Version 2.0
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Version 2.0
Version 2.0 is the second studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on May 4, 1998, by Almo Sounds. With this album, the band aimed to improve and expand upon the style of their 1995 eponymous debut rather than reinventing their sound. Lead singer Shirley Manson wrote dark, introspective lyrics, which she felt complemented the songs' melodies. -Wikipedia
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Brooklyn Vegan
The album really never lets up — Version 2.0 was Garbage firing on all cylinders, it was the album where everything fell into place.
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The Line of Best Fit
Garbage’s reissue of Version 2.0 is a reminder of exactly when Shirley Manson found her confidence.
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Drowned in Sound
All in all, if this were any other band, the B-sides could have easily made the A-side. But of course, this is Garbage, and these additions to Version 2.0 compliment the original recording – and they expand out on what is already a perfect beast to give further context and adoration to a momentous time in a young band’s life.
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Spin
Real strings, treated woodwinds, and plenty of artificially flavored but utterly yummy ear candy sweeten up a consistently catchier batch of soon-to-be-hits, while also broadening the debut’s sulkiness with greater extremes of darkness and light.
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All Music
Balanced and taut, Version 2.0 is a greatest-hits collection packaged as a regular album, not only a peak in Garbage's catalog, but one of the definitive releases of the late '90s.
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xsnoize
Version 2.0 was groundbreaking, heartfelt, fun, introspective, and even heartbreaking in even measure. One of the strongest sophomore releases by any band at its time. If you missed encountering this amazing disc the first go-round please avail yourself, you will not be disappointed.
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Sputnik Music
An improvement and a retread.
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Rolling Stone
“[It’s] is the sound of a band growing up, evolving, and more than anything, gaining confidence,” Vig said of Version 2.0.
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Under the Radar
two decades on, Version 2.0 still shudders with immensely powerful portent and a devious, chilling originality.
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The Guardian
scrappy cyberpunks make a strident homecoming.
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AV Club
Version 2.0 is fad-conscious ear candy, but it's some of the best fad-conscious ear candy you'll hear this year.
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Prindle Record Reviews
Version 2.0 is a very technologically up-to-date and occasionally enjoyable album.
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Hi Fi Way
Version 2.0 sounds as fresh today as it did then. Embracing the digital age before everything got heavily compressed and tinny sounding, this was the perfect album that encompassed analo sounds with digital tracking. The guitars sounds heavy yet subtle, the drums dynamic and working in tandem with the electronic beats that compliment them.
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