Garbage (band)

Garbage is an international rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin in 1993. The band members are Butch Vig, Steve Marker, Duke Erikson, and Shirley Manson.

Overview

Vig, the producer of such influential albums as Nirvana's Nevermind and the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream decided he wanted to play in a band and asked fellow producers Marker and Erikson to join him. After the group saw Shirley Manson on MTV (from her careers with Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie and Angelfish), they asked her to join the band. According to Butch Vig, Garbage got its name even before Shirley joined the band. While they were making some sound which included guitar riffs and electronics (later used in the song Vow) one of the guests in their studio called that music "garbage" several times. The name was later used as a band and album title. Another anecdotal origin for their name was that Butch Vig contributed a remix to Nine Inch Nails' album Fixed, which Trent Reznor labeled "garbage".

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Producer - Nirvana - Nevermind - Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - Shirley Manson - MTV - Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie - Angelfish - Nine Inch Nails - Fixed - Trent Reznor

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Garbage's angry, emotional lyrics contrasted with their catchy, pop alternative rock music. This made the band particularly popular with disaffected youths. Garbage utilizes samples, electronic loops, grungy guitars, and various other effects to produce haunting and melodic tracks, made distinctive by Scottish singer Shirley Manson's sultry vocals. The fact that Garbage is composed of three music producers is made obvious by the high production quality, with many layers and a "wall of sound" production aesthetic.

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Pop - Alternative rock - Samples - Electronic loops - Guitar - Scottish - "wall of sound"

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