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Post by acereject on Jul 5, 2007 17:29:34 GMT -5
Digital Spy TMWIH review: www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a64365/garbage-tell-me-where-it-hurts.html Garbage: 'Tell Me Where It Hurts'
Released on Monday, July 16 2007
By Alex Fletcher Garbage have been plying their trade around arenas and festivals since 1995 when debut album Garbage went multi-platinum, winning them support slots with the likes of the Smashing Pumpkins and U2. Ten years on, with greatest hits compilation Absolute Garbage to promote, they have released yet another slice of dark yet sumptuously melodic indie-rock.
Their first release since announcing an indefinite hiatus in the middle of a world tour in 2005, 'Tell Me Where It Hurts' is a return to the moody, bittersweet love songs that first brought them to the public's attention. Underpinned by Shirley Manson's husky vocals and Butch Vig's unique drum work, the track soars with Arcade Fire-style violins before a creepy electronic breakdown interjects towards the end.
The band take a traditional message of unrequited love and mix it with their inimitable bitter sweet lyrics, with Manson imploring: "I've been loved but I didn't know how to feel it / And I've been adored but I don't know if I ever believed it." A classic return to form that will hopefully reignite the fire in the band's bellies, bringing with it an album of fresh material. 4 STARS Forgot to mention this earlier... Music Week says Push it has been added to XFM London's playlist.....odd? So far TMWIH is on XFM SCotland's Upfront list, Radio Forth's playlist and Radio 2's C-List.
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Post by GoGoGrrrl on Jul 5, 2007 17:30:08 GMT -5
BTW Uncut magazine gave Absolute Garbage a 3 star review (out of 5) and actually mentioned that they were weren't happy that the, and I quote, "Cute Androgyny was left off" ;D that's pretty funny...
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Post by Modern Method. on Jul 5, 2007 17:47:24 GMT -5
Digital Spy TMWIH review: www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a64365/garbage-tell-me-where-it-hurts.html Garbage: 'Tell Me Where It Hurts'
Released on Monday, July 16 2007
By Alex Fletcher Garbage have been plying their trade around arenas and festivals since 1995 when debut album Garbage went multi-platinum, winning them support slots with the likes of the Smashing Pumpkins and U2. Ten years on, with greatest hits compilation Absolute Garbage to promote, they have released yet another slice of dark yet sumptuously melodic indie-rock.
Their first release since announcing an indefinite hiatus in the middle of a world tour in 2005, 'Tell Me Where It Hurts' is a return to the moody, bittersweet love songs that first brought them to the public's attention. Underpinned by Shirley Manson's husky vocals and Butch Vig's unique drum work, the track soars with Arcade Fire-style violins before a creepy electronic breakdown interjects towards the end.
The band take a traditional message of unrequited love and mix it with their inimitable bitter sweet lyrics, with Manson imploring: "I've been loved but I didn't know how to feel it / And I've been adored but I don't know if I ever believed it." A classic return to form that will hopefully reignite the fire in the band's bellies, bringing with it an album of fresh material. 4 STARS Forgot to mention this earlier... Music Week says Push it has been added to XFM London's playlist.....odd? So far TMWIH is on XFM SCotland's Upfront list, Radio Forth's playlist and Radio 2's C-List. Thats a great review!
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Post by oscillations. on Jul 5, 2007 18:22:07 GMT -5
I miss the days where everything G released seemed to garner favorable critical response.
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Post by Dan the G-Man on Jul 5, 2007 18:25:56 GMT -5
I know Colleen. The first review from Q is actually not that good. The second is a little better/ But press is press, good or bad. Get the band name out there in circulation for those with short term memory loss.
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Post by Crashing Silent on Jul 5, 2007 22:34:54 GMT -5
"...there was never any excuse for the asinine lyrics of When I Grow Up"
Ouch.
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Post by greg on Jul 6, 2007 1:25:51 GMT -5
what's with the release date on that ad? this magazine is recent, isn't it? damn, i'm losing my mind - i completely forgot the release date - at the time i was thinking July 27 for some reason.
and plus i kinda forgot that UK release date is always a day before the US date.
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Post by acereject on Jul 9, 2007 4:30:52 GMT -5
Mojo review for Absolute Garbage: Sunday Mail review for Tell Me Where It Hurts:
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Post by thepowkid on Jul 9, 2007 6:06:25 GMT -5
thats cool that they put a big picture of shirley with the review
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Post by selection7 on Jul 9, 2007 16:25:01 GMT -5
It's not like I expect everyone to consider Garbage one of their favorite bands ever, collect their live recordings, and have nearly every studio song they've put out...but the collection of songs on Absolutle Garbage is ridiculous. Vow, Stupid Girl, OHWIR, SG, #1 Crush (Hooper), Push It, Special, YLSF, Cherry Lips, WDYLM... Could the song selection have been even better?...sure, but 99% of pop rock bands would sell their souls to have an album with a tracklising like that and it bothers me that people who write reviews like that don't have the sense to be ashamed of themselves. I realise not everybody is good at their job, and you don't have to be a fan of BG or even BLM, but to give a 60% to one of the best collection of pop rock songs officially put on disc in the last 20 years is just a punch in the face to all the music critics that take their job seriously.
Now that I think about it, I'm surprised to come to the realisation that I really don't read music reviews for anything other than entertainment purposes these days. It doesn't matter who the band is or who the reviewer is, I subconciously just don't put any value in them. That's sad. But the people who run the various media let it get out of control to the point where the whole industry (so to speak) became tarnished. Does anyone here still read music critiques to help decide whether to buy an album or not?
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Post by hamtor on Jul 9, 2007 17:07:09 GMT -5
It's not like I expect everyone to consider Garbage one of their favorite bands ever, collect their live recordings, and have nearly every studio song they've put out...but the collection of songs on Absolutle Garbage is ridiculous. Vow, Stupid Girl, OHWIR, SG, #1 Crush (Hooper), Push It, Special, YLSF, Cherry Lips, WDYLM... Could the song selection have been even better?...sure, but 99% of pop rock bands would sell their souls to have an album with a tracklising like that and it bothers me that people who write reviews like that don't have the sense to be ashamed of themselves. I realise not everybody is good at their job, and you don't have to be a fan of BG or even BLM, but to give a 60% to one of the best collection of pop rock songs officially put on disc in the last 20 years is just a punch in the face to all the music critics that take their job seriously. Now that I think about it, I'm surprised to come to the realisation that I really don't read music reviews for anything other than entertainment purposes these days. It doesn't matter who the band is or who the reviewer is, I subconciously just don't put any value in them. That's sad. But the people who run the various media let it get out of control to the point where the whole industry (so to speak) became tarnished. Does anyone here still read music critiques to help decide whether to buy an album or not? God, no.
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Post by acereject on Jul 11, 2007 18:13:20 GMT -5
Rock Sound review - 7 out of 10 (same as they gave BLM) Music Week also reviewed the album. They agreed with the opinion that garbage have struggled to improve on "garbage" or "Version 2.o" but they also noted on the inclusion of #1 Crush and TWINE.
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Post by lurker on Jul 12, 2007 17:00:35 GMT -5
I actually kinda agree with the majority of critics here. I'm probably the only one on this forum who thinks this, but I always felt that Garbage somehow lost their...distinctiveness after their self-titled album. Version 2.0 is flawed but good though. I still consider them one of my favourite bands, but its mostly for their debut, which I think is a masterpiece (and, unfortunately, their only one).
The Nirvana thing is still ridiculous and insulting though.
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Post by donteducateus on Jul 12, 2007 22:34:22 GMT -5
hmm, am I the only one wondering how a b-sides album would be received?
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Post by acereject on Jul 14, 2007 14:08:47 GMT -5
Daily Record newspaper review for single:
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Post by krammaii on Jul 14, 2007 14:33:29 GMT -5
I think the problem with any Greatest Hits reviews is that they seem to give permission to critics to write unfocused rants on the band's overall career and all their albums, rather than how enjoyable the collection of singles is. Instead of saying, "Garbage released a lot of great, catchy singles" for example, we get a small diatribe on the quality of their last two albums and and of course, a Nirvana mention. I think critics miss the point on Greatest Hits packages. They seem to forget they are largely purchased by casual fans of the aforementioned band that aren't interested in album material, but rather, their hits.
Not to mention the fact that Garbage has more than enough material to make a convincing "Best Of" package is completely ignored. How few bands can actually release a "Best Of" and have to leave singles off of it due to run time? Very few.
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Post by oscillations. on Jul 14, 2007 15:35:47 GMT -5
It's true. It seems critics are retroactively taking their aggression out on Garbage, but really, despite the (probably valid) perceived decline in quality and innovation on the past 2 records, there is no denying the quality and pop punch of the singles included from those eras here. And obviously, the 90s singles speak for themselves. Sharp, sophisticated, sonically adventurous and cleverly fused - what the fuck else do you want from a pop single? What Franz Ferdinand and Goldfrapp are doing for left-of-the-middle pop now, Garbage did in the 90's and few other acts could compete with their melodic prowess. Those songs (all which were hailed as great upon release) still hold up, and as I said, the newer songs included hardly deplete the collection, and yes, I do think "Cherry Lips" and "Why Do You Love Me" ARE essential Garbage songs. Plenty of other acts - present & past - have been lionized for much less. Garbage should be put on a pedestal for achieving their unique role in modern music history, and instead, their legacy is being pejorated & pissed upon.
It's pretty ridiculous. The underwhelming Garbage 2000s press doesn't warrant a backlash against their old material. If they only had ever made those first two albums, their reputation would still be intact.
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Post by oscillations. on Jul 14, 2007 23:02:42 GMT -5
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Post by acereject on Jul 15, 2007 3:43:50 GMT -5
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Post by Modern Method. on Jul 15, 2007 8:27:32 GMT -5
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