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Bush

Bush were an alternative rock band from England, formed in 1992. Their debut album was the self-released Sixteen Stone in 1994 (see 1994 in music).

The name Bush came about because they used to live in Shepherd's Bush, London. In Canada, they were once known as BushX, because the 1970s band Bush, led by Domenic Troiano, owned the Canadian rights to the name. In April 1997, it was announced that Troiano had agreed to let them use the name Bush in Canada without the letter X, in exchange for donating $20,000 each to the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund.

History

Success with Sixteen Stone: 1994-1995

Due to an appearance on Saturday Night Live and heavy MTV rotation, Sixteen Stone was certified Gold by the spring of 1995 and eventually went 6X Platinum in the United States.

Razorblade Suitcase: 1996-1998

In late 1996 Bush released the first single "Swallowed" from their second album entitled Razorblade Suitcase, The song spent seven weeks on top of the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The album hit number 1 in America and placed high in many European countries. Razorblade Suitcase did not match the commercial success of Sixteen Stone by 2:1, and many people now and then compare(d) the album to Nirvana's 1993 album In Utero, due to Steve Albini recording it (who also recorded In Utero). Some felt that Bush would soon decline in sales due to Britpop bands like Oasis, and Blur replacing grunge bands' place for popularity in the UK; however, Britpop music never became very big in America. In 1997, when Razorblade Suitcase stopped generating any more big hits, Bush released the remix album Deconstructed, which charted in the top 40.

Golden State and break-up: 2001-2002

In 2001, the band released what would be their final album Golden State. This was the band's first and only album with Atlantic Records. Several singles, including "Headful of Ghosts", "Land of the Living", "Inflatable", and "The People That We Love", were released, but none of them had any success in either the United States or the United Kingdom. This album was the band's least successful, selling only 380,000 copies in the US.

Due to lack of support from Atlantic Records and declining sales, Bush disbanded in 2002. In 2005, the band released a greatest hits album called The Best of: 1994-1999, and a few months later, a live album called Zen X Four.

Gavin Rossdale later became the lead singer of Institute and is now a solo artist. Robin Goodridge is now the drummer for the UK rock band Elyss.

Members

Discography

Albums

Date of release Title Label US Billboard peak US Sales
December 6, 1994 Sixteen Stone Trauma Records #4 6 million
November 19, 1996 Razorblade Suitcase Trauma Records #1 3 million
November 11, 1997 Deconstructed Trauma Records #36 1 million
October 26, 1999 The Science of Things Trauma Records #11 2 million
October 23, 2001 Golden State Atlantic Records #22 380,000
June 14, 2005 The Best of: 1994-1999 SPV Records - N/A
November 1, 2005 Zen X Four Kirtland Records - N/A

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Modern
Rock 		US
Mainstream
Rock 		UK
Singles
Chart
1994/1995 "Everything Zen" #2 #5 #99 Sixteen Stone
1995 "Little Things" #4 #6 #27 Sixteen Stone
1995 "Comedown" #1 (2 weeks) #2(1 week) #19 Sixteen Stone
1995 "Glycerine" #1 (2 weeks) #4 - Sixteen Stone
1996 "Machinehead" #4 #4 #48 Sixteen Stone
1996 "Swallowed" #1 (7 weeks) #2(2 weeks) #7 Razorblade Suitcase
1997 "Greedy Fly" #3 #5 #22 Razorblade Suitcase
1997 "Bonedriven" - - #49 Razorblade Suitcase
1997 "Mouth (The Stingray Mix)" #5 #28 - Deconstructed
1997 "Cold Contagious" #23 #18 - Razorblade Suitcase
1999 "The Chemicals Between Us" #1 (5 weeks) #3 #46 The Science of Things
2000 "Warm Machine" #38 #16 #45 The Science of Things
2000 "Letting The Cables Sleep" #4 #26 #51 The Science of Things
2001 "Headful of Ghosts" #38 #34 - Golden State
2001 "Land of the Living" - - - Golden State
2001 "Inflatable" - - - Golden State
2001 "The People That We Love" #11 #10 #81 Golden State

Music videos

  • "Everything Zen"
  • "Little Things"
  • "Comedown"
  • "Glycerine"
  • "Machinehead"
  • "Swallowed"
  • "Greedy Fly"
  • "Mouth"
  • "Bonedriven"
  • "Cold Contagious"
  • "Personal Holloway"
  • "The Chemicals Between Us"
  • "Warm Machine"
  • "Letting The Cables Sleep"
  • "The People That We Love"
  • "Inflatable"

Equipment

Gavin Rossdale played a 1962 Fender Jazzmaster while with Bush and an Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Overdrive pedal. Rossdale was also known to play a wide variety of Fender Stratocasters.

Robin Goodridge (drummer) was endorsed by DW drum company while playing with Bush.

Dave Parsons played Fender basses, Ernie Ball Basses and strings and Ampeg bass amps.

Rossdale and Pulsford both played Mesa Boogie amps.


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