I always thought Garbage was a rather generic band saved by a
spectacularly charismatic frontwoman in Shirley Manson. My suspicion
was backed by the ongoing indifference towards Fire Town, essentially a
pre-Manson Garbage, whose CDs are now out of print. But I discovered
that their style is just distinctive enough to be ripped off. I hate to
begrudge a local band who has been working hard to build a following,
but Kill Hannah's "Kennedy" is recycled Garbage, "Only Happy When It
Rains" to be specific. Besides, Kill Hannah were already doomed when
they chose the title since there's no way it could equal the Wedding
Present song of the same name, although KH's lyrics do at least relate
to the political family.
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