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''Version 2.0'' is the second studio album by Scottish-American alternative rock band Garbage. The album was recorded primarily at Smart Studios from March 1997 to February 1998 and was released worldwide in May 1998 by Mushroom Records UK and in North America by Almo Sounds. Despite a slow start, ''Version 2.0'' went on to equal its predecessor, becoming platinum-certified in many territories.〔"''beautifulgarbage'' press release" (Retrieved - December 10, 2007)〕 By 2008, it had sold 1.7 million copies in the United States. Garbage embarked on an 18 month-long world tour, and released a string of hit singles backed with innovative music videos. With the album, Garbage aimed to improve and expand on the style of their 1995 self-titled debut rather than reinvent their sound. Lead singer Shirley Manson wrote dark, introspective lyrics, which she felt complemented the songs' melodies. ''Version 2.0'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, and was included by several publications in their year-end lists of 1998's best albums. In 1999, ''Version 2.0'' was nominated for Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album. The album's third single "Special" was further nominated the following year for Best Rock Song and for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group. ==Composition and style== Building on framework sound and style Garbage established on their debut set, ''Version 2.0'' featured musical references to the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, songs featuring live strings, over 100 recorded tracks and an interpolation of the Beach Boys and The Pretenders.〔"''Version 2.0'' press release" (Retrieved - December 10, 2007)〕 The band said that the goal of ''Version 2.0'' was to create a "rapprochement between the high-tech and low-down, the now sound and of golden memories."〔 Butch Vig stated that the band did not want to reinvent their sound, as they "felt that we had carved our own turf on the first record and we wanted to take everything we did and make it better". This meant to "have the guitars noisier and write poppier melodies", showing how the band had grown together: "With ''Garbage'', we were struggling to find an identity and to get comfortable with Shirley - and vice versa. After touring so much, there's a better camaraderie and sense of communication." Shirley Manson declared that "we didn't want to totally embrace the world of electronica", so ''Version 2.0'' juxtaposed "the super-hi-fi with the super-organic".〔 The band wanted there to be echoes of music they like in the record, "and that means not just Björk and Portishead and Radiohead but the Beatles and Beach Boys and Frank Sinatra", Manson said, concluding that the album is overall "more diverse - more extreme." The increased usage of techno beats emerged from frequent exposure to electronic music during the Garbage tour, both in clubs and listening to The Prodigy and The Chemical Brothers. 〔 Steve Marker stated that the band used as a reference point the ''Garbage'' song "As Heaven Is Wide", “but with a more technoey ''()'' and dance end.”〔(New Garbage CD, Version 2.0, Set For Spring )〕 The band also aimed to channel some of the energy of their live shows into the rhythm parts of the album. Vig remarked that "the songs sound looser, tougher" that way,〔 as by the last concerts, "we'd speeded things up and toughened up a lot of the grooves" and in the album "we wanted that to be apparent from the get-go.""〔 While ''Garbage'' had lyrical input from all bandmembers, Manson was responsible for all the lyrics in ''Version 2.0.''.〔 Consequently, it was described by Manson as "more direct and more personal than the first. I was able to verbalize things a little clearer this time- I mean, I'm no Nick Cave, I'm never gonna be Bob Dylan. I do what I can to express myself."〔 The singer "tried to let the darker undercurrents come through to offset some of the pop melodies", adding that "like human beings, songs shouldn't be one-dimensional".〔 The singer declared that the introspective nature of ''Version 2.0'' served to "reassure myself while I'm going crazy" due to her experiences during production, as she was "living by myself in a hotel, and I had no one to really talk to" and every day coming back by herself really late after working on the studio. Manson added that only "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" had something that was out of her life, being inspired by her friend Ruthie Trouble. "Medication" came about from a frightful, isolating experience with the US medical system. The song, Manson explained, is "a reflection on past ills in a way ... about taking blame on yourself for things that you had no control of at the time, and finally pushing off and realizing that this was not my fault. It wasn't all my fault. There's a huge relief and release that comes from that". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Version 2.0」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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