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Absolute Garbage es el álbum de grandes éxitos de 2007 lanzado por el grupo de rock alternativo Garbage. El álbum fue compilado y lanzado por Geffen imprimió Almo Sounds a través de la división de catálogo de Universal Music Enterprises en Norteamérica y el sello discográfico de Warner Music A&E Records en el resto del mundo. Fue lanzado mientras Garbage estaba en "pausa" después de la reforma única de la banda para actuar en un concierto benéfico a principios del mismo año. El álbum incluye una versión remasterizada de dieciséis de los singles de la banda que se ejecutan cronológicamente en la lista de canciones, además de una nueva canción, especialmente grabada para la compilación, "Tell Me Where It Hurts", que precedió al álbum en la radio de todo el mundo, con un lanzamiento comercial único en el Reino Unido. Absolute Garbage se lanzó en CD y un paquete de edición doble de CD doble que incluía un segundo disco de remixes. Una compilación de DVD completó los formatos; Entre los dieciséis videos musicales de Garbage presentados, hay una película documental de una hora titulada "Gracias por tu ayuda, Uhhh Support" que incorpora imágenes filmadas entre bastidores y detrás de escena, archiva actuaciones en vivo y entrevistas que abarcan toda la carrera de la banda.
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Difficult to remember now just how oddly perfect Garbage seemed when they burst from left field on the Britpop scene of 1995. While Britpop was overwhelmingly male and retro, Garbage were brazenly modernist and in Shirley Manson boasted an impassioned and very female icon. Debut “Vow” was a buzz-saw riffed statement of intent, but it was “Queer” ”“ with its loops and fluid rhythm ”“ that proved just how sonically interesting and fully-formed they were.
That Garbage had in fact borrowed much of their sound (dense, swampy electronic production, topped off with sugar and spite vocals) from the extraordinary but commercially unsuccessful duo Curve didn’t greatly matter. Their self-titled debut was a terrific collection of angry/seductive future-rock songs, mostly skewering male arrogance, while in the slinkily addictive “Stupid Girl” it boasted an international hit.
Second album, the wryly titled Version 2.0, lacked the element of surprise but demonstrated tighter songwriting. Both “Push It” and “I Think I’m Paranoid” showcased gleaming riffs and a bustlingly modern pace, as well as Manson at her most forceful and domineering. Fans of the band’s poppier side were catered for by the fierce but melodically lush “Special”. Sadly, Garbage ignored the curse of Bond and ”“ like Duran Duran and Aha before them ”“ their trajectory dipped after contributing the lacklustre, atonal “The World Is Not Enough” to the film of that name.
Third album “beautifulgarbage” saw them attempting to escape a sound that was becoming a straitjacket, but the addictive, ultra-poppy “Cherry Lips” aside, it was unfocused and occasionally lifeless. Wisely, drab second single “Breaking Up The Girl” isn’t included here. And while 2005 comeback single “Why Don’t You Love Me?” had some of the old pace and bile, it was a blatant retread of their earlier sound. Garbage were no longer pioneers.
The band are now rumoured to have split, though the epic, string-soaked new track “Tell Me Where It Hurts” suggests there might still be blood in the stone should Manson’s solo career stiff. If not, Absolute Garbage is a fine legacy, the sound of a briefly brilliant and always interesting band which sounds like no other greatest hits you own.
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