Bush

Bush are...

• Gavin Rossdale - vocals, guitar
• Dave Parsons - bass
• Chris Traynor - guitar
• Robin Goodridge - drums
• Nigel Pulsford - guitar (left 2002)

Dreamt up once-upon-a-London-gig, Bush (originally monicker: Future Primitive) briefly became one of the leading contenders for Nirvana's former crown. The band released their debut, Sixteen Stone (1995) and follow-up Razorblade Suitcase (1996) to huge commerial success in the States, where they later relocated. Bush dragged their feet over the follow-up, and by their return on '99's The Science Of Things, the critics and public had both lost interest in their Grunge-by-numbers approach. Golden State, released almost exactly two years later, attempted to update the bands sound - the single 'The People That We Love' sounded more akin to 3 Colours Red than Nirvana - but failed to reverse their descent into anonymity. Rossdale married his long-time girlfriend Gwen Stefani of No Doubt in 2002. Tom Edwards