Bush - Razorblade Suitcase

1996

Track Listing  

1. Personal Holloway                     8. Straight no chaser                            

2. greedy fly                                  9. History

3. Swallowed                                 10. Synapse                       

4. Insect kin                                   11. Communicator                                  

5. Cold contagious                        12. Bonedriven                                

6. A tendency to start fires            13. Distant voices

7. Mouth                                                                                     

Band Members:        

Gavin Rossdale – Guitar, vocals    Nigel Pulsford    - Guitar

Dave Parsons - Bass     Robin Goodridge - Drums, percussion    

Produced By:  Steve Albini                  

Notes

The second release for Bush is another solid album.  There are some tracks that are obviously weaker than the rest, but there are also some classics.  Hits such as "Greedy fly" "Swallowed" and "Cold contagious" were some of the best tracks off the album.  The track "Mouth" wasn't much of a hit at the time of it's release, but when it was remixed on their remix album it became very popular.  Despite less copies sold than their debut, Razorblade Suitcase hit number one on the Billboard Charts.

Recommendations

Along with their debut, this is a must own for your collection. 

If you plan on purchasing Razorblade suitcase

There are several releases of this album, mostly imports.  You have to go with the original 1996 version.  It sounds great and you can purchase it a reasonable price at Cdnow.com.

If you don't plan on purchasing Razorblade suitcase but want to hear some tracks from it

This is a tough one to pass up.  You have 3 big hits, plus some excellent lesser known tracks such as "Personal Holloway" and "Straight no chaser".  I recommend purchasing my top 5 and then some more at Itunes or Napster. For more suggestions on the band, check out my ideal compilation at my Bush Home Page.

My Top 5