Nouse Web Archives Garbage, Bleed Like Me Page 1 of 2 News Comment MUSE. Politics Business Science Sport Roses Freshers Muse › Music › News Features Reviews Playlists Garbage, Bleed Like Me Monday 9 May 2005 Shirley and the boys have been out of the public eye since the release of 2001’s Beautiful Garbage. Having met with a distinct lack of commercial success on that particular outing, this reviewer is more anxious than ever for their return to be the triumph they deserve. Bleed Like Me has already gone Top Ten all over Europe, vanquishing any fears that the band’s popularity may be waning, and so only one pressing question is left to be answered; is it any good, and is it godd enough to match their earliest work? Thankfully this album is nothing if not a return to form, opening with Ms Manson at her most devastatingly sexy, somewhere between growling and purring, imploring the listener to be her “Bad Boyfriend”. First time around, Run Baby Run is guitar pop, as pure as it comes, but this being Garbage, the destructive element makes itself apparent through the lyric “Let it burn through you”, all compounded by an industrial baseline. The album becomes static in places, with some tracks initially sounding formulaic, but the current single is fast and dark and rocky and punky and perfect. Bleed Like Me is possibly the most challenging and rewarding piece of the band’s career. (Lucy Penden) Most Read Discussed 1. Review: Little Mix – LM5 2. Led Astray – The Case Against Greta Van Fleet 3. Review: Some Rap Songs – Earl Sweatshirt 4. Review: Simulation Theory – Muse 5. Live Review: Sigrid @ Albert Hall, Manchester – 8/11/18 6. Band of the Week: Magma Write for Nouse Music Get in touch with the editors Join the Facebook group http://nouse.co.uk/2005/05/09/garbage-bleed-like-me Archived 10 Dec 2018 17:41:23 Nouse Web Archives Garbage, Bleed Like Me Page 2 of 2 More in Music Review: Some Rap Songs – Earl Sweatshirt Review: Little Mix – LM5 Live Review: Sigrid @ Albert Hall, Manchester – 8/11/18 Live Review: Within Temptation @ O2 Academy Birmingham 9/11/18 Radio Gaga: Evolution of a Star Review: Simulation Theory – Muse About Nouse Who’s Nouse Website Credits Contact Us Advertising Archives Student Discounts Print Editions Mini-Sites Nouse on Twitter Nouse on Facebook Nouse on Google+ © 1964–2018 Nouse Policies | http://nouse.co.uk/2005/05/09/garbage-bleed-like-me Archived 10 Dec 2018 17:41:23.