Garbage

Version 2.0

Dance music for the 21st century

Review Score:

(10/10)
My "golden age" of listening to music was from the early 80's to early 90's. The punk movement had evolved into what was called New Wave. While the Ramones did it great in the punk vein, the evolution to New Wave led to bands like Blondie and The Talking Heads. What I loved about those bands was the wall-to-wall, "overproduction" if you please, where you definitely got you money's worth from their studio sessions.

Alas, music evolved into rap, hip-hop, and something called "alternative" music where spoiled kids with nothing to complain about managed to do nothing but complain about everything.

So the stuff I really like is few and far between. Which is why this album was a breath of fresh air. While they definitely have their own sound, and have taken their genre further, I can still relate to this album big time the same way I related to that "old music". It's dance music, but loaded with, literally, all kinds of bells and whistles that helped make music fun again.

If those that like this want some recommendations from an old guy, check out the best of Blondie and The Talking Heads for more delights. Can't go wrong with the Clash's "Sandinista", either.

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