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Razorblade Suitcase

Bush

1996 · Rock

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Razorblade Suitcase by Bush

Razorblade Suitcase is an Alt/Indie album by Bush, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 77 pressings tracked, owned by 36 collectors.

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Razorblade Suitcase is the second album by the British grunge band Bush, released in November 1996 by Trauma Records. The album is widely believed to have signaled the demise of the "grunge" genre, as it was one of the last widely-known albums released bearing a grunge-sound. It has a slightly darker tone than Bush's previous album, Sixteen Stone, which led to comparisons between Razorblade Suitcase and Nirvana's album In Utero, because some believed Bush sounded similar to Nirvana, and Steve Albini recorded both albums. Albini had also recorded the Pixies' breakthrough LP Surfer Rosa, and was co-art directed by Vaughan Oliver and Adrian Philpott. The album's working title was Ghost Medicine, but was changed for unknown reasons. The title is a line from the lyrics of the song "Synapse" and is lead singer Gavin Rossdale's interpretation of 'emotional baggage'. The album artwork was done by Vaughan Oliver.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Personal Holloway3:23
  2. 2Greedy Fly4:29
  3. 3Swallowed4:51
  4. 4Insect Kin4:26
  5. 5Cold Contagious6:00
  6. 6A Tendency To Start Fires4:04
  7. 7Mouth5:44
  8. 8Straight No Chaser4:00
  9. 9History4:15
  10. 10Synapse4:50
  11. 11Communicator4:22
  12. 12Bonedriven4:32
  13. 13Distant Voices6:39

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Alternative Rock
  • distorted
  • brooding
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

CD comes in a standard jewel case.
Recorded and mixed at Sarm Hook End, Berks, England and Abbey Road, London, England.
Mastered at CMS Digital, Pasadena, California

Credits

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Performers

  • Bill HawkesMUSICIAN , VIOLA VIOLA VIOLA, MUSICIAN
  • Dave ParsonsBAND , BASS BASS
  • Frank SchaeferCELLO CELLO, MUSICIAN MUSICIAN , CELLO
  • Gavin RossdaleBAND , GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR GUITAR, VOCALS
  • Gavyn WrightMUSICIAN , VIOLIN VIOLIN VIOLIN, MUSICIAN
  • Nigel PulsfordBAND , GUITAR GUITAR ARRANGED BY
  • Perry Montague-MasonMUSICIAN , VIOLIN VIOLIN VIOLIN, MUSICIAN
  • Robin GoodridgeBAND , DRUMS DRUMS
  • WinstonMUSICIAN , VOICE

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