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- Date Released: December 5, 1994
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Kirtland Records
The hairdo that launched a thousand fantasies and the singles that rescued post-Nirvana modern rock radio
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We Say...
The story of Bush is the story of a hairdo. Dashing frontman Gavin Rossdale's greasy, Harlequin Romance-ready mane launched a thousand fantasies, and Sixteen Stone, his UK quartet's 1994 debut, launched nearly a half-dozen singles that rescued modern rock radio from its post-Nirvana lull. While Bush certainly owe much to the Seattle trio, the influence has been greatly overstated — indeed, Cobain & Co. deftly paired melody and crunch, but never to Sixteen Stone's extent. Rossdale injects Nevermind's lazy melodies into In Utero's unkempt decor as guitarist Nigel Pulsford's riffs heave like overloaded barges.
If you owned a radio in the mid '90s, you know this album already. "Everything Zen," "Little Things," "Comedown" and "Machinehead" ably encompass modern rock's workman-like efficiency, guitar pedaling from chorus to verse to bridge with nary an organic sound. Rossdale's vocals alternate between halting (rarely does he add the final consonant to a word) and seething (in "Everything Zen," he repeatedly bellows, "There's no sex in your violence" with bewildering conviction). "Glycerine," the album's big single, was the power-ballad of the '90s, and it delivers cringes and shivers equally. True, the neo-grunge of Nickelback and Creed originates here, but Bush's confident debut should hardly bear that burden. Let's blame Rossdale and Scott Stapp's hairdressers instead. -
They Say...
Bush's grunge-by-the-numbers is certainly well-produced. Under the guidance of Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley -- the kings of early-'80s British pop -- Bush turn in an album that follows all the rules and sounds of American hard rock, specifically Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Their songwriting isn't terribly original, nor is it particularly catchy. What makes "Everything Zen" and "Little Things" memorable is the exact reproduction of all of Nirvana's trademarks, only with a more professional execution. In other words, all the guitars keep rhythm perfectly and Gavin Rossdale doesn't shred his throat when he sings, he projects from his diaphragm. As far as pop craftmanship goes, it's actually quite impressive.
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Everything Zen |
4:38 |
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| 02. | |
Swim |
4:55 |
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| 03. | |
Bomb |
3:22 |
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Little Things |
4:24 |
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Comedown |
5:26 |
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Body |
5:42 |
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Machinehead |
4:16 |
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| 08. | |
Testosterone |
4:19 |
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| 09. | |
Monkey |
4:00 |
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Glycerine |
4:26 |
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| 11. | |
Alien |
6:34 |
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| 12. |
X-Girlfriend |
0:45 |
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12 Total Tracks, 52:47 Total Length
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Credits
- Clive Langer - Producer // Clive Langer - Engineer // Clive Langer - Mixing // Caroline Dale - Cello // Robin Goodridge - Drums // David J. Holman - Mixing // Paul Palmer - Mixing // Danton Supple - Assistant Engineer // Robert Vosgien - Mastering // Alan Winstanley - Producer // Alan Winstanley - Engineer // Alan Winstanley - Mixing // Winston - Vocals // Gavyn Wright - Violin // Gavyn Wright - Viola // Bush - Producer // Bush - Engineer // Bush - Main Performer // Dave Guy Parsons - Bass // Vincas Bundza - Harmonica // Jasmine Lewis - Vocals // Nigel Pulsford - Guitar // Nigel Pulsford - String Arrangements // Gavin Rossdale - Guitar // Gavin Rossdale - Vocals // Alessandro Vittorio Tateo - Vocals // Mark Lebon - Photography // Debra Burley - Coordination // Jackie Holland - Coordination // Gillian Spitchuk - Paintings // Paul Cohen - Photography // Paul Cohen - Cover Photo
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