Garbage - Version 2.0
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Free Music Notes for Version 2.0
Free Music Review: As Good as the First Version
Hit: 5 Stars
Certainly one of the best records of the late nineties, Garbage`s sophomore release is a terrific pop album, combining multiple sources and influences to deliver a tight, exciting, intriguing and personal sound. "Garbage", the band`s debut, was already an excellent alternative rock/ techno-dance/ trip-hop masterpiece, and this second offering is as good if not better. "Version 2.0." provides a more polished and refined sound, presenting an ultra-developed production and multilayered songs full of different and hypnotic textures. There`s not a single bad moment here, each song is unique and distinct with a feel and mood of its own, and these twelve truly make for an astounding and mesmerizing collection.
Although this record is a bit more pop-oriented than the debut, it`s nonetheless challenging and innovative, miles above the usual and predictable artists who are constantly on MTV and most radio stations and give pop a bad reputation.
"Version 2.0." carries a futuristic and original atmosphere, full of electronic elements that create complex and detailed songs which deliver something new with each listen. And there`s also the stunning, sexy and gripping voice of offbeat diva Shirley Manson, captivating and complelling.
The best moments include the subtle and perfect trip-hop ballad "The Trick is to Keep Breathing", the weird and unusual breakbeat/spoken-word/techno in "Hammering in My Head", the chaotic and energic dance number "Dumb" or the haunting, gothic, ethereal and tender "You Look So Fine". It`s hard to choose the highlights here, since each song is an addictive and superior work of art on its own.
"Version 2.0." proves that Garbage are simply one of the most challenging and vital bands around, producing two masterpieces in a row. It`s unfortunate that its follow-up "Beautifulgarbage" isn`t such an ispired and solid album, even if it`s a fair effort anyway. Still, "Version 2.0." is a tour de force and an instant classic, the definition of a keeper and a must-have record.
Highly recommended.
Free Music Review: A Sonic Masterpiece
Hit: 5 Stars
This is one record I don't know if I'll ever forget. I've loved it ever since the first time I listened to it. While some jealous Curve fans may dismiss the album (hey, listen to THEIR 2001 album "Gift" back-to-back with this and tell me who's ripping off who), this album is a bit less in use of the backwards guitar effects and wall-of-sound distortion of the debut. It is an electronic rock album, and one of the absolute finest that I've ever heard.
The record can be sexy at times, and it can also be heartbreaking and such at the same time. All 12 songs are amazing. The record begins with the new-wave inspired "Temptation Waits," a Blondie-esque track with lots of hooks and dancier than anything on the debut. "Hammering in My Head" and "Push It" are still as breathtaking as the first time I heard them. "Hammering" shows their artistic experimentalism at its best, and I hear something new in it each time. "Push It" is the main single from the album and quite possibly the greatest. They cleverly borrow from the Beach Boys for a hook and then have a hard-hitting chorus. I hear the album was made with about 120 tracks, and these two tracks certainly make it seem that way. For me, this album is a musical dream. "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" and "You Look So Fine" show a more tender side of Garbage and are true gems. The former is a bit darker of the two, with the bass lines standing out and then the other one is a well-orchestrated track with some awesome Shirley Manson melodies. There's some quirkier tunes in "Wicked Ways" and "Sleep Together," and then the more straightforward tracks like "Dumb," which wouldn't sound too out of place on the first record.
Experimentation with great songwriting and hooks all over, it's just hard to ignore this record. The debut is good too, but I felt this album was even better, a progression from that one. I never get tired of listening to any of these songs. One of my top five albums of all-time.
Free Music Review: Rock isn't dead yet!
Hit: 5 Stars
I've had this cd for 2 years and I've never grown tired of it. Here's a short synopsis of each song:Temptation Waits - Didn't think I was going to like the song the first time I heard the beginning. Boy was I wrong! It picks up when the bass comes in! There are a lot of great vibrating sounds and riffs in the background.
I Think I'm Paranoid - Sounds really nice and poppy until those killer Garbage guitars come in. I especially like the scratch part after the second time the chorus is sung. Great song!
When I Grow Up - An okay song. Pretty catchy and upbeat. It's a little too poppy for me, though.
Medication - The music of this song fits the context perfectly. I can just imagine an insane asylum (or hospital) whenever that chorus plays. Great song!
Special - Upbeat, catchy, a lot like When I Grow Up but better! There are some really cool vocal stacking effects in this song.
Hammering in my Head - A cool fast-paced sex rant with strange lyrics. I really like the part in the middle where it slows down and sounds like a 30's night club song. Filled with random riffs and loops!
Push It - A very complex and catchy song. Second best track on the CD.
The Trick is to Keep Breathing - BEST TRACK! I love this song! It's absolutely perfect! The soothing lyrics and the mellow strings combine to make the most relaxing and beautiful song EVER! This is my favorite song of all time!
Dumb - A great song with angry lyrics and heavy guitar riffs.
Sleep Together - I really don't like the lyrics in this song. Too X-rated. But I like the techno-like feel to the song.
Wicked Ways - Love this song! Great heavy metal like chorus and end-of-the-world lyrics! I just don't like the shuffle/swing beginning to the song.
You Look So Fine - Kinda like The Trick is To Keep Breathing, but less soothing. This one's more haunting and eery. My favorite part is at the very end with the piano and drums come back in after that string break.
Free Music Review: A Version That Brought Out Garbage
Hit: 5 Stars
I first became a Garbage fan when I heard a friend play "Stupid Girl" so I borrowed his copy of Version 2.0 he had at the time too when it first came out and two days later I bought myself a copy because this was a remarkable CD then and still is to this day. The vocals and darkness of the album are intoxicating and the lyrics plunge deep, even with deep double meanings at times. "Temptation Waits" opens the CD and actually proves a good song to start with, even with the title because this CD seems to chronicle from temptation to consumation and regret at the end of the CD. "I Think I'm Paranoid" chronicles the stress and tension and emotional confusion whereas "When I Grow Up" seems to still have the confusion but more insanity and unbridled nature. "Medication" is one of the darkest songs on the album and almost completely hopeless. "Special" attacks someone who seems good and precious at one point but proves horrid in the end. "Hammering In My Head" sets the stage for a temptation to lust and following that primal lust while "Push It" just essentially explicitly spells out exactly what is wanted. "Trick Is to Keep Breathing" slows down from the speed of "Push It" as if it creates more rhythm and sensuality. "Dumb" hits hard with lyrics and rough and brashly and "Sleep Together" asks the questions of whether giving into carnality will make a person like you more or not. "You Look So Fine" is still one of the best tracks Garbage has ever produced and it's absolutely beautiful while dark and desparate to keep the one that is loved even if it's a brutal love that is fake, it's worth keeping up the image and everything that it entails. This CD actually made Garbage more known commercially but it also pioneered electronic rock too with very charged lyrics and subject matter before the commercialization and still proves one of my favorite albums ever.Free Music Review: Garbage goes Electronica
Hit: 5 Stars
This has to be one of the best albums of the decade. I bought it because of the single "Special," but i've now grown to love all of the songs.TEMPTATION WAITS The title alone is great, but the song is even better. Has a great chorus. ("you come on like a drug/i just can't get enough/i'm like an addict coming at you for a little more.")
I THINK I'M PARANOID Has some interesting music to it, but it really picks up when the chorus comes in. Great song.
WHEN I GROW UP Great song. They used it on the Big Daddy soundtrack, so it's definately good.
MEDICATION This is one of my favorite songs ever. Kinda has a gothic feel, but it's still good. ("I don't need an education/i've learned all i need from you/they've got me on some medication/my point of balance was askew/it keeps my temperature from rising/my blood is pumping through my veins.")
SPECIAL One of the biggest hits of the album. Uses an excerpt from the Pretenders "Talk of the Town." Very good.
HAMMERING IN MY HEAD Very good song. It's kinda long though, and has some sexual feel to it.
PUSH IT Very, very good song. Even though they borrow lyrics from the Beach Boys "Don't Worry Baby" but they pull it off excellently.
THE TRICK IS TO KEEP BREATHING One of the slower songs on the album, but it's really good.
DUMB This is the electronic song. It starts off really, really fast, then slows a bit. It's really good.
SLEEP TOGETHER Really good song. All of them are. But this one has an easy chorus: "If we sleep together/will i like you better?"
WICKED WAYS This song kinda sounds like a country/rock song at the beginning, but gets better at the chorus.
YOU LOOK SO FINE My favorite song off the album. It's really haunting, but in a good way. "you look so fine/i wanna break your heart and give you mine."