Cleveland Plain Dealer Review
Bound4TheFloor
Fans generally don't appreciate it when performers veer from a winning
formula. In 1965, overzealous folkies shouted "Judas" at Bob Dylan when he
went electric. And in more recent years, listers who fell in love with
Radiohead's epic guitar rock were outraged by the band's detour into
electronica. With its third disc, Garbage is receiving a similar response.
You cant say the band ddin't see it coming. On "Shut Your Mouth," Shirley
Manson sings, "Give'em what they want...and you could be a big star." Of
course the ever-willful singer doesn't heed the song's advice.
The fans Garbage risks losing are those who grew attached to the
cybernetic guitar pop perfected on the group's first two albums. The quartet
has always made allusions to other artists, but those were more tips of the hat
contained within an identifiable sound. On "Beautiful," each song sounds as if
it was written and produced for another artist, albeit expertly. "Androgyny"
flirts with Destiny's Child territory. "Can't Cry These Tears" updates Phil
Spector's girl-group sound. And "Nobody Loves You" spears Britney's style.
Only Manson's engaging voice and lyrics make the songs sound Garbage-like.
And while no one will call her and her bandmates Judas for pursuing new
territory, it's unlikely this disc will make them bigger stars, either.
-Robert Cherry~
- Amy
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Pour Your Misery Down on Me
WhenIGr0Up
Is he sober or is this a typo?
Mike
Chrysler888
>From: wheni...@aol.com (WhenIGr0Up)
>Date: 10/8/01 12:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>Message-id: <20011008000600...@mb-ma.aol.com>
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>>"Nobody Loves You" spears Britney's style.
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>Is he sober or is this a typo?
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>Mike
Yeah I wonder too. I didn't think it sounded like Britney at all.
Todd
WhenIGr0Up
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try portishead,
that is a direct raping of everything portishead, then thrown in the Gabage
juicer for some good ol record play...
By the way, i got a rmeinder from my Rollingstone daily email
Garbage are on Letterman tomorrow
Anymore of his senile drivel and im gonna hit my head on somehting hard
Mike