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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Almo Sounds
Salesrank: 84369
Released: July 24, 2007 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Absolute Garbage Track Listing:
1. Vow
2. Queer
3. Only Happy When It Rains
4. Stupid Girl
5. Milk
6. #1 Crush
7. Push It
8. I Think I m Paranoid
9. Special
10. When I Grow Up
11. You Look So Fine
12. The World is Not Enough
13. Cherry Lips
14. Shut Your Mouth
15. Why Do You Love Me
16. Bleed Like Me
17. Tell Me Where It Hurts
18. It s All Over But The Crying
19. The World Is Not Enough (Unkle Remix)
20. When I Grow Up (Kagz Kooner Remix)
21. Special (Brothers In Rhythm Remix)
22. Breaking Up The Girl (Timo Mass Remix)
23. Milk (Massive Attack Remix)
24. Cherry Lips (Roger Sanchez Remix)
25. Androgyny (Felix Da Housecat Remix)
26. Queer (Rabbit In The Moon Remix)
27. Paranoid (Crystal Method Mix)
28. Stupid Girl (Todd Terry Remix)
29. You Look So Fine (Fun Lovin' Criminals Remix)
30. Push It (Boom Boom Satellites Remix)
31. Bad Boyfriend (Garbage Remix)
Editorial Review:
Four albums and seven Grammy® nominations later, Garbage has its first best of collection -- Absolute Garbage. Along with the new track Tell Me Where It Hurts, Absolute Garbage features 17 songs of extreme and intense emotion, from Stupid Girl, Queer and #1 Crush to Special, Bleed Like Me and Why Do You Love Me.
The special limited edition 2-CD set adds to the original CD a bonus disc of remixes by some of the world s most renowned DJs, including U.N.K.L.E., Massive Attack, Todd Terry, Crystal Method, Fun Lovin Criminals, and Felix Da Housecat.
Absolute Garbage offers the best of a band that, to quote a lyric from Queer, has been the strangest of the strange, the coolest of the cool.
Description of Absolute Garbage:
Taking inspiration from little known British band Curve, the formula behind Garbage was simple enough: Industrial strength beats, grungy guitars and ice queen vocals. But in Scottish fireball Shirley Manson the three middle-aged studio whizzes from Wisconsin not only found a muse but a front woman whose infinite charisma and wicked sense of humor--as evidenced by the title of this greatest hits set--gave even No Doubt a solid run in the hits race. For a few years, the group ruled the charts with shiny metallic pop gems like "Queer," "Stupid Girl," and "Only Happy When It Rains," hampered only by some remedial lyrics and a penchant for cribbing other bands' melodies (see: The Pretenders aping "Special"). There's a discernible dip in quality midway through this collection, when at the turn of the millennium Garbage seemingly lost its fire, but at least the group's token James Bond theme, "The World Is Not Enough," is more Shirley Bassey than Sheena Easton. Fans who are already up do date with the originals will want to pick up this special edition set that features a bonus disc of remixes by some of the biggest players on the '90s electronic music scene, including Massive Attack, The Crystal Method, and Unkle. --Aidin Vaziri
Absolute Garbage Reviews:
Wow - this band is AWESOME 
2009-11-09 - I have rediscovered Garbage after having heard a couple of their songs on the radio back in the 90's. EVERY song on this compilation is awesome! Shirley Manson's singing is absolutely mesmerizing. Butch Vig was with a band called "Fire Town" back in the 80's - they had a great sound and were very unappreciated. Lightning strikes twice. Highly recommended!
Great Band
2009-10-01 - The greatest hits package for the relatively unknown and underrated band Garbage. They combined punk/trip-hop/rock/pop for a very contemporary style featuring the incisive lyrics from Shirley Manson, the band's vocalist. Their first 2 releases were critically acclaimed but they soon started losing steam with their 3rd release, Beautiful Garbage. The music lost some of its original quality but the hits kept coming and there have always been at least 2-3 gems even on their worst albums. This one covers all their best and fans of that era of music will recognize many songs from the radio. For the casual fan, you will find all that you want here although I would recommend the first two albums as well.
Highly Recommended
Excellent Collection Of Some Great Garbage.
2009-08-24 - Garbage was one of the more sonically interesting bands to emerge out of the whole 90s grunge movement. Formed by Butch Vig, the producer responsible for Nirvana's "Nevermind," Garbage was a creative success which also managed many times to merge the rawness of grunge with more artistic, even avante garde qualities. And of course there's Shirley Manson, one of the few modern female rockers who's been able to project the kind of authentic rebel character found in performers like Patti Smith, decorating her persona with stylish polishes but never losing her raw, punkish appeal. "Absolute Garbage" is a strong compilation of some of the more noteworthy highlights of the band's four albums spanning from 1995's "Garbage" to 2001's "Beautifulgarbage." Here are all the hits which offered something fresh on the radio, a sound more seductive than confrontational, with sonic landscapes that sounded like U2's "Achtung Baby" meshed with Siouxsie And The Banshees.
Many if not all of these songs have strongly survived the test of time. "Queer" still sounds like a creepy, noirish nightmare while "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" still feels edgy, with a driving rhythm, snarling yet smooth vocals by Manson and scorching guitars. It easily rivals anything new on the radio today. Garbage was always a great band to listen to because they knew how to tapestries of sound in a way that was simple at times, and yet still very atmospheric, just check out the delicate guitar notes complimenting the dramatic chorus in "Stupid Girl." "Milk" still retains its haunting quality, Shirley Manson's voice beautifully floats over a sea of electronic ambiance. "#1 Crush," from the soundtrack to the 1996 film "William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet," sounds dangerous, with a poetic, chilling vision of obsession that almost becomes awesome theatrical rock in the tradition of Jim Morrison.
With every new album Garbage became more experimental, but still keeping their identity intact. "I Think I'm Paranoid," one of the band's best tracks, has some spacey keyboards and more electronic tweaking than in the first album, but it still features a roaring guitar and an overall enveloping sound. "Special" proves that Garbage was also capable of producing songs which could be fun sing alongs, it has all the band's classic sonic ingredients but with a more lighthearted, lovey dovey groove.
In 1999 Garbage joined the long list of notable artists who have contributed their talents to that great cinematic tradition: The James Bond theme song. Their turn came for "The World Is Not Enough" and the title song is a beautiful work of atmosphere where the band proves it could reach orchestral heights. The lyrics are some of the best in the Garbage catalogue. After flexing their muscles with 007, Garbage returned in 2001 with the highly experimental "Beautifulgarbage" which featured their most radical sonic departures to date. Here we can immediately hear the change with "Cherry Lips" which is more electronic and poppish, with a rhythm and vocals closer to Blondie. It sounds great, especially with the intricate mix of sounds which give the song a real artistic air. "Shut Your Mouth" is crunching rock, with Manson at her ferocious best. At the time the album was a turn off to many Garbage fans for its sonic adventures, but today it certainly rivals anything new being released.
The band's latest album was released in 2004. "Bleed Like Me" was a return to basics. "Why Do You Love Me" is an exhilarating, punk rock ride that sounds more stripped down, more raw and closer to the band's 1995 debut. The song "Bleed Like Me" is wonderfully eerie with a very personal feel to the lyrics. But Garbage, always pushing for fresher territory, provide here a new track, "Tell Me Where It Hurts," which is glossy pop rock with a great, classic feel. A tune worthy of Debbie Harry, it features lush production and a rich, mature voice by Manson. "Absolute Garbage" is an excellent introduction to one of the best bands of the 1990s, a reminder of what was and how bad modern rock music has gotten. Maybe the post-90s teenagers will discover something enlightening here. And like most greatest hits packages, one hopes that "Absolute Garbage" will inspire them to seek out the rest of the albums, which feature real jewels not found here.
love it
2009-06-18 - If you don't already own any Garbage CD's, this is a great compilation to get. I'd recommend spending the extra money for the double CD set with the remixes.
I love this album
2009-06-12 - If you love Garbage and do not have all the albums, you will love this album.
