Garbage

alright

Fun, not my choice but obviously the main hits are great Happy when it rains

Well it's no surprise that Garbage is great, but going back to their debut album really makes me see how innovative they really were. So much of the early and mid 00s rock was taking inspiration from what Garbage was doing here. It's otherworldly. The ambient atmosphere of each song, the killer drum line, and if course Shirley Manson's incredibly unique vocal style. Everything just sounds awesome and deliberate and exactly how it should.

Some nice riffs. Good production. 3 stars

Epic tunes

Enjoyed this quite a bit. Never really knew much about Garbage but I enjoyed their alt rock that still felt like pop music at times. There was still song structure. I think this will hold up well to repeated listenings

Super great. Takes me back to my teenage years.

Didn't get into any of the songs

A brilliant album that blurs the lines between genres. A bit of alternative rock, industrial and grunge all packed into a very 90s album. Loved this one

I wish this was actually bad so I could make a pun about the title being accurate.

Quite alright. Metric vibes.

One of the great debut albums. As we used to say back in the day, all killer, no filler. Let it be noted that Shirley Manson is one of the finest front women in rock.

Shirley Manson is a fucking icon. Album has some filler. Getting portishead vibes which I never got before. Lots of down tempo, soft vocals and drum machine.

Catchy songs on this album. Very grungy and hard rock with some songs you just can’t get out of your head. stupid Girl is one of those. But there are others. Don’t see this being a casual listen. However, I could see putting this in my run list. It would be good music to run to. I just don’t honk I could take it in large doses.

It's fine. It was funky and had some interesting songs. Nothing spectacular but not bad. It's worth the listen once.

2.5/5

es paar nice lieder, aber weniger mis (ussert only happy when it rains <3)

I liked it but no song that really stood out

What an awful, dissonant opening to the album. It sounds like the samples have been processed by an asshole - not calling Butch Vig and asshole here, I certainly don't think he's that, the man's a legend - no, I mean a literal asshole. If you passed a sample through the digestive tract of a walrus, it would sound like the opening 30 seconds of this album. However, after that we get into some nice melodic indiy rock wonkiness. This is an underwhelming album. I always felt Garbage were overrated and this listen confirms it for me. Whilst they are/were somewhat unique at the time, it was really for things that make them less interesting to me - they were grunge but without the rough edges or authenticity, more mainstream, more clean-edge; they were Skunk Anansie without the bite. Not that great.

Blind album and artist. Know these hits and that's pretty much it. Solid album, but the Singles are the creme de la creme...

I've always, with my limited knowledge of the band, lumped Garbage into those bands that are associated with grunge even though they aren't, and I think listening to a whole album of it breaks that stigma for better and worse. Its certainly got a unique style that's a mix of the angst of the 90s with the more laid back approach of trip hop, all with this alternative rock undertones, and it certainly gives it its own vibe, but it also leads to a lot of the tracks feeling confused as to what they want to be, rather it being angry yet seductive, or bored rebellious, it all gives a feeling of trying to emulate many of the greats from the time, and while it certainly stands on its own in parts (especially on the tracks you'd least expect, rather than the hits) it also feels confused. Her voice is great, however, and I really like some of the effects they messed with here. It breathes fresh air into a genre that was stsrting to be consumed by more and more just trying to emulate the style for a quick buck, but I think a more focused approach could do wonders for this album. I did really enjoy what I did like, though, and thats always pleasant.

My first 5 star album!!

Wouldn't have come across this one normally, very good

Awesome album through and through! Alt rock with dance pop mixed in. Love me a female lead vocalist as well!

This is one from high school me

Garbage by Garbage. didn’t have high expectations, thought it was gonna be grunge or super heavy punk. but it was more in the vain of lighter riot grlll and was actually really good. not sure if it was a low 4 or a high 3 - think i’ll go 3 for safety

Pretty good. Kind of a chick singer pop/ grunge thing

Not available on YouTube music Canada

Only happy… and Stupid Girl are great. Queer is fine The rest is utterly meh

It's the music that saved us from "big hair bands". Raw at times but nonetheless great grunge. Worth it.

Classic 90s alt rock

I would give 3.5 if that were an option

Gran ritmo

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Iconic album. Takes me back

Notbas good as I remembered

It’s just ok

Ok, but I thought I was going to enjoy it more than I did

A bit different, but not something i could listen to over and over

much nostalgia

Tunnistettavat vuosituhannen lopun soundit. En tiiä häiritsikö ne vai, loiko ne tunnelmaa. Biisit osittain tuttuja poprock renkutuksia joissa muutama ihan tarttuva koukku. Annetaan nyt heikko kolmonen. 3/5

Olipas kivaa ysärimenoa! Just sitä ysärin huoletonta genresekoittelua, mitä välillä kaipaa.

Varsin mitäänsanomaton pop-rock-levy ysäriltä. Megahitin olinkin jo kuullut. 2/5

First three tracks were great. Good production, very good mix, some interesting compositional ideas, always simple but really efficient. After the songs are uninspired, always the same tricks : weird fun effect sound alone, bands kicks in, vocal in low range, chorus with a modulation and higher range vocal, repeat until fade out. Listening nowadays is a good flashback to the beginning of 2000's. 2,5/5

Otro clásico. Y justo que hace un mes compré el cd que nunca pude comprar en esos años. Por ahí hay algunos tipos sin gusto que dicen que este disco es fome y sin sabor. Están equivocados. Muy equivocados.

Actually not garbage. Decent stuff. Has some bops. Didn't know they'd sung Stupid Girl. Will probably listen again.

I've heard of this band but if it weren't for that episode of X-FILES where they play, I'M ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS, I probably would not know anything else about this band and their sound. Good, solid 90s grungy sound, if I was listening to rock music during that time period I probably would have really liked these guys/girls. Will I ever choose to listen to this again? Unlikely.

Grab Tarismo sound track Great background for school

So many damn bangers on this album (Milk in particular is an unsung classic imo). I'm definitely a little biased from nostalgia since this is an album from my childhood, but I still don't want to rate this anything else. 4.5 rounded up because 🤘

Top of line for 1995 and still sounds pretty sharp and tight today, though pretty canned and quite tame, reflecting the the then-mainstreaming of indie. Dark? A bit, more shadowy, one would say, and certainly not "darker than the deepest pits of hell" (come on, editors, what do you take us for?). The hits mostly deliver the goods and the whole thing is generally likable, but feels tired, defanged if it ever really had fangs. One of those records where one questions whether or not it needs a 20th Anniversary edition; in contrast, one's mind is fully made up (in the negative) as to the point of whether it also needed a 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition and (AND!!!) a 20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition. The derived-from-MBV factor is quite high; see opening of “My Lover’s Box,” first few bars of which promise to be a cover of “soon” and get nowhere near to that level of quality, engagement, etc. One wonders if one of the editors had/has a crush on Shirley M.

Really fun.

Vet faktiskt inte varför jag känner mig så tom inombords när jag lyssnar på detta. Det är ju inget större fel på musiken eller produktionen eller nåt annat. Men jag har hellre helt tyst i lurarna än lyssnar på detta.

Känner ju igen några låtar. Inga som jag gillat särskilt mycket tidigare. Pop-rockiga utan större finess (tex only happy when it rains). Känns mer generiskt i lurarna. Jag går inte igång på det. (Är det ett problem med en kvinnlig röst. Man vill ju inte vara misogyn i onödan). En tvåa känns onödigt lågt. Men en trea känns lite väl generöst. Men hellre fria än fälla.

Positiv överraskning. Många catchy och melodiösa låtar som är lätta att gilla (fyror), även om ingen når riktigt upp till högsta nivån. Kul med lite triphop här och var också.

In certain songs the signer is very breathy and whiny. Not my style but can see it being enjoyable as a background to a movie montage 

Has the classic 90s grunge rock sound that is enjoyable but pretty unmemorable. Not bad but not great.

Too hard…

I dig Shirley Manson's pre-emo/post-grunge vocal stylings. Garbage has always been a band that will turn up on the radio and I have no complaints. I forgot about the song "Queer" which is a good one as well. 3.9

Didn't land super well, but wasn't bad.

Remember this album. Not one I listen to regularly but worthy of its place.

Shirley Mason is bad ass, but I will still stick to the couple of 90s classics here (Happy When it Rains and Stupid Girl)

What I think I know about this album going into it: I know this is the band featuring producer Butch Vig on drums and fronted by Shirley Manson. Vig produced Nirvana’s Nevermind and Smashing Pumpkins’ Gish. I only know two songs from this album: Only Happy When It Rains, and Stupid Girl. I was an in-studio intern in the summer of ‘96 on the morning show at WHFS in Washington DC and we played Stupid Girl A LOT. Like, A LOOOOtTtT. (Also, just to date myself more, we used CDs!) While listening: - In Supervixen I hear how huge Pixies’ influence was on the 90s sound. If you’re not familiar with Pixies I’m sure you’ll hear them on this list. - “I’m riding high upon a deep depression” - This line kind of sums up 90s alternative music. - As major key as the 80s were, the 90s were so minor key. - Not My Idea - I think I know this song too! Kind of a cool song, I like the instrumental between the chorus and verse or outro. - OMG I never realized how much of 90s alternative music was about flat-out refusing to be happy. But … jeez. Looking back at it …. - A Stroke of Luck - Hey, this is a COOL 90s sound that I forgot about. Reminds me of Sneaker Pimps’ “6 Underground” which I’ll never stop thinking is cool af. - My God, Stupid Girl really transports me to a point in time when I was young, carefree, and stupid lol. - My Lover’s Box - Beastie Boys sounding intro. - Fix Me Now - Well this is clearly the worst song on this album. - Wait! Milk wants to be considered … Nope, def Fix Me Now wins. - Overall: Can’t believe how this album’s vibe brought me back to the 90s even though I’ve never heard most of these tracks. Not bad though. Honestly, better than I expected.

like this alot

Study times. Still remember them but even back then thought they were so so.

i feel like this album is solid and sonically enjoyable very 90s... i am feeling a 3.5 which could round down to a 3 or it could go up to a 4 because one time i saw garbage at a music festival as a teenager and everyone in the audience annoyed me so i thought i hated garbage for years but it turns out they're not so bad. so maybe that merits a 4.

I really want to give this a 4- it's a good album (strong debut!), it has a cohesive sound, I enjoyed listening to it, no problems with lyrics or production really, and some songs really did stand out. But man, there's just something a bit too unconvincing about it? Sorry Shirley :(

Great album

Not a big fan of grunge metal music.

I knew the big hits from this album, but they still sound reasonably fresh, maybe as they seemed to fall out of general rotation pretty quickly. I usually don't like female vocalists, but I've always liked Shirley Manson's voice and it's a good fit here. The rest of the band are also great and the production is fantastic. It's maybe a little too glossy and perfect, but there's no real dip in quality, and the album felt exactly the right length. I can see why the lyrics might be cringeworthy for some listeners, but they're fine for what they are, and I enjoyed listening to how Shirley is only happy when the weather is bad. Almost tempted to push this to 5 stars, but I'll settle with a strong 4 stars.

Not much to say about this one

Trash.

I won't say it's garbage, but it's very unremarkable besides having a female singer (maybe it's on the list for more female representation?). I only knew I'm Only Happy When It Rains. I never loved that song, nor did I love any of the other songs. It's a low 3/5 for me.

Liked. Will listen again.

Title says it all. Didn’t like them in the 90s and don’t like them today

Some of the tracks were a great surprise and the mix is amazing. Sounds industrial but really polished, everything feels in place and awesome sound design. Great lyrics - lots of questioning faith, humanity and sexiness everywhere. Loved some of the tracks, “Only Happy When It Rains” is a banger. - Queer - Only Happy When It Rains - A Stroke of Luck - Vow

This is a banger, and I know bangers!

Garbage by name

Nirvana makes this album out and it's in every fucking Rolling Stone list

Wasn't my favorite in the 1990s, and it's even worse in the modern ear.

That was good! Never heard them but really enjoyed as each song was different…

Superb Album

Excellent first part. The last tracks feel all samey. Classic tunes here

Sucked. It's garbage.

I listened to this album a lot as a teenager. My tastes have evolved a bit since then, but this still mostly holds up and is a good nostalgia trip.

Gillar vanligtvis inte amerikansk alternativ rock från denna period, men det här är något annat! Distat och punkigt men ändå poppiga refränger som sätter sig snabbt. Vissa låtar lite för poppiga och mjuka, som bäst när det är lite suggestivare, som i 'Queer'. Älskar 'Queer', 'A Stroke of Luck', och 'Vow'. Bästa låt: Queer.

This wasn't overly engaging, the songs kinda blended together. But there were some good tracks. Definitely better than Moby.

Not too bad.

Cool x

Did not age well. The compressed drum sound, some questionable breaks, Trip Hop Beats…it’s a 90ies record, wich worked perfectly in the 90ies. But it is not timeless.

My lover's charms Are in a box Beneath my bed And piece by piece I'll cherish them Until the end Send me an angel to love I need to feel a little piece of heaven Send me an angel to love I'm afraid I'll never get to heaven They burn my hand Scar my face And blind my eyes I'll steal your breath And throw away What I despise Send me an angel to love I need to feel a little piece of heaven Send me an angel to love I'm afraid I'll never get to heaven Good stuff. 5/5

A neat mix of sounds on this album. The first few tracks are rock pretty heavily, followed by a couple that could be used in an anime cartoon soundtrack (in a good way). I recognized a few songs from the radio. Overall a pretty good sound. Low 4

Yay! This was one of the many albums that I loved in high school.

As good as I remember.

Wow. WFT?!? How did I miss these guys? Maybe I mistook them for another band. Wow. This is really good! Each track is another good one. Nice. I'm a fan now!

Just an all-around solid record.

I tried liking Garbage for a girl and couldn’t do it. 15ish years later…

This album felt like it should've been more impactful than it actually was for me. Lots of catchy stuff, full of 90s edge, but at the end of it all I don't think there was a single song that stood out among the rest for me, bad or good. It fell into the same rut that a lot of other 90s albums have fallen into for me with repetitive choruses and dated vibes. Still not a bad listen though.

Dark and melodic with a surprisingly dancey industrial underpining from the bass & drums that I hadn't really picked up on when this was all over the radio. Dense production ala Smashing Pumpkins - the sound is really full across all the channels - very little breathing room. The hits have really catchy hooks and instantly recognizable line delivery, but the rest is a lot less memorable - fades into the morass of decent mid 90s alt rock.

They got milk. - 5/10

I liked the vibes. The vocals went well with the beats

So not garbage !! I liked this a lot - feel like the songs worked together well n were also pretty varied - good listening experience, solid 9/10

I am milk 5/10

7/10 - Not bad. I liked a few songs but Milk was really boring. Queer and Only Happy When It Rains were pretty good

There were some ok songs but not my favorite 6.5/10

A little derivative but overall just an enjoyable listen, 7.5/10

This Garbage is slick. I have mixed feelings about their overall vibe and approach, but I appreciate that they know what they're doing with their brand of radio-ready "indie/not indie" music.

I thought the songs were not too bad, but also kinda samey. 3/5

OK, but certainly nothing special.

This is what the 90s sounded like.

Great classic !

Better than I remembered

rubbish

Garbage passed me by in their heyday so I only really knew them from The World Is Not Enough thème, which I like quite a bit. There’s some wonderful songs on her, but it’s pretty samey and the standout tracks don’t elevate it quite enough to cohere as a strong statement.

Great album, had forgotten about it over the years. But it’s a classic through-and-through!

Geggjuð plata. Elska þessa rödd!

Pretty good, saved it, but not the album I was going for

bien decente

It's ok

Garbage’s debut presents a way to understand the mid-90s alternative scene. A little of electronica, distorted strings and pop harmonies singing depressing lyrics. If you look a little further, behind the singles on this album, you will find tasteful empty spaces. Sections where little happens. Those are the testimonials of a commoditization of sadness, an erotic sadness. I see it here, on placebo's, manic street preachers’, and suede’s work too. A sexy way to love your own misery.

I liked the album.

This album is essentially what I thought it would be. It's a nice look back at the past, but ultimately I don't feel like I came away from this album having absorbed much of it. The album certainly benefits from having multiple good producers in the band, and Shirley Manson's voice fits the grinding, distorted guitars well. It's not bad, but it leaves me feeling a bit flat 3/5

Couldn’t finish it. Just so dated. Didn’t feel groundbreaking or forward thinking at all. Just 90s music.

She has a nice voice.

Ah 90's music!

Never really a fan of Garbage. Music is not bad, just find it boring here and there

Categorically does not belong on this list.

meh

хорошее

Влюбился в песню Stupid Girl. Хз каким образом, но вот бывает: почти с первого взгляда. Очень модная музыка, которая не особо-то и потеряла со временем.

Might be an American band but it’ll be remembered in part as Scotland’s own 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

boring.

Sounds well produced and the sound is of it’s time, but failed to get me interested beyond the old singles

Not a bad album, I'd only previously heard "I'm only happy when it rains", "queer", and "stupid girl". They had significant radio play at the time this album was released. I didn't particularly like them at the time, hearing them now, almost 30 years later, they're ok songs. The rest of the album was along the same vein, some synth, industrial, mixed with grunge. It was alright

I got a few songs in and bailed. It just sounded terrible. Crazy that probably my favorite sounding album (Siamese Dream) was also produced by Butch VIg. 1 Star because hey why not.

Pretty cool 90s album I was unfamiliar with. Not the greatest in my opinion, but still cool and unique.

a little too grunge-y for my taste. BUT Shirley Manson has a great voice for rock and the band writes some pretty good songs, and from what I gather, Manson rewrote a lot of the songs herself and it reflects her own experiences more than anything.

Pretty good! Sure sounds like men have treated Shirley Manson like shit

Wow. Killer grunge with catchy elements of pop. It’s too bad Garbage was overshadowed by the rest of grunge because they deserve to be in the tiers with Alice In Chains, Nirvana and Pearl Jam.

Top album! Paar heerlijke nummertjes

Ik wil dit een 3.5 geven maar dan ronden we naar boven af. Was aangenaam verrast door deze garage!

Wilde eigenlijk 2,5 sterren geven omdat er wel een paar leuke nummers op staan. Werd er voornamelijk heel zenuwachtig van.

fun listen

Solid 90s girl rock.

Basically pop songs with alternative rock styling. But the alt rock styling is actually trying unlike 2000s-2010s era stuff I remember, so not the worst thing to be. Some nice parts (I like the chorus on Vow), suffers from this edgy-but-not-actually-edgy nihilist Nine Inch Nails thing in most verses. The thing about pop is that you need more than a good chorus to have a decent pop song. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

Can imagine liking this one more than I did. It’s got a good edge to it, pretty aggressive. For whatever reason it’s so hard for me to get past that drum sound that in so much 90s rock. That was the case here, and that’s what brings it down.

Grungy mid 90s rock, very reminiscent of Nirvana, but with female vocals and not quite as dirty sounding. I appreciate the clean vocals which contrast with the grungy sound of the rhythm guitars. Musically, the composition is simple for the most part. No unexpected chord changes, definitely not "progressive" in that regard. Just another typical mid 90s grungy alternative rock album. It's not an album where all the songs sound the same. I can tell this is probably one of the best representatives of its genre, but this genre isn't necessarily one that moves me.

Enjoyed the album, but apart from the three commercial success tracks onit, the rest was just middle of the road.

I do like the sound of Garbage in the morning. That blend of grungy guitars, pop hooks, samples & breakbeats is very, very, *very* 90s, but also kind of up my alley. Roughly half of the album is really strong, though the other half is just alright and it could’ve benefitted from being a couple of tracks shorter, if I’m honest. Still enjoyed it, mind. Not an all-timer, but definitely list-worthy: 3.5 / 4

Great album, has a couple of duds though. Overall very enjoyable.

Not my idea of a good time. It sounds contrived; like music by Record Industry Committee. I can hear the pitch to the A&R guys - it's Trent Reznor darkness delivered by Elastica but with some Manchester beats thrown in! The problem is that Elastica was great because they didn't sound contrived. Their riffs were certainly derivative. But the derivation sounds adoring rather than calculated, as here. Shirley Manson doesn't sing dark lyrics as much as she sings lyrics about darkness - making her sound like so many well-adjusted suburban teens who decided to dress Goth because they liked the look. And the rave beats reinforce the feeling that the producer was just chasing fads.

One person is garbage, is another person‘s gold dust.

Shirley is my favorite Manson.

Glad I finally listened to Garbage, they were a band that seemed important that I never dug into. After listening, I'm mostly not sure what all the fuss is about. They're fine, but that's about as profound as it got for me.

A whole lotta meh.

Not bad not great.

Es un poco errático, pero tiene algunas muy buenas canciones y me da una sensación de nostalgia porque se parece a la música del 2000

the 90’s was an era of female singers… they were all over the place. alanis, gwen stefani, jewel, liz phair, fiona apple. it was the era of the riot grrrl scene, with acts like hole, L7, bikini kill. there was one female singer that stood out to me, and that singer was shirley manson. with bright red dyed hair and a smooth voice, she was equal parts seduction and attitude. i love garbage and i love this album. quality from start to finish. and they still bring it live. highlights: “queer”, “only happy when it rains”, “vow”, “stupid girl”.

Erica: I love her voice, it is super chick rock and everything to rock should be but I don't feel like this album showcased it. Also, the audio leveling was a little bit weird. But overall great album. Bryant: I saw her I think 2 years ago when she was touring with Alanis and it was a great show. Still crushing it. I thought this album was great.

combines some of my most hated song mechanics (cool instrumental that stops for the vocals) and one of my favourites (short moments of complete silence) fantastic relaxed female vocals the high pitched echoey electric guitar definitely gets on my nerves and seems to be all over the album. yikes same thing with the high pitched synth favourite song: 'As Heaven Is Wide'

Got bored halfway through. Not bad but top 1000? Probably more cultural impact than I know.

banger after banger, grunge QUEEN, queer, very happy to skip peter gabriel for this

A couple iconic songs from the era...

C’est loin d’être une poubelle ce petit album là

Hits still sound good but much of this feels like My Bloody Valentine-lite. One can hear the commoditization of indie and alt in the production choices, which aimed for a tight, sharp sound, but also made it all pretty innocuous. Did editors include this pretty undistinguished record for the same reason that one was originally attracted to this record in '95: because SM was hot and formidable? Come to think of it, that's probably why producers picked her to be Garbage front person?

Unerwarter Hammer! Zu Beginn düster, depressiv, gothicish... viel verzerrt, typischer 90s Sound. Gefühlte Kathrasis in der späten Mitte des Albums und auf einmal ganz andere Emotionen... großes Kino!

Too stuck in the 90s for my taste, instrumentals and songwriting just feel dated plus there's the obligatory unneeded breakbeat song. Agree with some of the others here who feel this one is an industry plant – the whole thing just feels a bit lifeless for how much of a spectacle it tries to be.

I was expecting a lot of puns in the review section, not disappointed. The album sounds quite dated, it really FEELS like from that era, but it's still fun. Good to listen to while cleaning your house. (I don't like numeric ratings, I just give 3 to anyone)

It has one hit on it and the rest is forgettable. Perfect for the list!

I remember this band during 90's alt rock time. I never listened to them then. Glad I'm hearing it now.

Coming into this I knew nothing about Garbage, I had just seen this album cover before and I had been suggested it with no context on how it sounded. When I looked it up on Wikipedia before first hearing it I saw the genres listed as Alt. Rock, Dance-Rock and Power Pop which made me think this would be a typical run of the mill mid-90's alt. rock album. I then saw Butch Vig was a member who I knew from liner notes as the producer of Nevermind which gave me a lot of hope for this album because being around great musicians often creates great musicians. That feeling would end up being more true than my worry of it being run of the mill. This album is full start to end of absolute jams with incredibly ear-catching influences. *Note* I am going to say that a song had an outstanding chorus a lot because this album is full of really appealing and memorable choruses. "Supervixen" starts the album out with a nice track that features really great instrumentation. Some tracks on this album like "Supervixen" has a sort of wall of sound feel which I love if done correctly and in that way kind of reminds me of shoegaze. The next track is my personal favorite on the album, "Queer", which I love because it features an absolutely killer hook that will definitely stay stuck in my mind for the next few months. Alongside this hook it features really interesting trip hop, alt. rock production with a really cool bassline alongside some really interesting electronic instruments. It even features a switch up from electronic to traditional instruments that really makes this track an absolute joy to listen to. "Only Happy When It Rains" feels like a bit of a change of pace of sorts as it starts with much more toned down instrumentation with just one distorted guitar but then it crescendos to another full soundscape like the first two tracks. One aspect of the track that really stands out to me is it features what sounds like a vocal sample that is looped (or maybe the lead just performed it but either way) after the really catchy and is my favorite part of the track alongside some really cool electronic wobbling sounds that come in on the second verse. It also features a really solid chorus. "As Heaven Is Wide" is the actual change up of pace on this album. It features what sounds like a version of (or at least something reminiscent of) the Amen break which immediately makes me think of drum and bass which is then followed with a really low distorted guitar and some synths which does not sound like it should work but it all comes together to create a really cool blend of sounds. The choice to use a more soft, toned-down vocal style I think blended well on the track. "Not My Idea" is another track with good soundscape and a good chorus. I really like the distortion on the guitars on this track the only issue is the chorus can get a little annoying on relistens. "A Stroke Of Luck" is another song that leans in a more soft tone which I think is a nice switch up after the relatively brash chorus of the previous track. It features on of my favorite choruses on the album and I like the more subdued instrumentation letting the vocals shine on this one. It is really just the drums and a guitar or two alongside the chorus. "Vow" was pretty solid but it did feel like a somewhat watered down version of a couple other songs with a few outstanding characteristic which was some really cool guitar riffs that were very appealing to hear, some really cool layering of sounds at around the two minute mark and some really cool variations in dynamics throughout. "Stupid Girl" was the big hit of the album but being a 2000's baby I had never heard it before. It makes a lot of sense why it was the big hit because it has one of the most ear-wormy choruses on the album while also featuring some of the most widely appealing riffs on the album which is in no way a bad thing. It is a really good song and it still features some interesting experimentation like the feature of some interestingly crackling noises and the addition of keyboards to the wall of sound created which they didn't do much on other tracks. "Dog New Tricks" takes a more industrial rock path which is a nice change up from the past few lighter songs. I think they incorporated the industrial rock ok but not as good as the trip hop, electronica or even as good as on other parts of this album. It is still good but I think it is one of the weaker songs on the album and I think it only is saved because I like the chorus and some of the little instrumental choices on the track. "My Lover's Box" is a track that features a big divide between verse and chorus which adds some intrigue. The verse feature much more stripped back and spacier instrumentation and the chorus features the aforementioned wall of sounds style. It is a pretty cool track and it features some of the most memorable vocal melodies and choruses on the album. The next track, "Fix Me Now", is what I can only describe as a typical deep cut. It is not really as flashy or out there as the hits but does follow in their footsteps and it features some interestingly layered vocals that to me sound like they are imperfectly layered but that might just be me overthinking things. Either way I liked it but not as much as other tracks on the album. This leads to the final track "Milk" which again focuses on trip-hop influences and it leads to a really cool spacey track that is a really nice conclusion to the album especially because they allow for the track to stay spacy throughout and not do a switch up to the wall of sound style they used in previous tracks. I like the choice and I think that the vocals and think the layers of keyboard while create a sort of juxtaposition to the layering of guitars and drums on previous tracks. Overall this was a really good album with some of the most memorable and ear catching choruses on any '90s alt-rock album I have heard. I love the wall of sound technique (MBV and Velvet Underground are some of my favorite bands) and I think it was applied beautifully in this album. I would say that I only have two issues with the album, that being some of the songs use too similar of sonic pallets to the point that it can be hard to distinguish them from one another. I also think that later in the album some of the choruses get a little weaker as they were incredible from track 1 to 8 for the most part. I really want to give this a 10/10 because I genuinely think "Queer", "Only Happy When It Rains", "As Heaven Is Wide" and "Milk" are some of the best songs I have heard and will be in my constant rotation but I do however think these two negatives weigh it down a little too much to get a 10 but it still gets a very strong 9.5/10.

I like this, but I'm giving it 3 stars because I'd need to listen to it again before I say for sure if it would go into my rotation.

Enjoyed this album. Listened to it twice in a row. I like the 90's vibe. 9/10

Above average alternative rock album from the mid-90s.

Solid vibe. I dig it.

The hour and a half went by like nothing, it was very enjoyable

Un disco que no había oído más allá del I'm only happy when it rains y que me va ganando con las sucesivas escuchas. Me parece un disco congelado en el tiempo, muy hijo de su época por así decir. Se queda en los discos revisitables. Podría ser el principio de una bonita amistad. El tiempo dirá.

Good

Amazing album! I only started listening to this a few days ago In June, but those days have been fantastically soundtracked. Excellent melodie’s and riffs.

Didn't listen to it

Never would of thought to play this in my day to day. But very enjoyable and lots of memories these songs bring back.

Not as bad as I feared. radio cuts mostly skipped, wild days the 1995 radio airways

Fav songs: I'm only happy when it rains, Milk

Love some good 90s grunge.

First two tracks in I was loving this. I was feeling nostalgia for an album in never listened to at a time I would have been too young to appreciate it. However, it then quickly turned into mediocre 90s rock. Few other tracks on here that were enjoyable but a let down from how good it started off

Nearly an hour of listening to Shirley Manson sing... what did I do to deserve this? Actually, some tracks weren't that terrible. 2 stars.

A few good tracks but largely forgettable mid 90’s alt rock.

Fits right into the sound of the 90s without seeming dated 30 years later. The lyrics are way more intelligent than some of their contemporaries. Supervixen is a great opening track

It lives up to its name.

One of my favorite albums

Why does it seem like 30 years after it's release this album is actually super underappreciated? This is a solid album with some serious bangers

As a kid, never enjoyed this album. As an adult, love the lyrics, the sarcasm, the music. Shirley Manson’s singing is stellar! 4/5!

Good, maybe not for me. Lots of talk about God in a negative? Manner. Good guitar work I wasn’t expecting

Not my jam really. As stated repeatedly in track 5 of the album "This is not my idea of a good time".

Very grungy, very nice

A real surprise because never heard of this band or album before! Got a Smashing puking meets No Doubt vibe (thank you Brandon for that one)! Best song for me off the album was Queer!

Endlich wieder ehrliche, handgemachte Rockmusik! Es ist mir schon beim ersten Song zu sehr 90er… Habs nicht zu Ende gehört. Nicht mein Fall.

Interesting, haven't heard of this band before, some good songs, would listen to it against

Grew up with Grunge. Good album

"This is Garbage!" is what anyone would exclaim upon hearing the shortest snippet of this instantly recognizable band. I don't even know how to describe their music except to say that they sound like they'd make a great James Bond theme, which of course, they did. When this album came out, it sounded very edgy and very new, while still being something you could dance to. It still sounds great, and now I want to listen to more Garbage.

I’m not sure why this band wasn’t more on my radar back when this album came out. From the singles that I knew of, I don’t know why I wouldn’t have wanted to at least seem like a fan…you know, to impress the kool kidz… I was missing out because this is good stuff.

Another 90s band that I was too busy to pay attention to at the time. This album kicks ass!

I started listening to Garbage in 1998 when they released Version 2.0. I loved it so much and soon thereafter added this to the rotation. One of my favorite bands of that time. Listening to Garbage is as badass as I’ll likely ever get.

Nice electro pop/rock

Actually quite liked it, got some nice songs, need to listen again

Didn’t finish but know the vibes 2.5/5

90’s classic

didn't listen to it that much but its ok.

Fun grunge, lots of swagger. SAVOUR: Queer, Stupid Girl SKIP: Not My Idea

90s trash

I went in knowing nothing about this band, but I’m glad I listened to it. The lead singer had a great voice for the lyrics

Somewhere between Nirvana's Nevermind and Nine Inch Nail's Downward Spiral, this album is just the right amount of 90's edge. Not quite grunge and I love that. Songs like Vow are head bobbingly catchy. You can draw a straight line from music like this in the nineties to the ultra edgy early 2000's. Favorite tracks: Queer, Vow

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It's very... negative, I would dare to say. Not quite my vibe. A bit to depressing. The music itself is good though.

queer und milk sind die besten tracks!

Highly curated with great songs. Queer is a stomper and Milk adds some atmosphere. Some pioneering 90s sounds. 90s big beat rock pop with great vocals especially Stupid Girl

pretty good 90s angst

2 or 3 songs shorter and it would be a no-brainer 5 to me. Amazing album, but it drags a bit on the second half.

Enjoyed it more than expected, it kept growin on me 3.5/5

Not garbage, just oozing with 90s. Made the lil edge lord in me happy. “Stupid Girl” always manages to get stuck in my head

Yeah No. Not for me

who dont love this band and the lead singer is smoking hot!

Interesting. I've never heard about them before. I really liked "Milk" and "Not My Idea", other tracks are good as well. I can't say I am in love with them, but they are worth exploring.

fun lil throwback. good production

midwestern abba

Ok

Not quite my cup of tea but not terrible

Great 90s album. Stupid girl and Only happen it rains are great songs

Nostalgia

At least we knew what to expect

Ah, so it's not just a clever name.

great record, not what I expected; more mid-90s Radiohead than Pearl Jam. will listen again

girls rock love, love Shirley Manson. wasn’t sure on the first listen but the second listen confirmed the bangers favs of the bunch: queer, only happy when it rains, as heaven is wide, not my idea

industrial for normies

I have a fond memory of this album. Was on a camping trip with a friend and his family in the days of the discman, so obviously I had some CDs with me. His older, then like teenage sister spotted this one in my case and we listened to it and hung out for a bit. Reinforced that I was into cool shit since she was super alt at the time.

I had more nostalgia for this than I remembered having.

Lands somewhere between a 3 & 4 for me.

Making teenagers depressed is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Constistantly ok but no standout songs.

Grungey weekend

Yeah it's good enough but not my fav

It's not Garbage! Some good tracks.

meh

Possibly higher than a 4 but I didn’t get to pay full attention. Will definitely run it back.

Garbage is good. I love that ska alt style

I've always semi-liked this band but to be honest they're pretty much a mish-mash of a number of styles that were popular (and still are) at the time. Nothing really inventive her but a pleasant 90's alt-rock album.

3.5

In the context of albums to listen to before you die, this one just doesn't hold up at being significant enough to count. Decent generic 90s rock otherwise.

So fucking 90s

Cool to see women represented in alt/grunge but this album was not memorable for me. All sounds a little bland and lyrics are pretty self-harming and somewhat idealizing abusive relationships. Kinda like Pearl Jam, I feel like there are early 90’s grunge or alt groups that I personally enjoy a lot more. 2 stars

Just alright. I think the first song was pretty good

I was really surprised by this, reminded me of a more punk Susie, halfway decent!

Great Album! Love the grunge sound and the industrial noises used kinda like Nine Inch Nails.

Enjoyable 90s alternative

62 tracks? That's a lot of Garbage.

Like meeting up with a dear friend I haven't seen in 20 years. 'Vow' was my angsty pre-teen anthem.

really liked it, punky alt classic rock

3,5

Pretty chill.

The hits are still great, the rest is some rough 90s filler

Claus 90s. A little overproduced. But basically perfect for it's time.

Feels like pop music put through a grunge or industrial filter. Works surprisingly well, but that's probably because it's carried hard by the gorgeous production and the absolutely phenomenal vocals. I'd probably call it a 4.5 if I was being nuanced, but I was surprised just how much I enjoyed this record. Favorite tracks: "Queer", "Only Happy When It Rains", "Not My Idea"

pretty good 90s sound, enjoyed it and recognized some of the songs.

Abwechslungsreich, gut produziert viel teenage angst Gut!

I like this, very catchy beats and the singing is somber and intriguing. I like the sort of vaporwave sound in the background giving it this ghostly vibe.

I liked this. It's definitely a stepping stone for what we have today but it held up for me.

Don't really understand why this album made the list. not bad but also not special.

Dirty. Dark. Solid.

Stupid girl

I saw them tour with this album in 98. Some amazing songs, but too homogenous for me

Cool production but not really my thing

As the first track, Supervixen starts, I’m scared it’s going to be one of those hard rock albums that bore me because the songs all sound alike. Thankfully, my fears weren’t realized. Queer, the second track, barely sounds like rock at all. It’s quite the catchy midtempo dance track. As Heaven is Wide is another favorite on this album. It reminds me of music that plays on race car video games. A Stroke of Luck slows down the pace a bit and takes us in a different direction. But Vow ramps us right back up. And there we remain pretty much until the final track, Milk, which sounds more vibey and ethereal. I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of melodies on this album. It left me curious enough to dive deeper into the Garbage catalog.

That's an incredibly inconsistent album. Frustratingly so. Some of these tracks are amazingly produced and, almost 30 years later, sound like they could have been dropped yesterday. And some are so painfully mid-90s with incredibly dated performances and production. There were times when I loved this album and times when I hated it. I wanted to give it a better score but, ultimately, my frustration ended up docking this one a couple of stars.

Almost a 4, some nice songwriting

There's a definite element of juvenile tantrum in some of these songs and I get a distinct 'emo' vibe. But there's some good stuff here too (probably the ones I recognise from airplay). Maybe I should give it another listen.

Good Album

I understand why I love it that much when it came out, Shirley Mason's voice stood out in a sea of Brit Pop.

Liked it

Very nice bass and guitar sounds and all round an enjoyable album.

There are some excellent songs on this album, but there are some real duds, too. The lyrics are often dark, but well thought out (except for Alien Sex Fiend, I don't know what the point of that was). However, Shirley Manson has a very limited vocal range, and therefore all the songs are composed in the same key (or very close to it). This sometimes makes it difficult to distinguish one song from the other. If this site allowed for half stars I would give it 3.5.

girly pop punk not bad not great

Genre: Rock, alternativ typ. Bästa låt: Stupid girl? Lyssnade inte på hela. Inte min typ, halvtråkigt. Händer inte så mkt.

i liked it but nothing amazing

6/6 hot trash

I had to wait for a bad mood day to appreciate it.

It's a perfectly fine album, doesn't take many risks but doesn't have a lot of bad tracks either. Good as far as alt rock goes but not super memorable

wait I thought people were like somehow embarrassed by Garbage, but this actually owns

It might have been a bad day, bui I didn't enjoy it.

It was a little bit better than mid for the most part. It wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t super good. Most of it just felt “okay” or “this is alright”. There were a few standout tracks I really liked though. I thought “Not my Idea” and “Vow” were both pretty good. I REALLY like “Fix me Now”. Overall, I’ll give it a 3. If a 2.5 is a perfectly neutral/in the middle score, then a 3 is perfect. I’d maybe even give it a 3.5 if I could.

this fucks i love all the song s

Was ok it had some nice tracks it just didn’t appeal to me I liked queer and stupid girl

Helt kurant. Litt kjedelig til å begynne med, men tok seg opp:) tror jeg likte «Vow» best.

Garbage is right

Popish, pleasant, forgettable.

Garbagio

Low 4

What an edgy band name. This album was pretty much known for the couple popular songs on it but other than that it’s a lot of pop punk material that misses. A weird blend of genres that only the 90s could produce. 4.6/10

Very solid album! Enjoyed. 3/5

10/10

Never heard the opening track "Supervixen" before - really enjoyed it. I love the sudden stops/silences in the rhythm. Enjoyed the grimy sound/vibe of the entire album.

Vrolijk album. Leuke combinatie van pop, rock en some dance. Mooi gespeeld en mooi gezongen. ****