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Free Music Notes for Garbage
Free Music Review: Edgy, Fresh And Enticing.
Hit: 5 Stars
"Garbage" is a debut album of great strength, it's a band announcing itself with the best material it has to offer, going for broke but never disappointing. What makes their music so enjoyable is the feeling of so much being mixed around. Consider that their songs can sound like a hybrid of The Doors, The Beatles, 90's U2, Patti Smith and Blondie...all at the same time. "Supervixen" is a rousing opener, a metallic invocation to "make a whole new religion" and singer Shirley Manson daring us to make her our obsession. "Queer" is a seductive piece that sounds like Nancy Sinatra meets Jim Morrison while "Only Happy When It Rains" is a wonderfully catchy, memorable and dark in-your-face jam that would make Patti Smith proud. The band's drummer, Butch Vig, was Nirvana's producer on "Nevermind," yet with Garbage there are barely any traces of this being a grunge retread (indeed, the sound is a little more accessible than Grunge, by all accounts a dead genre). The band shines precisely because of their talent, the guitars are examples of wonderful sonic experimentation much like what U2's The Edge was doing through the 90's. Shirley Manson is a great singer who knows how to express moods, her voice is not limited and it is surprising how many ranges she can reach through-out the album. The album has it's moments of gothic flourishes and techno polishes. Since this album announced them to the world Garbage has found success with their later albums ("Beautiful Garbage" being their most experimental outing to date), but "Garbage" is their baby, the album that showed us there was more to Girl Power and modern rock than the Spice Girls and Bush.Free Music Review: One of the great alternative pop albums of our time
Hit: 5 Stars
I came to this album only very late in the game, and I have to say: better late than never. I knew Garbage by reputation, a reputation that was strengthened when I agreed to take into my home two completely black cats, sisters named Tori (after Tori Amos) and Shirley (after Shirley Manson). Finally, to learn more about my kitty's namesake I gave this album a try, and I was absolutely shocked at how great it is.The amazing thing about this album is that on the surface it is almost a punk album, with a tough exterior, hard driving rhythms, edgy production, and extraordinary arrangements. But somehow, partly because of the stunningly musical nature of each cut and partly because of the breathy, almost girlish quality of the vocals by my cat's namesake, the songs comes across as more pop than alternative.
There really isn't a bad cut on the album, and several of them are quite exceptional. The album begins on a strong note with the rasping, gritty "Supervixen" before moving into the spectacular "Queer, " which is one of the greatest songs on the album. It proceeds on to such marvelous pop masterpieces, as "I'm Only Happy When It Rains "and" Vow." Not all of the songs are as good as they appear to be. "Not My Idea" for instance is a decent song that is made memorable by stunning arrangement. The care and crafting that goes into every song is remarkable in this way.
I'm still not certain that I would have been inspired to name my cat after Shirley Manson had I gotten her as a kitten, but I am now definitely a fan of the band. This is one those discs that is going to spin significant time in the future in my CD player.
Free Music Review: Garbage is the Best Band of the Decade!
Hit: 5 Stars
I am actually a Garbage-freak!I am totally obsessed with them but everyone has a fav band and they will always be mine.What's so special about them?Shirley Manson will draw you into each song with her hypnotic and powerful voice and the music will keep you coming back for more!Here's a description of the tracks:1.Supervixen:A killer song that will attract you to Shirley the first time you hear it.
2.Queer:A dark and sexy song but overly cool and enticing with a great chorus.
3.Only Happy When It Rains:A gloomy song with depressive lyrics but an almost pop beat so you will never wanna hear the end of it.
4:As Heaven is Wide:A wonderfully lyriced song with a great melody.
5:Not My Idea:A repeating tempo makes a more modern sound for this song.
6:A Stroke of Luck:A beautiful song with a chorus that will let you relax and feel "the cold closing in."
7:Vow:Garbage's debut single about revenge.This has to be one of the most exciting singles ever made!
8:Stupid Girl:A very popular song with a cool beat and a casual tone.
9:Dog New Tricks:A super cool and catchy song.
10:My Lover's Box:A more slow tempo song that everyone can relate to.
11:Fix Me Now:The chorus in this one is irresistable!It'll stick in your head for weeks!
12:Milk:A slow but smooth song that will pull you along with it.
Each of Garbage's songs is so unique it feels like a new song each time you listen to a track.This is Garbage's raw CD whil Version 2.0 has a techno essence added to it but buy them both.This amazing force of a band is undeniably worth it!
Free Music Review: Edgy Alterna-Pop + Manson's Menace = Rock Bliss
Hit: 5 Stars
Too bad Garbage's music started leaning a little too much into the Britney Spears sphere for my tastes after this album (musically that is - as in plasticky dance-pop). I hardly ever listen to VERSION 2.0 although BEAUTIFUL GARBAGE does have some good songs on it.
This self-titled debut, however, is the real deal. GARBAGE is edgy even when the music's soft. Shirley Manson is downright menacing. Her persona is generally not one you want to mess with. "Vow" is positively venomous. She sounds like a spurned lover or a psycho that's been burned, bent on revenge and as relentless as the Terminator - "I can't use what I can't abuse/ and I can't stop when it comes to you." "Not My Idea" ("of a good time") is another female revenge scenerio ("You thought I was a little girl/ You thought I was a little mouse/ You thought you'd take me by surprise/ Now I'm here burning down your house"). It's one of the best and the music can really take you to high places.
"Supervixen" and "Queer" are snakey and sexy, "Queer" being the big hit and very dancable. I always skip "Stupid Girl" and (old?) "Dog New Tricks." Take these 2 out and this is a 5-star album no question.
GARBAGE has a distinct negative bent, but by the end Manson is "afraid she'll never get to Heaven" and makes a half-hearted attempt to change on "Fix Me Now" ("Things don't have to be this way") but she wants someone else to change for her. "Milk," the last cut, finally immerses the listener into a sensual world where Manson waits for . . . . . you, actually.
Free Music Review: Garbage rocks!
Hit: 5 Stars
I loved Version 2.0, but if it's possible for there to be a better rock album, it's this. Version 2.0 is much more techno and sophisticated, and at first I didn't like their first CD, since it's much more raw and rock, but there's a toughness you've got to love about it. Supervixen- sassy, upbeat, cool lyrics, obviously about a goddess complex Queer- cool song but not a favorite Only Happy When It Rains- I am completely in love with this song, it has catchy music and the lyrics are just amazing. A bit of an ode to depression, like "I'm evil and I'm proud of it!" As Heaven Is Wide- an angry song, with good lyrics Not My Idea- excellent lyrics, but the music gets a little too raucous after a while Stroke of Luck- much more quiet and calm than its predecessors, a good song Vow- second favorite after "Only Happy When It Rains." The lyrics are pretty psycho, "I never died ... I came to cut you up/I came to knock you down/I came to tear your little world apart/I came to shut up up/I came to suck you down ...", but it rocks. Stupid Girl- this one totally speaks about all the fakes in this world, but doesn't just make fun of them, it has empathy. Dog New Tricks-l ike "Not My Idea", good lyrics but too loud and raucous My Lover's Box- dreamy and slow, a beautiful song Fix Me Now- this one's great, a lot of it sung in a whisper that enhances the mood of someone recovering Milk- a good ending song but not much else, lyrics get pretty repetitive, but has haunting and moody music This is an absolutely spectacular CD.