Beautiful Garbage [Enhanced]

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Garbage's third album is an almost total departure for modern rock's renowned poster children. Shirley Manson, Butch Vig, Duke Erickson, and Steve Marker robustly straddled the line between alternative rock and techno in their two efforts, whipping up two finely crafted CDs that captured the cultural mood of the late '90s. After six years in the saddle, they've shaken off the charge that they're a producer's creation and have emerged as a full-blown band. The band has also given up all pretext at being au courant and topical, instead combining '80s kitsch with '70s pop, with a stop along the way to worship at the altars of Phil Spector and Chrissie Hynde and even at times arriving at their own version of nu soul. "Shut Your Mouth" is raw and menacing and does as much for female empowerment as a Missy Elliott hit. "Can't Cry These Tears Anymore" is a modern take on Leslie Gore's "It's My Party (And I'll Cry If I Want To), but with all the strangeness of Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. If there is a single theme to Beautiful Garbage (named after a line in a Courtney Love song), it's that smart girls don't put all their faith in love. The heroine in most of these 13 songs would rather kick a faithless lover in the, er, shins with her stilettos than pine by the phone. The "Stupid Girl" of the band's debut is now just a stupid memory. --Jaan Uhelszki --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Dear World (1969 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Uneven but Still and All Great
  • Dear, Dear...
  • Herman's best!
  • Thank you Amazon reviewers
  • MY SECOND ALEXANDER H COHEN PRODUCTION
 Dear World (1969 Original Broadway Cast)

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000027WN
Release Date: 1992-05-19

Tracks:

  1. Overture
  2. The Spring Of Next Year
  3. Each Tomorrow Morning
  4. I Don't Want to Know
  5. I Never Said I Love You
  6. Garbage
  7. Dear World
  8. Ballet
  9. Kiss Her Now
  10. The Tea Party
  11. And I Was Beutiful
  12. Each Tommorow Morning (Reprise)
  13. One person
  14. Finale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Uneven but Still and All Great.......2007-07-04

I like Mame and Hello Dolly some, but frankly they always annoyed me by straining too much for lively and enthusiastic. This one is much more in keeping with my taste. It is mostly a gentler and more subdued show, with a lot of very good music. The title song and One Person are too much in Herman's rousing and stirring mode, and very much out of place with the rest of the score. That rest of the score is a wow, though.

The sardonic opening Spring of Next Year has a gorgeous melody but the lyrics are a sly parody and indictment of the big business ethic, a very French attitude. The contrast between melody and lyrics is exquisite. The Tea Party builds and builds until it ends in a hilarious babble of triple counterpoint harmony. The ballads Kiss Her Now, I've Never Said I Love You, and I Was Beautiful are gorgeous and express genuine emotion. Each Tomorrow Morning finds Herman in a gentler inspirational mode that works much better in this context than the two more standard Herman blasts. Even the song called Garbage is anything but. The performances are uniformly superb.

By the accounts I've read, Dear World flopped because an oversized production warred with the basically intimate nature of the show. Not too long ago, I had the pleasure of seeing a rare staging by a regional theter in Washington. It was a deliberately small production and to paraphrase the show, it was beautiful. In any case, of all Herman's scores, I think I like this one best, though Mack and Mabel is close. And Milk and Honey and La Cage have a lot to recommend them as well. Buy this one - you won't regret it.

4 out of 5 stars Dear, Dear..........2007-06-21

There is much that is lovely, even gorgeous, in Herman's score, but for every "I Don't Want to Know" or "I've Never Said I Love You" or even "Garbage" (a deliciously garish tango), there's a "One Person" or the title number that sound like they belong in another show (probably Hello Dolly or Mame).

As the liner notes to the CD and others here have said, Dear World was an uneasy amalgam of a gentle fantasy requiring a light touch and a raucous Broadway "big lady" show. I'd say 80% of the score works: in addition to the above-mentioned songs, there's the soaring opening "The Spring of Next Year", Lansbury's dramatic "Kiss Her Now", her blithe "And I Was Beautiful" and the gorgeous cacophony of "The Tea Party."

Interestingly, if you get the perusal score for the show, there's a new song (a solo for Countess Aurelia) entitled "At the Bottom of the Glass" which sounds more in keeping with the tone than "Each Tomorrow Morning."

However, all quibbles aside, Dear World does bear repeated listening. For those who think Herman is merely frivolous anonymous showtunes, this show disputes that.

5 out of 5 stars Herman's best!.......2006-09-20

I don't typically belong to the Jerry Herman fan base, but this score of his is awesome. I am familiar with Hello, Dolly, Mame, Mack And Mabel and La Cage Aux Folles, but this is the only Herman score I find enjoyable throughout. Having the glorious Angela Lansbury singing the bittersweet songs is also wonderful. As this show is one of the celebrated, legendary flops of Broadway history, I assume the book of the show has to take the blame. The score is first rate. Take this from a dedicated Sondheimite;)

5 out of 5 stars Thank you Amazon reviewers.......2006-07-25

I bought this because of the positive user reviews and couldn't be more thankful that I did. I'm not an expert on the musical form so I can't really speak to the strengths and weaknesses of the book nor the coherence of musical styles of the songs, but I can say with conviction that Angela Lansbury is unbelievably good on this recording. It's difficult for me to convey just how good she is, but I urge anyone whose curiosity is peaked by these reviews to break down and buy the CD. Lansbury's performance alone is worth the price of admission. Her voice is warm, comic, heartbreaking and uplifting. Just beautiful.

5 out of 5 stars MY SECOND ALEXANDER H COHEN PRODUCTION.......2006-06-15


This still is my favorite play, i was young but i do remember how delightfully charming and funny this tale was. The scenic design still lingers, but this score will forever be etched in my mind. Dear World, And I was Beautiful, Kiss Her Now, Each Tomorrow Morning to name just a few classics by Jerry Herman a pro and way ahead of the time...when theatre was still theatre.
Beautiful Garbage
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Limited Edition indeed!
  • Beautiful new CD!
  • "I'll Post a Review on Your Face
  • "I'll Post a Review on Your Face"
  • Their Best!
 Beautiful Garbage
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Manufacturer: Mushroom
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NJ39
Release Date: 2001-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Shut Your Mouth
  2. Androgyny
  3. Can't Cry These Tears
  4. Til the Day I Die
  5. Cup of Coffee
  6. Silence Is Golden
  7. Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)
  8. Breaking Up the Girl
  9. Drive You Home
  10. Parade
  11. Nobody Loves You
  12. Untouchable
  13. So Like a Rose

Album Description

Import exclusive limited edition of their long awaited third album. Packaged in a rose-shaped origami sleeve packaged in a clear plastic sleeve with the title printed there on. Includes a Garbage Mixer, an enhanced element that enables you to mix Garbage

Album Details

Limited Edition orgami paper packaging.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Limited Edition indeed!.......2005-10-23

The special features are quite good but the best part of it is the case of the cd, limited edition!

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful new CD!.......2001-11-17

Garbage. Beatiful Garbage. To start with, what cool name! When other bands may just name the CD Beautiful, Garbage put there name after it. Thats cool. Thats Beatifull. But obviously there is more to the CD than that. The 13 songs on this album all sound as good as garbage has ever been. Yet at the same time its sounds different, as with everything bands change and evolve. Garbage has done so too and this album has a whole new sound to it. It is not Version2.0 and neither is it like the first. This album is a whole new animal with a great sound off its own. From Nobody Loves You, which sounds so beatifully Bond-theme, to Cherry Lips, a great upbeat song with some great handclappys. Hand Clappy is cool. Parade sends shivers down my back, Cup of Coffee is a great song, i love the way it simplifies something as terrible as breaking up, down to a simple cup of coffee. But all this is my take. If you truly like garbage, you should already have this CD by now, if you dont you should be buying it. This CD inspires and moves just like Garbage's music always has. And its got a cool name.

5 out of 5 stars "I'll Post a Review on Your Face.......2001-11-17

beautifulgarbage the new albumn from the band garbage
is indeed beautiful. With the sound of bands such as
Blondie, the pretenders, mazzy star, and typical garbage tracks like "Parade" and "Breaking up the girl". Some heartaching ballads such as "Drive you Home" and "Cup of coffee" this cd is a necessity for any garbage fan as well as Poe, Hole, and many more.

5 out of 5 stars "I'll Post a Review on Your Face".......2001-11-17

beautifulgarbage the new albumn from the band garbage
is indeed beautiful. With the sound of bands such as
Blondie, the pretenders, mazzy star, and typical garbage tracks like "Parade" and "Breaking up the girl". Some heartaching ballads such as "Drive you Home" and "Cup of coffee" this cd is a necessity for any garbage fan as well as Poe, Hole, and many more.

5 out of 5 stars Their Best!.......2001-11-07

A long time Garbage fan, I have all of their albums. Beautiful Garbage is their best. Shirley Manson's voice is superb while the guys have outdone themselves. From start to finish, every song on this album is a stand alone hit. Get this album!
Beautiful Garbage
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Garbage is right!
  • it's beautiful
 Beautiful Garbage
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Manufacturer: Sony Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005N75T
Release Date: 2001-12-18

Tracks:

  1. Shut Your Mouth
  2. Androgyny
  3. Can't Cry These Tears
  4. Til the Day I Die
  5. Cup of Coffee
  6. Silence Is Golden
  7. Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)
  8. Breaking Up the Girl
  9. Drive You Home
  10. Parade
  11. Nobody Loves You
  12. Untouchable
  13. So Like a Rose [*]
  14. Begging Bone [*]
  15. World Is Not Enough [*]

Album Description

Japanese pressing of their 3rd studio album is scheduled to include 2 bonus tracks, 'Begging Bone' & their Bond theme 'The World Is Not Enough'. 15 tracks in all including the first single, 'Androgyny'. 2001.

Album Details

Version
3. 0 In a Japanese Edition featuring Two Bonus Tracks: Begging Bone and the World is Not Enough

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Garbage is right!.......2007-05-16

At least the band tries to warn you up front. This is garbage pure and simple and it stinks! Androgyny? Please......

5 out of 5 stars it's beautiful.......2001-10-06

Garbage's new album is great. So many different styles of music in one CD! Cherry Lips is my favorite. Check out Sarah by JT Leroy to get the whole scoop on what that song is about! But this album is wonderful.
Version 2.0/ Beautiful Garbage
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    		Version 2.0/ Beautiful Garbage

    Manufacturer: FMR
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000BNKAFQ
    Release Date: 2007-06-26

    Album Description

    Australian only coupling of their 1998 album Version 2.0 and Beautiful Garbage (2001). Version 2.0 features the hit's 'Special', 'Push It', 'Temptation Waits', and 'I Think I'm Paranoid'. Beautiful Gargage was the band's third release and included the hit song 'Androgyny'. FMG. 2005.
    This Is a Demonstration
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      Kelli*said
      Manufacturer: Knks Music
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000CAF9O0
      Release Date: 2003-09-23

      Tracks:

      1. Land Me Here
      2. I Need You
      3. Seems Strange [Nu Mix]
      4. Light Fantastic
      Beautiful Garbage
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        Garbage
        Manufacturer: Mushroom
        ProductGroup: Music
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        ASIN: B000LYJ2UY
        Beautiful Garbage (Limited Edition Hk)
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          Garbage
          Manufacturer: Mushroom
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005RDIR
          Release Date: 2001-10-16

          Album Details

          Extremely Limited Asian Version Packaged with a Carry Bag.
          18 Carat Garbage Demos
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            		18 Carat Garbage Demos

            Manufacturer: Stahl2
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B000CA48MY
            Release Date: 2003-08-26

            Tracks:

            1. Hello,hold On!
            2. I've Never Been to Memphis
            3. Anyone Will Do For a Heartache
            4. Hearts in Armour
            5. 18 Carat Garbage
            6. Captain Drag
            7. Legends That Die
            8. Your Ghost Is Right Behind Me
            9. Ten Minutes On a Tuesday in Buffalo
            10. Conquer Tomorrow
            Beautiful Garbage
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              		Beautiful Garbage
              Garbage
              Manufacturer: Mushroom
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

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              ASIN: B000LYC4Q8

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