Absolute Garbage

Last updated

Absolute Garbage
Garbage - Absolute Garbage.png
Greatest hits album by
Garbage
ReleasedJuly 23, 2007 (2007-07-23)
Recorded1994–2007
Studio
Genre
Length72:43
Label A&E Records (Worldwide)
(North America)
Producer
Garbage chronology
Bleed Like Me
(2005)		Absolute Garbage
(2007)		 Not Your Kind of People
(2012)
Singles from Absolute Garbage
  1. "Tell Me Where It Hurts"
    Released: July 16, 2007

Absolute Garbage is a greatest hits album by American rock band Garbage. It was released worldwide on July 23, 2007 through Warner Music imprint A&E Records with a North American release through Almo Sounds, Geffen Records, and Universal Music Enterprises the following day. The compilation was issued while the band was on hiatus following a one-off reformation to perform at a benefit concert early in the year. [4]

Contents

The album includes remastered versions of 16 of the band's singles which run chronologically in the track listing, as well as "Tell Me Where It Hurts", a new track recorded especially for inclusion on the compilation which was released as a single. Absolute Garbage was released on CD and as a special edition which included a bonus disc of remixes. Additionally, a DVD was released featuring 16 music videos, as well as an hour-long documentary film titled Thanks for Your Uhh, Support, containing footage filmed backstage and behind the scenes, archive live performances, and interviews spanning the band's entire career up to that point. [5]

Background

The band's drummer Butch Vig felt that Absolute Garbage would be "a full stop on part of our career", marking the band's movement to a new part of their development, rather than simply a contractual obligation, while guitarist Duke Erikson stated that "putting out a collection of our singles would be a good way to stay busy without working so hard". [6] However, singer Shirley Manson revealed in 2012 that the compilation emerged from a demand by the band's UK label A&E Records in order to meet their quarterly requirements. [7]

When Garbage began to collate the material for Absolute Garbage, it transpired that the analog masters of their eponymous debut album had been lost. Neither of the band's record labels had them, and after further searching, the band established that none of the mastering facilities they had used had stored them either. Vig and audio engineer Billy Bush were able to track down an archived, but rather incomplete and damaged, set of 16bit 44.1kHz safety DAT mixes. Despite the backups being far from an optimal situation, mastering engineer Emily Lazar at The Lodge in New York City was able to reverse engineer the missing songs from the damaged archive. [8] Lazar used some alternate versions of the songs when completing the final master. [8] Her assistant, Joe LaPorta, mastered and edited the remixes for the special edition. [9]

Eschewing the Midwestern location of their Wisconsin-based Smart Studios, Garbage chose to record new material for the album at GrungeIsDead, Vig's California-located home recording studio. [10] The band members had been sharing ideas over the internet prior to the sessions, and were keen to record them; [11] vocalist Shirley Manson had come up with the song title "Tell Me Where It Hurts" a few years previously, [12] and had matched newly written lyrics with a Burt Bacharach-style string arrangement that the band had created via email correspondence. [13] After producing an electric guitar-heavy version of "Tell Me Where It Hurts", Garbage recorded a second mix of the track with more emphasis on the strings [14] and recruited their former touring bassist, Daniel Shulman, to perform bass guitar on the song. [9] The band completed another three songs during the sessions, including "Betcha" (Vig: "it's fuzzed up"), [6] "Girls Talk Shit" ("pretty cool sounding, lots of fast pizzicato guitars and cellos"), [15] and "All the Good in This Life", which Vig described as "kinda Pink Floyd-y". [6]

Vig had created a new version of their song "Bad Boyfriend", which had opened their Bleed Like Me album, when he had been updating his home studio the previous year. [16] Keeping to the Garbage formula of incorporating non-musical sounds in their work, Vig used a digital recorder to capture the sound of his baby daughter's swing in motion as a percussive loop. [17] Thinking that the compilation would benefit from the inclusion of a new remix, Vig presented his rework to Manson and Erikson who had been unaware of the new version. Both agreed that "Bad Boyfriend" should be included, but rather than solicit an outside producer, Vig spent a few days finishing the mix. [10] Inversely, Garbage recruited production team Jeremy Wheatley and Brio Tellefario to create a new version of Bleed Like Me's track "It's All Over but the Crying"; the band hoped the song would be a possible second single. [12] A rock version of Version 2.0 's "Push It" was completed by producer Chris Sheldon. [18]

The group argued over the album's running order, eventually dropping a few of their singles, including "Androgyny" (from Beautiful Garbage ) after Manson objected to its inclusion, before finalizing on the 18 tracks that the group believed represented their best work. [19] Vig oversaw the liner notes and thanks list for the album: "It's been a burden because we're encompassing what we've done over the last 10 years in one short paragraph"; [16] music journalist Peter Murphy composed a biography on the band's history for the booklet, while the album artwork was designed by Tom Hingston Studio—a foil blocked silkscreen image photographed by David Hughes. The booklet also compiled a number of promotional photographs of the group taken over the course of their career by Stéphane Sednaoui, Ellen von Unwerth, Rankin, Pat Pope, Warwick Saint, and Joseph Cultice. [9]

The band compiled an hour-long documentary titled Thanks for Your Uhh, Support for the DVD release, featuring footage filmed backstage and behind-the-scenes, and archive live performances and interviews spanning the band's entire career up to that point. [5] In addition to interviews with the members of Garbage, the documentary also features Duke Erikson's daughter Roxy, Madison club owner and friend Jay Moran, engineer Billy Bush, former touring bassists Daniel Shulman and Eric Avery, Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins, White Stripes' Jack White, and former MTV News anchor Kurt Loder. [20] Region 0 pressings of the DVD contained all 16 music videos to accompany the singles featured on the CD formats, [5] with the exception of "#1 Crush", for which no music video was filmed. [21] Region 1 releases did not include the video for "Tell Me Where It Hurts". [5]

In 2012, Garbage stated that the album was released as a contractual obligation to Warner Music: "This was the final straw that broke our backs", Manson said. "The record company we had been sold to in the U.K. demanded that we release a 'greatest hits' in order to meet their quarterly requirements. We were not in a position to stop it. As a result, they shoved this collection out with no promotion whatsoever. It was right there and then that we realized how crazy and out of whack things had gotten." [7] Garbage remained on hiatus for a further three years until regrouping to record their fifth studio album, Not Your Kind of People , released in 2012. [22]

Release and promotion

At the end of 2005's Bleed Like Me World Tour, Garbage disbanded to go on a hiatus. [23] A month later, music retailer HMV's UK website listed a Greatest Hits compilation for release the following year. [24] By January 2006, the title changed to Absolute Garbage. [25] On November 10, a press release from Warner Music Group announced a March 19, 2007, UK release date for the album, [26] while NME reported that the album would be proceeded by a single on March 5. [27] In January 2007, Vig became the first band member to publicly confirm the project: "We've been working on [Absolute Garbage] for a while". [4] On May 11, the band's website unveiled the artwork for Absolute Garbage, [28] and on May 22, confirmed the album's track listing, physical formats and an initial July 16–17 street date. [5] The date was later moved back a week due to "production issues" concerning the North American DVD. [29]

The promotional campaign for Absolute Garbage was launched in late May 2007, when Geffen Records updated Garbage's Myspace profile streaming audio player to include the album's lead single "Tell Me Where It Hurts" and the remix of "Bad Boyfriend", [30] while the music video for "Tell Me Where It Hurts" premiered on Channel 4's Video Exclusive slot in the United Kingdom on May 28. [31] Radio edits of the Guitars Up and orchestral versions of "Tell Me Where It Hurts" were serviced to radio in early June. In the United Kingdom, the song was playlisted by XFM Scotland Upfront, [32] Radio Forth [32] and was C-Listed on BBC Radio 2 for five weeks. [33] The alternative rock remix of "Push It" was playlisted by XFM for three weeks. [18] A&E Records released "Tell Me Where It Hurts" on seven-inch vinyl, DVD and CD single (featuring "Betcha" as the B-side) on July 16 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart. [34] Manson complained that the release was "shoved out with no promotion whatsoever", declaring that it was the moment the band "realized how crazy and out of whack things had gotten", inspiring them to work independently afterwards. [7]

On July 23, 2007, Absolute Garbage was released in the United Kingdom, with the North American street date following a day later. [29] The digital format includes "All the Good in This Life" as an iTunes Store exclusive bonus track. [35] In 2012, Absolute Garbage was superseded by a revamped greatest hits set titled The Absolute Collection , which was released in Australia and New Zealand on November 2 via Liberator Music. [36]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [37]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [38]
Digital Spy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [39]
Kerrang! KK [40]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [41]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [42]
PopMatters 9/10 [43]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [44]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Stylus Magazine B [45]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [46]

Absolute Garbage received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 69, based on 12 reviews. [37] Sal Cinqumani of Slant Magazine gave a positive overview of the compilation, writing that the album "serves as an anthropological study of the musical relics of a bygone era", [1] while Laila Hassani of Heat summed up her five-star review by writing, "Few modern female-fronted rock bands stand the test of time, but this reminds you why, along with Gwen Stefani's No Doubt, Garbage are one of them." [47] A reviewer for Instinct wrote "this hits collection is loaded with songs best described as massive... you'll find something to love here". [2] Jaime Gill, in a review for BBC Music, felt that "Absolute Garbage is a fine legacy, the sound of a briefly brilliant and always interesting band" and that overall the album "sounds like no other greatest hits you own." [48] Digital Spy's Nick Levine wrote, "By wrapping their nut-grabbing hooks and transcendent melodies in layers of gutsy guitars, Garbage managed to make pop music for people who thought they didn't like pop music. For that reason, whatever happens next, they deserve to be remembered fondly." [39]

Many reviewers felt that the chronological running order put more emphasis on the band's well-regarded earlier periods. "The selection of songs perhaps indicates Garbage view their career the same way many fans do", wrote Victoria Durham of Rock Sound , and "that they never quite managed [to match] the brilliance of their early work." [49] Johnny Dee of Classic Rock expressed, "The later material here sounds formulaic, however, new song "Tell Me Where It Hurts" adds strings to the dynamic and sits well alongside their peerless early material". [50] AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine considered that despite ignoring 2000s singles such as "Run Baby Run", "it already seems that the comp has lingered far longer than necessary on the last stage of Garbage's career", in contrast to the debut album singles "still sounding sleek and alluring." [38] Kerrang! magazine's Tom Byrant also felt that Garbage's work had dated, expounding, "Something that was once so much a part of the Zeitgeist has remained rooted to the era it marked, untranslatable across the millennial divide. Still, songs like 'Stupid Girl' and 'Only Happy When It Rains' [...] maintain an urgency and spite that sees their intent remain intact." [40] Billboard writer Kerri Mason praised the choice of remixes on the special edition: "the band continually brought the best of dance's best producers, not one of the thirteen tracks is a throwaway." [51] Ben Hogwood of musicOMH called the compilation a "deserved retrospective", further noting that "the best way to get to know Garbage is through their albums, which demonstrate their strength in depth. In particular the self-titled debut and Version 2.0 withstand a heavy hammering on any stereo." [42]

Commercial performance

Absolute Garbage debuted at number 68 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,000 copies in its first week. [52] As of August 2008, it had sold 66,000 copies in the United States. [53] The album debuted at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart with 13,372 units sold in its first week. [34]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Garbage, except where noted

Absolute Garbage track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Vow" (from Garbage ) 4:32
2."Queer" (from Garbage) 4:37
3."Only Happy When It Rains" (from Garbage) 3:47
4."Stupid Girl" (from Garbage)
4:18
5."Milk" (from Garbage) 3:50
6."#1 Crush" (Nellee Hooper mix; from the Romeo + Juliet soundtrack) 4:45
7."Push It" (from Version 2.0 ) 4:03
8."I Think I'm Paranoid" (from Version 2.0) 3:39
9."Special" (from Version 2.0) 3:47
10."When I Grow Up" (from Version 2.0) 3:24
11."You Look So Fine" (from Version 2.0) 5:22
12."The World Is Not Enough" (from The World Is Not Enough soundtrack)
3:58
13."Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" (from Beautiful Garbage ) 3:13
14."Shut Your Mouth" (from Beautiful Garbage) 3:27
15."Why Do You Love Me" (from Bleed Like Me ) 3:53
16."Bleed Like Me" (from Bleed Like Me) 4:01
17."Tell Me Where It Hurts" 4:10
18."It's All Over but the Crying" (remix) 3:49
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleLength
19."All the Good in This Life"4:20
Special edition bonus disc: Garbage Mixes
No.TitleLength
1."The World Is Not Enough" (Unkle remix)5:01
2."When I Grow Up" (Jagz Kooner remix)5:23
3."Special" (Brothers in Rhythm remix)5:15
4."Breaking Up the Girl" (Timo Maas remix)5:19
5."Milk" (Massive Attack remix)4:31
6."Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" (Roger Sanchez remix)5:01
7."Androgyny" (Felix da Housecat remix)5:29
8."Queer" (Rabbit in the Moon remix)5:04
9."I Think I'm Paranoid" (Crystal Method remix)4:25
10."Stupid Girl" (Todd Terry remix)3:47
11."You Look So Fine" (Fun Lovin' Criminals remix)3:38
12."Push It" (Boom Boom Satellites remix)5:22
13."Bad Boyfriend" (Garbage remix)5:04
DVD edition (Region 0)
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Vow" Samuel Bayer 4:33
2."Queer" Stéphane Sednaoui 4:53
3."Only Happy When It Rains"Samuel Bayer3:58
4."Stupid Girl"Samuel Bayer4:27
5."Milk"Stéphane Sednaoui3:50
6."Push It"Andrea Giacobbe4:11
7."I Think I'm Paranoid" Matthew Rolston 3:39
8."Special" Dawn Shadforth 4:06
9."When I Grow Up" Sophie Muller 3:24
10."You Look So Fine"Stéphane Sednaoui3:51
11."The World Is Not Enough" Philipp Stölzl 4:02
12."Cherry Lips" Joseph Kahn 3:13
13."Shut Your Mouth"Elliot Chaffer3:30
14."Why Do You Love Me"Sophie Muller3:53
15."Bleed Like Me"Sophie Muller4:05
16."Tell Me Where It Hurts"Sophie Muller4:12
17."Thanks for Your Uhh, Support" (produced by Greg Kaplan) 1:09:03
DVD edition (Region 1)
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Vow"Samuel Bayer4:33
2."Queer"Stéphane Sednaoui4:53
3."Only Happy When It Rains"Samuel Bayer3:58
4."Stupid Girl"Samuel Bayer4:27
5."Milk"Stéphane Sednaoui3:50
6."Push It"Andrea Giacobbe4:11
7."I Think I'm Paranoid"Matthew Rolston3:39
8."Special"Dawn Shadforth4:06
9."When I Grow Up"Sophie Muller3:24
10."You Look So Fine"Stéphane Sednaoui3:51
11."The World Is Not Enough"Philipp Stölzl4:02
12."Cherry Lips"Joseph Kahn3:13
13."Shut Your Mouth"Elliot Chaffer3:30
14."Why Do You Love Me"Sophie Muller3:53
15."Bleed Like Me"Sophie Muller4:05
16."Thanks for Your Uhh, Support" (produced by Greg Kaplan) 1:09:03

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the special edition of Absolute Garbage. [9]

Musicians

  • Mike Kashou – bass (disc 1: tracks 1–5)
  • Pauli Ryan – percussion (disc 1: tracks 3, 4)
  • Les Thimmig – clarinet (disc 1: track 2)
  • Daniel Shulman – bass (disc 1: tracks 7–14, 17)
  • Brio Taliaferro – additional programming (disc 1: track 18)
  • Justin Meldal-Johnsen – bass (disc 1: tracks 15, 16, 18)
  • Matt Walker – drums (disc 1: track 15)

Technical

  • Garbage – production (disc 1: tracks 1–18; disc 2: track 13); engineering (disc 1: tracks 1–6); recording (disc 1: tracks 1–5); mixing (disc 1: track 12)
  • Nellee Hooper – additional production, mixing (disc 1: track 6)
  • Billy Bush – engineering (disc 1: tracks 7–18)
  • David Arnold – production (disc 1: track 12)
  • Jeremy Wheatley – mixing, additional production (disc 1: track 18)
  • Richard Edgeler – mixing assistance (disc 1: track 18)
  • Emily Lazar – mastering
  • Sarah Register – mastering (disc 1: tracks 1–18)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering assistance (disc 1: tracks 1–18); mastering (disc 2: tracks 1–13)
  • John King – production (disc 2: track 13)
  • Butch Vig – mixing (disc 2: track 13)

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Absolute Garbage
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [71] Silver60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for Absolute Garbage
RegionDateFormatEditionLabelRef.
Album
United KingdomJuly 23, 2007
  • Standard
  • special
 [72] [73]
United StatesJuly 24, 2007 [74] [75] [76] [77]
AustraliaJuly 27, 2007Special Warner [78]
Germany
  • Standard
  • special
 [79] [80]
CanadaJuly 31, 2007 Universal [81] [82]
AustraliaAugust 10, 2007StandardWarner [83]
JapanSeptember 5, 2007CD [84]
Various
(except North America)		July 30, 2012Digital downloadStunvolume [85] [86] [87]
Video
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United KingdomJuly 23, 2007 DVD
  • A&E
  • Warner Bros.
 [88]
United StatesJuly 24, 2007
  • Almo Sounds
  • Geffen
  • UMe
 [89]
CanadaJuly 31, 2007Universal [90]
GermanyAugust 24, 2007Warner [91]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tracks 1–5
  2. 1 2 Track 17

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Butch Vig</span> American musician and record producer

Bryan David "Butch" Vig is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter who is the drummer and co-producer of the rock band Garbage. Vig has produced for several alternative rock acts of the 1990s, including Nirvana, the Smashing Pumpkins, L7, and Sonic Youth. Vig is best known for producing the diamond-selling Nirvana album Nevermind (1991). His work on the latter earned him the nickname the Nevermind Man. Other notable production credits of Vig include L7's Bricks are Heavy (1992) and the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream (1993).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garbage (band)</span> American rock band

Garbage is an American rock band formed in 1993 in Madison, Wisconsin. The band's line-up—consisting of Scottish singer Shirley Manson (vocals) and American musicians Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig —has remained unchanged since its inception. All four members are involved in the songwriting and production process. Garbage has sold over 17 million albums worldwide.

<i>Garbage</i> (album) 1995 studio album by Garbage

Garbage is the debut studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on August 15, 1995, by Almo Sounds. The album was met with critical acclaim upon its release, being viewed by some as an innovative recording for its time. It reached number 20 on the US Billboard 200 and number six on the UK Albums Chart, while charting inside the top 20 and receiving multi-platinum certifications in several territories. The album's success was helped by the band promoting it on a year-long tour, including playing on the European festival circuit and supporting the Smashing Pumpkins throughout 1996, as well as by a run of increasingly successful singles culminating with "Stupid Girl", which received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997.

<i>Beautiful Garbage</i> 2001 studio album by Garbage

Beautiful Garbage is the third studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on October 1, 2001, on Mushroom Records worldwide, with the North American release on Interscope Records the following day. Marking a departure from the sound the band had established on their first two releases, the album was written and recorded over the course of a year, when lead singer Shirley Manson chronicled their efforts weekly online, becoming one of the first high-profile musicians to keep an Internet blog. The album expanded on the band's musical variety, with stronger melodies, more direct lyrics, and sounds mixing rock with electronica, new wave, hip hop, and girl groups.

<i>Bleed Like Me</i> 2005 studio album by Garbage

Bleed Like Me is the fourth studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released worldwide on April 11, 2005, through Warner Music imprint A&E Records, with a North American release on Geffen Records the following day. For this album, the band chose a straight rock sound reminiscent of their live performances instead of the electronica that permeated their previous album Beautiful Garbage (2001). The first recording sessions took place in March 2003, but were mostly unproductive due to passive aggression between band members and a general lack of direction. As they struggled to record the album, Garbage quietly split for four months starting in October 2003. They reunited under producer John King in Los Angeles and, following a guest appearance by Dave Grohl on "Bad Boyfriend", they found a renewed focus on production. Garbage recruited drummer Matt Walker and bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen for new recording sessions and completed the album by late 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stupid Girl (Garbage song)</span> 1996 single by Garbage

"Stupid Girl" is a song by American rock band Garbage from their self-titled debut studio album (1995). The song was written and produced by band members Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig. "Stupid Girl" features lyrics about a young woman's ambivalence and is a musical arrangement centered on a repetitive bassline and a drum sample from the Clash's 1980 song "Train in Vain".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Subhuman (song)</span> 1995 single by Garbage

"Subhuman" is a 1995 song written, recorded and produced by alternative rock band Garbage, and was originally released as an international B-side on "Vow", Garbage's debut single. That song had earlier been pressed as a limited edition 7-inch vinyl in the United Kingdom for the purposes of launching the band; when it came to re-releasing "Vow", Mushroom Records felt that "Subhuman" was strong enough to be issued as an A-side to follow up "Vow". A last-minute decision was made to switch the songs. "Vow" was relegated to bonus track on the CD single.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vow (song)</span> 1995 single by Garbage

"Vow" is a song by alternative rock band Garbage. It was released as their debut single in early 1995 by Discordant, a label set up by Mushroom Records to launch the group, and Almo Sounds in North America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Think I'm Paranoid</span> 1998 single by Garbage

"I Think I'm Paranoid" is a song written, performed and produced by Garbage and was the second single released from their second album Version 2.0.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Why Do You Love Me</span> 2005 single by Garbage

"Why Do You Love Me" is a song by alternative rock band Garbage, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Bleed Like Me (2005).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The World Is Not Enough (song)</span> Theme of the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough

"The World Is Not Enough" is the theme song for the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough, performed by American rock band Garbage. The song was written by composer David Arnold and lyricist Don Black, previously responsible for four other Bond songs, and was produced by Garbage and Arnold. "The World Is Not Enough" was composed in the style of the series' title songs, in contrast with the post-modern production and genre-hopping of Garbage's first two albums. The group recorded most of "The World Is Not Enough" while touring Europe in support of their album Version 2.0, telephoning Arnold as he recorded the orchestral backing in London before travelling to England. Garbage later finished recording and mixing the song at Armoury Studios in Canada. The lyrics reflect the film's plot, with themes of world domination and seduction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bleed Like Me (song)</span> 2005 single by Garbage

"Bleed Like Me" is a song by American rock band Garbage and the title-track of their fourth studio album (2005). It was released as the album's second single in North America by Geffen Records imprint Almo Sounds on May 9, 2005. It reached number 27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. Club mixes of the track sent the remix package into the top ten of the Billboard dance chart. The song received positive reviews from critics, who highlighted it as the centrepiece of the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Breaking Up the Girl</span> 2001 single by Garbage

"Breaking Up the Girl" is a 2001 alternative rock song written, recorded and produced by the band Garbage for their third studio album Beautiful Garbage. In North America, it was serviced to alternative radio as the second single from the album.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Number 1 Crush</span> 1997 single by Garbage

"#1 Crush" is a song by the American rock band Garbage, released internationally as a b-side to their debut single "Vow" (1995), and in the United Kingdom on the b-side to second single "Subhuman" (1995).

"Supervixen" is an alternative rock song written and performed by alternative rock band Garbage and is the opening track on their self-titled debut studio album (1995). The song was titled after Russ Meyer's 1975 sexploitation film Supervixens but was influenced by Pier Paolo Pasolini's period horror art film Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, which had been playing on a monitor above the soundboard at Smart Studios when the band were working on it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Garbage discography</span>

Garbage is an American rock band formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1993. The group's discography consists of seven studio albums, three compilation albums, one remix album, one extended play, 37 singles, four promotional singles, three video albums, and 38 music videos. The line-up consists of Scottish-born Shirley Manson and Americans Duke Erikson, Steve Marker, and Butch Vig. They have amassed worldwide album sales of over 17 million units.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tell Me Where It Hurts (Garbage song)</span> 2007 single by Garbage

"Tell Me Where It Hurts" is the 2007 lead single from alternative rock band Garbage's career-spanning greatest hits album Absolute Garbage, and was released as a physical single by A&E Records in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and as a digital single or airplay-only release in other worldwide territories.

<i>Not Your Kind of People</i> 2012 studio album by Garbage

Not Your Kind of People is the fifth studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on May 11, 2012, through the band's own record label, Stunvolume. The album marks the return of the band after a seven-year hiatus that started with previous album Bleed Like Me. Guitarist Duke Erikson said at the launch of the record that "working with Garbage again was very instinctual. Like getting on a bicycle...with three other people." The band emphasized that they did not want to reinvent themselves, but embrace their sonic identity, reflecting their classic sound whilst updating it for 2012. Although Shirley Manson's morose dispositions have a presence on the record, many of the songs share a more optimistic outlook on life, influenced by some of Manson's personal experiences during their hiatus.

<i>No Gods No Masters</i> 2021 studio album by Garbage

No Gods No Masters is the seventh studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on June 11, 2021, through the band's own label Stunvolume. The album was distributed worldwide by Infectious Music and BMG and preceded by the singles "The Men Who Rule the World", "No Gods No Masters" and "Wolves".

<i>Anthology</i> (Garbage album) 2022 greatest hits album by Garbage

Anthology is a greatest hits album by American rock band Garbage, released on October 28, 2022, through Stunvolume and BMG. It is the band's third overall and second international greatest hits album. The album includes remastered versions of 35 tracks, among hit singles and fan favourites, as well as rare track "Witness to Your Love", a song recorded in 2008 for inclusion in the Give Listen Help charity compilation.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cinquemani, Sal (July 19, 2007). "Review: Garbage, Absolute Garbage". Slant Magazine . Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Garbage: Absolute Garbage (Almo Sounds)". Instinct . ISSN   1096-0058 . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Playlist". Torque . October 2007. p. 100. ISSN   0218-7868 . Retrieved January 3, 2016– via Google Books.
  4. 1 2 Moss, Corey (January 17, 2007). "Butch Vig Says Garbage Hiatus Is Over; Jimmy Eat World Nearly Done With LP". MTV News . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "New Best Of Album". Garbage.com. May 22, 2007. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  6. 1 2 3 Dome, Malcome (August 2007). "Welcome Back... Garbage". Classic Rock . ISSN   1464-7834.
  7. 1 2 3 Martins, Chris (May 8, 2012). "Shirley Manson Talks Through Garbage's Discography". Spin . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Vig, Butch; Bush, Billy (June 24, 2009). "Absolute Garbage remasters". Gearslutz.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Absolute Garbage (special edition liner notes). Geffen Records. 2007. B0009338-02.
  10. 1 2 Weaver, Andrew (August 10, 2007). "Garbage interview". TheScene.com.au. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (January 8, 2007). "Garbage, Raitt Lead Benefit For Veteran Drummer". Billboard . Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  12. 1 2 Lim, Germaine (September 2007). "Pop Trash". Lime .
  13. ↑ Hazel, Andy (July 2007). "The End of Chapter One". Drum Media . Retrieved January 3, 2016– via Garbage Message Board.
  14. ↑ "Absolute Garbage 21 Making of Tell Me Where It Hurts". Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved June 13, 2011– via YouTube.
  15. ↑ Vig, Butch; Bush, Billy (June 28, 2009). "Girls Talk Shit". Gearslutz.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  16. 1 2 Ward, Chris (July–August 2007). "Producer's Corner: Butch Vig". Performing Songwriter. No. 103. ISSN   1068-9664. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2011– via Harmony Central.
  17. ↑ "Butch Vig and Billy Bush: Achieving Studio Nirvana" (PDF). M-Audio. July–December 2006. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 15, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
  18. 1 2 "Playlists: Radio: XFM". Music Week . July 15, 2007. ISSN   0265-1548.
  19. ↑ Ong, Grace (August 17, 2007). "Smells Like Team Spirit". Malay Mail . p. 26. Retrieved January 3, 2016– via Garbage Message Board.
  20. ↑ "Thanks for Your Uhh, Support". Absolute Garbage (DVD). Geffen Records. 2007. B0009380-09.
  21. ↑ Kim, Jae-Ha (December 27, 1996). "'Romeo, Juliet' doth climbeth albums chart". Chicago Sun-Times . Archived from the original on May 16, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2008– via HighBeam Research.
  22. ↑ Stubbs, Dan (January 2012). "MOJO Working: Garbage". Mojo . p. 13. ISSN   1351-0193 . Retrieved August 9, 2019– via Imgur.
  23. ↑ "Garbage pull tour". NME . August 29, 2005. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
  24. ↑ "Greatest Hits / Best Of Album planned for May 2006?". The Garbage Discography. November 17, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Greatest Hits Renamed". The Garbage Discography. January 13, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  26. ↑ "CONFIRMED: Absolute Garbage: March 19, 2007". The Garbage Discography. November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Garbage confirm Best Of plans". NME. November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
  28. ↑ "Greatest Hits Album coming soon!". Garbage.com. May 11, 2007. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
  29. 1 2 "Absolute Garbage – NEW INFO". Garbage.com. June 14, 2007. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2007.
  30. ↑ "MySpace Music: Garbage". Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved June 5, 2007– via Myspace.
  31. ↑ "Tell Me Where It Hurts". Garbage.com. May 21, 2007. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2007.
  32. 1 2 "Tell Me... is C-Listed on Radio 2 [UK]". Garbage Message Board. June 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Travis join R2 A-list". Music Week. June 14, 2007. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
  34. 1 2 "Timbaland ends Rihanna's chart reign". Music Week. July 30, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  35. ↑ Email from Warner UK, dated July 20, 2007, regarding the release of Absolute Garbage: "You can also download the album from iTunes for the iTunes exclusive album featuring an exclusive new track, entitled 'All The Good In This Life'"
  36. ↑ "ALBUM BIO: Garbage – The Absolute Collection (out 2 November 2012) [Liberator]" (Press release). Liberator Music. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016– via Mushroom Promotions.
  37. 1 2 "Critic Reviews - Absolute Garbage by Garbage". Metacritic . Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  38. 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Absolute Garbage – Garbage". AllMusic . Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  39. 1 2 Levine, Nick (July 19, 2007). "Garbage: 'Absolute Garbage'". Digital Spy . Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  40. 1 2 Byrant, Tom. "Pure rubbish". Kerrang! . ISSN   0262-6624 . Retrieved August 9, 2019– via Imgur.
  41. ↑ "Garbage: Absolute Garbage". Mojo. ISSN   1351-0193 . Retrieved August 9, 2019– via Imgur.
  42. 1 2 Hogwood, Ben (July 23, 2007). "Garbage – Absolute Garbage – Greatest Hits". musicOMH . Retrieved October 22, 2014.
  43. ↑ Sawdey, Evan (August 3, 2007). "Garbage: Absolute Garbage". PopMatters . Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  44. ↑ Mongredien, Phil. "Garbage: Absolute Garbage". Q . ISSN   0955-4955 . Retrieved August 9, 2019– via Imgur.
  45. ↑ Inskeep, Thomas (September 5, 2007). "Garbage – Absolute Garbage". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  46. ↑ Troussé, Stephen (July 17, 2007). "Garbage – Absolute Garbage". Uncut . Archived from the original on November 21, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  47. ↑ Hassani, Leila (April 13, 2005). "Pure indie gold". Heat . ISSN   1465-6264. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  48. ↑ Gill, Jaime (July 20, 2007). "Review of Garbage – Absolute Garbage". BBC Music . Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  49. ↑ Durham, Victoria. "Reviews: Reissues & Compilations". Rock Sound . ISSN   1465-0185 . Retrieved August 9, 2019– via Imgur.
  50. ↑ Dee, Johnny (August 2007). "Garbage: Absolute Garbage". Classic Rock. ISSN   1464-7834.
  51. ↑ Mason, Kerri (July 28, 2007). "Summer Clubbin'". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 30. p. 44. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 3, 2016– via Google Books.
  52. ↑ "Prince Plants 'Planet' at No. 3; Cyrus Family Rules". Billboard. August 1, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  53. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (August 1, 2008). "Ask Billboard: Robin Sparkles, Garbage, Alkaline Trio, Bayside". Billboard. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  54. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Garbage – Absolute Garbage". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  55. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Garbage – Absolute Garbage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  56. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Garbage – Absolute Garbage" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  57. ↑ Williams, John (August 20, 2007). "Matthew Goode Has Great Chart Debut". Jam! . Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  58. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 119, no. 32. August 11, 2007. ISSN   0006-2510.
  59. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Garbage – Absolute Garbage" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  60. ↑ "Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 26 July 2007". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  61. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Garbage – Absolute Garbage". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  62. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  63. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Garbage – Absolute Garbage". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  64. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Garbage – Absolute Garbage". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  65. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  66. ↑ "Garbage Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  67. ↑ "Garbage Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  68. ↑ "Garbage Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  69. ↑ "Top Stranih – Tjedan 12. 2012" [Top Foreign – Week 12, 2012]. Top of the Shops (in Croatian). Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  70. ↑ "Garbage Chart History (Music Video Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
  71. ↑ "British album certifications – Garbage – Absolute". British Phonographic Industry. April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  72. ↑ "Absolute Garbage: Garbage". Amazon (UK). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  73. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (Special Edition): Garbage". Amazon (UK). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  74. ↑ "Absolute Garbage: Garbage". Amazon (US). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  75. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (Special Edition): Garbage". Amazon (US). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  76. ↑ "Absolute Garbage by Garbage". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  77. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (Special Edition) by Garbage". iTunes Store (US). Archived from the original on November 23, 2009. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  78. ↑ "Garbage – Absolute Garbage (2CD)". JB Hi-Fi . Archived from the original on April 30, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  79. ↑ "Absolute Garbage: Garbage". Amazon (Germany) (in German). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  80. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (Special Edition): Garbage". Amazon (Germany) (in German). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  81. ↑ "Absolute Garbage: Garbage". Amazon (Canada). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  82. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (Special Edition): Garbage". Amazon (Canada). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  83. ↑ "Garbage – Absolute Garbage". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  84. ↑ "Absolute Garbage / アブソルート・ガービッジ～ザ・ベスト" (in Japanese). Warner Music Japan . Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  85. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (2012) | Garbage". 7digital (UK). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  86. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (2012) | Garbage". 7digital (Germany) (in German). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  87. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (2012) | Garbage". 7digital (France) (in French). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  88. ↑ "Absolute Garbage (DVD)". Amazon (UK). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  89. ↑ "Garbage: Absolute Garbage (DVD)". Amazon (US). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  90. ↑ "Garbage – Absolute Garbage (DVD)". Amazon (Canada). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  91. ↑ "Garbage – Absolute Garbage (DVD)". Amazon (Germany) (in German). Retrieved August 16, 2019.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.