Fortunately my date is still on but just later. Also some friends of mine might open for them (they are opening in MI).
PUDDLE OF MUDD's WES SCANTLIN Is Working On A Book With His Brother Today I learned Wes Scantlin has a brother.
BUSH's GAVIN ROSSDALE: 'All The Heavy Music I Loved Always Had Melody' Gavin giving shout outs to Sleep Token, Bad Omens, and Poppy. Usually you see older bands not connecting with newer music, so it's refreshing to see.
Bush’s career trajectory is interesting. Gavin got a lot of unfair shit talked about him in the 90s for his lack of cred which I think had him shy away from his natural gift (big melodic choruses for the cheap seats) to make more cred-conscious records and chase trends in Razorblade Suitcase and The Science Of Things. By the time he got back around the focusing on lean muscular rock with Golden State the culture had largely moved on but given his output over the past 20 years, there is no denying that he genuinely into this type of music and was NOT the opportunist people made him out to be when Bush got popular.
I mean, Razorblade Suitcase and The Science Of Things are incredible records though. But I agree a lot of what makes Bush great and Rossdale endearing is that he's very much not opportunist, he legitimately believes in the power of rock.
As someone who experienced their releases in real time, I think Razorblade Suitcase was a far more interesting record than Sixteen Stone in terms of sound and production but lacked a lot of immediate hit singles. The Science Of Things and its exploration of electronic sounds was cool but it was competing with nu metal so didn't fair as well (though "Letting The Cables Sleep" is still one of Gavin's best songs).
Fare. And none of that really has much to do with how good the albums are. The sparseness and moodiness on Razorblade is such a sharp contrast to the more straightforward and anthemic Stone, although Personal Holloway and Swallowed weren't too far removed from that sound. But Greedy Fly, Cold Contagious, History, Straight No Chaser, Synapse... just a bunch of great cuts. Unfortunately Mouth loses a bit because the Stingray Mix is infinitely superior. And then Science switches it up more with light electronic elements but also some even darker material like Dead Meat, English Fire, Mindchanger, and what I still feel is their heaviest song, The Disease Of The Dancing Cats. Warm Machine is such a fun opener though. And Letting The Cables Sleep is a classic.
@Penlab brought me here. What I love about Bush and their career is that they've always been in their own lane, whether forced to stay in that lane by choice or not, they proved themselves and have an interesting discography/evolution because of it. Those first 4 albums are such an eclectic run of albums that always pulled me in, while the back half of their career shows a real and genuine progression into the modern era of rock. They've actually gotten heavier and moodier over the last decade. I think it's awesome. Plus, with the last two albums, theres been an exciting resurgence for the band with the new material. Movie soundtrack, tv appearances, etc. These guys bridged the mid-90's to the early 2000's for me right before I got into bands like Bad Religion and blink-182. I was young enough to not understand the early 90's grudge craze when it was happening, so once I borrowed my sister's Razorblade Suitcase and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness CD's...I was ready to freaking go. Golden State is my favorite Bush album and Science of Things is my second favorite. I'm seeing them Tuesday for the first time ever, hence my current profile pic.
Oh, I'm also a big Stone Temple Pilots fan. No.4 is an incredible album. All bangers and iconic/underrated album cover.
Yo. Bush freakin killed it tonight. They played some DEEP cuts (testosterone and float). I got my two favorite songs too (Warm Machine and Swallowed). Although the older songs from those first four albums were a great time….the band (and Gavin’s vocals) really shined with their newer material. Holy heaviness. They’ve really dug into the modern rock stuff that’s been going on. Some of that new stuff reminds me of Sleep Token. So wild haha. after spending time with their discography recently, I truly think they only have 3 bad albums. That’s albums 5, 6, 7. Albums 1-4 are pure gold. Albums 8-10 are good and them clearly carving out their new modern sound and succeeding at it. The production on these albums are top tier. Kinda weird that it’s actually Bush haha.
I don't think they have a bad album, but thinking Man On The Run is a bad album is especially egregious to me. So many great cuts on that.
Only Way Out is a top tier Bush track. I just can’t into the rest of the album. Like at all. Maybe ‘bad’ is the wrong choice of word. I just don’t ever get the pull to listen to those albums.
That's so wild to me, I'd actually put The Only Way Out toward the back end because it's pretty straightforward. The title track, The Gift, This House Is On Fire, Loneliness Is A Killer, Surrender, and Eye Of The Storm are where it's at for me. The bonus tracks are top too; The Golden Age might be my favorite b-side from them.
I'll keep giving it more listens. Its not that I don't want to like it though haha. I took the day off, so I'll add that into my rotation today with his solo album and the Institute album.