In 1997, after the band's second album Razorblade Suitcase also bore the X, Rossdale and Troiano directly negotiated an agreement under which the British band were allowed to drop the X in exchange for donating $20,000 each to the Starlight Foundation and the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund.
The dispute arose after the British band's lawyers threatened to intervene to prevent the Canadian band from reissuing its 1970 album, although it was entirely between the bands' lawyers as Rossdale and Domenic Troiano, the leader of the Canadian band, both expressed a willingness to negotiate a solution. In Canada, the band were initially forced to release Sixteen Stone under the name Bush X, as the 1970s Canadian band Bush still held the rights to the name Bush in the Canadian market. Additionally, " Little Things" and " Machinehead" both charted well in North America. After about six months of promotion for Sixteen Stone, the album began to sell well, once "Comedown" and "Glycerine" struck America. 4 on the Heatseekers and Billboard 200 charts. On the Billboard charts (North America), Sixteen Stone peaked at No. Interscope Records ultimately decided to release the album, and at the end of 1994, Kahane sent an advance copy of the album to a friend at influential Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM, which added the song " Everything Zen" to its rotation. Consequently, the bandmates took jobs performing menial labour. Wells eliminated a supporter for Kahane, and executives at Hollywood deemed Bush's album unacceptable for release.
However, the death of Disney executive Frank G. The band completed recording its debut album Sixteen Stone in early 1994. In 1993, the band was signed by Rob Kahane, who had a distribution deal with Disney's Hollywood Records. L-R: Nigel Pulsford, Robin Goodridge, Gavin Rossdale, and Dave Parsons.
Rossdale's goal was for Bush to sign with 4AD because of his love for their bands Cocteau Twins, Pixies and Throwing Muses. While still known as Future Primitive, the band released the song " Bomb", later to be featured on the band's debut, as a single through Rossdale's own Mad Dog Winston Records. To complete the lineup, the pair recruited bassist Dave Parsons, and drummer Robin Goodridge joined in mid-1993 shortly before Bush were signed. Describing the early sound of the group, one British record label executive said years later, "They weren't what they are today – they were a little like the more commercial side of INXS". They formed a new band which they called Future Primitive. The two musicians became friends over a shared appreciation for several artists, including Big Black, The Fall, Pixies, and The Velvet Underground. History Formation and Sixteen Stone (1992–1995) Īfter leaving his band Midnight, Gavin Rossdale met former King Blank guitarist Nigel Pulsford at a Wembley performance by Baby Animals opening for Bryan Adams in November 1991. The band broke up in 2002 but reformed in 2010, and have released five albums since then: The Sea of Memories (2011), Man on the Run (2014), Black and White Rainbows (2017), The Kingdom (2020), and The Art of Survival (2022). īush have had numerous top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts and one No. 1 album with Razorblade Suitcase in 1996. They went on to become one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1990s, selling over ten million records in the United States and 20 million records worldwide.ĭespite their success in the US (especially in the mid-1990s), the band were considerably less popular in their home country and they have enjoyed only marginal success there. In 1994, Bush found immediate success outside the UK with the release of their debut album, Sixteen Stone, which is certified six times multi-platinum by the RIAA. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale, lead guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz, and drummer Nik Hughes. Bush are an English rock band formed in London in 1992.
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