Deconstructed (Bush album)-Released November 11, 1997

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MTV MOVIE AWARDS

Gavin Rossdale,lead singer of the rock group Bush,performs at the MTV Movie Awards.This event occurred in the Barker Hanger at Santa Monica Airport

MTV Movie Awards

Bush

April 24, 1997
The Rosemont Horizon
Rosemont, IL
A Review by Marty McSnegg


I walked up to the Horizon expecting to see a mixed crowd of teenagers and young adults, but I was assaulted by a view of purely pubescent throngs. I felt really old until I finally caught sight of the Dude on the Right - I always feel young around him. Anyway, after a few comments with him I departed for my seat before the concert began. All the while I was sitting there I kept thinking that the possibilities of statutory rape did not look good to me so I kept my eyes from focusing on any particular person. Luckily for me the lights went down quickly and Veruca Salt hit the stage, but I'll get to them later.
Bush was the headliner, and when 9 o'clock came around the band strolled on stage and the crowd of hormonal females immediately began to wail for Gavin Rossdale, Bush's lead singer, and Gavin played those young girls well, so well in fact that it almost made me sick how he would strut across the stage to the platforms set up just so he could get more screams. This is nothing against Bush, I just think Gavin, whether intentionally or not, played it up too much.

Anyway, the boys of Bush came out of the blocks racing with two songs from "Razorblade Suitcase," including their first single from that CD called "Swallowed." Now, I admit that I have both "Razorblade Suitcase" and "Sixteen Stone" at home, and this night the band had a very tight sound that was true to their releases, all except for the fact that they tended to extend almost every song ending so that Gavin could throw a palsy-like fit that would set the girls in the crowd screeching so loud that my eardrums nearly burst. The endings were cool, but I could really do without the hearing loss.



Over the course of the concert Bush played all of its big hits from both CD's including "Machinehead," "Comedown," "Everything Zen," and a fantastic solo performance of "Glycerine" by Gavin. While the night held a couple of surprises for the crowd, the band got one as well.

As the intro to "Cold Contagious" started, Gavin's microphone fizzled and needed to be replaced. Rather than stop playing, the band just kept jammin' an extended intro while doing a very good cover-up for the road crew so that they could wire up a new mic. I was impressed the band didn't bail, but I guess that's why they get paid the big bucks.

Now maybe the band was surprised at the technical problem, but the surprise for me came when the band covered the Rolling Stones classic, "Wild Horses." The young crowd didn't seem to recognize it, but I grew up with my brothers and sisters listening to the Stones and this was always one of my favorites. Personally I found it a little strange, Bush covering a Stones song, but overall it was a treat.

The night was starting to come to a close, the band left the stage, and after an insufferably long break before the encore (about 7 minutes), Bush finally returned to a deafening high-pitched scream. Three songs later, including the songs "Swallowed" and "Little Things," the show was done.

I thought the entire show was good by most standards, but was a little disappointed that the rest of the band, that is all except Gavin, showed little enthusiasm throughout the entire show. Gavin though, had this amazing talent of showing tons of enthusiasm while still maintaining his brooding character that could just provoke depression in the teenagers. I don't know if that's too difficult, though, the depression part, because wasn't it Bart Simpson who said "Making teenagers depressed is like shooting fish in a barrel?" Me, I just wanted to walk up to Gavin and tell him to turn his frown upside-down - life's not that bad.

Well, Bush played around 18 songs and kept the crowd screaming and moshing for nearly two hours. Overall I give Bush TWO THUMBS UP for keeping the crowd happy, but I would really like to see more excitement from the rest of the band rather than it just being the "Gavin" show. They've got the talent, let them showcase it.

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Gavin Rossdale of Bush Elizabeth Glasser Pediatric Aids Foundation

Gavin Rossdale (right) and Dave Parsons from the Rock Band Bush Performing Live

British band Bush storming U.S. charts

December 8, 1996
Web posted at: 9:45 a.m. EST

From Correspondent Mark Scheerer

NEW YORK (CNN) -- What band has the best-selling new British import in the United States in over a decade?

If you guessed Oasis, you're wrong. It's a band still struggling for critical acclaim and mainstream recognition: Bush.

The critics hate them. Hardly anybody in England even recognizes them. Yet their American fans have made them the darlings of MTV and radio. And for the second straight week they've got the No. 1 album in America.

Part of that success comes from "Swallowed," the first single from Bush's second album, "Razorblade Suitcase," a term lead- singer Gavin Rossdale uses for what writers carry when they come to profile the band.

"'Razorblade Suitcase' alludes to the fact that people always come to me, to the band, with a massive agenda already written," Rossdale says.

Take the recent Spin magazine cover story. The headline captures the critical establishments' take on Bush: "The lead singer's got the look ... the band, well, they're just Nirvana-wannabees.". QuickTime movie of Bush in concert)
"It's a compliment. I mean, if I'd been compared to, I dunno, Mariah Carey: 'Mariah Carey-wannabees,' I'd just be destroyed," Rossdale says.

The people's choice

But forget the critics. Bush was the people's choice at the recent MTV Video Awards.

"You know, we've never had much media hype or anything like that, so this is much more real in that sort of way," says bass player Dave Parsons. "So yeah, winning the viewer's choice is like amazing."

"It's the best one," adds Rossdale. "It's the one voted for by the people."


Their first album, "Sixteen Stone," sold more than 5 million copies in the U.S., where rock radio and MTV gave Bush a big push. They've outsold rival British rockers Oasis in America, but are far less well-known in England.

All that aside, Rossdale still gets the full gossip-column treatment these days. He's been linked to Courtney Love of Hole and Gwen Stefani of No Doubt, to name a few.

But like No Doubt's hit song, "Don't Speak," Rossdale takes a very silent posture about his love life.

"My status is that being in this band and traveling around the world has destroyed that side of my life," he says. "I understand people want to know things, but the speculative stuff and the rumors, it's just really hard."

But all things considered, things are pretty easy now for these four lads from the London suburb of Shepherd's Bush.

Razorblade Suitcase released Nov 19 1996

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Gwen and Gavin in LA 1996 Oct 21

Gavin Rossdale/BushLive at Pinkpop 1996, Landgraaf, Netherlands - May 27, 1996

Bush - Little Things @ Pinkpop 1996

Bush - Everything Zen @ Pinkpop 1996

Bush - Glycerine @ Pinkpop 1996

Bush - Bomb @ Pinkpop 1996

Gavin Rossdale and fellow Bush band mates

Gavin Rossdale on the Cover of Rolling Stone April 18 1996

Gavin Rossdale/Bush, No Doubt deliver where the Goo Goo Dolls disappoint

by Anita Raman
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The evening of March 31 began well when No Doubt took the stage as the opening act for the Goo Goo Dolls and post-alternative idols Bush.

No Doubt began their set with "Spiderwebs" and closed with the hit "Just A Girl" from their Tragic Kingdom album. Lead vocalist Gwen Stefani elicited positive crowd reaction with her powerful stage presence and voice. Her performance flowed with energy, which was refreshing in the face of today's teen angst trend.

However, the rest of the band stayed very much in her shadow, making the performance rather one-sided. The band also erred in leaving much of the superior material from their debut self-titled album off their playlist.

The Goo Goo Dolls took the stage next but delivered a disappointing performance. Opening with "Naked," their most recent single, the Dolls showed themselves proficient but played half-heartedly, as if they had thrown together whatever they could find and were only going through the motions. Also included in their set were several tracks from A Boy Named Goo , including "Name," and a few unreleased songs.

The Goo Goo Dolls finished unnotably, making space for the event of the evening, which was, of course, the Bush performance. The cohesiveness of Bush as a musical unit, combined with lead vocalist Gavin Rossdale's magnetic stage presence, turned the mosh floor into sheer insanity. The pop chart-friendly set included almost all of Sixteen Stone with the singles "Everything Zen," "Little Things," "Come Down," "Alien," "Glycerine" and a previously unreleased song titled "Green Fly."

Often criticized as post- alternative freeloaders, Bush does have musical credibility with guitarist Nigel Pulsford, bassist Dave Parsons, drummer Robin Goodradge and vocalist Rossdale.

Like No Doubt's set, Bush's performance depended on the stage presence of the lead vocalist. Unlike Stefani, Rossdale focused his considerable energies into becoming the ultimate angst-ridden icon. His ability to work the crowd is amazing.

Overall, the concert was worthwhile. However, it would have been better if the Goo Goo Dolls had actually cared about what they were doing on the stage. At least the performances by No Doubt and Bush made up for their shortcomings.



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This item appeared in the Arts & Entertainment section of the April 12, 1996 issue.

Bush Frontman Gavin Rossdale

Bush gives memorable show at Rupp

Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt accompany Bush for incredible showBy Robert DuffyArts Editor

No Doubt, Goo Goo Dolls, Bush.
It sounds like a mini-Lollapalooza, but in fact it's the list of bands that performed to an energetic crowd Thursday at Rupp Arena.

The show opened up with No Doubt, and I'm just disappointed that I didn't hear of this band earlier.

The set was everything a music fan could ask for and more. Lead singer Gwen Stefani seemed to feed off the energy of the audience as she ran back and forth across the stage, while at the same time keeping the song flowing smoothly.

There was a fun sing-a-long to "Excuse Me Mr.," with Stefani exchanging lyrics back and forth with the crowd.

And when the band finally performed "Just A Girl," it was no-holds-barred electricity. Before the song started, however, she asked the audience if there were any girls out there, because the song she was about to perform was for ladies only. Man, I love it when bands talk to the audience.

After No Doubt's set was over, I had the urge to drop out of school and follow the band wherever it went.

If you like what you hear of the Goo Goo Dolls from the radio or the group's album, then I guess you like its live show. Unfortunately, I just can't get into the band's music, since they just seem like every 30-something rock band trying to look like teen-agers to me. But, man, the high school girls around me sure enjoyed the set.

Bush, however, was absolutely incredible. You know you're doing something right when you're headlining at arenas after only one album (which, of course, has sold three million copies and has five hit singles from it).

Bush opened the set with its latest single, "Machinehead." The intensity of the whole band was evident as the members methodically churned out song after song with little time in between.

Every Bush song that you wanted them to play was played. When the band performed "Everything Zen" and "Swim." When it played "Little Things," the band produced an all-out nuclear explosion.

And, of course, lead singer Gavin Rossdale got the crowd roaring when he mentioned those good ol' Kentucky Wildcats. "How do you grow them so tall?" he asked the cheering Cat fans.

The band also played some new songs which are going to be on its new album, to be recorded this summer. One song, "Bubbles," is about being bored. But as Rossdale said to the audience, how can you live in Lexington and be bored, when we have our basketball and football teams?

The most emotional moment of the night came when Rossdale returned to the stage alone for the encore. Lighters lit up all over the place while he sang "Glycerine" and attacked his guitar.

There was a certain air of professionalism to this fairly new band. The band members had a mission and they did it.

Another good thing about the band was it seems that the "rock and roll star" thing hasn't gone to their head yet. Rossdale took time out to talk and even smile to the crowd every once in awhile (remember when you used to do that, Vedder?). There was even a point where Rossdale walked near to where I was sitting and laughed when he saw a poster that some girls wrote that read "Get Naked Please."

Although the stage was at half-court, the crowd was more pumped-up and louder than at the R.E.M. show from October. Rupp even opened up the floor of the arena for people to stand, crowd surf, mosh and do whatever sick and twisted things people will do when they're packed together (note to trivia buffs: the Bush show marked the first time Rupp opened the floor since 1978, when the Rolling Stones played there. It was in Bush's contract).

All in all, the show was not something to miss. Everything worked. The next step is to get those damn T-shirt prices down.


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Amazing performance of Glycerine by Bush at MTV's Spring Break 1996.

Amazing performance of Glycerine by Bush at MTV's Spring Break 1996. Despite heavy rain and chance of lightning, the guys played.

Bush performs "Glycerine" at Club La Vila in Panama City Beach during the 1996 Spring Break.

Gavin Rossdale of the band Bush and Gwen Stefani from the band No Doubt - Santa Barbara Bowl

Gavin Rossdale of Bush Z100 Jingle Ball

Glycerine Video

Gavin Rossdale of Bush performing at The Edge in Palo Alto, California

1995 06 07 Gavin Rossdale of Bush performing at The Edge in Palo Alto California photos by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

Bush guitarist and vocalist Gavin Rossdale performs during the WHFStival Concert at RFK Stadium

Gavin Rossdale of Bush in Concert at Irving Plaza

Sixteen Stone-Released December 6, 1994

Bush Portrait Session NEW YORK - OCTOBER 1994:

Bush Portrait Session NEW YORK - OCTOBER 1994: (EDITORS NOTE: SPECIAL FILTER WAS USED ON LENSE TO CREATE THIS IMAGE) English alternative rock band Bush (L - R) bassist Dave Parsons, guitarist Nigel Pulsford, lead vocalist Gavin Rossdale and drummer Robyn Goodridge pose for an October 1994 portrait in New York City, New York. (Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images)