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6. Garbage - Bleed Like Me (2005)

Struggling to recreate his electronic wizardry on the live circuit, this 2005 Garbage effort found Vig stripping back the drum sound with the help of a very special guest.

Butch Vig says:

"Bleed Like Me is more like what we do live. I didn't play drums much on it – I wanted to be in the control room where I had more input into the vibe."

"Initially I didn't like how the drums felt, until I ran into Dave Grohl at a party..." Butch Vig

"The toughest track to record was Bad Boyfriend. Initially I didn't like how the drums felt, until I ran into Dave Grohl at a party and it was like 'dude – you gotta play on it'. He played it faster, and when it came to the break he was like 'Shall I go for it?', then he started playing these Keith Moon fills. Ironically, I then had to figure out his part – which was a bitch!"

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