Version 2.0 | Loppylugs

Submitted by Jon Taylor on 12 February 2013 - 10:14pm

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Artist:

Garbage

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a_8

Nationality:

USA / UK

Year:

1 998

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0000

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Track-listing:

Temptation Waits*I Think I'm Paranoid*When I Grow Up*Medication*Special*Hammering In My Head*Push It*Trick Is To Keep Breathing, The*Dumb*Sleep Together*Wicked Ways*You Look So Fine*Dumb (Live Version 2.0)*Stupid Girl (Live Version 2.0)*Temptation Waits (Live Version 2.0)*Vow (Live Version 2.0)

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Nominator:

Bean

meeting-ID:

m_4

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Spotify-URL:

2GpHlkVumrlAA5bAv7OoLm

Grooveshark-URL:

Version+2+0/1136130

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nominator-ID:

u_3

Meeting-date:

Tuesday, 9 October 2007

MusicBrainz-URL:

e8786e7c-1737-331f-8973-3593f3bde895

Wikipedia-URL:

Version_2.0

Spotify-link-type:

album

Discogs-URL:

Garbage-Version-20/master/26127

Allmusic-URL:

version-20-mw0000032128

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reviewed by

Jon Taylor

21st century rock/dance/pop with attitude. Great!

1-2-5-6-7-8-12

Excellent slick rock/dance/pop from talented American producers, with Shirley Manson adding spice with a fine Scottish sneer.
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reviewed by

Glyn Lewis

Be careful what you’re wishing

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2-3-4-10-11

I’d have to say I’m sceptical about the motivation behind the making of this album. It has the feel of ‘side project’ for people for whom the work doesn’t seem to be of particular personal significance.

The lyrics, as is often the case, indicate the care and attention to detail that a band has taken generally. Clumsy lines like "Let’s pretend/ happy end" (You Look So Fine), "She doesn’t want to fight against the tide" (Trick Is To...) and "Be careful what you’re wishing" (Temptation Waits) just sound crass and ugly. And the mix allows the lyrics to be heard clearly, which you would have to question as a wise decision, as you would the idea of including Chrissie Hynde and Debbie Harry homages / impersonations by anybody ever, under any circumstances.

The genre they are in (a rock-pop-dance hybrid) means it’s difficult to pin down what sound they are after. It rocks a bit, but never enough to get you excited or offend anyone. It’s a bit dancey, but not in a way that anyone could actually seriously consider dancing to. It’s poppy but not in a light, straightforward, fun sort of way. As for the compositions, they often lack a natural flow, joining together seemingly irreconcilable sounds, tempos and melodies in a sort of stitched together collection of ideas. This creates a jarring effect rather than an interesting combination which, I guess, is what they were after.

All in all, beyond the well-polished production, there seems little to recommend on Version 2.0, sorry.
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reviewed by

Neil Hornsey

Good producers do not a good band make

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Why did they bother? Oh yeah, they probably got paid for this. Well they should pay us all back by never appearing in the music scene again. They should be sued for copyright by all the other bands they ripped off. Yeah?
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reviewed by

Richard Norbury

Utter rubbish. An extremely annoying listen.