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Well what can I say? From the explosive 'Everything Zen' to the short but very sweet 'X-Girlfriend' Bush provide an album of excellence. I know it can't be true but yes someone has almost equalled 'Nirvana'. Bush don't have the brutality or the mentality but make up for it with outstanding music. This band have gone far, and the main reason is that their music is clever, and is a polished version of Nirvana. Personal favourites include 'Little things', 'Body' and 'Machinehead. Great but will always lack that Cobain magic that makes grunge what it is.
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Let's get it out of the way first; without Nirvana, Bush wouldn't have existed. There. I said it. Now you can enjoy this album for all it should be. See, those comparisons to Kurt Cobain & co absolutely dogged Bush throughout the early part of their career and the truth is this band actually released some top rock material in their own right. This, their debut album, is an absolutely great post grunge rock LP.
Think "In Utero", then replace Kurt Cobain's loathing for fame with Gavin Rossdale's semi wanting fame but semi not wanting to deal with everything he knows will (and did) come with it, and you'll be on the right track.
Standout tracks on this lp include Everything Zen (with a cracking verse and chorus), the sublime Comedown (and acoustic version is even better) as well as the awe-inspiring Glycerine, which the band really turned into a centerpiece during live shows. Glycerine is among the best songs of the nineties and Bush at their best.
Then we get two unexpected highlights. Machinehead, which features arguably the catchiest chorus this side of Nevermind, and the incredible Little Things. Not incredible for it's riffs (Everything Zen is undoubtedly superior here) but rather incredible for it's lyrics. That's right, pretty boy Gaving Rossdale can actually write fantastic lyrics. In the era of self-contradicting, commercial hating grune, Rossdale kicked into a high gear on this track with some superbly understated lyrics:
"I'd die in your arms/If you were dead too"
"Here comes a lie/We will always be true"
"The cupboard is empty, we really need food/But summer is winter and you always knew"
Bush went on to deliver Razorblade Suitcase in 1996, an album which took huge influence from Nirvana's "In Utero" lp and again features some quality tracks bogged down by the inevitable Nirvana comparisons it drew. Before experimenting with their own sound on the decent The Science of Things in 1998 and delivering the album of their careers on 2001's Golden State (check that out). The band returned suprisingly in 2010 with The Sea Of Memories, another great album.
Sixteen Stone is the sound of a very underrated rock band finding their feet and features some of the best rock of the nineties, period.
Think "In Utero", then replace Kurt Cobain's loathing for fame with Gavin Rossdale's semi wanting fame but semi not wanting to deal with everything he knows will (and did) come with it, and you'll be on the right track.
Standout tracks on this lp include Everything Zen (with a cracking verse and chorus), the sublime Comedown (and acoustic version is even better) as well as the awe-inspiring Glycerine, which the band really turned into a centerpiece during live shows. Glycerine is among the best songs of the nineties and Bush at their best.
Then we get two unexpected highlights. Machinehead, which features arguably the catchiest chorus this side of Nevermind, and the incredible Little Things. Not incredible for it's riffs (Everything Zen is undoubtedly superior here) but rather incredible for it's lyrics. That's right, pretty boy Gaving Rossdale can actually write fantastic lyrics. In the era of self-contradicting, commercial hating grune, Rossdale kicked into a high gear on this track with some superbly understated lyrics:
"I'd die in your arms/If you were dead too"
"Here comes a lie/We will always be true"
"The cupboard is empty, we really need food/But summer is winter and you always knew"
Bush went on to deliver Razorblade Suitcase in 1996, an album which took huge influence from Nirvana's "In Utero" lp and again features some quality tracks bogged down by the inevitable Nirvana comparisons it drew. Before experimenting with their own sound on the decent The Science of Things in 1998 and delivering the album of their careers on 2001's Golden State (check that out). The band returned suprisingly in 2010 with The Sea Of Memories, another great album.
Sixteen Stone is the sound of a very underrated rock band finding their feet and features some of the best rock of the nineties, period.
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The first Bush album, and by far the best, from the heavier everything zen and little things, to the more melodic glycerine and comedown, this is a superb album, and the bonus acoustic version of comedown is an excellent end to the album. Did I mention Machinehead,....
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The Best Bush Album
This album is the best album of the 4 that are out. The lyrics are clever, emotive and well thought out. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2001 by "hugoflower"
The Best Bush Album
This album is the best album of the 4 that are out. The lyrics are clever, emotive and well thought out. Read more
Published on 5 Dec 2001 by "hugoflower"
The best Bush album
Out of the four Bush albums, this is by far the best. The two best tracks are "Little things", and "Machinehead", which both use heavy riffs and the amazing... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2000
Utter Brilliance
I am a very big BUSH Fan and I own all their albums, the official book and Video and I have to say that this is my favourite. Read more
Published on 2 Oct 2000
This album is the best of theirs ever
i don't have much to say about this cd but i really like it and think it is really good. I also like the science of things. Read more
Published on 11 April 2000
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