagree with some of the reviews that say that the album loses weight in the middle and actually my favourite part of the album is the second part where more melodic meets gothic shirley takes place.
Some stand out tracks:
"tell me where it hurts" their new single, what a beautiful piece of work complete with strings and grand arrangements and tender lyrics, one of my favourites.
"It's all over but the crying", how true! anyone who has not said this sentence to themselves at least once in a lifetime is kidding themselves. Beautiful music and rich arrangements, still brings tears to my eyes, especially at the end with ther confronting phrase: "baby, we're done"
"the world is not enough" probably one of the best 007 anthems, you can see why garbage were chosen for this song, especially Shirley Manson's captivating voice and what a grand statement "THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, BUT IT IS SUCH A PERFECT PLACE TO START!" Such a regal piece of art! One of my all time favourites.
"You look so fine" probably the softest song they have done, once again, beautiful arrangemnets and shirley does it again.
"Special" one of my favourites,...do you have an opinion, a mind of your own, I thought you were special, I thought you should know!
"Queer" the essence of garbage who never take themselves seriously but are serious deep down inside about the staements they make!
"Cherry lips" what a querky piece of music and yes..."Go baby Go Go, we're right behind you, Go baby Go Go!!" how more uplifting can you get!
All the other songs are very well produced but I won't review all of them. A last remark about the album is that the production is slik and clean. I think the best thing to do to get the most joy out of this album and truely appreciate Shirley Manson's voice is to turn the lights right dowm and pump the volume up and close your eyes and let the music and Shirley's voice take on a beautiful magical juorney.......Such a perfect place to start! To Shirley and Garbage: Love and respect xx
Free Music Review: Some of the best rock music of the last decade.
Hit: 5 Stars
"Absolute Garbage" is Garbage's greatest hits disc. This special edition adds a CD of remixes.
The first disc is a spectacular, single-disc summary of this extraordinary band. Nobody sounds like Garbage. You know a Garbage song the instant you hear it.
First, there's the amazing Miss Manson. She joins a very small club of female rock singers that rise effortlessly above their peers...we're talking Chrissie Hynde...and then that's pretty much it. She's that good.
The rest of the band are no less tremendous. MAN can they make a lot of glorious noise! So many of these songs have irresistible hooks, earth-shaking sonics, walls of guitars and synths...drums that come from, oh, I dunno, magma? They come from nowhere...from somewhere below...and then explode with a fierce inevitability. Check out the fireworks on "Rains" or "Push It" or even "When I Grow Up."
Layer on that these anthemic choruses and terrific melodies, and you have some of the best rock music of the last decade.
The disc does a good job summarizing their four albums, and as any true fan, I have my quibbles over song selection. But they are just that: quibbles. Of a fan. Of a particularly fussy fan.
The remixes are superfluous. Worse that that, they're just bad. Now don't get me wrong: I love remixes. They can make a good song more interesting, longer for added enjoyment, or they can present an overly familiar song in a fresh manner so you can like it all over again.
Yeah, well, none of that sort of stuff happens here.
For me, the second disc could have been a live disc, or more songs, like "Supervixen" or "Androgyny". Or the DVD of the videos. Which I also bought.
But as it stands, that one disc is pretty darn awesome. You cannot lose with songs like "Only Happy When It Rains" (how wonderful would it have been to have, say, the Hynde/Manson duet version from VH1 here?), "Stupid Girl", "Special", "Cherry Lips", "Bleed Like Me"...
I really hope they're not broken up for good. In this era of disposable pop, there simply isn't enough of this good stuff to go around.
Free Music Review: Absolutely the best.
Hit: 5 Stars
Open the book and you will discover the wonders of Garbage; and then so ends the chapter when Garbage puts away their tools for electronica sounds and beats, and puts up the best they had since the beginning of 1995. We were blessed 11 years ago with sounds of sarcasm mixed in a bowl of angst and the voice topped the cake with melachonic soundscapes. You start off with the very first single off of their self-titled debut - "Vow", and end with the latest tear-jerker with a twist "It's All Over But The Crying". Not to mention the newest edition to Garbage's tracklist - the Chrissie Hynde inspired "Tell Me Where It Hurts". The songs sound remastered - Shirley's voice is clear as a whistle and the music sounds sharper than ever. Not to mention you also get the remix's most people haven't heard of.
All in all - if you are looking for the best of the best from Garbage, this CD is for you. It will make you reminisce the golden times when you were an angsty teen looking for a band or song that you related to. You can remember those times when you felt alone and the only thing you felt and heard at the time was the golden sound of Shirley crooning to you - as the boys (Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker) play the super-sonic sounds to mesh the vocals together.
For the everyday Garbage collecter: This album is for you. For the people who haven't heard of them: This is also the CD for you. Even to those who liked a few songs, this is also the CD to add to your collection. The money spent on this as well as the single and DVD is WELL worth the money. You will not regret the purchase. Garbage may have closed the chapter with this album - but do come back for Chapter 2 when Garbage comes back in 2008; it is ALWAYS worth the wait. As the book closes it's chapter, a new page emerges, and we will be blessed with more music from a band who paved the way for so many. A band who took their time making music for US. For the people who really needed that extra push - Garbage has helped the Alternative movement become glamorous, and we thank them each day for giving us the music that we so desperately love.
Free Music Review: Recommended to both casual and die-hards.
Hit: 5 Stars
Whenever an artist brings out a retrospective, longtime fans are destined to make complaints. But it needs casual fans in mind and the general consensus and the public's familiarity is mostly in the group's first two records. I don't disagree that the later work was great, but as far as the music that's inside here it's definitely five-star material.
For die hards, "#1 Crush" and "The World Is Not Enough," some excellent singles, are available on a Garbage album for the first time. Also, there's a completely new track on here called "Tell Me Where It Hurts" which is excellent, recommended to fans of the new-wave-y tracks.
The production here updates things from the cassette-quality production of the shoegaze-style debut album. There's 18 tracks and none of 'em are bad ones, not even just "merely good" ones. It's in chronologic order which is a plus for me. Most of the U.S. singles are included here, except the Beautiful Garbage ones. I too would have liked "Androgyny" and it seemed like on a local radio station that "Breaking Up the Girl" was a pretty well sized hit, but I guess with Shirley's dis-approval of the latter track and to include things on just one disc they decided to put in favor the bouncy "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" and the mostly spoken techno rock standard "Shut Your Mouth."
The remix disc is a nice bonus and does not make a much higher price than the single disc version. Some of it is not interesting and I'm generally not a big remix fan but it can be an entertaining listen and is a nice bonus to the collection. About my only complaint is a re-recorded "It's All Over But the Crying," which was fine enough as it was seems like they just put louder percussion to make it more streamlined or something.
If you're new to Garbage, this is a perfect start. And going from there, there's only four albums so it's not like you're putting much of a budget to throw on these CD's.
Free Music Review: Absolute Garbage - 13 years of Sheer Brilliance
Hit: 5 Stars
Absolute Garbage compiles 18 totally unforgettable tracks together in one nifty pacakage + 13 super remixes. Garbage can't produce a bad song, so I really have no complaints about the track sequence. There've been 'best of' cds with less tracks than this, so, at this price, I say pick one up with they're hot. Too bad there's no CD/DVD combo thingy, cos I haven't seen one video of them yet. Was looking for the Absolute Garbage DVD as an individual item to buy at the same time, but none of the local music stores carry it (yet). Perhaps there's one song that could've been added (Sex is not the Enemy). Don't know why wasn't added. It really gets me moving, especially when I'm on the bike.
The liner notes are well-written and thank you, for the lyrics to the songs! Very good move, guys. Disc one is red and the the remix CD is black. Artwork is kept simple yet catchy. I haven't seen most of these photos, yet I don't spend much time on the net looking for photos of Garbage anyway. Shirley & the Boys never cease to amaze me, whether it's their 'in your face' posing & expressions, or their funky shades. I've had the opportunity to see Garbage in Montreal, April 24th, 2005. What an experience!
Sound quality is excellent and the songs I believe have been remastered. Housed in a double jewelcase with matte paper outer slipcase, everything is summed together rather well. 13 years of super-great hits spanning the band's career will keep your speakers pumping out continuous ear candy like none other. Go Baby Go!!! The liner notes booklet features 24 pages including front & back covers. All photos are in black & white or greyscale. The "Parental Advisory" sticker on the slipcase is not a sticker at all, but actually printed on as part of the artwork. This CD is a must for any garbage fan, and should be on your Ipod. Support Garbage by purchasing this item. You won't regret it.