Bush - Sixteen Stone

Today I will be reviewing the debut album from one of the more popular bands of the 1990's, 1994's "Sixteen Stone" by Bush. This album really gained success quickly with it's debut single "Everything Zen". I remember first hearing it on NY's Q104.3 rock station back before it switched formats to classic rock. I always thought it was funny when Gavin Rossdale sang the line about finding his "Asshole" Brother. The album had a great ballad which sounds just as good today as when it first came out "Glycerine". I once knew a couple who actually said that this was their song (until they broke up of course). This was a very cool song. Easy to play on the guitar too. The next 2 big singles were "Little Things" and "Comedown". Both those tracks are really cool songs.

This album is still relevant today. You can still hear any of the 4 hit singles on the radio from time to time. Again like many others this is any album that really reminds me of were I was in my life when it first came out. I could easily hear one of these songs and have a vision of sitting in my high school cafeteria talking about how I couldn't believe Bush was popular enough after such a short time to sell out Nassau Coliseum. Fun fact about that show, No Doubt was their opening act. This was the tour where Gwen and Gavin hooked up and it made people aware of No Doubt's music.

Album Quote:

"I'm never alone, I'm alone all the time

Are you at one or do you lie
We live in a wheel where everyone steals
But when we rise, it's like strawberry fields"