Bleed Like Me
by Garbage
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: Apr 12, 2005
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 136 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 111 out of 136
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 136
  3. Negative: 11 out of 136

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  1. GavG
    Apr 21, 2005
    3
    Worst Garbage album. All this obvious faux femmenist nonsense. the album even sounds bad, the video to current single 'why dont you love me' is dire. Manson's voice is poor, too. it might me a cliche to say this, but garbage really have become nothing more than a parody of themselves. I'm totally gutted because this album almost reduces the quality of their back Worst Garbage album. All this obvious faux femmenist nonsense. the album even sounds bad, the video to current single 'why dont you love me' is dire. Manson's voice is poor, too. it might me a cliche to say this, but garbage really have become nothing more than a parody of themselves. I'm totally gutted because this album almost reduces the quality of their back catalogue, which I think is great. It feels like a sell-out, and I suspect it is. It's to keep things ticking over and I'd rather they split up than sink to these depths of the mediocre.… Expand
  2. JonA
    Nov 2, 2005
    0
    just flat out sucks!!, nothing more needs to be said
  3. Epr
    Apr 11, 2005
    3
    this album is about as bad as the single. at least the last album had a couple of good songs, this one is just plain bad.
  4. Decepticon_Pom
    Apr 27, 2005
    0
    It's like someone took four of the most visceral people in rock and sucked all the talent out of them. Words fail me - there was more conviction and depth in that Garth Brookes album in which he "became" a whole new character commiting career suicide in the process. It's that bad!
  5. V.Z.
    May 12, 2005
    3
    It's very unfortunate.
  6. AndreaH
    May 9, 2005
    2
    This is a horribly bland and tired album. Wake me up when it's over!
  7. PaulH
    Jul 11, 2005
    0
    such a obvious attempt to try and reclaim the success that they once had. as bad as beautifulgarbage was at least they tried to do something different, to change things up. listening to this album puts you in a timewarp to 1996, it sounds so badly dated before the album even ends. I can't even believe i use to like this band.
  8. Shootsy
    Apr 24, 2005
    0
    Garbage.

Awards & Rankings

36
#36 Most Discussed Album of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    Humongous hooks. [15 Apr 2005, p.77]
  2. Rolling Stone
    70
    The first two-thirds of Bleed Like Me is easily the best sustained run of studio Garbage since the opening half of their 1995 debut.
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  3. The Guardian
    60
    While Manson's changeling vocals are always worth listening to, Garbage's songs often aren't.
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