I was airbrushing t-shirts in a Niagara Falls,NY souvenir store.The teenagers from the pizzeria next door were in the store talking to some guy and then got his autograph. When he was done he walked over to check out what I was doing. I asked him if he was a somebody and then he noticed I was reading USA Today. He turned the paper a couple pages back and pointed to an article about Bush that I had just read and said “That’s me.” It was Gavin; we talked about the band, I liked them and heard them on Canadian stations calling them “Bush X.” He said that was good, a folk singer owned the name Bush in Canada. A salesgirl I worked with wanted Gavin’s autograph , she didn’t know who he was but thought he was cute, so he signed the USA Today article and I found the rest of the band and they happily signed it too, we had a short chat. They were really nice guys.
Im gonna call bullshit..its like that time i went to see Hendrix play at Monterrey and before the show i dropped some window pane .everything was going groovy until Jimi launched into voodoo chile( slight return).... The girl in front of me who had ample breasts that i had been noticing the whole day started to melt..i felt on the verge of losing my shit so i closed my eyes..and as Jimi flowed into the solo like a psychedelic rainbo river, i released my mind and saw God in all her beauty..i never wanted to leave that space i had found that day .there was no race , no crime , no hate, no mental issues, nothing ugly , no evil..wow, man
I will never understand why Bush got so much hate, they have an awesome sound with Gavin having a unique voice, all he wanted to do was play music and make music, and for those saying they sound like nirvana I really don’t hear it
Having lived through those years, it was a stupid trend after Kurt's passing. Even STP got that kind of flak. Just because grunge sound shared musical elements it didn't mean the bands were reaping off each other. Instead it was a beautiful fountain of different visions coming out simultaneously. Now we're stuck with prefabricated studio garbage. Clone music by cloned teams of one hit wonders.
They were low brow Nirvana knock offs . Rossdale has a way better singing voice than the raspy , gravelly voice he went with at the time . To put it another way , a lot people were not buying what Bush were selling because they came off as disingenuous .
Bush is on tour with Breaking Benjamin and Alice in Chains in the states currently. Saw Gavin last Friday and high fived him as he ran through the crowd during one of his songs.
Just seen bush and breaking Benjamin last night in Michigan 5/16/23 it was awesome, singer of Bush ran through the crowd while performing at the age of 57, ud of thought he was 20 if you didn't know
Saw them last year, Gavin was so grateful to his fans along with his entire crew. He was gushing over how grateful he was for everyone there. He put on a hell of a show, loved it.
Yes this true but Chris traynor is pretty awesome in his own right. I like what he brings to the table. Is it Nigel? No, but you have to give it to Chris for making it his own. I respect that.
@@bbilagody of course he is technically capable, but Chris is a very different guitar player, I’m surprised that anyone would think that he would be a good replacement when Nigel left.
Thanks for doing this, Bush was one of the my favorite bands when I was a kid. Those first 2 albums are total bangers front to back imo..Loved Nigel when he was in the band too!
Glad to see Bush getting some love on this channel. I always thought that they were criminally underrated. They always got hate that I never felt they deserved. I am glad to see them still making good albums. Their latest album "The Kingdom" is excellent.
I'm glad i'm not the only one that feels this way. I was becoming a teenager around the time bands like Bush and Silverchair were breaking big here in the USA and I still consider them among my favorite bands of all time. The nostalgia I have for Sixteen Stone especially is deep and even girls that weren't very into rock music still dug songs like Glycerine.
@@nkw1985 I liked silverchair. Bush and oasis were just awful. Bush was a change the channel band every time unless I felt like doing my spoof song Listerine.
I’m a metal head but Bush was definitely one of my favorite commercial bands in the 90’s! They never really had the same success after Sixteen Stone and always rooted for their return to form but sadly it never came.
Yeah Sixteen Stone kept the song structures simple and catchy. Once a band starts producing slow melancholy crap, they are dead to me. Basically every "grunge" band turned in to that.
@@JasonEllingsworth no there was only a few big real grunge bands and non really sold out. Nirvana, alice in chains, soundgarden, melvuns, screaming trees, mother love bone. Post grunge is all sell out crap and there's millions of fake grunge bands.
It's hard to comprehend just how omnipresent Bush was in America in the mid-90s. I was 8 years old when Sixteen Stone came out, and it was just everywhere. 1995 was dominated by mainly two bands, Smashing Pumpkins and Bush. 1995 was a great year for Rock, and some of my fondest memories are listening to the radio at that time and soaking in all this great music.
crappy american/western pop culture. Needs to be forgotten as soon as possible. All of the rock genre and whatever came after, hiphop etc...just crap that was raping the world.
I really never heard any of these comparison bands in Bush. I liked first 2 albums. I thought they sounded unique. Liked his voice, the bass line on comedown, little things has an awesome riff with killer drums. I dont get it. I listened to Nirvana, Soundgarden etc at the time as well. I dont think they sound like any of those bands. Im a musician so maybe im jaded. But they had a unique tone and sound I dug.
When I first started playing guitar, Bush and Nirvana songs were the first ones I learned. Super basic, but they sounded cool. Greedy Fly and Machinehead are still the songs I warm up with years later.
Dam man me too first was nirvana Polly then lithium the bush glycerin but never could play Nigels Pulsfords’ leads n nirvana never played a real lead except for laundry room I think???
I realize I’m super late to this one, but I have to brag that this was my very first concert! I was 8 years old (mid-30’s now!) and it was a show in Seattle! They were unbelievably just… phenomenal. I love these thorough, concise, and highly-researched videos! Thank you so much for your efforts, and especially for the excellent flow within them! 🤍
Bush was amazing!! What a trippy music career, I didn't know all the struggle they went through but Gavin still doing shows as Bush and sounds great! Even if everyone bailed on him he can still pull the weight and sound like Bush.
I personally love their first 4 albums. "Sixteen Stone", "Razorblade Suitcase", "The Science of Things" and "Golden State" are just masterful and highly enjoyable. They actually had artistic aubstance behind them and have aged terrifically. They sound better and better and grow more on me every year that goes by.
totally agree. That was bush....not the revolving lineup of ever changing musicians like the "bush" of today. Really, it's Gavin Rossdale solo. Bush was Gavin, Nigel, Robin, and Dave....no more, no less.
I saw them in Jersey opening up for AIC in Aug 2022. What a totally amazing, energetic show they put on. Personally, I think they stole the show just with the amount of heart they put into it. Much respect.
Nothing makes me feel the way I do when I hear bush ! It’s romantic, dramatic, rageful, sad and really so many things - all in a good way. They helped shape a lot of my personal music and hbe been an inspiration to me. Bush has also set the mood in my house or in my car on many many early mornings, afternoons and late nights.
I remember the listening stations in the Virgin megastores. I would always go to the one in downtown SF that was 3 stories, and my first stop was always the listening stations near the registers. Listening to samples of a new album was so exciting back then.
Funny, at 60, I can still sing,”Little Things” the very same way I did the week it came out on the American charts. I love singing this song the most! ❤
my mom, my friends step-mom, my aunt and her friends, and one of my dads cousins and one of his friends are all bush fans, now i am. i need a live show soon. great to have them back.
Seen bush back in 2012 they opened for slash still sounded good, in the middle of the show Gavin Rossdale went and randomly hopped and skipped through the crowd
Great video, I have been a fan of Bush for 20 years I did not know people actually hated Gavin, I have seen him in interviews and he seems like a cool guy. dont get the Seattle comparison, unless they are saying its his singing and if that's the case it's a big stretch During his solo career in the mid 2000's Gavin did a song with the Blue Man Group called The Current for The Terminator 3 soundtrack and Adrenaline for the movie XXX that are good
These videos are so wonderful! As a Seattle Gen X musician whose band never "made it," I just love this walk down memory lane. Thank you for yoir hard work and dedication to bring these stories to us. 🙏
Great vid! I was 13 when 16 stone came out. Changed everything for me. I've listened to the song "Alien" hundreds of times... such a beautiful song. Would recommend listening to it when it rains outside. Just lovely!
That talent guy that said Bush didn't have a track let alone a single should have been terminated. Also: There were some AWESOME Bush edm songs that came out in the early 2ks (Mouth was my very favorite). If you're a Bush fan; give em a 🎶 listen.
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There might not have been much going on in the States mid nineties. but In Britain there was Brit Pop so called, in the mainstream and various offshoots of house music evolving. That's why Bush weren't really noticed, too much else going on.
@@knowur10sand18s experimenting in your teens is very different than having a crush on a trans person to this day. You should consider facts, not tabloids.
personally i like their 3rd and 4th album much more then the first 2. the 1st album has many great singles, but the b-sides are weak, the 2nd album is a bit more balanced but still many of those problems remain. not til the 3rd album where i felt the entire album minus 1 track was really good, even though the singles suffer, and not as memorable as in the first 2 albums. then you have golden state. love that album. might be my favorite from the band. the most balanced album they made. the entire album is good. after that i haven't really liked anything they have made in any versions of the band. not in either rossdale bands or the reunion of the band.
I loved sixteen stone as a young teenager. So the story was surprising to hear. I guess it goes to show how hard it is to make it in the business. I always wanted a white jazzmaster after seeing him play one live on TV. I still remember the “I
I checked out of Bush fandom after 16 Stone but damn that album still pops to this day. They were a little overplayed by radio in their hayday and most of the singles I grew a little bored with. However when I listen to them today they still truly shine
Nobody wanna talk about "Cold Contagious" from Razorblade Suitcase. Or "Strait No Chaser"? I bought the 16 Stone t-shirt at the local alternative shop after saving up money mowing grass back in 95. With some change left over to buy a Tool sticker. Falling asleep listening to "Alien" on the old walkman.
Cold contagious is one of the greatest songs ever written. Greedy fly and mouth are really good too oh yea can't forget tendency to start fires damn it's so awesome. Razorblade suitcase is one of my favorite albums ever
Up until a few years ago the only thing I knew about bush was what radio played. Thanks too RUclips and their algorithms I stumbled across bush at 99 Woodstock and they made me wish I was there . Rock n Roll will never die
Great info bro. Definitely one of the best Albums/CDs of the 90s. It looked like they were so busy touring 16 Stone that they threw a chick on a bike and live clips in a vid just to keep fans happy for Machinehead, great song. 16 Stn is still one of my all time favorite plays. It's just about perfect all the way threw.😎✌
I just saw them at the Salt Shed in Chicago on Saturday. Oh my God, they rocked it. It was spectacular. Gavin ran into the crowd and was high fiving people in the aisle seats during "Flowers On A Grave". I can't believe i was that close to him. The other band they headlined with (Silversun Pickups) put on a good show too.
Thats great but nothing after Golden State was really Bush... not with Nigel gone... Sound of WInter, Flowers on a Grave, & Bullet Holes are really good songs overall... but they are far from the sound of Bush's first few albums...
I didn't even know who Bush was when I saw them open for breaking Benjamin and Alice n chains in Denver September 2022 but I really enjoyed their show. The front man was running around the entire arena while singing and high fiving fans. Although I didn't know any of their music I respected the heart they all put into the performance and would recommend seeing them
I was and am still a huge Bush fan. As a guitarist, I would like to point out that the *main* way that Bush is divergent from a band like Nirvana is/was...Nigel Pulsfor. As a lead guitarist, he seemed to have a different idea about how to create soundscapes and integrating noise into his parts. The Science of Things really showed his fascination with the use of stomp boxes for instance.
Nigel was definitely the difference maker. I've never really been impressed with Chris Traynor's instrumental-writing or his playing of Nigel's written parts. Nigel just had a style all his own.
@@WarmothGuitarist As a guy that grew up getting lessons and my instructor was very much teaching me scales and how to be a lead guitarist, I just always really liked Nigel Pulsfor's sense of how to use his guitar as well as effects and kind of blend it all. I also really love Botch for the same reason.
@@mattslay9407 Definitely. Nigel was very good at adding atmosphere with little bleeds of feedback or delayed notes. Always made me wonder "what in the world made him think to put THAT there?", but it always fit perfectly. Another player that is really good at it is Billy Howerdell.
I love Bush. I have loved them since there begins. I'm 42 yrs old now and miss the 90s music. It was real music and the best of all time. Also the 90s seem so much better back then.
I’m glad to see Bush getting some coverage. When I first heard “Everything Zen” on the radio, I originally thought it was Urge Overkill. One of my favorite bands of the 90s.
I remember not liking Bush at first when I heard them, but secretly I loved Machinehead and Glycerine on the radio... many many decades later, I own Sixteen Stone 3 times.. 2 on cd, and 1 on vinyl.
Fun fact: I saw Bush & Local H together at the Emerald Theatre in Mt. Clemens, Michigan! *STELLAR* show! Gavin came down into the audience & sang right in front of me for about 30 seconds before moving on to grace other fans with his talent & charisma. DAMN! He was so sexy! Scott Lucas came out wearing a gorilla suit carrying a fifth of Maker’s Mark & his guitar. Brian St. Clair had a giant stuffed Animal (Muppet character drummer) onstage to his left. I’m still in awe of Scott & Brian’s talent!💜
Sixteen stone is one of the few albums that all the songs are good. One of my favorite bands in the 90s. The 90s had some amazing music and was a great time to be a teen. I remember pre wokeness and it was amazing. Things weren't all about race and we just liked what was good from alternative to gangsta rap.
Went to see a three band show with STP, Bush and The Cult in Birmingham Al, Bush was my least favorite of the three at the time but they ended up stealing the damn show. Gavin was up in the Audience and aisles, all over the place just tons of damn energy even to this day, made me a much bigger fan seeing them live. 👍
I really liked them back in the day and their first two albums totally hold up for me. The guy can write a song and esp on RS they had such a lovely noisy vibe to guitar playing
These videos are great because they are a quick and concise way to learn about these bands. I wasn't a fan of commercial rock, so I don't know anything about Bush and that kind of thing, and would'nt want to sit through a whole documentary. But in 10 or 15 minutes, these are informative but don't overstay their welcome. Great channel concept well excecuted \m/
Bro, Sixteen Stone and Razorblade Suitcase are masterpieces. Str8. Such a good band. The Science of Things wasnt bad...but it wasnt fantastic. Good solid album. But their first two were something special.
I loved Bush when i was a teenager. My fave song was Comedown which i ended up finding out was about Suze DiMarchi. She was lead singer of a band called Baby Animals here in Australia and i had the biggest crush on her growing up. Had no idea they were a item back then. Saw Baby Animals live a few months back, they are still brilliant and i recommend anyone to check them out if they haven't previously.
First time I saw Bush was at Woodstock '99. That was an epic experience... Bush is playing at Del Lago Casio, Feb 11, 2023. (40 minutes away from Syracuse, NY.) Guess who's going?
I was one of those teens obsessed with them.... but now after growing and evolving years later and discovering the Real Truth(what TV doesn't tell the public 😉).. they're just like everybody else*....
I took my kids to see them on July 3rd 2022 at Hollywood Casino in Grantville, PA. ...fantastic show, tons of energy! Sure only Gavin is left, but damn that didn't stop them from rocking out! ...I told a few people I was taking my teenage kids to go see Bush and so many of them said 'never heard of them' - haha, WHAT?! you've never HEARD Bush?! Blows my mind! They were such a large part of my teenage years.
I was in high school when I heard BUSH for the first time. It was around 93’-94’ and they are still my favorite band today.. Warm Machine, Alien and Swallowed are 🔥🔥🔥and I finally got to see them in San Antonio around 2013….. wasn’t aware of any of this but glad I found this page… The Pixies “Trompe le Monde” also 🔥🔥🔥🔥
It took me a while to warm up to Bush. When I got into alternative rock, Razorblade Suitcase had just come out and Swallowed was inescapable. I still hate that song to this day. It wasn't until I went back and found some of the much better songs on 16 Stone that I started to appreciate them.
Sixteen Stone is a flawless album. I loved a few of their albums, and highly recommend Golden State album. Although it didnt get much love in 2001, I think it's just as good as Sixteen Stone. I've seen Bush live a few years back and they were still pretty good. They arent the same band today, after the original band members left... they never been the same.
I loved bush. They were one of the few bands that actually played jackson mississippi and I got to see them. I usually had to drive to New Orleans to see bands
I saw Alice In Chains recently in Seattle with Bush and Breaking Benjamin Bush might've been late to the grunge party, but their sound fits right in with Alice, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana.
Funny story. I lived in Fresno, CA back around 2012 and live near an amphitheater nearby where I lived. One late summer night I went outside and I heard some music blasting far in the distance. I didn't pay it much attention at first, but after about 30 seconds I started picking up some familiar sounding melodies. It was Bush! Lol. My brother and I got in his car and drove over to the amphitheatre. Sure enough, Bush was playing and we were able to catch the last 5 or so songs. Heard comedown as we got there. Then Gavin walked off to a car nearby waiting. There weren't many people at the show. One of the most spontaneous moments of my life.
There was a cafe in East Hollywood in the early 2000’s called Espresso Mi Cultura One day I saw Gavin sitting outside rolling a cigarette . Turned to my then-girlfriend and said “baby I think that’s the guy from Bush” Then once inside I turned to my right to see Gwen Stefani standing there. When I got back in the car I smiled & said “yep that’s him” -pretty typical day in LA 😂😂
In Canada, every Bush record got the "Bush X" name on it, because there's an obscure canadian band from the 70's also named Bush. As a kid I really taught Rossdale's band was Bush X.
It's weird because I was in high school whenever Sixteen Stones came out and I don't recall anyone hating on them for sounding like a Seattle band or anything, but then again, I didn't read the music magazines and there wasn't social media back then. I saw them back in 2019 and they're still pretty legit!
Bush toured with Hole back in the day. Some say Bush could have done with a set trim and that Hole blew them offstage... Mr Rossdale definitely did a solid acting job in Constantine.
Hell yes. I absolutely love that movie and its soundtrack (A Perfect Circle as Constantine walks through Midnight's bar...squee!). I was surprised he didn't mention his acting career, but I suppose rock music is the theme here. Thanks for mentioning it! Cheers! 🤘🏻🌬🍷
Favourite Bush song?
Everyone likes Glycerine, but I'd say Machine head.
Comedown
Mindchanger. All of the science of things is pretty solid
Machine Head
Darude - Sandstorm
I was airbrushing t-shirts in a Niagara Falls,NY souvenir store.The teenagers from the pizzeria next door were in the store talking to some guy and then got his autograph. When he was done he walked over to check out what I was doing. I asked him if he was a somebody and then he noticed I was reading USA Today. He turned the paper a couple pages back and pointed to an article about Bush that I had just read and said “That’s me.” It was Gavin; we talked about the band, I liked them and heard them on Canadian stations calling them “Bush X.” He said that was good, a folk singer owned the name Bush in Canada. A salesgirl I worked with wanted Gavin’s autograph , she didn’t know who he was but thought he was cute, so he signed the USA Today article and I found the rest of the band and they happily signed it too, we had a short chat. They were really nice guys.
Apparently the Canadian Bush agreed to release the trademark on the condition that the UK Bush made a charitable donation
New York state is awesome ur lucky!
Im gonna call bullshit..its like that time i went to see Hendrix play at Monterrey and before the show i dropped some window pane .everything was going groovy until Jimi launched into voodoo chile( slight return)....
The girl in front of me who had ample breasts that i had been noticing the whole day started to melt..i felt on the verge of losing my shit so i closed my eyes..and as Jimi flowed into the solo like a psychedelic rainbo river, i released my mind and saw God in all her beauty..i never wanted to leave that space i had found that day .there was no race , no crime , no hate, no mental issues, nothing ugly , no evil..wow, man
Well paint your perfect day, I bet you didn't want to come down off that cloud.
@@robertemory3620 what possible reason would I lie? But good story troll. Your life must suck.
Razor blade suitcase is so underrated. Cold Contagious is so incredible
It is , but basically it's in utero differently done👍
I will never understand why Bush got so much hate, they have an awesome sound with Gavin having a unique voice, all he wanted to do was play music and make music, and for those saying they sound like nirvana I really don’t hear it
Having lived through those years, it was a stupid trend after Kurt's passing. Even STP got that kind of flak. Just because grunge sound shared musical elements it didn't mean the bands were reaping off each other. Instead it was a beautiful fountain of different visions coming out simultaneously. Now we're stuck with prefabricated studio garbage. Clone music by cloned teams of one hit wonders.
I feel like Bush saved grunge. Grunge would have completely died without them.
Agreed
I saw Bush a week ago! Awesome! Gavin looks, sings, moves like he did back in the day. He jumped in the crowd and I touched his sweaty arm!!!❤❤❤
They were low brow Nirvana knock offs . Rossdale has a way better singing voice than the raspy , gravelly voice he went with at the time . To put it another way , a lot people were not buying what Bush were selling because they came off as disingenuous .
Bush is on tour with Breaking Benjamin and Alice in Chains in the states currently. Saw Gavin last Friday and high fived him as he ran through the crowd during one of his songs.
Just seen bush and breaking Benjamin last night in Michigan 5/16/23 it was awesome, singer of Bush ran through the crowd while performing at the age of 57, ud of thought he was 20 if you didn't know
I saw him in FL on that tour, they are awesome!!
Minneapolis at the filmore, the show was spectacular would definitely see them again
That’s a great memory good for you brother
There is no Alice In Chains without Layne....
Saw them last year, Gavin was so grateful to his fans along with his entire crew. He was gushing over how grateful he was for everyone there. He put on a hell of a show, loved it.
Lucky
Going to see them next month here in Cleveland Ohio
Super grateful and great show, in Van 20/23. First time seeing them live big fan
*_Nigel was the secret weapon in Bush. I’m glad Gavin and crew are still chugging along, but Nigel’s irreplaceable._*
100% agree...he was/is a great guitarist and Bush was just never the same after Razorblade Suitcase or Chemicals for that matter..
Nigels a guitar hero
Yes this true but Chris traynor is pretty awesome in his own right. I like what he brings to the table. Is it Nigel? No, but you have to give it to Chris for making it his own. I respect that.
Yea...he made great use of feedback and noises he can make. Pretty incredible on record
@@bbilagody of course he is technically capable, but Chris is a very different guitar player, I’m surprised that anyone would think that he would be a good replacement when Nigel left.
Thanks for doing this, Bush was one of the my favorite bands when I was a kid. Those first 2 albums are total bangers front to back imo..Loved Nigel when he was in the band too!
Science of Things is underrated as well.
Exactly Nigel pulsford brought it to life
Glad to see Bush getting some love on this channel. I always thought that they were criminally underrated. They always got hate that I never felt they deserved. I am glad to see them still making good albums. Their latest album "The Kingdom" is excellent.
I'm glad i'm not the only one that feels this way. I was becoming a teenager around the time bands like Bush and Silverchair were breaking big here in the USA and I still consider them among my favorite bands of all time. The nostalgia I have for Sixteen Stone especially is deep and even girls that weren't very into rock music still dug songs like Glycerine.
@@nkw1985 I liked silverchair. Bush and oasis were just awful. Bush was a change the channel band every time unless I felt like doing my spoof song Listerine.
Flowers on a grave is so good from that album.
@@patrickstar6247 it is. I loved it
@@whitedeion598 replaced alice in chains and nirvana. Wasn't bad just copy cats.
Razorblade Suitcase and The Science of Things are sooooooooooo under rated. Great albums!
totally agree.
the kingdom is fantastic
I’m a metal head but Bush was definitely one of my favorite commercial bands in the 90’s! They never really had the same success after Sixteen Stone and always rooted for their return to form but sadly it never came.
"The Chemicals Between Us" was a great song, however.
@@bobthebear1246 not a bad song but the rest of the album not so much.
Same. They had a huge impact on me
Yeah Sixteen Stone kept the song structures simple and catchy. Once a band starts producing slow melancholy crap, they are dead to me. Basically every "grunge" band turned in to that.
@@JasonEllingsworth no there was only a few big real grunge bands and non really sold out. Nirvana, alice in chains, soundgarden, melvuns, screaming trees, mother love bone. Post grunge is all sell out crap and there's millions of fake grunge bands.
It's hard to comprehend just how omnipresent Bush was in America in the mid-90s. I was 8 years old when Sixteen Stone came out, and it was just everywhere. 1995 was dominated by mainly two bands, Smashing Pumpkins and Bush. 1995 was a great year for Rock, and some of my fondest memories are listening to the radio at that time and soaking in all this great music.
crappy american/western pop culture. Needs to be forgotten as soon as possible. All of the rock genre and whatever came after, hiphop etc...just crap that was raping the world.
@@1122-o4r okay…
@@1122-o4r wow man that edge is so sharp
I agree. I was 12/13 at the time and they were pretty huge.
I remember drinking my first beer to them on SNL lol
Live was also just as big if not bigger than those bands then. Lightning Crashes and I Alone were everywhere then
I really never heard any of these comparison bands in Bush. I liked first 2 albums. I thought they sounded unique. Liked his voice, the bass line on comedown, little things has an awesome riff with killer drums. I dont get it. I listened to Nirvana, Soundgarden etc at the time as well. I dont think they sound like any of those bands. Im a musician so maybe im jaded. But they had a unique tone and sound I dug.
When I first started playing guitar, Bush and Nirvana songs were the first ones I learned. Super basic, but they sounded cool. Greedy Fly and Machinehead are still the songs I warm up with years later.
Greedy Fly is one of my fave Bush songs for sure...
Dam man me too first was nirvana Polly then lithium the bush glycerin but never could play Nigels Pulsfords’ leads n nirvana never played a real lead except for laundry room I think???
I realize I’m super late to this one, but I have to brag that this was my very first concert!
I was 8 years old (mid-30’s now!) and it was a show in Seattle! They were unbelievably just… phenomenal.
I love these thorough, concise, and highly-researched videos!
Thank you so much for your efforts, and especially for the excellent flow within them! 🤍
Bush was amazing!! What a trippy music career, I didn't know all the struggle they went through but Gavin still doing shows as Bush and sounds great! Even if everyone bailed on him he can still pull the weight and sound like Bush.
He is bush
I personally love their first 4 albums.
"Sixteen Stone", "Razorblade Suitcase", "The Science of Things" and "Golden State" are just masterful and highly enjoyable.
They actually had artistic aubstance behind them and have aged terrifically.
They sound better and better and grow more on me every year that goes by.
I listened to Golden State the other day and you're so right. It's aged really well
totally agree. That was bush....not the revolving lineup of ever changing musicians like the "bush" of today. Really, it's Gavin Rossdale solo. Bush was Gavin, Nigel, Robin, and Dave....no more, no less.
The Science of Things is such an underrated album. I fucking love it!
@@MilesWilliams88 big time. From start to finish, a solid album. I love Mindchanger...if that isn't a killer album closer, then I don't know what is!
Those 4 were superb.....
I saw them in Jersey opening up for AIC in Aug 2022. What a totally amazing, energetic show they put on. Personally, I think they stole the show just with the amount of heart they put into it. Much respect.
Nothing makes me feel the way I do when I hear bush ! It’s romantic, dramatic, rageful, sad and really so many things - all in a good way. They helped shape a lot of my personal music and hbe been an inspiration to me. Bush has also set the mood in my house or in my car on many many early mornings, afternoons and late nights.
I remember the listening stations in the Virgin megastores. I would always go to the one in downtown SF that was 3 stories, and my first stop was always the listening stations near the registers. Listening to samples of a new album was so exciting back then.
Funny, at 60, I can still sing,”Little Things” the very same way I did the week it came out on the American charts. I love singing this song the most! ❤
my mom, my friends step-mom, my aunt and her friends, and one of my dads cousins and one of his friends are all bush fans, now i am. i need a live show soon. great to have them back.
Seen bush back in 2012 they opened for slash still sounded good, in the middle of the show Gavin Rossdale went and randomly hopped and skipped through the crowd
Bush was my favorite band during the mid 90’s…
Sixteen Stone and Razorblade Suitcase were both fantastic albums. Listened to them constantly as a kid
me too brotherman me too !
Great video, I have been a fan of Bush for 20 years
I did not know people actually hated Gavin, I have seen him in interviews and he seems like a cool guy.
dont get the Seattle comparison, unless they are saying its his singing and if that's the case it's a big stretch
During his solo career in the mid 2000's Gavin did a song with the Blue Man Group called The Current for The Terminator 3 soundtrack and Adrenaline for the movie XXX that are good
These videos are so wonderful! As a Seattle Gen X musician whose band never "made it," I just love this walk down memory lane. Thank you for yoir hard work and dedication to bring these stories to us. 🙏
Appreciate the positive comments
Great vid! I was 13 when 16 stone came out. Changed everything for me. I've listened to the song "Alien" hundreds of times... such a beautiful song. Would recommend listening to it when it rains outside. Just lovely!
That talent guy that said Bush didn't have a track let alone a single should have been terminated. Also: There were some AWESOME Bush edm songs that came out in the early 2ks (Mouth was my very favorite). If you're a Bush fan; give em a 🎶 listen.
Here's the videos I reference including the Pixies and The Cranberries
The Pixies video
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The Cranberries Video
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Did you know Gavin was also trans in the mid to late 80s? He was in a relationship with a guy who to this day has a Lifelong crush on him.
Hey
There might not have been much going on in the States mid nineties. but In Britain there was Brit Pop so called, in the mainstream and various offshoots of house music evolving. That's why Bush weren't really noticed, too much else going on.
@@knowur10sand18s experimenting in your teens is very different than having a crush on a trans person to this day. You should consider facts, not tabloids.
WTF?
Golden State was an underrated record. "Headful of Ghosts" rocks your houses.
personally i like their 3rd and 4th album much more then the first 2. the 1st album has many great singles, but the b-sides are weak, the 2nd album is a bit more balanced but still many of those problems remain. not til the 3rd album where i felt the entire album minus 1 track was really good, even though the singles suffer, and not as memorable as in the first 2 albums. then you have golden state. love that album. might be my favorite from the band. the most balanced album they made. the entire album is good. after that i haven't really liked anything they have made in any versions of the band. not in either rossdale bands or the reunion of the band.
Far as I know Bush is alive and well, and the latest album, the Kingdom, is fucking killer.
I loved sixteen stone as a young teenager. So the story was surprising to hear. I guess it goes to show how hard it is to make it in the business. I always wanted a white jazzmaster after seeing him play one live on TV. I still remember the “I
Underrated band. I was bumpin' 16 Stone on my Walkman in middle school. Little Things was fire
I checked out of Bush fandom after 16 Stone but damn that album still pops to this day.
They were a little overplayed by radio in their hayday and most of the singles I grew a little bored with. However when I listen to them today they still truly shine
Razorblade Suitcase, their 2nd album, was just as good. You should give it a listen sometime
i still listen to 16 stone every now and then! great album!
Bush was lowkey one of my favorites in the late-ninties. Oddly, I got into their catalog well before discovering Nirvana.
Deadass? Lowkey?
Shut up.
Great video. I love these guys, and that’s saying a lot, for a guy that’s almost strictly metal.
Been waiting on this one… Thanks!
Nobody wanna talk about "Cold Contagious" from Razorblade Suitcase. Or "Strait No Chaser"? I bought the 16 Stone t-shirt at the local alternative shop after saving up money mowing grass back in 95. With some change left over to buy a Tool sticker. Falling asleep listening to "Alien" on the old walkman.
Cold contagious is one of the greatest songs ever written. Greedy fly and mouth are really good too oh yea can't forget tendency to start fires damn it's so awesome. Razorblade suitcase is one of my favorite albums ever
Up until a few years ago the only thing I knew about bush was what radio played. Thanks too RUclips and their algorithms I stumbled across bush at 99 Woodstock and they made me wish I was there . Rock n Roll will never die
I remember the singing Bush from the 3 Amigos singing "she'll be coming round the mountain". A classic.
Maybe Gavin should give that song a try.
Great video! I absolutely loved Bush when I was in junior high and high school.
Great info bro. Definitely one of the best Albums/CDs of the 90s. It looked like they were so busy touring 16 Stone that they threw a chick on a bike and live clips in a vid just to keep fans happy for Machinehead, great song. 16 Stn is still one of my all time favorite plays. It's just about perfect all the way threw.😎✌
I like the longer videos. Very informative. Thank you R&RS
I remember listening to sixteen stone late at night in 8th grade in my parents living room and just loving it. Come down was always my favorite.
Never much a fan, but always did like Comedown.
I just saw them at the Salt Shed in Chicago on Saturday. Oh my God, they rocked it. It was spectacular. Gavin ran into the crowd and was high fiving people in the aisle seats during "Flowers On A Grave". I can't believe i was that close to him. The other band they headlined with (Silversun Pickups) put on a good show too.
Thats great but nothing after Golden State was really Bush... not with Nigel gone... Sound of WInter, Flowers on a Grave, & Bullet Holes are really good songs overall... but they are far from the sound of Bush's first few albums...
I didn't even know who Bush was when I saw them open for breaking Benjamin and Alice n chains in Denver September 2022 but I really enjoyed their show. The front man was running around the entire arena while singing and high fiving fans. Although I didn't know any of their music I respected the heart they all put into the performance and would recommend seeing them
Greedy Fly was the best song on Suitcase, first album was an instant classic...great band.
I was and am still a huge Bush fan. As a guitarist, I would like to point out that the *main* way that Bush is divergent from a band like Nirvana is/was...Nigel Pulsfor. As a lead guitarist, he seemed to have a different idea about how to create soundscapes and integrating noise into his parts. The Science of Things really showed his fascination with the use of stomp boxes for instance.
Nigel was definitely the difference maker. I've never really been impressed with Chris Traynor's instrumental-writing or his playing of Nigel's written parts. Nigel just had a style all his own.
@@WarmothGuitarist As a guy that grew up getting lessons and my instructor was very much teaching me scales and how to be a lead guitarist, I just always really liked Nigel Pulsfor's sense of how to use his guitar as well as effects and kind of blend it all. I also really love Botch for the same reason.
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Definitely. Nigel was very good at adding atmosphere with little bleeds of feedback or delayed notes. Always made me wonder "what in the world made him think to put THAT there?", but it always fit perfectly.
Another player that is really good at it is Billy Howerdell.
I've always liked Bush, I love his voice. I just watched on Quello a concert they did in 2019. They are still great.
I just had to like you're comment I see you have my guy Layne as your profile pic
You forgot the Canadian edition! BUSH X!! That's a great little footnote that many don't know about!
"Whatever happened to Bush?" lol. Here I am listening to the four albums they put out in the past decade. they're still awesome.
I love Bush. I have loved them since there begins. I'm 42 yrs old now and miss the 90s music. It was real music and the best of all time. Also the 90s seem so much better back then.
I’m glad to see Bush getting some coverage. When I first heard “Everything Zen” on the radio, I originally thought it was Urge Overkill. One of my favorite bands of the 90s.
I remember not liking Bush at first when I heard them, but secretly I loved Machinehead and Glycerine on the radio... many many decades later, I own Sixteen Stone 3 times.. 2 on cd, and 1 on vinyl.
Fun fact: I saw Bush & Local H together at the Emerald Theatre in Mt. Clemens, Michigan! *STELLAR* show! Gavin came down into the audience & sang right in front of me for about 30 seconds before moving on to grace other fans with his talent & charisma. DAMN! He was so sexy! Scott Lucas came out wearing a gorilla suit carrying a fifth of Maker’s Mark & his guitar. Brian St. Clair had a giant stuffed Animal (Muppet character drummer) onstage to his left. I’m still in awe of Scott & Brian’s talent!💜
Sixteen stone is one of the few albums that all the songs are good. One of my favorite bands in the 90s. The 90s had some amazing music and was a great time to be a teen. I remember pre wokeness and it was amazing. Things weren't all about race and we just liked what was good from alternative to gangsta rap.
thank you so much for this video !!!!!!! Bush is the band of my life
Love this band have since Sixteen Stone came out 🤟🤟
Got to see Garbage,Bush and Smashing Pumpkins, together.Good times.Sixteen Stone still ROCKS!!
Went to see a three band show with STP, Bush and The Cult in Birmingham Al, Bush was my least favorite of the three at the time but they ended up stealing the damn show. Gavin was up in the Audience and aisles, all over the place just tons of damn energy even to this day, made me a much bigger fan seeing them live. 👍
My friend said the exact same thing!
The Science of Things is the most overlooked and underappreciated album of all the Bush albums.
I really liked them back in the day and their first two albums totally hold up for me. The guy can write a song and esp on RS they had such a lovely noisy vibe to guitar playing
Loved that song Distant Voices.
Highly recommend their most recent album. Has that same rawness as those first two bangers.
These videos are great because they are a quick and concise way to learn about these bands. I wasn't a fan of commercial rock, so I don't know anything about Bush and that kind of thing, and would'nt want to sit through a whole documentary. But in 10 or 15 minutes, these are informative but don't overstay their welcome. Great channel concept well excecuted \m/
Bro, Sixteen Stone and Razorblade Suitcase are masterpieces. Str8. Such a good band.
The Science of Things wasnt bad...but it wasnt fantastic. Good solid album. But their first two were something special.
Thank - you . ( I saw Wednesday 16 May 2012 at Scotiabank Saddledome , Calgary BUSH with "My Darkest Days" ; "Nickelback" ; "Seether" ) .
Sixteen Stone and Razorblade Suitcase are really good albums. Use to listen to them all the time
Sixteen Stone was a great album. One of the rare albums that every song was great. Like Nevermind and Siamese Dream.
"Come Down" being used in the movie "Fear" is one of my favourite things about Bushs history
Bush is amazing. Must have a band in your playlist.
I loved Bush when i was a teenager. My fave song was Comedown which i ended up finding out was about Suze DiMarchi. She was lead singer of a band called Baby Animals here in Australia and i had the biggest crush on her growing up. Had no idea they were a item back then. Saw Baby Animals live a few months back, they are still brilliant and i recommend anyone to check them out if they haven't previously.
Always good content. Also,algorithm bump 🔥
The Kingdom is an amazing album. It could be more diverse but I love the lyrics. Why it hasn't caught on is beyond me.
I saw them in summer 2018 with my dad. Front stage far right.
It was awesome.
Bush is a great band. Sixteen Stone and Razorblade Suitcase are awesome albums.
Saw them in Syracuse, NY on tour it was off the hook they are amazing!!!!
First time I saw Bush was at Woodstock '99. That was an epic experience... Bush is playing at Del Lago Casio, Feb 11, 2023. (40 minutes away from Syracuse, NY.) Guess who's going?
I was one of those teens obsessed with them.... but now after growing and evolving years later and discovering the Real Truth(what TV doesn't tell the public 😉).. they're just like everybody else*....
I took my kids to see them on July 3rd 2022 at Hollywood Casino in Grantville, PA. ...fantastic show, tons of energy! Sure only Gavin is left, but damn that didn't stop them from rocking out! ...I told a few people I was taking my teenage kids to go see Bush and so many of them said 'never heard of them' - haha, WHAT?! you've never HEARD Bush?! Blows my mind! They were such a large part of my teenage years.
Bush is great. Their latest album is actually pretty damn good.
its excellent
Absolutely.
I've always assumed that the opening of Machinehead is Rossdale reminding himself to breathe!
I was in high school when I heard BUSH for the first time. It was around 93’-94’ and they are still my favorite band today.. Warm Machine, Alien and Swallowed are 🔥🔥🔥and I finally got to see them in San Antonio around 2013….. wasn’t aware of any of this but glad I found this page… The Pixies “Trompe le Monde” also 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The new Bush album is really great. Can’t recommend it enough.
Saw bush twice. Last in 2019 with live and our lady peace. They were amazing
Their first two albums and deconstructed were 🔥
I will never stop loving Gavin Rossdale and Bush!
It took me a while to warm up to Bush. When I got into alternative rock, Razorblade Suitcase had just come out and Swallowed was inescapable. I still hate that song to this day. It wasn't until I went back and found some of the much better songs on 16 Stone that I started to appreciate them.
Sixteen Stone is a flawless album. I loved a few of their albums, and highly recommend Golden State album. Although it didnt get much love in 2001, I think it's just as good as Sixteen Stone. I've seen Bush live a few years back and they were still pretty good. They arent the same band today, after the original band members left... they never been the same.
I think The Science of Things is their best album. I don't really even like any of their other music, but that album is so good!
@@MilesWilliams88 Science has some good underrated songs. I like Prizefighter and Spacetravel
@@kyklain86 Definitely! I love how weird some of the tracks are. Just a good alternative album.
I loved bush. They were one of the few bands that actually played jackson mississippi and I got to see them. I usually had to drive to New Orleans to see bands
I saw Alice In Chains recently in Seattle with Bush and Breaking Benjamin
Bush might've been late to the grunge party, but their sound fits right in with Alice, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and Nirvana.
Funny story. I lived in Fresno, CA back around 2012 and live near an amphitheater nearby where I lived. One late summer night I went outside and I heard some music blasting far in the distance. I didn't pay it much attention at first, but after about 30 seconds I started picking up some familiar sounding melodies. It was Bush! Lol. My brother and I got in his car and drove over to the amphitheatre. Sure enough, Bush was playing and we were able to catch the last 5 or so songs. Heard comedown as we got there. Then Gavin walked off to a car nearby waiting. There weren't many people at the show. One of the most spontaneous moments of my life.
There was a cafe in East Hollywood in the early 2000’s called Espresso Mi Cultura
One day I saw Gavin sitting outside rolling a cigarette . Turned to my then-girlfriend and said “baby I think that’s the guy from Bush” Then once inside I turned to my right to see Gwen Stefani standing there. When I got back in the car I smiled & said “yep that’s him” -pretty typical day in LA 😂😂
So true, typical day in LA, people who have never lived there don't get it.
In Canada, every Bush record got the "Bush X" name on it, because there's an obscure canadian band from the 70's also named Bush. As a kid I really taught Rossdale's band was Bush X.
Haven’t thought of Bush in 20 years.
really, i think about bush all the time
@@kdbutter23 you don’t see bush as much these. Sad
It's weird because I was in high school whenever Sixteen Stones came out and I don't recall anyone hating on them for sounding like a Seattle band or anything, but then again, I didn't read the music magazines and there wasn't social media back then. I saw them back in 2019 and they're still pretty legit!
Bush toured with Hole back in the day. Some say Bush could have done with a set trim and that Hole blew them offstage...
Mr Rossdale definitely did a solid acting job in Constantine.
Hell yes. I absolutely love that movie and its soundtrack (A Perfect Circle as Constantine walks through Midnight's bar...squee!). I was surprised he didn't mention his acting career, but I suppose rock music is the theme here. Thanks for mentioning it! Cheers! 🤘🏻🌬🍷
As someone who grew up at the time, "STP sounds like Pearl Jam" and "Bush sounds like Nirvana" are just two things I cannot get at all.
they put out a banger of an album in 2020
The Kingdom
it's awesome
Discovered Bush lately when RUclips recommended Glycerine, live. Really like them a lot now
Everybody talk about the firsts 3 albums, and they're really good. I think The Sea of Memories is a solid album too.