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4. Garbage – Garbage (1995)

Vig's debut album with his own band was his chance to push the envelope – resulting in a futuristic drum sound that was equal parts man and machine.

Butch Vig says:

"Garbage was us screwing around and not adhering to what a proper drum sound should be like. I'd just bought my first sampler and was listening to Public Enemy, so I wanted to take that into a rock context, using live drums as well as programming, loops and processing.

"Did I mind being sidelined by a drum machine? No – it was quite liberating," Butch Vig

"Because it was me, people expected it to sound like a grunge band – then they heard Queer or Stupid Girl, and [the sound] was obviously totally different. Did I mind being sidelined by a drum machine? No – it was quite liberating."

"In some ways it makes it easier when you're the drummer and the producer."