Composition
"We've almost gone backwards in this album. It's getting us back to a more primal sound - guitars, bass, drums and Shirley's voice".
—Butch Vig on the sound of Bleed Like MeBleed Like Me drifts away from the electronic-heavy music of predecessors Version 2.0 and beautifulgarbage in favor of a basic alternative rock sound. Vig even stated that while he tried to figure out a new sound for the record, "I simply went back to getting great sounds from guitars". The recordings also tried a more spontaneous approach, with Manson doing most of her singing in the first take and the drums being recorded in a way "that everything was not perfectly balanced - and not so electronic." Vig added that as the sound was "more like what we do live" he chose to play less drums and instead "be in the control room where I had more input into the vibe."
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