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![]() [Larger view] | Garbage - Bleed Like Me
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Underwhelming at best | |
| To be fair, Garbage is unique band in this day and age. They seem to dabble in several different musical areas, including rock and electronic with a dark and nearly goth-like aura.
In that sense, I can only compare this album to their previous works. To say the least, I am utterly underwhelmed by this album. Most of the lyrics and tracks sound like those of Nina Gordan, Sheryl Crow, or Meredith Brooks on a bad day. The sole track that even catches my attention is "Metal Heart". It reminds me of the feeling and attitude of their first couple of albums. All of the other tracks pretty cause you to space-out after the third listen. Some of the content even seems to be poorly engineered. The lyrics and music fail to mesh well. One has to wonder if the band members communicated at all during the creative process. | |
Wow! Not a bad song on this gem of an album. Brilliant! | |
| I adore this album! I really really adore this album. It's probably my favourite album of the year and one of my favourite albums. There is not a single bad song on this album. The lyrics are beautifully written, compelling and strong. The music really hits you in fact after one song had finished i felt like something had just left me with the song. Brilliant BRILLIANT IM LISTENING TO IT WHILE IM WRITING IT AND IM GETTING SO EXCITED THAT I CANT CONCENTRATE ON WHAT IM WRITING. I did something i don't usually do with this album which is to buy it, and thats because if I haven't heard a band before i usually start with their oldest album, but after hearing this i will DIFENATELY buy their previous albums. If you think that Why do you love me was good then this album will knock you off your feet because Why do you love me is probably the weakest on the album even though its a great song. Brilliant album , HIGHLY recommended! This band is one of a kind and not what it appears to be! | |
Takes a Band Like Garbage to Make Music That's Not | |
| BIG fan of Ms. Shirley here--she almost sounds kittenish in spots on this record, even more so than on any of their past efforts. I have to admit to never once being disappointed by her unadulterated vox--her voice is rock-steady with no want of scale hopping, fake cigarette rasps or shrillness that irritates.
Garbage has not lost their ability to provide interesting contrast between parts within a song and their sound is as edgy as it ever was. They've taken the right 4 years off and fortunately didn't get sucked into the pop-rock wasteland. I've waited patiently for some stuff that makes it okay to get up and dance to the beat of your issues and sink into some well-earned depression. It's far better than painting the smile on during the Bush era. |