Garbage
- Garbage [Almo, 1995] ***
- Version 2.0 [Almo, 1998] A-
- Beautiful Garbage [Interscope, 2001] *
- Bleed Like Me [Geffen, 2005]
Consumer Guide Reviews:
Garbage [Almo, 1995]if Whale is Tricky without a dark side, Garbage is Whale without Tricky and depressed about it ("Queer," "Supervixen") ***
Version 2.0 [Almo, 1998]
The chrome-plated hooks and metronome hardbeats of this irresistibly dislikable exercise are perfect for a frontwoman whose vaunted sexuality is no more welcoming than Tina Turner's. For those of us with no knack for real-life sadomasochism, how better combine pleasure and pain than to let 12 impregnable theoretical hits march over us in their digital boots? A-
Beautiful Garbage [Interscope, 2001]
the new Annie Lennox--bad dreams are made of this ("Silence Is Golden," "Cherry Lips [Go Baby Go]") *
Bleed Like Me [Geffen, 2005]
"Bleed Like Me," "Why Don't You Come Over"