- The story of Garbage is an unusual, yet highly successful, marriage of pop and engineering. Singer Shirley Manson provides the pop edge, while a collection of studio boffins, led by producer Butch Vig, provide the catchy, cutting-edge musical backing. ABSOLUTE GARBAGE is a collection of the band's video work, and contains 15 music videos, a documentary, lyrics, and photos. Format: DVD MOVIE
Presenting the soundtrack to the hit action/sci-fi TV series
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, starring Lena Headley (
300), Thomas Dekker (
Heroes), Summer Glau (
Firefly,
Serenity) and Shirley Manson (lead singer of Garbage). Acclaimed composer Bear McCreary (
Battlestar Galactica,
Eureka,
Rest Stop: Don t Look Back) crafts a thrilling musical journey that captures all the non-stop excitement of this mind-bending extension of the beloved Termin! ator saga. New cast member Shirley Manson performs the exclusive song
Samson and Delilah. The amazing second season is currently airing Monday evenings on Fox.Four albums and seven Grammy® nominations later, Garbage has its first best of DVD collection -Absolute Garbage. Among the 15 Garbage music videos on DVD for the first time--including Vow, Only Happy When It Rains, Stupid Girl and Milk directed by Samuel Bayer (Nirvana s Smells Like Teen Spirit, Hole s Doll Parts, The Cranberries Zombie ) and Queer by Stephane Sednaoui (Red Hot Chili Peppers Give It Away )--are two previously unreleased in the U.S.: You Look So Fine and Shut Your Mouth. Also included is almost
an hour of never-before-seen footage backstage and behind-the-scenes, live performances and interviews, spanning the band s entire career.
Absolute Garbage offers the best of a band that, to quote a lyric from Queer, has been the strangest of the strange, the coole! st of the cool.
DVD track listing:
Vow
Queer
Only Happy When it Rains
Stupid Girl
Milk
Push It
I Think I m Paranoid
Special
When I Grow Up
You Look So Fine
The World is Not Enough
Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go)
Shut Your Mouth
Why Do You Love Me
Bleed Like Me
Thanks for your UUuuhhhh Support
Released in conjunction with a CD of the same name, Absolute Garbage is a collection of 15 music videos from the rock band Garbage. Fronted by Shirley Manson, whose smooth and distinctive voice is equally adept at purring as it is growling, the group also includes drummer Butch Vig, guitarist Steve Marker, and bassist Duke Erikson. But make no mistake about it: The visuals are all about the photogenic Manson. It was their breakthrough single "Only Happy When It Rains" that made an impact on both radio and MTV in 1995. Manson, who at the time resembled a fierce, red-headed version of supermodel Kate Moss, appears on sc! reen in a blue minidress that matches her eye shadow and nail polish, and knee-length Doc Martens. Interspersed between random shots of extras dressed like Teletubbies, deconstructed bathrooms, and her bandmates (who are musically gifted but not particularly video friendly), Manson pleads her case for being happy when things "are complicated." That her dress changes in color to pink is almost incidental in the vignette, and "Only Happy When It Rains" manages to marry both arty intentions with a rock 'n' roll cool vibe that doesn't come across as either clichéd or lofty. Between 1995 and 2007, when Absolute Garbage was released, the band broke up and got back together a handful of times. But there is a cohesiveness to their look and sound, even as it evolves, that makes them distinctively Garbage. They worked with some of the era's most popular video directors. Fashion photographer Matthew Rolston succinctly captures the mood of "I Think I'm Paranoid," while Samuel! Bayer (best known for his work with Nirvana) helmed "Vow," a ! simple p erformance piece that captures the band's raw energy. Actually, it's the concert style videos ("When I Grow Up") where the band seems most at home--commanding a stage. While some of the videos are widescreen, the majority are full screen, But all of them pop on the TV screen with their vivid imagery and vibrant colors. The DVD also includes a documentary called "Thanks for Your Uhhh, Support," that weaves in home videos, news clips, and concert footage. While the band's music indicates that Garbage formed organically, it wasn't quite that simple. The three men--all music producers living in Wisconsin at the time--saw a video of Manson performing in a different band and sought out the Scottish singer to front their group. They were smart enough to know that no matter how talented they were, they needed a voice--and face--to define them. --Jae-Ha Kim
