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THE REVIEW
The Garbage return to the scene of the crime, after the sterile and synthesized sounds of "Beautiful Garbage" and ten years after their debut.
The supergroup of producers (including Butch Vig, the legendary producer of Nevermind) with the seductive Shirley Manson on vocals whip out their claws and amp up the guitar sound, right from the first notes of "Bad Boyfriend" (where Dave Grohl, now also a luxury session man, plays), a true anthem (a bit harmless, to be honest) of unrestrained sex.
"Run my baby Run" is a perfect rock earworm, as is the first single "Why do you love me," which seems like a hard rock production by the Neptunes. "Bleed like me" is an electronic-acoustic ballad perfectly Eighties, reminiscent of Ultravox's Vienna in version 2.0. Up until this point, the album flows wonderfully, but from here onwards the songs start to lose their freshness, and the listening experience becomes rather dull and tedious.
We can define this album as a mythological figure: half masterpiece and half fake fool.
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Bleed Like Me marks Garbage’s return with a stronger guitar presence and notable collaborations. Early tracks like "Bad Boyfriend" and "Why Do You Love Me" stand out, but the album loses momentum in the second half, leading to a mixed listening experience between brilliance and boredom.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Garbage
Garbage are an American alternative rock band formed in 1994, known for blending rock guitars with electronic production and pop songwriting, fronted by Scottish singer Shirley Manson and co-founded by producer/drummer Butch Vig alongside Steve Marker and Duke Erikson.14 Reviews
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