The band Garbage came onstage in full force to welcome their legion of fans on night two at the El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles). And I was there to witness it! Now, I’ve been a fan since the beginning but have only seen them perform a full concert once. And wouldn’t you know it… Butch Vig was out sick:{ Does being at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to see them perform Cherry Lips count? Well so to speak… my Garbage cherry was popped on April 10th 2012! And they did not disappoint. Imagine Frank'N'Furter saying, “I see you shiver with anticipation!” Seven years seem like 7 days the way each of these super-talented musicians play together. Each one is such a vital part of the well-oiled Garbage machine.
Garbage consists of American musicians Duke Erikson (bass, guitar, keyboards, and percussion), Steve Marker (guitar, keyboards), Butch Vig (drums, percussion) and fronted by singer/songwriter Shirley Manson. IMHO, she’s a rock goddess extraordinaire. You know… cool without trying! And tonight, she was channeling glam Hollywood star Rita Hayworth.
The 90 minute + show were a terrific blend of classics from their 4 previous studio releases and three new songs: Blood for Poppies, Automatic Systematic Habit and Battle in Me from the forthcoming May 2012 release Not Your Kind Of People. There was one hiccup but Shirley laughed it off and made the most of it. For the song #1 Crush, Shirley couldn’t hear the band so she was totally lost. Well, bands are human too! So humble-pie Shirley blurted out “I’m not scared to fail.” Spoken like a well-grounded rock goddess!
For the first three songs Shirley Manson wore this light pink see-through blouse over a blacktank top, shorts and leggings. Even her platforms were black. By song #4, the pink blouse came off. Somewhere along the night, she changed her shoes to black flat boots. For those interested, on their Facebook page, Shirley posted: “The boots you guys keep going nutso for are possibly the most perfect flat boot ever invented. They are called "Joey" by Newbark@newbark.com.”
Picking a favorite Garbage song of the night is pretty much impossible. They’re all so good! Stupid Girl, Happy When It Rains are fun to dance to. Paranoid and Push It are groovy and great to sing aloud. But tonight, Bad Boyfriend had extra intensity and just plain ROCKED! As far as the new songs, Battle In Me sounds like a classic already, an anthem song. Blood For Poppies is a goth-rap delight. Automatic Systematic Habit begins with a synth drum beat reminiscence of Duran Duran’s Wild Boys! He he he… But with Goth-like guitar riffs. At first, I thought it was called Dirty Little Secret. Must say this is my favorite newbie thus far.
Not sure if it was the venue or Garbage’s sound team but I could clearly hear Shirley’s vocals and she sounded AMAZING! Usually the rhythm section or guitar drowns out the vocals but everything was well balanced. Thank you Garbage and crew for a perfect night of escapism!
SET LIST
Supervixen
Temptation
Shut Your Mouth
Metal Heart
Queer
Stupid Girl
Why Do You Love Me 2 bar intro)
#1 Crush
Twine
Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)
Vow
Blood For Poppies
Automatic Systematic Habit
Milk
I Think I’m Paranoid
Bad Boyfriend
Only Happy When It Rains
Push It
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Special
The Trick Is To Keep Breathing
Battle In Me
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