Bush

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Image Credit: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA (Bush 11/05/2016 #10), CC BY 2.0

Biography

Bush are an alternative rock band formed in London in 1992 shortly after vocalist/guitarist Gavin Rossdale and guitarist Nigel Pulsford met. It was not long before they recruited bassist Dave Parsons, and later drummer Robin Goodridge, and started writing. Dave Parsons joined Bush shortly after leaving the band Transvision Vamp. Drummers such as Sacha Gervasi, Amir, and Spencer Cobrin had all filled in as Bush drummers before Robin Goodridge was made the permanent fit and thus completing the Bush lineup. The band found immediate success with the release of their debut album Sixteen Stone in 1994, which is certified 6× multi-platinum by the RIAA. Bush went on to become one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1990s, selling over 10 million records in the United States. Despite their success in the United States, the band was less well known in their home country and enjoyed only marginal success there. Bush have had numerous top ten singles on the Billboard rock charts, and one No. 1 album for Razorblade Suitcase in 1996. The band separated in 2002 but the name was revived in 2010 and they began work on a new album, The Sea of Memories, which was released in September 2011. The group chose the name "Bush" because they used to live in Shepherd's Bush, London. In Canada, they were once known as Bushx, because the 1970s band Bush, led by Domenic Troiano, owned the Canadian rights to the name. In April 1997, it was announced that Troiano had agreed to let them use the name Bush in Canada without the exponent x, in exchange for donating $20,000 each to the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Canadian Music Therapy Trust Fund.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1991
Number of Albums 30
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Website www.bushofficial.com
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Trivia

When did Bush release their breakthrough debut?

1994

...it it big in America. Following the release of their breakthrough debut, 1994 's Sixteen Stone, they carried that international, multiplatinum success ...
What was the name of the band's followup?

Razorblade Suitcase

...inum success to greater heights with their charttopping followup, Razorblade Suitcase . A hit on radio and MTV, the band fronted by guitaristvocalist G...
In what year was The Science of Things released?

1999

...vocalist Gavin Rossdale rounded out their peak period of popularity with 1999 's experimental The Science of Things. By 2001, shakeups to their foundin...
How long did Rossdale not return to the band?

almost a decade

...of Golden State led the group to disband; they would not return for almost a decade . In the meantime, Rossdale went on to form a new band and work on ...
In what year did The Sea of Memories come out?

2010

...nd and work on solo material, eventually kickstarting the group again in 2010 . They made their big comeback the following year with The Sea of Memorie...
What year was Man on the Run released?

2014

...mates remained busy in the 2010s, issuing an additional pair of efforts ( 2014 's Man on the Run and 2017's Black and White Rainbows), while maintaining...
When was Bush formed?

1992

...Rainbows), while maintaining a rigorous touring schedule. Formed in late 1992 by Rossdale, Bush landed an American record deal before they even had a ...
Who produced the album Sixteen Stone?

Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley

...itish label. Their debut album, Sixteen Stone, produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (producers of early'80s hits by Madness and Elvis Costello...
What was the name of the band's debut album?

Sixteen Stone

...n America. Following the release of their breakthrough debut, 1994's Sixteen Stone , they carried that international, multiplatinum success to greater ...
By what year had the album achieved gold certification?

1995

...sh'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 achieved gold certification....
Who is the frontman of Bush?

Gavin Rossdale

...the bottom of this page on how to submit Bush lyrics. Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale quipped in Details: I understand why people are suspicious of us. T...
Rossdale's suspicion of the band had to do with their lack of what?

indie credentials

...e suspicion to which Rossdale alluded had to do with their lack of indie credentials and his own matineeidol looks. Despite being labeled Nirvanawanna...
Which two albums did Bush release?

The Science of Things and Golden State

...tcase, and have earned success with subsequent releases The Science of Things and Golden State . Singersongwriter and rhythm guitarist Rossdale was bor...
Where was Rossdale born and raised?

North London

...ingersongwriter and rhythm guitarist Rossdale was born and raised in North London . His parents divorced when he was eleven, and he grew up under the c...
What was the age of Rossdale when his parents divorced?

eleven

...e was born and raised in North London. His parents divorced when he was eleven , and he grew up under the care of his physician father. He already tend...
Rossdale was introduced to what by his older sister?

punk rock

...ed toward adolescent rebellion when his older sister introduced him to punk rock . In school, he told Details, I was intimidated a lot and I would just...
At what age did he drop out of school?

17

...intimidated a lot and I would just sit in the back. He dropped out by age 17 , and a few years later began to play with various rock bands. Eventually,...
What was the name of Bushs drummer?

Robin Goodridge

...o form a band together. It wasnt long before they recruited drummer Robin Goodridge and bassist Dave Parsons and started writing. Dave Parsons joined ...
What was Bushs bassist?

Dave Parsons

...wasnt long before they recruited drummer Robin Goodridge and bassist Dave Parsons and started writing. Dave Parsons joined Bush shortly after leaving ...
Sasha Gervasi, Amir and Spencer Cobrin had a short stint as what?

Bushs drummer

...amp. Sasha Gervasi, Amir and Spencer Cobrin all had a short stint as Bushs drummer before Robin Goodridge was made the permanent fit and thus completi...
How much money did the Bush gigs make?

none of the gigs were big enough to make them any money

...demos around London at the local bar scene, but none of the gigs were big enough to make them any money . During one earlier gig, Robin Goodridge was w...
Who inspired the Blue Grass Boys?

Bill Monroe

...Only one son of Kentucky finding a light of inspiration from Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys and catching a fire from Bob Marley and The Wailers. ...
Where did Bush grow up?

Bowling Green, Kentucky

...he traditionalists, the rebels, and the next gen devotees. On a Bowling Green, Kentucky cattle farm in the postwar 1950s, Bush grew up an only son, an...
How many sisters did Bush have?

four

...cky cattle farm in the postwar 1950s, Bush grew up an only son, and with four sisters. His love of music came immediately, encouraged by his parents r...
When did Bush buy his first mandolin?

11

...ggs playing mandolin with Flatt and Scruggs, and an epiphany for Bush. At 11 , he purchased his first mandolin. He recorded an instrumental album, Poor...
What was Bush's first instrumental album?

Poor Richards Almanac

...purchased his first mandolin. He recorded an instrumental album, Poor Richards Almanac as a high school senior and in the spring of 1970 attended the ...
Kate Bush is a British singersongwriter, musician and what else?

record producer

...d Early Life: Kate Bush is a British singersongwriter, musician and record producer who is widely considered one of the most accomplished and influent...
What was Catherine Bush's father's profession?

medical doctor

... a rich, artistic family in Kent, England in 1958, her father was a medical doctor and pianist and her mother was a dancer. Her elder brother worked a...
What was her mother's occupation?

dancer

... 1958, her father was a medical doctor and pianist and her mother was a dancer . Her elder brother worked as a musical instrument maker and was a part ...
In what country did Catherine Bush grow up?

England

...erimentation. Born Catherine Bush into a rich, artistic family in Kent, England in 1958, her father was a medical doctor and pianist and her mother wa...
What two instruments did Bush learn at the age of 11?

piano and violin

... was a part of the British folk music scene. Bush started learning piano and violin at the age of 11. Within a few years, she began writing her own so...
Who introduced Kate Bush to Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour?

a family friend

...inary intellectual depth. She had her first major breakthrough when a family friend introduced her to Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour. Gilmour help...
Who helped Bush acquire a recording contract with EMI Records?

David Gilmour

...kthrough when a family friend introduced her to Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour . Gilmour helped the sixteenyearold Bush acquire a recording contrac...
Who is Corey Britz?

bassist

...list and rhythm guitarist Gavin Rossdale, lead guitarist Chris Traynor, bassist Corey Britz, and drummer Nik Hughes. In 1994, Bush found immediate suc...
How many times multiplatinum is Sixteen Stone certified by the RIAA?

six

... with the release of their debut album, Sixteen Stone, which is certified six times multiplatinum by the RIAA. They went on to become one of the most ...
How many record sales worldwide did Bush have?

20 million

... the 1990s, selling over ten million records in the United States and 20 million records worldwide. Bush have had numerous top ten singles on the Bill...
What year did Bush break up?

2002

...en singles on the Billboard rock charts and one No. The band broke up in 2002 but reformed in 2010, and have released four albums since then: The Sea ...
Who became friends over a shared appreciation for several artists?

The two musicians

...n (2014), Black and White Rainbows (2017), and The Kingdom (2020). The two musicians became friends over a shared appreciation for several artists, in...
How many people get together to dance in public to Bushs Wuthering Heights?

by the hundreds

...ki are all heirs. Every year, around the world, people get together by the hundreds to dance in public to Bushs Wuthering Heightsa goofy but heartfelt...
What was the name of Bush's 1978 debut album?

The Kick Inside

...ick Wuthering Heights as the lead single from her 1978 début album, The Kick Inside ; it went to No. 1, making Bush the first female performer with a s...
What song did Bush choose as the lead single from her 1978 debut?

Wuthering Heights

...cluded the fact that Bush had defied EMI record executives to pick Wuthering Heights as the lead single from her 1978 début album, The Kick Inside; it...
When did Bush release her debut album, The Kick Inside?

1978

... record executives to pick Wuthering Heights as the lead single from her 1978 début album, The Kick Inside; it went to No. 1, making Bush the first fe...
What is Kate Bush's professional name?

Catherine Bush

... Catherine Bush , professionally known as Kate Bush, is an English singer, songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer. In 1978, aged 19, she toppe...
Who signed Bush?

EMI Records

...hart at number one. Bush began writing songs at 11. She was signed to EMI Records after Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour helped produce a demo tape....
When was The Dreaming released?

1982

...um production and has produced all her studio albums since The Dreaming ( 1982 ). She took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes...
When did Bush take a hiatus?

between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005).

... Dreaming (1982). She took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005). Bush drew attention again in 2014 w...
What was the name of Bush's seventh and eighth albums?

The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005).

...he took a hiatus between her seventh and eighth albums, The Red Shoes (1993) and Aerial (2005). Bush drew attention again in 2014 with her concert res...
What was Bush's first show since 1979?

Before the Dawn

...2005). Bush drew attention again in 2014 with her concert residency Before the Dawn , her first shows since 1979's The Tour of Life. Bush's eclectic an...
What was the name of the first show that Bush performed?

The Tour of Life

...er concert residency Before the Dawn, her first shows since 1979's The Tour of Life . Bush's eclectic and experimental musical style, unconventional ly...
What instrument did Bush learn as a child?

violin

...mpeted as a folk dancer in her native Ireland. As a child, Bush studied violin and piano and frequently joined her parents and older brothers in perfo...
What instrument was Bush's father a doctor?

piano

...Her father, who was a doctor, played the piano , and her mother, a nurse, had competed as a folk dancer in her native Ireland. As a child, Bush studied...
Where did Bush' mother compete in folk dance?

Ireland

...o, and her mother, a nurse, had competed as a folk dancer in her native Ireland . As a child, Bush studied violin and piano and frequently joined her p...
How did Bush perform at home with her parents?

traditional English and Irish tunes

...ently joined her parents and older brothers in performing traditional English and Irish tunes at home. By age 14 she had begun writing her own musical...
How old was Bush when she began writing her own music?

14

...rothers in performing traditional English and Irish tunes at home. By age 14 she had begun writing her own musical compositions, and two years later a...
Where did Bush study dance and mime?

London

...ext several years Bush took vocal lessons and studied dance and mime in London while preparing material for her first recording. In 1978 Bush released...
Who wrote the novel of the same name?

Emily Brontë

...sed her first single, Wuthering Heights, inspired by characters from Emily Brontë s novel of the same name. She quickly capitalized on her early succe...
Which album was the first she produced?

The Dreaming

...sh, however, and she subsequently focused primarily on recording. On The Dreaming (1982), the first album she produced entirely on her own, she employ...
What album did Bush release in 1985?

Hounds of Love

...of Australian Aborigines. The album sold only modestly, however. Bush then reached a critical and commercial apex with the lush Hounds of Love (1985)....