YOURZ
My exposure to Garbage has been through women in my life. In fact, I remember getting a phone call from Mine just before she and I started dating, asking if I'd like to go to a Garbage concert as she had a last minute spare ticket after the friend she was going with (g'day Dom) fell off his motor bike. I had to decline but not long after, returned the gesture. The rest, as they say in the classics, is history.
We've waxed about Garbage before but this album is probably the quintessential one for many of the fans. It certainly contains some of their biggest hits in When I Grow Up and I Think I'm Paranoid along with their almost trademarked hybrid sound. And while Version 2.0 is polished to a sheen, thankfully none of the magic has been rubbed off.
And damn it, when Shirley sings "Darling, how would it feel if we sleep together?" I want to jump on the next plane to where ever she is and show her. But I think I'd be last in a very, very long line.
We've waxed about Garbage before but this album is probably the quintessential one for many of the fans. It certainly contains some of their biggest hits in When I Grow Up and I Think I'm Paranoid along with their almost trademarked hybrid sound. And while Version 2.0 is polished to a sheen, thankfully none of the magic has been rubbed off.
And damn it, when Shirley sings "Darling, how would it feel if we sleep together?" I want to jump on the next plane to where ever she is and show her. But I think I'd be last in a very, very long line.
VERDICT: TURN IT UP
MINE
Killer, killer, killer album. The band at their balls-to-the-wall best. That hot, hot blending of rock, pop and dance that made this album the best thing they've ever done.
My personal favourite is the song that's kept me going through many a hard time, The Trick Is To Keep Breathing. Although the album is chock full of hits, it's this song that I return to over and over again. Because it's me. It's how I am. It's the point I got to after a lot of ups and downs in my life, and it's sung to me by one of my favourite voices. How good does that get?
Ah, but they're recording, and releasing a new album and TOURING to support it next year. Be still my beating heart. Will it be possible that I'll be in the same room as Shirley Manson once again? Oh Father Christmas, if you love me at all, I don't want a big red india-rubber ball like King John did (AA Milne) but please, please will you make sure Garbage come here? I promise I'll be good(ish)!
VERDICT: TURN IT UP
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