Absolute Garbage

The first and only complete collection of the band's biggest hits and key soundtrack cuts. Features the brand new recording, "tell me where it hurts," only available on this cd! includes the alternative rock staples "stupid girl," "I think i'm paranoid," "only happy when it rains," "#1 crush," "push it," "special," "why do you love me" and more. Special limited edition 2cd set includes bonus disc of remixes by some of the biggest djs in the world, including u.n.k.l.e., todd terry, crystal method, and more. Compiled by the band themselves. Luxe packaging includes lyrics for each track and hand-picked photos. 2 CD set.

Taking inspiration from little known British band Curve, the formula behind Garbage was simple enough: Industrial strength beats, grungy guitars and ice queen vocals. But in Scottish fireball Shirley Manson the three middle-aged studio whizzes from Wisconsin not only found a muse but a front woman whose infinite charisma and wicked sense of humor--as evidenced by the title of this greatest hits set--gave even No Doubt a solid run in the hits race. For a few years, the group ruled the charts with shiny metallic pop gems like "Queer," "Stupid Girl," and "Only Happy When It Rains," hampered only by some remedial lyrics and a penchant for cribbing other bands' melodies (see: The Pretenders aping "Special"). There's a discernible dip in quality midway through this collection, when at the turn of the millennium Garbage seemingly lost its fire, but at least the group's token James Bond theme, "The World Is Not Enough," is more Shirley Bassey than Sheena Easton. Fans who are already up do date with the originals will want to pick up this special edition set that features a bonus disc of remixes by some of the biggest players on the '90s electronic music scene, including Massive Attack, The Crystal Method, and Unkle. --Aidin Vaziri