 Hailing from London, the grunge rock band Bush was formed in 1992 by singer-songwriter-teen hearthrob Gavin Rossdale, guitarist Nigel Pulsford, bassist Dave Parsons and drummer Robin Goodridge, all veterans of the British music scene.
After gigging around the U.K. the band signed to the then-unknown American label Trauma Records; their 1994 debut album Sixteen Stone became a surprise hit in the U.S. thanks to the MTV buzz bin single "Everything Zen," whose Eddie Vedder-style vocals and Nirvana-esque guitars won over legions of young fans. After over a year of touring and four more singles, including the No. 1 "Glycerine," the album broke into the Top 10, eventually selling more than seven million copies.
Bush returned in 1996 with the more jagged Razorblade Suitcase, produced by Steve Albini. In 1997 Deconstructed hit record store shelves, an electronica-influenced album featuring production work by Goldie and Tricky. The CD contained the breakout hit, "Mouth," featured in the film American Werewolf in Paris.
Bush dropped their latest album, The Science of Things, in the fall of 1999. Released on Trauma, the disc was largely conceived by Rossdale during a sabbatical to the south coast of Ireland.
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