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Post by Tornado on May 9, 2012 18:36:39 GMT -5
Form 1 to 10 what means a B grade on EW review?
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Post by darklingksayhey on May 9, 2012 19:53:40 GMT -5
nykop is so impresive! I love the vibe it has and how upbeat the sons are. i knew garbage wouldnt disappoint me with this album  |
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Post by garbagefiend on May 9, 2012 20:16:23 GMT -5
From Bloody-Disgusting.com:
I’ve been a fan of Garbage since their self-titled debut album came out in 1995. Armed with a sound entirely unique unto themselves, they’ve been a band I’ve followed almost religiously with each new album announcement. And so it is, that after seven years, I was back to salivating with anticipation as their latest album, Not Your Kind Of People, inched ever closer to release. But now that I have it, was it worth the agonizing wait? Check out my thoughts below.
A cinematic flair beings the opening track “Automatic Systematic Habit”, hailing the return of Garbage. It’s a high-energy track that is undeniably infectious is the perfect beginning to the album, setting the perfect tone for what is to come.
The album continues with “Big Bright World”, a track that is still high-energy but has a happier overall tone. It sounds like something I’d hear on Version 2.0. Then we get to the first single, “Blood For Poppies”. I’ve already stated how much I love this song but it probably deserves to be mentioned again. This song gets my blood rushing and my heart racing; I honestly can’t get enough of it.
I could go on with a track-by-track review, but I’ll forgo that in order to talk about the production, which is fantastic. The songs are richly layered, almost confusingly so. There are so many things going on at nearly any given time that hearing everything the first few times through is a near impossibility. As per usual, many of the tones and sounds aren’t exactly musical but rather odd noises that just fit the atmosphere of the song.
Some interesting moments I found where the opening bass line to “Battle In Me”, which reminded me of Bon Jovi’s “Living On A Prayer”. Then there was “Sugar”, which had a distinctive trip-hop flavor that I relished.
Then there is the final track, “Beloved Freak”, which starts like a lullaby, transforming into a gentle, beautiful ballad. There is something soothing about hearing Manson’s velvety voice croon gently over and over, “You’re not alone.” While it doesn’t end the album with bombastic fireworks, there is such a sweet, hopeful note that I can’t help feel that there was no better coda.
The Final Word: I’ve been brought back to the glitz and glamour of 90’s alt-rock and I’m loving every second of it. Equal parts music and noise, Not Your Kind Of People is everything I could’ve wanted from a new Garbage album and more.
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Post by lasirius on May 9, 2012 21:30:14 GMT -5
Form 1 to 10 what means a B grade on EW review? An 8, I would think. My opinion on most of the reviews is that if this was some new band sounding like the 90s then they would be going crazy but since it's a band that started during that time, well they're doing the same thing over and over again. The reviews are not bad, they're actually good. |
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Post by darkling1219 on May 10, 2012 10:06:30 GMT -5
BBC: "Formed in 1994, Garbage delivered consistently anthemic electronic rock that occupied airwaves with conspicuous ease in the mid-to-late-90s. The singles Special, Queer Stupid Girl brought phenomenal success, although they never quite shrugged the impression that they were Butch Vig's (producer of Nevermind) band of session musicians, despite singer Shirley Manson looking the very epitome of a pop icon. Their run ended in 2005 as they declared a hiatus, amid complaints of their label treating them as a commodity. It is the opportunity to self-release that has brought about this, their fifth album. Recording in LA for the first time, there's no discernible difference to the band's sound; Garbage have returned pretty much exactly as they left. Which could be seen as disappointing, given Manson's past claim that she was sick of "the loops and the electronics and the guitars", so much so that in 2006 she worked with The Blue Nile's Paul Buchanan on an unlikely-to-ever-be-released solo record. But Not Your Kind of People quickly makes its mark, with Automatic Systematic Habit strutting into focus with Vocoder vocals and Rolling Stones-aping riffs, while Control conjures the unlikely parallel of The Smiths on steroids. Both demonstrate the joyful abandonment in surrendering yourself to sing-along industrial pop angst. As with 2005's Bleed Like Me album, guitars are to the fore. Blood for Poppies should be occupying drive-time playlists as effectively as anything they've done in the past, with calculated (albeit fairly nonsensical) vocals: "I don't know why they are calling on the radio." The song also establishes fresh rock'n'roll priorities: "I miss my dog / and I miss my freedom." Manson denies Garbage succumbed to the recent trend of reunions, but that is exactly what this is. Following her stint acting in TV's Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, that show's loss is our gain. There are misses: the title-track is as forgettable as their theme tune to a particularly unremarkable Bond film (The World is Not Enough), while the bitter I Hate Love should have been left scrawled on the toilet wall. But despite occasional lapses into overproduced mess, the surprise here is their enthusiasm. It might be business as usual compositionally, and public demand for another Garbage album was questionable; but this set will stir interest in both fans and casual listeners alike." www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gwhf |
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Post by codyt3212 on May 10, 2012 11:49:05 GMT -5
Every review keeps focusing on the band "sounding like the future". What is this? Is that all Garbage is to these people? A band that once sounded "futuristic"? And because its 2012 and their sound doesn't seem all that innovative anymore that somehow makes them less of a group? If anything, it just proves they're great and have stood the test of time. Morons.
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Post by Tornado on May 10, 2012 12:01:30 GMT -5
The reviews should focus on HOW THE ALBUM ACTUALLY SOUNDS!
F**k you!
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Post by luxavalanche on May 10, 2012 12:08:42 GMT -5
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Post by Tornado on May 10, 2012 12:11:44 GMT -5
^ Great!
PS I read The Guardian Music often.
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Post by Hangin' With The Bichard on May 10, 2012 12:52:08 GMT -5
No When I Grow Up on the setlist? Insanity! At least Temptation Waits is there though. Hope they keep it for their next London gig in July!
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Post by ALTERNAT1VE on May 10, 2012 15:47:08 GMT -5
Metacritic score (combines various reviews into a score from 0 to 100) is 70. The score will most likely change with the addition of new reviews, but for now it is a career best for Garbage
Absolute Garbage got 69, Bleed like me 54, Beautifulgarbage 69 and the first two albums were not included (the site did not exist back then)
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Post by darkling1219 on May 10, 2012 15:59:30 GMT -5
The Guardian 4/5 "It's 18 years since Nirvana producer Butch Vig and his Wisconsin cohorts recruited marketably mouthy Scot Shirley Manson and become one of the world's most successful groups, before label trouble and acrimony triggered a long hiatus. Their first album since 2005 returns to the blueprint of their first two, best albums, the major change being fewer electronics, more fuzzy guitars and production aimed at the Gaga generation. When the processed beats are at their most frenetic – as on opener Automatic Systematic Habit – they sound as if they're trying too hard to throw their hat back into a pop ring stuffed with younger pretenders Manson herself inspired. But when they ease off the accelerator and the singer shifts from off-pat angst to revealing vulnerability, they can still produce spiky, stylish pop. Stadium-sized hooks abound on Big Bright World and Control, but the surprise is the title track – a beautiful, otherworldly cross between a John Barry Bond theme and a David Bowie outsider anthem." www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/10/garbage-not-your-kind-review?newsfeed=true |
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Post by Tornado on May 10, 2012 16:12:56 GMT -5
^ Nice! The more good reviews, the better!
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Post by Tornado on May 10, 2012 16:15:31 GMT -5
Metacritic score (combines various reviews into a score from 0 to 100) is 70. The score will most likely change with the addition of new reviews, but for now it is a career best for Garbage Absolute Garbage got 69, Bleed like me 54, Beautifulgarbage 69 and the first two albums were not included (the site did not exist back then) Unfortunately that score (70) will be lowered by the terrible reviews of NME (I've heard they gave it a 3/10) and of course the pretentious Pitchfork. |
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Post by luxavalanche on May 10, 2012 16:19:30 GMT -5
That makes no sense - NME was generally enthusiastic about this album thus far. Hopefully not the case.
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Post by lasirius on May 10, 2012 16:21:29 GMT -5
Metacritic score (combines various reviews into a score from 0 to 100) is 70. The score will most likely change with the addition of new reviews, but for now it is a career best for Garbage Absolute Garbage got 69, Bleed like me 54, Beautifulgarbage 69 and the first two albums were not included (the site did not exist back then) Unfortunately that score (70) will be lowered by the terrible reviews of NME (I've heard they gave it a 3/10) and of course the pretentious Pitchfork. I'm looking forward to the Pitchfork review, I'm expecting them to rate it -10/10. They have no credibility whatsoever. |
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Post by drunk on May 10, 2012 16:23:20 GMT -5
3/10? Impossible. Whot told you that? I've also noticed ths magazine was positive about their comeback and singles.
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Post by luxavalanche on May 10, 2012 16:24:17 GMT -5
you never know, it could be a 7.0.
But I'm predicting anything from 4.5 to 6.5 from them. It's not exactly an album you can trash entirely, but it's also not the kind of thing they'll ever get behind. They already made up their mind about G years ago -- the title of the album could certainly apply to the relationship between the band and the publication, indeed.
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Post by luxavalanche on May 10, 2012 16:26:05 GMT -5
It's a very good album that no one is outright dismissing, even the skeptics. The problem is familiarity breeds contempt -- the very publications giving lukewarm responses to this release would be jumping all over it had it been released by a new act. They praise new acts for sounding exactly like the past and punish pioneers for sounding like themselves. Hilarious, actually.
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Post by Tornado on May 10, 2012 16:34:37 GMT -5
Unfortunately that score (70) will be lowered by the terrible reviews of NME (I've heard they gave it a 3/10) and of course the pretentious Pitchfork. I'm looking forward to the Pitchfork review, I'm expecting them to rate it -10/10. They have no credibility whatsoever. No credibility, but their reviews are read by many people. They're quite influential. And they hate bands that make catchy music like Garbage. The more obscure, the higher rating (except Radiohead). |
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