"Garbage is just a producer's puppett band"....?!! NO...the Monkeys were, Garbage is made up of veteran musicians who survived the "New Wave" in the 80's and Grunge in the 90's, the critisism of their formation and the nit picking of their music. The result...fun, mostly techno-pop songs that are a bit off beat and catchy as hell. Their third album, Beautiful Garbage,
which was released in 2005, should have ended the "assembly-line" critisisms they've had to endure. It still has plenty of catchy but there is a nice big dose of unique and shuffleing alongside all the bouncy wierdness is a very distinct dark, somber, even morose.
If all they do is copycat...they are damn good at it...everybody from Annie Lennox to Radiohead. Try to get past the big red lipstick and listen for awhile. You might be suprised.
This is my favorite Garbage song on this or any of their albums. Cup of Coffee.
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I was staying in glasgow when i first heard of Shirley Manson she was with a band I used go and see called goodbye Mr McKenzie who were sort of connected to punk Band Exploited. Shirley is a very haunting soul and it shows in her singing. Michael