We didn’t really know what to think when we heard that Garbage’s greatest hits album, Absolute Garbage, contained a new single. 1998’s Version 2.0 remains one of our favorite albums ever - it makes us tingle with residual teenage lust. Their follow-up work definitely struck a chord, the group’s been in a bad way in recent years. Fighting and the such.
The idea of a singular single - “Tell Me Where It Hurts” - reeks of “contractual obligation” or, even worse, “financial desperation”. So, how does the track play? It’s not that great. Kind of boring, really. No tingle. The video’s great, though and Shirley Manson look more beautiful than ever. We could look at her for days.
If you’re looking for some old Garbage excitement, check out 2.0’s “I Think I’m Paranoid” and “Cherry Lips” from beautifulgarbage should do. After the j-u-m-p!
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You don’t know how excited I was to find Garbage here. Probably one of my favorite bands of all time. And I do so enjoy their videos–when I was young(er) I used to debate my sexuality because of her. Oh those were the days…
As good as Version 2.0 is, have you listened to Bleed Like Me? It’s a strong contender for best Garbage album.
Shirley is supposed to have a solo album in the works.
Hmmm… those are actually my two least fave Garbage albums. I much prefer the debut and BeautifulGarbage. Ah well, each to their own.
Also you should make note of the band’s queer-friendliness - “Cherry Lips” is about a tranny.
And the song Androgyny as well.
Speaking of the debut album: I can remember being a teen dealing with realizing I was gay, and buying this album…. Shirley was the one who dared me to come out of the closet with “Queer.”
Great singles band.
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