Garbage

Solid.

Two things combine in Garbage to make something unique - Shirley Manson’s semi-improvised lyrics and compelling personality-led performance, and Butch Vig and Steve Marker’s background in production and creative remixes for other artists. It’s a match made somewhere pretty close to heaven, if not quite in it. The eclecticism for which Garbage are justly famous might have made for a disjointed album but sonically it hangs together very coherently. My reservation is that it feels like they’re playing at the dark side; their natural home is cheery, cheesy pop and the apparent edginess is performance rather than conviction. I think this is the result of having a pair of producers on board who have a very strong view of what makes a record sell, which also explains the moments of rather clever-clever production gimmickry which litter this record. That said, you have to say it’s a very competent pop record.

This was fine

This album is fun. It was really easy to listen to while doing something else. I've always enjoyed Garbage as a band, but have never taken the time to listen to an album all the way through. Similar to Aladdin Sane in a dissonance of styles, but this is more cohesive. Definitely not an album to sit and listen to, but enjoyable none the less.

Garbage by the band Garbage was indeed not garbage.

Meh , not the most interesting

Debut Album? Did not know that, but no matter ... it's good! This could be/should be somewhere in my regular rotation. I did have the pleasure of seeing them in concert, with my daughter!!!

Something of a bridge between pop and grunge. Amazing sound, great songs.

I don't know what to say about this one.. It's not bad as a listen but I just couldn't remember almost anything afterwards. Maybe it's my fault, because I'm not really concentrated today. But.. Milk is an undisputed banger

This was a surprising one. I’m of the right age to know Garbage and be obsessed with them. Except I never listened to them in my teens. Now, fully an adult, really loved this. Would probably remove two songs to make it perfect. 4.5/5

Not Garbage but not my style. Does tend to be one liners that get repeated in a song that should be 2 minutes but get stretched out to like five minutes. 5/10

Day 4. I feel weird giving 2 albums a 5 star in a row. I was listening to this album trying to find a single reason why it shouldn't be 5 stars, but I couldn't. First of all, I am completely unfamiliar with "Garbage" save for an old Guitar Hero cover, so I had no idea what I was getting into with this. What I got was an album without a single bad song. It's a freaking Grunge band with a Scottish Female singer, what a crazy combination!! My personal favorite song on this album is "Queer". When an album is so good that it makes you do a deep dive on the entire band, you know you've done well. Way to go Garbage!!

6.5/10 The first pleasant surprise of my 1001 albums project. Some pre-adolescent memories of this band that may have been based on little more than an aversion to the pink album cover made me think I hated Garbage. It's still not music I can imagine revisiting particularly often but as my taste has veered a little more towards harder rock of late I quite enjoyed this. Stupid Girl isprobably the best song on the album, but Milk was a real surprise given its trip hop vibe which I did not expect to find on a Garbage album. Listens: 2

Ni lo escuche bien, la version 20 aniversario me parecio sobre mexclada /raro estando Bitch Vig. Igual, estructuras sencillas que funcionaban para la epoca

I like the synth noises they make. The rest of it is totally uninspiring, slightly edgy pop music. We were so cringe in the 90s (actually, you all were cringe. I was a wee baby). There are some interesting departures into instrumental breaks, but otherwise it's formulaic and all over the exact saaaame 4/4 beat. Like... everything is so boring, the lyrics, the composition, the riffs, the melody, the percussion especially, this album absolutely limps. I skipped most songs halfway through. Why did I need to hear this before I die?

'If flesh could crawl My skin would fall From off my bones and run away from here' Best lyrics of this whole album.

Sounds like someone else. 2 for the voice.

It’s absolutely my kind of music. I wish I could have listened a little more closely to pick out songs I liked best, but overall it’s the type of album I would put on just to enjoy a drive on a nice day. I’ll try to get back to it at some point and give it a listen with a more focused ear.

I love female vocalists for rock bands it’s like peace on earth

A decent listen, can't get massively enthusiastic about it.

It was just very boring

all pop rock should sound this good!!! fav tracks: not my idea; stupid girl; #1 crush; driving lesson; sleep

I like this album a lot. Some of the songs I didn’t know as well started to blend together but I get the sense that relistening enough times would make that go away. Fav tracks: Trip My Wire, Only Happy When It Rains, Milk, Queer, A Stroke of Luck

If Smashing Pumpins had a female lead singer

Ist nicht meins

Damned good album. Stupid Girl is clearly the stand-out track, but it's all good. A good 3.5 star album.

Too 90's for me. Also I think the mix is weird

Ikke særlig stor fan. Bliver for ensartet efter bare to sange, men måske er punk-rock bare ikke min stil. Desuden bliver fraser som "I'm only happy when it rains" brugt som simpelthen er lidt tåkrummende.

Time travel to the 90s with me as we listen to the soundtrack of ennui, brought to you by Garbage.

Difficult album to review. There's a lot of genuinely great ideas here, but every single track feels a minute too long. The vocals are great, but it's hard to shake the feeling that a lot of the angst and cynicism is slightly fake.

Didnt grab my attention outside of the two 'hits'

I’m sorry, I’ve just never been a fan of Garbage. Just very not my style, I guess.

I used to listen to this a lot , its quite dated now . there’s 4 really good songs and the rest is filler. 2.5

This is an album that belongs on this list. Appropriate and great musicianship. Great and well structured songs. Sounds well produced. Not too long. Not a lot of filler. Shirley Manson in particular is excellent. I don’t like it. I couldn’t tell you why. All those points I made earlier are true. But I listened once, like I did in 1995 and thought. Nup. Putting on again today I thought maybe I’ll get it 30 years down the track. Nope. I don’t. I don’t blame others for liking and even loving this. I can even see why. 5 for its quality. -2 for the mark I’d give it. Let’s call it a three

"Disco Techs and the Sex-O-Lette"? Harsh but fair. Bitch Vig produced some of the biggest and most influential and best sounding albums of the height of grunge; Nevermind, Dirty, Gish, Siamese Dreams, Bricks Are Heavy (and, for an obscure Australian connection, Feedtime's Suction). But I think he and his production mates looked at the music industry and saw ripe pickings. They could take their innovative production chops and alternative taste to craft pop music with some real edge. Being a bit older and experienced, they realised two things; 1) they needed someone to front the project and 2) what traps to avoid. The secret sauce is Shirley Manson. She is an incredibly charismatic and compelling front person, and brought an edge to the material and the presentation that cannot be under-estimated. Her input to lyrics and vocal hooks are excellent, but the real trick is her understanding of the visual aspect. The singles from this album all sound great on radio, but they really pop as videos. I remember being slightly surprised that Garbage were a pop act, given Vig's production credits, but found myself humming along on the radio or when I saw them on music TV. I have never owned this record, but I remember nearly half the album from nearly 30 years ago, which is quite a testimony to the hooks and melodies. Garbage weren't the first band to fuse alternative rock and dance pop beats (think Curve, Madchester, MBV remixes, Primal Scream, or even U2's Achtung Baby), but were one of the first to achieve commercial success as more than an outlier. I think it's because they really are a pop band that used those alternative influences, kind of like a Eurythmics or Depeche Mode for the late 90s. I hear My Bloody Valentine, Nine Inch Nails, Public Enemy, trip hop and a host of noisy bands polished up and incorporated into a commercially palatable form, with high quality toplining. Depeche Mode is probably the closest model; mopey semi-goth lyrics on pop songs you can dance to. They also used a similar production technique of throwing a bazillion ideas to tape and then filtering out an arrangement in the mix. Is it a coopting of those influences, just a cynical cash-in, sell-out? It's hard to tell in a period when major record labels were strip-mining the alternative music scene as the next big thing. And Garbage's signature quality was irony, which furthers muddies the waters. Can you tell if they really mean anything they do or say? Is Manson's sexualised presentation a powerful form of self-expression and feminine agency, or is it a willingness to be exploit sexuality for commercial gain? She has repeated a story of a record exec telling her that he masturbated to her picture, but I can't tell from her telling whether she thinks this is a good or bad thing, an example of horrifying sexual harrassment or amusing proof positive of her power over this man? Maybe both. Similarly, is the music of Garbage just a cynical cash-in or a triumph of alternative tastemakers in a corrupt industry? Garbage certainly enjoyed the trappings of industry success (big advances and recording budgets and tours and photo shoots and million dollar videos) while it lasted. This S/T record is a terrific pop record, with five or six really strong memorable tunes, and the production method and incorporation of alternative sounds has been massively influential. You still hear echoes of this in pop music today. Personally, I find the band's irony (bordering on sarcasm) a bit mean and hard to really love. But I have been surprised at how strong the album is and how much I enjoyed listening to it. It has really held up over the decades, which can be especially hard in the pop genre. Four stars.

This album is way better than I remember it being.

After a variety of genres finally a rocks album which I never heard of before. I was excited about this one and it didn’t disappoint. It’s not too special or groundbreaking, but a good and steady album. Favourite songs: - Supervixen - Dog new tricks

Really fucking good. I didnt get the first half or so, but the back half opened my mind up. Thumb emoji.

I thought I was going to love this based on the first few tracks, but it kinda dipped into a pseudo goth 80s pop vibe and it kinda lost me. I really enjoyed the dynamic range in the first two tracks- the do-di-das mirroring the guitar riff was cool, the huge hooks to stripped back verses and vice versa were abrupt but I loved the shift. From there it got more poppy, but still felt like there was a grunge-y tinge to it, but they lost me when it started feeling really poppy and electronic. There's a couple pretty decent songs on here though.

It was fine. Nothing special.

Very 90s. The hits are still solid, I didn’t care much about the rest.

Solid 90’s album. Makes me yearn for some Red Dog Beers or a bottle of Boons Farm and a heavy dose of second hand Marlboro smoke….maybe a game of hacky sack

Better than I thought it would be, but the only real standouts to me are the radio hits. 3.5, rounding down.

#1 crush was the first song I heard on the Romeo and Juliet Soundtrack. I listened to that song endlessly, and it still holds up. I always appreciated Garbage, but I recognize now that my appreciation requires context. In the 1990’s there was a flood of women responding to the Grunge movement with a spanning the feminist spectrum: Tori Amos, Morrisette, Sarah McLachlin; Melissa Ethridge; Sheryl Crow; Shania Twain; Avril Lavigne, et al. Then Shirley Manson came on the scene with something different. It wasn’t Singer-Songwriter; it wasn’t Grunge; it wasn’t rock or pop. The entire band-Butch Vig, Duke Erickson, Steve Marker and Eric Avery-offered a blend of genres that defined our generation in their own way. Songs like I’m Only Happy When it Rains, and Stupid Girl took to the radio, while songs like Queer and Alien Sex Fiend were common at house parties. There is a reason most of these guys went on to produce or play on such amazing albums. I think this is a great album but I would have to see if that is a product of my age or universal across generations. I feel like being objective requires me to score lower than I normally would due to that feeling.

Random thoughts: * No other band really sounds like Garbage. I forgot how unique their sound is/was. Female vocals, 90s alternative guitars, and then to have a drum track/electronic beats. Such a weird but satisfying combo. * The hits really stand out on this one (Only Happy When It Rains and Stupid Girl). * This album would have been better if #1 Crush had been on this album but it went to the Romeo and Juliet soundtrack. * I saw them live once in 2002. I don't really remember much from them. They were the opener for No Doubt. * Fun throwback listen.

This album really feels like it has such a coolness to it. The mysterious sounding vocals along with the somewhat shoegaze leaning sound really give it a unique vibe that's quite hard to describe.

This ate my review, but the short version is I remember this hitting harder as a kid. Perfectly fine album, but better examples of the style are available.

Great Friday listen. I don’t have to think much about the rating, for this is one of my favorite albums from the mid-90s. Top Tracks: Supervixen Queer Only Happy When It Rains Not My Idea Stupid Girl 9/10

Turns out Garbage isn’t actually garbage. Who knew? If my trash bin sounded this good, I'd never take it out.

Great alt rock album.

Not for me

30 Jahre. Auweia ;)

I think its good...but this band always confuses me. Industrial indie grunge rock with a pop production. Just odd.

Two.

Garbage's eponymous debut has one foot in the door and one foot out. There's the buzzing crunch of 90s guitar/bass/drum instrumentation and the commanding voice of Shirley Manson and there's the flirtation of what was to come later on with the elements of electronic and industrial music seeping through to make one curiously engaging package. This supposedly fluffy material certainly isn't garbage to me at all. Favorites: Supervixen, Queer, Only Happy When It Rains, As Heaven is Wide, Not My Idea, Stupid Girl, Dog New Tricks, My Lover's Box, Milk.

a pleasant surprise to be honest, i think i conflated Garbage and Hole (which is also a great band)

Good songwriting, but a bit one-note towards the end and the recording quality is atrocious

Fabulous album. I had forgotten just how good it is. Really enjoyed listening to this again 🖤

This is a corker! I forgot how much I like their sound and all the tracks are good up to and including 'Stupid Girl'. Production is brilliant, Butch Vig. Then it dips a bit until 'Milk' which is a good closer. I'm off to listen to Goodbye Mr Mackenzie and Curve now. 3 bands with a link, glad I saw them all.

This one felt like it started strong but then failed to expand on its ideas which led to it feeling pretty samey by halfway through. Queer was my favourite track. I Think I’m Paranoid is their best song, and it’s not here either.

Samey and overly 90s. Didn’t really enjoy this.

there's something about garbage that is fun in a nostalgic way. their music is very quintessentially 90s and i kind of love that about it. that being said, there wasn't a ton here that stood out to me. there's nothing bad, but nothing that elevated it to the level of amazing for me either. good, not great.

Well made 90's rock, good guitar work and vocals. I just don't enjoy this genre of rock that much, even some of its more solid examples are unlikely to rise above a 3/5.

Garbage (the album) is a rare occurrence of a record sounding at the same time outdated and stuck in a specific decade, but also incredibly fresh. The singles carry it a bit, and if they had cut about 3 tracks, this would have been a 5/5.

Garbage is a weird mix of being outdated at the time of release and still sounding new today. The singles are the strongest songs on the record and apart from those I really wasn’t that drawn towards the record. It’s alright, but I thought I would’ve liked it even more.

It was alright

very good album. Several great songs. Almost a 5 but a little too long. Could have trimmed 5-6 songs and this would have been no brainer 5. Really its a 4.5 for me.

Fun 90s grunge-y lady led band. This brought me back to Junior High and every dude including myself hating this band but thinking Shirley Manson was hot. Oh man - misogyny is a real thing. Sorry for being a shithead Shirley! Anyways, I digress. This is a solid debut with some great tunes.

My 90s nostalgia glasses are strong with this one. I probably like it a bit more just because of my memories of listening to this album. It still holds up pretty well, but it does lose steam a bit at the end. But the singles are so good, as are most of the other songs. Garbage is a great band, and Shirley Manson has such a unique voice. I might have put Version 2.0 on the list over this, but this is still a great album and worthy edition to the list.

The mix of genres doesn't work on every song, but I loved As Heaven is Wide and Fix Me Now, and already knew and loved Only Happy When It Rains. The

Caducat. En el seu temps seria la bomba però ara mateix és un vestigi poc suggerent. I massa llarg per com de similars son totes les cançons entre elles. Hauria de ser "el meu rotllo" i no m'ha dit res.

This album sounds like if Olivia Rodrigo made rock. Just corny lyrics, sounds very 2000s rocky pop, mixed with like grunge or sum shit idk what to call it but every song is literally the same. Not my vibe at all it’s very girly music to get u hyped too. Just boring tbh. A few good songs like Not My Idea, My Lover’s Box and A Stroke Of Luck but other than a whole lotta mid. Lowkey just makes me uncomfortable with the lyrics and mood. I get why u might like this but it’s a 4/10 2/10

I’ve found that most of people who really love this record, were mostly lusting after the lead singer. Overall, this is pretty paint-by-numbers for the post-grunge MTV era. Everything homogenized. They had some Top 40 hits off this record. But Stupid Girl is the only, really good song.

Best leuk Soort fifa muziek, beetje Indie Zou wel aanraden

Rockin’

vapse man nepatiko, net nepaklausiau normaliai, tipo nera gal bloga muzika, nu bet man toks zanras nu uh

I heard Stupid Girl on the radio about an hour ago, so getting this album right now is kinda funny. This is a pretty cool album.

It was not garbage!

Innovative style.

Decent enough album without being anything spectacular. I almost wish I hadn’t liked it so I could describe Garbage by Garbage as Garbage.

I'm not immune to the appeal of poppy pleasures and I thought Shirley Manson was pretty cool back in the day; I like her voice and delivery. With the perspective of the intervening years I realize this album is a lighter-weight than I remember. Still a fun listen.

Really enjoyed this. Good mix of styles and influences with nice lyrics too. Surprised me.

I've never give this band a chance before and I don't know why, not disappointed at all.. I'll keep listening to them

This album is good and I remember it being big at the time, but not convinced it belongs on this list?

rocking

Pretty good

I don’t know if I’ll remember many songs from this record, but I will remember how great it sounded and how well it was produced for 1995 (remaster aside). “Only Happy When It Rains” is probably my highlight for its anthemic chorus. “As Heaven Is Wide” has a nice mellow breakbeat and chunky guitar loop/bassline. “Stupid Girl” has a really sticky little piano refrain on loop that stuck with me through the album. “Milk” is a personal pick for me for its downtempo breaks, synth strings, and general dramatic rock-meets-electronica mood. Is this rock? Is this electronica? Who’s to say, but it’s worth a listen. Actually solid / 5.

Good, not great rep of the 90s.

This album felt a little bit overproduced, but it was definitely solid and a unique sound, especially for its era. I obviously knew a few of the singles from the record, but it was interesting to hear some of the lesser known tracks and recognize the emphatic sound behind them that was consistent from track to track. Overall a solid 90s record worth revisiting in small doses

I had a suspicion Garbage would be a greatest hits band but I had higher hopes here. It’s fine, aggressively so, and Shirley Manson being sexy and angsty can’t save an overproduced mess of trip-hop and grunge. Butch Vig assembled a band of producers but there’s just no soul to it.

only knew one track from this but i was pleasantly surprised by the variety, the dance influence is a lot more prevalent than i would have thought going in! cool album thank you for not being butt rock

Classic 90’s, good not great. This was one of those bands that had some highlights but the normal airplay was always enough for me. Never really had the need to dig deeper.

The two radio hits are definitely the standouts here. It was a fun trip down memory lane, but listening front to back I was surprised at just how much all songs sounded alike. Not much else to say.

This was on heavy rotation during my formidable high school years so very nostalgic. I liked their big hits but never really loved Garbage. Overall a decent listen with the generic 3 rating.

Fun trip down nostalgia lane but ultimately not a great album IMO. 3.5/5

ok

Perfectly fine if not a little dated. Don’t really love the opening track or “Only Happy When It Rains” but the rest is a bit more cohesive. It does all kinda blend together by the end, though.

Not the biggest fan of this album because while it is catchy enough at times, it still feels like formulaic rockband with bratty front woman. Maybe Garbage perfected this, but it's not something I'd be interested in listen to it again.

Not my favorite

I appreciate how interesting this sounds without sacrificing great hooks. It’s a cool mix of alt rock, electronic, and pop that works. My favorite album from this project so far that I hadn't heard before.

good! 4/5

Meh. Pretty straightforward garage band rock. Very middle of the road.

I was intimidated by the length of this album before I listened but now I just want more and more.

Probably one where nostalgia gets the better of me. Generic mid90s rock, but was bought by pretty much everyone as it felt very different. Shirley Manson's powerful vocals and glossy mane definitely stood out in the sea of bang average Britpop era. Want to give it 4 stars for the happy memories, it's getting a 3 because there's a lot of filler outside the big singles.

One of the first albums I bought for myself, have always always loved it

An album that makes me want to play Melee and down a Mountain Dew Code Red, right before watching Evangelion

im normal :]

Good album

This album was enjoyable. Full of energy. Some good tracks on here. The lead singers voice was mad. 90s poppy, grungy goodness.

5. Top!

Solid enough and couple of good tracks but overall nothing that exciting or interesting to me. I feel a bit of a lack of energy (may just be me) but doesn’t really work for me in this type of music.

i think if you replaced shirley Manson with a dude i would hate this so maybe I'm just a misandrist

Stupid Girl 😍😍

Liked it. Kinda cliché. But in a nice way. The female vocals where nice.

17/02/25

3.5*

Really enjoyed this record. It felt like an soft introduction to a hard rock/punk sound. Shirley Manson's vocals really carry the day here, highlights are Stupid Girl, Supervixen, Only Happy When It Rains, Milk. The softer songs I liked better. All of it rocked, though. Very good record.

Decent 90s alt rock albeit dated. Bit overproduced but a good listen.

I swear that music peaked twice in recent history. First, in the 60’s-70’s folk singer songwriters (which tends to be generally loved) and then again with 90’s alt rock (which doesn’t get as much love at it deserves!). I love the whole sound that comes from this album. The music can get crunchy at times but holds back when it benefits the song. The vocals are wonderfully apathetic in sound. It only took a couple of songs for me to know this was going to score very highly, and the rest of the album held true.

Solid 90s classic

Okay stuff probably revolutionary in their time.

Groupe connu de nom uniquement. Harmoniquement intéressant, pour une fois ce ne sont pas systématiquement les mêmes 3 ou 4 accords sur toutes les chansons. Les morceaux sont variés, ce qui donne envie d'entendre les suivants. Bonne découverte donc, qui méritera d'autres écoutes. Par contre je ne suis pas sur de l'intégrer à ma collection, il manque un peu de dynamisme. =>3/5

I'd heard of Garbage before but didn't know a song. Decent music but not really my thing and not sure if I'd come back to it, but definitely good enough to be on this list.

Not to make the obvious joke, but for me it really is in the name: garbage. To quote a song on the album, “this is not my idea of a good time”. Truly did not enjoy this at all and in fact at one point genuinely yelled, out loud alone in my car, “I f*cking hate this!” I’ve committed to no skips so I stuck it out but it wasn’t worth it. Everything about it just annoyed me, the vocals, but I think especially the production and mix. The only track I found tolerable was Fix Me Now.

Yeaaaaaaah the girls. 3.5 stars.

There were a lot of interesting things happening in music in the 90’s. Here’s an album of soulless manufactured copies of some of those interesting things.

має вайб музичного смаку старшої сестри міленіалки

Як я вже казав, Garbage, я не слухав вже дуже довгий час. А у той час коли слухав їх вперше, мене цікавила зовсім інша, та набагато важча музика. Лише трохи згодом, почалося моє знайомство із альтернативною музикою 90-х, але навіть тоді, Garbage я чомусь завжди оминав. І відбувалось так, бо у моїй голові цей гурт, чомусь, завжди асоціювався із, помилко навішеним на нього, ярликом «типовий поп рок». Але переслухавши його зараз, я впевнено можу сказати, що він став для мене одним із найулюбленіших альбомів 90-х. Цей багатошаровий мікс різних семплів у поєднанні із шумним звуком гітари та «звабливим» вокалом Шерлі Менсон, на мою думку, є квінтесенцією музики 90-х. Адже тут поєдналися альтернативні жанри, що «розквітали» у ті часи та фактично «живили» найкращу музику того періоду - #noisepop та #alternativerock. І все це подавалось із темною #industrial атмосферою, що ніби прийшла напряму із Nine Inch Nails. Хоча насправді, це не те щоб було дуже унікальним в ті часи, адже багато гуртів 90-х намагались робити щось подібне. Проте так органічно, вайбово та «чіпляюче» як на цьому альбомі Garbage - не вийшло не в кого.

To me, this sounds like royalty free rock music with bad vocals layered over it. I struggle to find any redeeming qualities of any song in this album.

Это уже привычное моему уху альтернатива - легкая, понятная, приятная. Ставлю четверку за два хита, хоть самый популярный я в избранное себе и не добавила

Prettyyy, pretty good.

Solid 90s alt pop.

Piękny edgy shit. To nie jest skomplikowana muzyka, w żadnym wypadku. Ale w jej absolutnej prostocie tkwi cały jej urok. Wystarczy minuta słuchania, żeby mieć pewność, że to powstało w latach dziewięćdziesiątych, ma w sobie całą kiczowatość i optymizm tego okresu. I to mimo tych edgy tekstów. Momentami mam w ogóle jakieś luźne skojarzenia z The Prodigy i Matrixem, tak mi się to trochę kojarzy. Plus brzmi trochę jak soft wersja zespołu Guano Apes, który bardzo lubię. Przy drugim przesłuchaniu, po paru dniach, już tak nie siada jak za pierwszym, ale ocenię po pierwszym wrażeniu i tym, że dobrze się bawiłem słuchając tego na siłowni.

There is a lot variety on this album but it's not working for this band. I think with limited range you should stick with your strong points. 2,5/5. +1 for female vocal cause I love this shit - 1 for having a woman in band

Hell yeah, I do listen to garbage. Garbage to idealne połączenie brudu i przebojowości, alternatywy i popu, melancholii i zadziorności. Shirley Manson hipnotyzuje swoim głosem – czasem chłodnym, czasem pełnym ukrytej wrażliwości – podczas gdy warstwa muzyczna pulsuje industrialnym rytmem, grunge’owym brudem i elektroniką. Słabe 5

Garbage

Absolutely fine pop rock. I quite liked a couple of the songs, such as As Heaven is Wide, but overall this was just OK and very of its era. Vow is about the most teenaged song I've ever heard. Absolutely some teenager was listening to this and singing along.

7/10.

Das selbstbetitelte Debütalbum der US-schottischen Band Garbage erschien 1995 und markierte den Beginn ihrer erfolgreichen Karriere. Die Produktion fand in verschiedenen Aufnahmestudios statt, darunter die Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, die maßgeblich am Klang des Albums beteiligt waren. Musikalisch verbindet Garbage Alternative Rock mit elektronischen Elementen und eingängigen Melodien. Shirley Manson prägt als schottische Sängerin mit ihrer ausdrucksstarken Stimme den Sound der Band, während die US-amerikanischen Bandmitglieder Butch Vig, Duke Erikson und Steve Marker für die dichte, oft vielschichtige Produktion verantwortlich sind. Zu den stärkeren Titeln gehören „Stupid Girl“, das mit seinem treibenden Rhythmus und markanter Basslinie hervorsticht, sowie „Only Happy When It Rains“, das die melancholische Grundstimmung des Albums gut repräsentiert. Auch „Queer“ überzeugt mit seiner düsteren Atmosphäre und einem hypnotischen Beat. Insgesamt ist Garbage ein solides Debüt, das die stilistische Vielseitigkeit der Band zeigt und ihre Mischung aus Rock und Elektronik definiert.

Only Happy When It Rains

3 На один очень долгий и мучительный раз. Куча заунывных треков с максимально однообразным звучанием и одним и тем же посылом

In my head, this is what the 90s sounded like.

OK

Fantastic from beginning to end. I've heard most of the songs before but as heaven is wide was new to me and might be my favorite garbage song now.

Some good songs on here but always thought it was overly produced.

A striking debut. In 1995, Garbage made a powerful entrance with an explosive mix of grunge, metal, punk, shoegaze, pop, and electro. Led by Shirley Manson’s magnetic voice and Butch Vig’s sharp production (Nevermind by Nirvana), the album stands out for its incredibly precise mixing. An album worth to be in an audiophile's discography. Vig masterfully layers saturated guitars (Supervixen), electronic and funky textures (Queer), and moody urban vibes (Stupid Girl), crafting a dense, hard-hitting sound. A post-grunge essential, perfectly in tune with its era. (By the way, I totally used AI to help me to write this because I was too lazy to do it myself.) 😆

I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this one so much. I always felt like their popular songs were a little dull. But the album explores a lot of genres and there are less popular gems to be heard.

Super solid. Not a lot of range but some of the songs ruled, her voice and style is great and obv butch vig records sound incredible

fun rock n roll. not sure how much of this I'll come back to but I could see on the right day this being like an 11/10

Chock full of essential bangers that no 90's revival party should be without.

Full of alternative sensibility from the 90s

норм, но через чур мрачновато

Esperaba un poco más de locura. No termina de despegarse de otros actos. Nota: 3.0

i really wanted to like this, and i do somewhat, but there’s so many other 90s bands i prefer: Helium, Kelly Deal 6000, Swirlies being my favorites. this just doesn’t scratch the same itch for me, but i get its merit and i love to see a cool girl singing

Super average

This is better than I recall.

Not bad. I forgot these songs.

somewhat familiar with this. Never really loved it

Favorite Track: Queer

it’s not the worst thing ever. i actually thought the opening track was fire and got excited. but as the album progresses, it got pretty dull, to me at least. very typical 90s alternative rock.

why'd they name themselves garbage when they're anything but garbage, i can think of at least 50 bands who fit this name better xx there's a lot of songs that are great but unfortunately there are some that are rather lackluster, so the overall sound gets a little flawed, but it's still a great album by all means xx

I enjoyed this one a lot, it’s very grungy and the vocals were very nice with some depth to the lyricism, well made album.

bad aged

I liked the vibe! Very fun.

I tried to get into it but it just wasn't hitting

This is a fun album, not the greatest. I'd only heard 'Stupid Girl' before playing this record.

This is quite a good album, definitely. Only Happy When it Rains is amazing and Stupid Girl is also a great song.

#477. A couple of big hits, surrounded by the rest of the album which is just as good. Also, As Heaven is Wide is the second song from the same video game I've heard on this list that I previously had no idea who performed it. 4/5: fantastic Song added to playlist: As Heaven Is Wide I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

I'm just not into it. I'm sure it was big when it came out but this music isn't that appealing to me. I like the singer's voice but I think it was all too pop/punk for my taste.

Very much the 90s album, portishead vocals mixed with Nirvana riffs. Decent 3.5*

very bland

This is strong. Quality 90s fare. Powerful voice and some catchy riffs. Stupid Girl weirdly can on the radio on the way home from work today too, which is a top track.

Uuummmm see album title or band title

Not fond of this album, but I do believe Garbage’s Bond theme for The World Is Not Enough is underrated (and one of the better parts of a bloody awful film).

273/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

good

Yay I get to write the cliche album project comment!!! This is the reason I’m doing this, to discover these absolutely banging albums that I would never have heard otherwise. 5* babyyyyyy

never heard anything from garbage, but damn that one really slaps!!

Have always loved Supervixen, Queer, and Vow. The rest suffered from some radio overplay, but it's still overall good. Good example of 90s alt rock.

very emotional, very magical. the last track got me in tears 100/10

Neutral on this one. Not adding any of their songs to my playlist but can let most play through. Maybe.

Garbage? Exactly the opposite.

Honestly thought it was edgy but wasn’t. Couple solid tracks with a distinct sound I wish were expanded on Musical equivalent of that debby Ryan meme for the most part

Actually really good

I’d have loved this when I was 13 and thought I was edgy.

I hit play and like 10 seconds in I said to myself, "this sounds like that Hole album I got way back on here." I still feel that way, but I think this one is better (though Celebrity Skin has grown on me a bit as I've listened to the songs more since the first listen). Something about these '90s rock albums feels really distinct to me, and not always in a way that feels good. I've speculated before, but my thinking is that older stuff than this feels distinctly before my time, but '90s music was still lingering around a bit in my early days which makes it feel dated but not nostalgic for me, which often hurts my impression a bit. I get that at times here, and there's things that don't always work. Enough meta analysis though, I think this album is really solid overall. The first half is definitely a bit stronger than the back half, but these guys rock, there's plenty of catchy hooks, and I love a woman-fronted band. I mentioned Hole already, but this is also naturally leading me to compare it with Sleater-Kinney's debut (which came out in the same year, also the year that I was born). Sleater-Kinney hit me a bit harder than this one did, but this has a bit more of a smooth poppy-angsty thing going on that I like a lot. I've said a lot of words, but overall it just works well. Very solid album. Favorite song: Stupid Girl Other: Supervixen, Queer, Only Happy When It Rains, A Stroke of Luck, Vow, Fix Me Now, Milk 1/17/25

Okay, look. I'm being aggressively subjective in my ratings. I'm not a professional music critic, I'm not preparing a chronicle of important developments in music history. I am but one middle-aged bisexual woman documenting her own personal taste. That said... You know how I figured out the bisexuality thing? The music videos for Only Happy When It Rains and Stupid Girl made me feel funny. The album with Queer on it helped me realize that I'm queer. This album is so significant to my personal history, I was honestly a bit surprised to see it come up in the generator! I love this album to bits, obviously. 30 years later my youthful crush on Shirley Manson has faded into a warm fuzzy memory, but the music will never get old. This is absolutely my idea of a good time.

Sounds like the perfect CD to throw on at a party in the 90's. Fucking banger rock/dance tracks. God damn so many bangers

This was actually more interesting than I thought it would be going into it. I enjoyed it.

Album neutre. Pas désagréable, mais 1 minute après la fin, tu te rappelles plus de ce que t'as entendu. Oubliable.

This is... odd. Although, I just generally don't like the vibes or sound of most 90s music. It has some really good moments, though! Other than its good moments, it's just a fine 90s rock album with some heavy produced moments. It doesn't really feel like anything special, though. Favorite Song(s): Queer

Yes! These songs still land.

Bättre än jag trodde, men inte riktigt min grej. 3/10

Not it boss.

Perfectly fine to listen to and i'm perfectly happy to not listen to it again.

I love how this album is stretching towards something it couldn't quite achieve. These beautiful, dramatic songs, full of melancholy, angst and rage, each have a distinct emotive voice - but even with every trick thhey threw at it in production, the late grunge era guitars, bass and drums are foregrounded and bury the rest of it, making it hard to differentiate between tracks if you focus on anything but Shirley's voice. When the other instrumental elements do break through, it's sublime. You can see why they were moved to lean into digital production in 2.0, trying to channel that energy to the foreground. Even failing to hit its target, it remains an all time great.

Made me feel like I was browsing in Spencer’s Gifts all over again.

2.5. I can see why occasionally they pop up on 90s compilations but otherwise I haven’t thought of them for thirty years.

give me everything from this era! This is around the time I really started getting into music and Garbage was right there with what I was listening to.

Enjoyed this beyond the singles.

Not my cup of tea.

has a vibe but not engaging

Liked this more than I thought I would. Pretty unique sound, good songs, a few bangers and 50 minutes long. Very good.

huh jako zanimljiv album, prva je malo preintenzivna al dalje je worth another listen

Don't have anything to really say here. Just an overall solid if a bit unmemorable album. 6/10

A little more tuneful and a little less raucous than your average ‘90s crankiness, but perhaps a little less clever and a little less memorable than the best, as well.

3.4 2x orig 51m and 1x 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition/Remastered 1h24m

First album of this project that I really, really disliked. It starts off well enough with some 90's grunge/garage rock and it devolves into a cheezy 90 movies action movie soundtrack that gets worse every single track. Couldn't take it seriously towards the end. Best Song: Run For the Hills Rating: 2/10 1 Stars

The production quality of this isn’t lost on me, but the dust of the 90s settled heavily on this. I can see their frosted tips and soul patches through the speakers. The 90s textures nearly overshadow the appealing attitude of the lead singer. But I like how they pull in some electronic elements while honoring the alternative genre they inhabited. “Fix Me Now” was my favorite track on the album. Not something I needed on the daily, but not bad.

classic 90s Alt Rock album!

++: Queer, Stupid Girl, My Lover's Box +: Supervixen, As Heaven Is Wide, Not My Idea, Vow +-: Only Happy When It Rain, A Stroke of Luck, Dog New Tricks, Fix Me Now, Milk 7,0/10

I remember hearing Garbage on the radio all the time back in middle school but I don't think I ever heard this whole album. So although I was pretty familiar with a lot of this, a lot of it was also brand new to me. This record really holds up well. It's sort of hard to categorize - it's fairly solid 90s alt but there's a lot of trip hop, grunge, and even some pop in there. I think if I didn't know I would still guess that this was from mid 90s but I wouldn't be surprised if it was a new album by a new band. I'm not sure if that says more about Garbage or the music industry now, but either way, it's still a great album and although it might sound a little dated, its datedness is not to its detriment. 4/5

I liked it. Not mingblowing but certainly was nice to listen to.

I like the female lead singer a lot. It’s definitely grungey and not the most uplifting music ever which would make it hard to listen to on a consistent basis.

enjoying it far better than expected, but its the grunge that i grew up on. the themes of sexuality and religion and feminism are interesting to listen to. wont make it into my regular rotation but glad i listened to it.

I forgot about this band. Interesting to listen to, I like the music, but the album as a concept is lost on me. Not a lot of variety.

Very Cut-and-dry pop-rock. It's good. It doesn't stand out too much but I still like it. Favorites were Queer, Not My Idea, and My Lover's Box.

I should like everything about this, but it doesn’t really connect for some reason. It reminded me of The Smashing Pumpkins and Hole, but I would prefer to listen to those bands instead. It’s well made and I would never complain to hear songs from it, but it wouldn’t be my first choice. Favorite songs were Supervixen, Only Happy When It Rains, Not My Idea, and Stupid Girl.

The album was good, but imo not too dynamic. Since Butch Vig produced it, I take "Nevermind" as an example: you got the quiet songs, sad songs, loud songs, wild songs and pop songs. I think "Garbage" could have these dynamics too, because the singer definitly has some talent.

I once saw Butch Vig at a movie theatre in vancouver but was too chicken to say hello after the flick. Anyways, this album rules. A lot of different influences but never confusing.

Ujdzie ale niczym nie urzekło 2/5. Wszystko takie samo.

Alright album

Never been a fan of Garbage. I like "Only Happy When It Rains" but the album is dated at best and generic pop rock even in its time at the worst.

3.5

Such a huge album at the time, everyone had it and it was all over the radio. A cool chick fronting a loud grunge band with a hooky but not a sellout sound, perfect mix in 1995. Influential, a little groundbreaking and still getting airplay today. Hits "Supervixen", "Only Happy When It Rains", "Stupid Girl", "Vow" & "Queer" owned the radio that year. It's been years since I listened to this album, it was nice to re-hear "Not My Idea" which is a unique tune. The production on this album is so good, not surprising with Butch Vig on the boards. Too much of it sounds similar but it was their signature sound. Staying power, hits, influence on the sound at the time & the mark that Shirley Manson left on the industry all point to this being a T1001 album.

Took me back to my late teens early 20s. Great singles

Classic 90’s with great hits, a little patchy though.

Essence of bad rock music from 90

What a vibe this album is! Not my go-to genre, but absolutely loved this. I'm not usually for high pitched female voices, which is why I contemplating giving it 4* but the fact I left them on for a solid hour longer than the album makes me bump it to a 5.

This was one of those albums that I was always interested in as a teenager, but never bought it, because, well… broke teenager. And it’s probably better I didn’t, because I don’t know that I would have liked this when it came out in 1995. 30 years later, I love this. There is a lot of anger here, but a lot of other emotions as well that 12 year old me wouldn’t have been nearly in tune with or known how to process. Musically, it’s like the perfect blend of rock/grunge and electronic. It’s done really well with tons of catchy riffs but also driving beats and bass. Big fan of this.

At least the name fits

The singles off this are pretty great; I especially like Stupid Girl. The rest isn't quite as strong and doesn't hold my attention as much. An upper three.

Well, it was one of my fave albums back in the day, so...

Real garbage

Solid, dependable 90's alternative, though not something I'll go back to often. 3.5/5

Luckily it is not garbage, I enjoyed it enough. It just didnt blew me away as I suppose it did to others. Felt very samey very quickly. Good background music, though.

Actually really enjoyed this album, I love the drama of Vow and 90s grunge in general

Jeg synes ikke det kommer helt ud over og bidder sig fast. Helt ok rock og kan godt lide post-punk elementerne, eller ved ikke om man skal kalde det det, men den der metalliske jangly guitar lyd. Ellers er det stilmæssigt mere standard indie måske lidt garage rock

This was my first time listening to Garbage, and I can say that this album was good to listen to. I really liked how the vocals of the singer were altered, and the overall sound of the album is great. Since this is their debut album, the feel and vibe of it were really impressive, and I was surprised by how much I liked it. I need to listen to it again, but based on my first listen, it's very good. I also want to check out their other music.

It sounds interesting but I can’t get super into it.

Eh not something I can really vibe to

🤘🏾🤘🏾 Freaky Friday's Anna Coleman definitely loves Garbage

I’d say that after not having listened to this for a very long time some of it sounded a bit dated and of its time. However it’s still a great album.

With 90s music it's very hit or miss for me. This album is kind of in the middle. Maybe I missed the boat on this kind of moody rock music but it's a little slow for me. I tend to go more on the indie and alt rock side and this wasn't my favorite but I think the talent is definitely there on this project. The composition was interesting and the vocals were great. Decent project to me.

When producers/writers want to be famous musicians, but lack a front. Well they found someone and they made it lol. Some ~nostalgia~ kicking in.

This was one of my favorite albums as a teenager and I was hoping it would hold up. Thankfully it absolutely has. I think Garbage went a bit downhill after this album but I could hardly fault them for getting worse over time as this is one of the best examples of the 90's rock transition from everything being analogue on "must be played on real live instruments all the time" to becoming more accepting of programmed drums, synths used beyond playing piano parts, vocal manipulations, etc. Aside from the genre evolution, the songs are just great, and Shirley's voice is that perfect mix of feminine and aggressive. She's just at home in the slow melodic "Stroke of Luck" and "Milk" as she is in the much more powerful "Supervixen", "Vow" and "Stupid Girl". All of Butch Vig's production is stellar here. It's such a clean album from every perspective - not a note wrong or mistimed in the whole thing. "Only Happy When it Rains" is one of my favorite songs from anyone. What an expression of the universal feeling of being miserable and accepting, even thriving, in it. Still a lot of love for this one, I'm so glad it's just as good as I remembered.

In before Dom mentions how hot Shirley Manson is. I only know the single, but this was a fun romp through the 90's. The songs are catchy and quick, her vocals are smooth to contrast the grungy sound. I would listen again.

I like Garbage

Meh. middle of the road, not bad, but didn't grab me

Garbage - Garbage Actually not garbage. This is quite a neat punk-esque rock album to listen. It gets a little bit inconsistent in the middle of the album, but at the end it goes back on track. The songs on it sound really bloomy and nostalgic, in a good way to be honest. Overall, it's a really fun album to listen and, this is good! 1.- Supervixen = 8/10 2.- Queer = 8/10 3.- Only Happy When It Rains = 8/10 4.- As Heaven Is Wide = 7/10 5.- Not My Idea = 7/10 6.- A Stroke of Luck = 9/10 7.- Vow = 7/10 8.- Stupid Girl = 9/10 9.- Dog New Tricks = 7/10 10.- My Lover's Box = 9/10 11.- Fix Me Now = 8/10 12.- Milk = 8/10 FINAL SCORE: 7.9/10

Supervixen 3.5 Queer 3.2 Only Happy When It Rains 4 As Heaven Is Wide 3.1 Not My Idea 3.2 A Stroke of Luck 3.4 Vow 3.2 Stupid Girl 4.2 Dog New Tricks 3.4 My Lover's Box 3.3 Fix Me Now 3.5 Milk 3.3 Score: 3.441666667

10/10 no notes. And all-time classic and favorite!!

Absolutely loved supervixen. The rest didn’t stand out

Awesome!

Albumi #135, 15.12.2024 Garbagen esikoisalbumi oli kovassa kuuntelussa ilmestyessään inttivuotena.

What a great album! Iconic album of the 90s, a band that has not changed members ever. Songs not just the singles that are great, whole album felt cohesive.

really good alt rock

This is #day124 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... believe it or not, last Saturday I ordered a vinyl copy of this album from one of the local record stores here in Ukraine, that is Quals, based in Odesa, one of the most shelled cities by russian invaders these days, hit with drones, missiles, and all sorts of weapons). The record was supposed to arrive today, but the postal service messed up the warehouses, so it’ll finally get to me tomorrow morning instead. But anyway, I was so surprised by the coincidence! As for the album itself, it's a distinctive amalgamation of alternative rock, industrial rock, trip-hop, electronica, and all things 90s, packed with gems like "Queer," "Only Happy When It Rains," "Vow," "Stupid Girl," and the unbelievable jewel that is "Milk." I'm giving this album a strong 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day125.

this was sick

Garbage by Garbage was garbage.

Album art: 1

Mm, I'unno about this one. I was excited to get into this 'coz I really liked "I Think I'm Paranoid", the big single from their next album, but listening to their debut here... It's just not doing it for me, honestly? A bit more of it than I like just kinda flew by me. I've been tryna pin down what it is. Well, I've seen this album labelled as dance-rock... Maybe this is the wrong kind of dance music for me? 'Coz I've loved my fair share across its many different flavors. But here, it can be a little too... "Trip hop" for my tastes? A little chill and trance-like; not the kind of thing that regularly grabs my attention. Really, it doesn't surprise me that my favorite tracks ("Only Happy When It Rains", "Stupid Girl" — of course I gravitate towards the singles) sounded way more rockin' to my ears — an', heck, from what I read, "I Think I'm Paranoid" isn't even dance-rock, so what does **that** tell yah, eh? Frankly, it's those two songs that're pulling this thing up to a 3. It's just not my thing. Like, I was really comin' in here thinkin' I was gonna be the trash man, eatin' up Garbage — and for a couple songs, sure. But on the whole, I'm good.

A bit eclectic in terms of alternative, but I dug this one regardless. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

That’s a great 5. I’ve heard of Garbage, but outside of the name, I barely knew anything about them. Perhaps most embarrassingly of all, I didn’t even realize the band had a female lead singer. My immediate apologies to Shirley Manson – her stage presence comes to life on this album, and she’s got it in spades here in an undeniably cool way. Hell, my apologies to the entire band; this feels like quintessential 90s stuff that should’ve been on my radar a long time ago, but better late than never. It’s very weird to say “ahead of its time” for 1995, but in a weird way, this does feel a bit ahead of its time, in terms of the wide variety of soundscapes and genres tackled through this album – a lot of this is based in 90s UK & US rock, and it never strays too far from that core, but it touches on nearly every base within that core. There’s trip-hop influence, Britpop influence, the occasional 80s structure with a 90s edge, a bit of UK house & electronica, forays into grunge & industrial… if you can think of it, it’s on this album, and it usually succeeds really well at integrating those styles into their own sensibilities. I would argue this level of variety didn’t really come into vogue for another… 6 or 7 years, maybe? I could be entirely ignorant about the mid to late-90s, but people were really chasing the ghost of Kurt Cobain for a while. Ultimately, this blew away any expectations I had for it. Supervixen is an interesting tone setter with great production. Queer is just a Billie Eilish song (in the best way possible). Only Happy When It Rains is a great meta track. As Heaven Is Wide is just a kickass song that could totally work as a video game track (and it literally was in Gran Turismo 1). Not My Idea feels like a blend of industrial rock with Alanis Morrissette’s sensibilities. A Stroke of Luck is a great trip-hop influenced track with some fun juxtaposition in the soundscape. Vow is the most catchy way to describe visceral revenge that I can remember. Stupid Girl has the structure of an 80s track with a 90s edge, and I really dug it. Dog New Tricks & My Lover’s Box are the only two tracks where I went “meh” on, but they’re still fine. Fix Me Now is admittedly generic as hell, but it just clicked for me. Milk feels like a James Bond title theme, in a really smooth way. I loved it, what more can I say? Very easy 5, and I’m mad at myself for not listening to anything by Garbage earlier. I refuse to make the obvious joke.

Queer is so good, love the key changes.

It’s cool that these guys are from Madison but it’s meh otherwise

Just like the name of the band and this album. Complete SHE-E-O garbage

Read the lyrics. So good

Het begin vind ik super leuk! En ook echt het bekendte nummer is geweldig. Het einde is een beetje saai maar goed album voor achtergrondmuziek

Not entirely garbage. Actually, very OK. 3/5

Garbage is great. I didn’t own this album, but somehow I knew all of these songs. Lots of love for this band.

Una locura, me encantó. Grounge de mina, no había escuchado antes. Queer tiene alta letra, me encanta la melodía.

for some reason I hated this from the beginning

Bastante bueno. Además de los exitazos, que siguen aguantando bien, descubrí un par de canciones que me gustaron mucho. Muy disfrutable.

Very strong. A bit cold.

It takes you back to radio friendly 90s alternative

Never heard the album before. Okay album with some noteworthy hits. Otherwise not that remarkable.

Oh I really liked this. I only knew a song or two, but enjoyed this one more the others recently.

Music that sounds like 80's dark wave combined with Shirley's distinctive vocals. Yep.

Good stuff!

Knew many of the songs but had never listened to the entire album. Good stuff.

Ok right off the bat I am nervous to hear this. I don’t like when the music has that weird screeching noise, and I definitely don’t like when the singers have that angsty voice. Let’s just say, they’re living up to their name.

Laughably more insincere, passionless, and fake than most of the so-called hair bands of the 80s. Sure some of these were big hits and when I saw this as today's album I felt a bit of nostalgia but after listening ... it actually sucks. I probably didn't notice at the time since I only heard the radio hits but listening decades later I just hate the sound of this album which combined with the completely generic at best mid-90s music... zzzz Absurdly specific complaint: the opening cut "Supervixen" - those terrible (and horribly edited, like wtf) full-stops are so fake, it's utterly obvious in the worst way that this is not the band stopping on a dime for a beat. Or even really a band. I like electronic music - I like "sterile" constructed-in-the-box compositions - but this sounds like a 7th grader put this together and it foretells the entire record. TL;DR: I didn't expect I'd hate this as much as I did today. In retrospect you can do infinitely better for "mid 90s female-fronted rock" (immediate e.g.: Elastica, Cranberries, Letters To Cleo, Cardigans, PJ Harvey, etc etc....) if that's why this album is even on this list. And Shirley Manson was kind of a 90s icon but was kind of a shit/nothing singer. I know there are albums I've ranked a 2 that I probably think are worse than this but the passionless - pun intended - garbage is nothing I want to hear again. 3/10 1 star.

The wheels had started coming off the early 90’s alt-rock insurgency by 1995. By then, the music industry had well and truly figured out how to turn the sounds of the American underground into a formulaic and marketable product. So it should come as no surprise that a band helmed by Butch Vig, the producer of some of the early 90’s biggest and biggest sounding alt-rock records (Nevermind, Siamese Dream, Sonic Youth’s “Dirty”), would be able to put together a record that would end up being a well executed, shiny, synthetic hit. It’s a great sounding record, with a couple extremely popular hits, but aside from those hits, Garbage’s debut might make you wonder: if this wasn’t Butch Vig’s band, would they have been able to obtain the same level success?

Definitely a favourite record from the 90s for me. Not a bad song on it, and some proper bangers. Slinky, rocking, dark and deep. Surprised many reviews don't like Supervixen, that's a cracker to kick off. Vow is incredible. Album really takes off from that point onwards and doesn't look back.

It has a splattering of good songs interspersed with pretty average songs. It is neither great nor terrible. I would listen to it again but never really seek the album out. Somewhere between a 3 and a 4 but not worthy of 4 stars

Reminds me very much of being a teenager in the 90s. This was very popular back then. It has a lot of great songs and I really enjoy it. Sort of a unique type of band, nothing is quite like them. I enjoy it and will listen to it many more times.

Now -this- is what I'm talking about! Rocking guitars, a powerful voice, and just straight up attitude dripping off the tracks. Honestly a perfect album, no further notes needed.

Excellent vibe and sound. Cuts like a knife but also accessible through a layer of smooth synths and vocals. Have revisited again already. The trashest of the trash.

Liars

This has all that was good about ‘90s rock: talent, originality, and strong vocals.

The music was fine, but not memorable, even the hit. 3.5

Unremarkable and inoffensive.

Great album overall with several breakout hits

cool not my favorite but its okay

A good listen that reminds me of what I normally listen to, but i felt like it needed something extra to really stand out to me. Still a solid 4!

Glad I got the chance to listen to this album, but it din't knock my socks off. Solid, but just another 90s garage rock band

Garbage findi jetzt biz übertribe. Aber de classic, biz softi 90er Jahr Rock isch für mich au nüm das Genre woni am liebste lose. D instrument findi bi paarne tracks no recht ahsprechend aber overall wirdi das album nüm us em chübel fische sobalds mal det inne landet. Pluspünkt gits für "Stupid Girl - Todd Terry Remix" woni nach 8 Jahr vonnere centimeter-dicke Staubschicht han müsse befreie und biz nostalgischi gfühl i mir usglöst het. drü 35 lyter Bebbi Sägg macht gern 69 Frangge bytte.

So so Endli wiedermal biz es anders genre als 1970er popi könntry. Hauts mi us de söcke, nöd mega. Würs mi us de gummistiefel chneble, ja vlt scho wenni im schlamm ihgsunke wär und mir öper e schubs wür geh. No Garbage, no master class Tres hermaños für garbage by garbage

gar nöd garbage gsi! grundsätzlich chan mer aber sicher säge, dass weni luscht uf so musig han dasi de itch dur es paar anderi bands wo mer no besse gfalled würd scratche wenn jedes lied so guet wär wie "milk" würs sicher es 4i wenn nöd sogar es 5i gäh aber s‘hed für mich doch es paar skips dinne… us dem grund und wahrschinli au will fritig gsi isch nume 3 bebbisägg id tonne