absolute garbage greatest hits album american rock band garbage released july album compiled released imprint sounds catalogue division north_america rest world released garbage hiatus following band reformation perform benefit concert early year album includes remastered versions band singles run track listing brand new track specially recorded compilation tell hurts preceded album lead single released special edition set included second disc remixes dvd compilation rounded formats garbage music videos featured hour long documentary film titled thanks support containing footage filmed backstage scenes archive live performances interviews spanning band entire career background band drummer felt absolute garbage stop career marking group movement new development simply contractual obligation guitarist stated putting collection singles good way stay busy working hard singer revealed compilation emerged demand band label order meet quarterly requirements garbage began material analog masters eponymous debut album lost band record labels searching band established mastering facilities stored audio engineer able track archived incomplete damaged set safety mixes despite far optimal situation mastering engineer emily lodge new_york_city able reverse engineer missing songs damaged archive alternate versions songs completing final master assistant mastered edited remixes special edition location wisconsin based garbage chose record new material album california located home recording studio band members sharing ideas internet prior sessions keen record vocalist came song title tell hurts years previously matched newly written lyrics string arrangement band created email correspondence producing electric guitar heavy version tell hurts garbage recorded second mix track emphasis strings recruited touring bassist perform bass guitar song band completed songs sessions including girls talk shit pretty cool sounding lots fast guitars good life described kinda created new version song bad boyfriend opened bleed like album home studio previous year keeping garbage formula incorporating non musical sounds work digital recorder capture sound baby daughter swing motion loop thinking compilation benefit inclusion new remix presented unaware new version agreed bad boyfriend included outside producer spent days finishing mix garbage recruited production team create new version bleed like track crying band hoped song possible second single rock version push completed producer group argued albums running order eventually dropping singles including objected inclusion tracks group believed represented best work oversaw liner notes thanks list album burden encompassing years short music journalist composed biography band history booklet album artwork designed foil blocked image photographed booklet compiled number promotional photographs group taken course career band compiled hour long documentary titled thanks support dvd format featuring footage filmed backstage scenes archive live performances interviews spanning band entire career interviews members garbage documentary features daughter madison club owner friend engineer touring fighters white stripes mtv_news anchor region dvd contained music videos accompany singles featured formats exception crush clip filmed region releases include video tell hurts garbage later said album released contractual obligation final straw broke backs recalled years later record company sold demanded release greatest hits order meet quarterly requirements position stop result collection promotion whatsoever right realized crazy things gotten garbage remained hiatus years record fifth studio album kind people released release promotion end bleed like world tour garbage disbanded hiatus month later music retailer website listed greatest_hits compilation release following year january title changed november press release announced march release date album nme reported album single march january band member publicly confirm project working band website unveiled artwork confirmed album track listing physical formats initial july street date date later moved week production issues concerning dvd launch absolute garbage promotional campaign began end updated garbage myspace profile streaming audio player include album lead single tell hurts remix bad boyfriend music video tell hurts premiered channel slot radio edits guitars orchestral versions tell hurts distributed radio beginning june united_kingdom song weeks alternative rock remix push weeks tell hurts released vinyl dvd single featuring july united_kingdom debuted number singles chart complained release promotion whatsoever declaring moment band realized crazy things gotten inspiring work independently july released united_kingdom north american street date following day later digital download format includes good life itunes exclusive bonus track superseded greatest hits set titled absolute collection released australia new_zealand november critical reception received positive reviews music critics slant_magazine gave positive overview compilation writing album serves study musical relics era heat summed star review writing modern female fronted rock bands stand test time reminds gwen doubt garbage reviewer instinct wrote hits collection loaded songs best described massive find love review bbc_music felt absolute garbage fine legacy sound briefly brilliant interesting band overall album sounds like greatest hits digital spy nick_levine wrote wrapping grabbing hooks melodies layers guitars garbage managed pop music people thought didn like pop music reason happens deserve remembered reviewer daily_mail described slick blend rock power sultry girl group harmonies added absolute garbage sounds dated songs stand reviewers felt chronological running order emphasis band regarded earlier periods selection songs indicates garbage view career way fans wrote managed match brilliance early work expressed later material sounds formulaic new song tell hurts adds strings dynamic sits alongside early material allmusic reviewer stephen_thomas_erlewine considered despite ignoring 2000s singles run baby run far longer necessary stage garbage career contrast debut album singles sounding magazine felt garbage work dated remained rooted era marked divide songs like stupid girl happy rains debut maintain urgency spite sees intent remain intact billboard writer praised choice remixes special edition band continually brought best dance best producers thirteen tracks musicomh called compilation deserved retrospective noting best way know garbage albums demonstrate strength depth particular self titled debut version withstand heavy stereo commercial performance debuted number billboard selling copies week august sold copies united_states album debuted number albums_chart units sold week track listing songs written composed garbage noted personnel credits adapted liner notes special edition charts release history
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