Garbage [20th Anniversary Edition] [2 CD]

Garbage: Shirley Manson (vocals, guitar); Duke Erikson (guitar, keyboards, 4- & 6-string basses); Steve Markes (guitar, bass, samples, loops); Butch Vig (drums, loops, noise, sound effects).
Additional personnel: Les Thimmig (clarinet); Mike Kashou (bass); Clyde Stubblefield (drums); Pauli Ryan (percussion); David Frangioni, Rich Mendelson (programming).
Recorded at Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsin.
Garbage was nominated for the 1997 Grammy Award for Best New Artist. "Stupid Girl" was nominated for 1997 Grammys for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal.
Personnel: Shirley Manson (vocals, guitar); Duke Erikson (guitar, keyboards, 6-string bass); Steve Marker (guitars, loops); Butch Vig (drums, loops); Rich Mandelson, David Frangioni (loops).
Audio Remasterer: Emily Lazak.
Recording information: Smart Studios, Madison, Wisconsim.
Editor: Scott Hull .
Photographers: Stéphane Sednaoui; Clifford Lecuyer.
Garbage? Little bits and pieces that pile up in the corners of the house, over the years...ok, it seems to fit. Except that this is no typical heap. Alterna-producer extraordinaire Butch Vig (Nirvana's NEVERMIND, for one) has put together a band to suit his own tastes and eclectic percussive skills, and the result is Garbage's self-titled debut.
There are indeed little pieces of everything on GARBAGE. The guitars travel into areas of My Bloody Valentine distortion, while the swinging, sampled loops of noise pound with the same trip-hop tremor as Bjork's solo work. Vocalist Shirley Manson coos and caws, spiralling down from quizical to menacing as she mulls over the various distractions in her life--like "My Lover's Box," or being "Only Happy When It Rains."
And just when you think you've identified the natural origin of one of Garbage's many pieces, they slip into another mode, a heavier drum sound, more organic instruments--in fact, a different style altogether. Hey, what's in this stuff, anyway?