Today's song of the day comes to us from one of my favorite bands Garbage. I've always been impressed by the songwriting by this band. Just these beautiful songs. I think I've mentioned before that I am very fond of the incorporation of synth and keys in Rock music. Guitars are great, but when you add keys you suddenly get this depth to the songs that wouldn't be there with guitars alone. If I had to pick a few bands that by my definition do a great job of incorporating synth and keys into Rock music this band would certainly make the list. It's a lot of fun seeing these guys live and see Duke and Steve switch between guitars and keys mid song. Then you add the percussion of Mr. Butch Vig, and the vocals of Shirley, and you've got a recipe for some amazing material. Today's song is "Medication" off of the Version 2.0 album. The original has these over driven guitars that come in at the choruses, but this live version is stripped of those in favor Steve playing a clean guitar, and Duke playing synth. This is the first time that I've heard this live, and I really like this stripped down version. So, check this out, and if you don't already own Version 2.0 then what in the world are you thinking. It's a must own.....
Garbage with "Medication"
Video by YouTube user paolagb
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