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Shirley Manson is up to something

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Shirley Manson is up to something
In the immortal words of Lil''' Kim, "You can't keep a good bitch down."
Two years after the members of Garbage announced they would be going on an "indefinite hiatus" (the kiss of death for most bands), Spin is reporting that America's favorite sassy Scot, Shirley Manson, has stepped out on her own in an attempt to put a boot in the ass of the music industry (while not spilling a drop of her gin daisy, perfectly coordinated with those grenadine locks, but I digress). The album is as of yet unnamed, but the full track list has just been unveiled by the "vampire waiting for [her] moment."
"Don't Want Anyone Hurt"
"Don't Want to Pretend"
"Gone Upside"
"Hot Shit"
"Kid Ourselves"
"Lighten Up"
"Little Dough"
"No Regrets"
"Pissholes"
"Pure Genius"
"So Shines a Good Deed"
"Spooky"
"Stop"
"Sweet Old World"
"The Desert"
"To Be King"
To some of us, watching the fiery, red juggernaut of Garbage's career finally crash down was tragic, but we can't deny that the warning signs were there.
There were the countless posts from Shirley on the Garage website, where she opined about everything from the state of women in rock to self-mutilation to blizzards during the tense recording of Bleed Like Me. There was the live DVD hopelessly titled Absolute Garbage at a time when the Pumpkins were breaking up and Courtney Love went off to. . . study law. Gen-X was going for early retirement. It seemed, for a while, that Shirley Manson was the last surviving, authentic female rock star.
This album won'''t include Butch Vig and friends '' a source of trepidation for some -- but Manson will have plenty of help. The LP will include collaborations with Billy Corgan, Beck, and Jack White. Manson also credits Greg Kurstin as a songwriter who worked on "Hot Shit," "Sweet Old World," and "Little Dough."
In any case, it may be worth at least a listen.
Why?
Because Garbage don't make no trash.
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what the fuck? garbage is horrible! or you kidding me? this is the worst post i've ever seen on this site!all garbage ever did was hopelessly attempt to sound like Curve. Curve had better songs, cooler guitars, and a way better singer. compared to Toni Haliday, shirley manson is nothing but a joke.

Spaceman

that track list is in alphabetical order.

Nat Weiner

Are we confusing good music with good looking girl?

bradford

took out the numbers on the tracks.

Dave Park

Does everyone really hate Garbage that much? They sound pretty dated now, but I never thought they were bad - just really really '90s.

China

Oh, I don't hate them. I think they're ok. But it's just sort of generic. Like if I were flipping through the radio, then I'd probably leave one of their songs on. But I wouldn't go out and buy a Garbage album, because given the choice between listening to that CD or something else I already own, I'd never opt for Garbage.I was just asking if the writer was maybe giving the band more credit than they deserve based solely on the looks of Manson.

bradford

That all makes sense. I'm curious about Spaceman's extreme dislike, though...

China

spaceman.. F*** U

chris

Garbage is fantastic...they keep reinventing themselves and all band members are extremely talented...and they are great at performing live!

Mon

is everyone so jealous that they have to say bad things about her? i think so...

HMMM

Curve are not bad, but frankly there is a reason why they remain in obscurity while Garbage have moved on to bigger things.

Silint

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