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Much like Weezer's follow-up Pinkterton album, Bush's debut follow-up Razorblade is filled with explorative music and direction - it's only for people patient enough to truly listen. Quiet tones and hushed vocals mix well with the familiar crunch of tube amplifiers and Gibson guitars.
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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. Although a success, at two hit singles compared to four the album did not sell as well as Sixteen Stone.
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Led by guitarist/vocalist Gavin Rossdale, Bush became the first post-Nirvana British band to hit it big in America. Of course, they became a hit by playing by the grunge rules -- they had loud guitars, guttural vocals, stop-start rhythms, and extreme dynamics. Formed in late 1992 by Rossdale, Bush landed an American record deal before they had a British label. Sixteen Stone, their debut album produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (producers of early-'80s hits by Madness and Elvis Costello, among others), was released in late 1994 by Interscope Records. By the end of December, Bush's "Everything Zen" video had landed in MTV's Buzz Bin and the album began to take off; by spring of 1995, the record had gone gold, despite a stack of bad reviews. By that time, the band was successful enough in the U.S. to land a British record deal, although they weren't able to match their American success in the U.K.
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Bush's debut album, "Sixteen Stone", featured some catchy singles. Initial singles "Everything Zen," and "Little Things" did not sell well at first. With the release of singer Gavin Rossdale's first song, "Comedown" as the third single, the band quickly saw great success overseas in the US. The song reached number 1 for two weeks Modern Rock Tracks, and the top 40 in the US. The following single "Glycerine" received just as much airplay and sold more singles in America. The band followed with "Machinehead" which reached the top 5 of the Modern Rock Tracks chart, it narrowly missed the top 40.
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