Bush
Biography
Led by guitarist/vocalist Gavin Rossdale, Bush became the first post-Nirvana British band to hit it big in America. Of course, they became a hit by playing by the grunge rules -- they had loud guitars, guttural vocals, stop-start rhythms, and extreme dynamics. Formed in late 1992 by Rossdale, Bush landed an American record deal before they had a British label. Sixteen Stone, their debut album produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (producers of early-'80s hits by Madness and Elvis Costello, among others), was released in late 1994 by Interscope Records. By the end of December, Bush's "Everything Zen" video had landed in MTV's Buzz Bin and the album began to take off; by spring of 1995, the record had gone gold, despite a stack of bad reviews. By that time, the band was successful enough in the U.S. to land a British record deal, although they weren't able to match their American success in the U.K.
Over the course of 1995, Sixteen Stone became a major hit in the U.S., with "Little Things" reaching number four on the modern rock charts in the spring; later that year "Comedown" and "Glycerine" both reached number one on the modern rock charts, as well as crossing over into the pop Top 40. Despite their success, Bush received scathing reviews from the press and many alternative rock insiders who believed the group was manufactured. To counter such charges, the band asked Steve Albini -- notorious for his abrasive productions for not only Pixies, Nirvana, and PJ Harvey, but also countless indie bands -- to helm its second album. The resulting album, Razorblade Suitcase, was released in time for the Christmas season of 1996. Razorblade Suitcase was greeted with mixed reviews that were nevertheless more positive than those surrounding Sixteen Stone, and the album entered the U.S. charts at number one, as well as made some headway in the U.K. However, by the spring of 1997, the album had stalled somewhat, producing only one major hit in "Swallowed," and reaching only double platinum status.
Deconstructed, a collection of electronic remixes, appeared in late 1997, and in the fall of 1999 Bush returned with The Science of Things. In late 2001, they went back to basics with the guitar-driven album Golden State. Although it didn't storm the charts like previous albums, fans still supported Bush, as was evidenced by their sold-out tour across North America. During this time, Helmet guitarist Chris Traynor was added as a touring member. Shifts within the band, however, took a sharp turn several months later when founding member Nigel Pulsford announced his departure in May. Pulsford, who had started a solo career as well as a new family, left without much drama and disapproval. Traynor stepped in to fill his shoes, but the tour would still be Bush's last, and they ultimately disbanded in 2002. Rossdale returned to music in 2004 with a new project, Institute, and issued a solo album in 2008. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Selected Discography

Zen X Four
2005

Golden State
2001

The Science Of Things
1999

Deconstructed
1997

Razorblade Suitcase
1996

Sixteen Stone
1994
The absolute worst concert Live I have ever heard, I wish they would have lip sung it was that bad people, I do not JOKE!
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So you listen to this?
Why? When y*u can be liste*ing to TR*E Met*l GODSMA*K \/\/|||_|_ 0\/\/ |
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Wat nirvana it not hateful at all and this band rocks i would kill to here them at concert and u no that song on Simpson the Margerey song did then do that
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This is the worst live band I have ever paid money to see. I am sorry, and will need to burn endlessly in hell to repent of going to their concert. PLEASE FORGIVE ME ROCK GODS!?
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These guys put out a bunch of albums after Sixteen Stone? Who knew.
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I guess you like Hole too...maybe they will tour together and call it The Bush Hole tour. Sorry I couldn't help myself.
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got to agree with MrWinchell about Cobain being the reason they were so big
and to the people who dont like Bush dont listen, you dont have to bash them because you dont like them, if they did something bad like murder or something, than yea go ahead and say what you want but you bashing them is like me bashing nickelback because i dont like their new album but i just dont listen to it instead of bashing it ok |
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The only Bush I enjoy is found between my wifes' legs, these guys suck!!!!
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i haven't heard anything since sixteen stone, except very rare some chance radio thing
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Gavin oh Gavin... what happened to you. This is not what you lead me to believe you were. You have disappointed me greatly. But I beg to differ there are good songs on Sixteen Stone yes, but also The Science of Things had some good ones, cant really remember much after that.
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@ok try to explain: Seriously? You think Nirvana's drummer was the only reason the band had a fan base. I think the majority of the bands fans would agree that Kurt Cobains lyrics and vocals were the bands strongest point. The band as a whole was great. Compare nirvana's album sales to bush and you will see who has more fans.
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It's sad that Rossdale's follow-up project "Institute" wasn't nearly as good as Bush.
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woah...am i the only one who thinks this sounds eerily (did i spell that right?) similar to nirvana? creepy... i actually thought that this was some b-side nirvana thing i hadnt heard yet.
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GLYCERINE acustic.. wow they should have done this years ago.. what a great tune.. 2 thumbs WAY up great holiday fun....
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Ummmmm trying to sound like Nirvana??? I think post-Nirvana (meaning after) sums that up. U don't really sound like bands I think the word your look for is GENRE, and that genre was called grunge. So by that do u say that any grunge band sounds like Nirvana even if they were pre-Nirvana? I think not. Oh without the amazing drummer in Mr. Dave Ghrol I personally would not even listen to Nirvana. Courtney Love did Kurt a favor cause they would have no huge fan base if he was still alive. BUSH ROKS
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Bush is one of my favorites. So what if their music sounds like Nirvana's music! Nirvana is awesome, and so is Bush!!
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Nostalgia hath taken over my love for this band, regardless of how much they were just trying to sound exactly like Nirvana!!! I'd take Bush over ANY band that is currently touring in this s**tty year of 2009, and that's a f**kin FACT!
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you suck!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1
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that is true stalker but '90's music owes its existence to '80's music and '80's music owes its existence to '70's music and so on you build off of what you know and slowly music evolves but mostly its the same thing just with a different touch to it!
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Come on...Razorbl a d e Suitcase and Sixteen Stone are grunge essentials.
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i'm with you stalker, 90s were ok. exciting new things were happening everywhere. what is on the radio now? crap like nickelback, seether, and buckcherry!
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The 90's sucked? C'mon, there were a ton of great movies music and books that came out in the 90's. This new millenium is worse- Talledega Nights was worse then Dumb and Dumber and I HATE Dumb and Dumber. A lot of the "bands" out today owe their existence and inspiration to 90's bands.
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Like Verbal said. Grunge was a revolution in music as well as a newly discovered genre. Bands like Nirvana hit it really hard and pushed to popularize the style (like it or not) and groups like Bush sprang directly out of that (or into it) and showed the 90's that rock still had something to offer the world. Music now sucks.
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I agree that bush is the s**t. but daphne come on, the 90s sucked. music, movies, books, everything.. the 90's were horrible.
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Bush is one of those bands that will never die I will always love there music.
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